Railway map of Kanto Region
Oyama (Ohyama)
Autumn's foliage color at Afuri Shrine, Ohyama
Mount Oyama (Mt. Ohyama) , also called as Mount Afuri, is a 1,252 metres
high mountain situated
near Isehara in Kanagawa Prefecture. Together with Mount Tanzawa and other
mountains, it formed
the Tanzawa-Oyama Quasi-National Park. Mount Oyama is a popular sightseeing
spot around
the Tokyo Metropolitan Area.
A special 'Romancecar' is operated by Odakyu Electric Railway during fall
season, from downtown, Tokyo
to Isehara railway station. A bus connects the station on with the cable
car station at the foot of
the mountain. Narrow road runs directly between the town areas and the
cablecar station.
The cable car climbs to the top station. It is not far from the lower Afuri
Shrine. Hiking from there,
it takes two hours to climb to the top of the mountain. Be aware that there
was a death cased by
falling from this narrow mountain path.

A special express train, Odakyu's Romancecar started at Kitasenjyu, Tokyo.
A special limited express 'Metro-Momiji' for Isehara railway station

(L) Ohyama cablecar station (R) Afuri Shrine in autumn leaf color
Ohyama funicular railway
Afuri Shrine at Oyama (Ohyama), Kanagawa Prefecture 大山阿夫利神社
Mount Oyama has long been regarded as a holy mountain and object of worship.
Religiously motivated
mountain climbing has been practiced since the 1751-1764 period. At the
top of the mountain is
the head shrine of the Oyama-Afuri Jinjya. On the halfway up to the mountain,
there is the temple,
called as Oyama-dera. 'Afuri' refers to the high amount of rain and clouds
associated with the mountain
Farmers pray at Oyama-Afuri Shrine to the rain god.

(L) Ohyama slope seen from the lookout 見晴台 (R) A shrine on the way to the lookout.

(L) (M) Oyama-dera temple (R) Fall on the way to the lookout 大山寺

Bright red autumn foliage at Oyama-dera temple 大山寺
All photographs of Oyama were taken in November 2012.
It takes about two hours to the summit from the Afuri shrine. However,
a climber has to be very careful ]
on the narrow mountain trail, which is facing on the edge of a sharp slope,
and there are a couple of death
cases.
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The article was written in November 2012,by Junhaku Miyamoto, M.D., PhD.
Information was added in 2013-2019
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