Mt. Mitake is known for the sacred mountains, and it is a place full of nature that you can enjoy seeing
the beautiful seasonal flowers and cute wild animals.


(L) Prsimmon trees along a highway (R) The upstream of Tama River


Mount Mitake Funicular Railway

Mitake Tozan Railway is a company which runs a traditional cable car line that was built in 1927. The
funicular line runs from the lowerstation, Takimoto; elevation: 407.6m, which is in the middle of
Mt. Mitake, to the mountain, upper station, Mitakesan; elevation: 831.0m,in about six minutes.
This cable car line is not only for the tourists who visit to hike, but also familiar to the resident people
in the top area of this village. It was constructed in 1927.







A funicular railway track starts at Takimoto station and runs on the very steep slope.

A funicular railway track close to the Mitakesan railway station

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Mount Mitake is a mountain in the Chichibu Tama Kai National Park, near Tokyo. It stands 929 m tall.
On the mountain is a Shinto shrine, which covers more than 1,250 k$B-V(B of forested mountains, hills, gorges
and some rural towns in the prefectures of Yamanashi, Saitama, Nagano and Tokyo. The trip from Tokyo's
Shinjuku Station to Mitake Stationon the Ohme Line takes about 95 minutes. A Holiday express train is
operated on holidays. A shuttle bus to Takimoto village runs. From Takimoto village, the Mitake-Tozan
Railway cable car operates to Mitakesan village at its top. Mitake summit and the Musashi-Mitake Shrine
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A guide map about Mount Mitake area

(L) A villages at the foot of mountain forest (R) A nest of a Japanese giant flying squrrel on the zalkova tree over 100 years old


On the top of Mt. Mitake, there is a shrine named $B!H(BMusashi Mitake$B!I(B, the god $B!H(BOoguchi Magami$B!I(B has been
enshrined. The shrine was built by Suujin emperor the 10th in 91 B.C. This means that the shrine has
a long and distinguished history. There are some other shrines such as, $B!H(BUbuyasusha$B!I(B, a shrine which
is believed in for having an easy and safe delivery of child, raising children, and a good marriage.
You can feel the Japanese spiritual world coexisting with nature here.


(L) Cedar forest (R) Stairs to Mitake Shrine

Stairs to Mitake Shrine

Musashi-Mitake Shrine

Musashi-Mitake Shrine

Guardian dogs and the place to worship to Okunomiya Shrine ( the top of mountain )

(L) Akebi collected in the shrub of the forest: The fruit becomes ripe, and it turns purple.
(R) Wasabi raised in the mountain cold water.

Kuraya, a traditional 'shukubou', lodging, which stands at the highest place among 'shukubou' in the Mitake Shrine area.
The house serves a soba, which includes Tororo-soba and Tempra-soba.

Kuraya ( In Japanese )

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