Takaosan, Mount Takao
Procession of the warrior priest (yamabushi ), blowing the conch
Copyright (C) 2016 Junhaku Miyamoto. All right reserved.
Mount Takao, Takaosan, is a mountain in the city of Hachioji, Tokyo. It
is protected within the Takao Quasi
-National Park. Standing 599 meters high, and located within an hour of
downtown Tokyo, it is a popular
hiking spot, withmore than 2.5 million annual visitors. Mount Takao is closely associated with tengu, a
braggart. A Buddhist temple, Takaosan Yakuohin is located in the mountain.
Visitors to Mount Takao can
choose to start climbing from the base, or take a funicular or ropeway
ride halfway up to the mountain.
Trail-1 from the base of the mountain is a somewhat arduous climb, but
it is paved and leads past the top
stations of both the ropeway and the funicular on the way to the summit. Trail-4 passes through the dark
green of the mountain from the upper station of funicular station to the
area near the mountain top. Some
visitors to Takao ride up the mountain and then walk back down.
Despite the mountain's proximity to the metropolis of Tokyo, Mount Takao
is rich in wildlife, with more than
1,200 species of plants and a wide variety of native animals and insects, including wild boars and monkeys.
This diversity was under threat from the construction of the Ken-O Expressway,
which involved the drilling
of two 10 m tunnels through the heart of the mountain. The Ken-O Expressway
opened to traffic in 2012.
(L) A guide board of the Takao Quasi-National Park (R) Flowers along the
road to the lower station of a cable car
(L) A ropeway of Mount Takao (R) A view from the seat on a ropeway ride
(L) A bill awarding office of the Yakuouin (R) The main hall of Yakuouin
temple 大本堂（薬師如来）
Yakuouin temple, seen from Gongendo
Gongendo 権現堂
(L) A main gate to Takaosan (R) A bill awarding office on the approach
to Yakuouin
Amulet luck hole: Happiness will visit you if you pass through this hole.
Takaosan soba (buckwheat) tray, which is specially provided by Yakuouin
temple.
All temple houses are smoke-free.
The warrior priest is blowing th conch to serve a soba (buckwheat) dedication.
(L) A part of Yakuouin temple complex (R) Bright flowers on the mountain
trail
(L) A suspension bridge on the Trail-4
(R) Ken-O Expressway seen through the rich natural environment
The Ken-O Expressway heads north, crossing the Tomei Expressway and Chuo
Expressway. Continuing north, then east.
There are junctions with the Kan-Etsu Expressway Tohoku Expressway, and
Joban Expressway It then turns southeast,
where it meets the Higashi-Kanto Expressway, east of Narita Airport.
Mount Takao
Mount Takao Funicular Railway
Prince and Princess Akishino visited Takao 599 Museum.
A day trip from the Metropolitan Tokyo
Railway map of Kanto Region
The Keio railway network connects the western suburbs of Tokyo and Shinjuku
Station.
The Keio Takao Line runs between Takaosanguchi and Shinjuku stations.
(L)Takahatafudo Station (R) Kitano Station, the branch point of Takaosan
and Keio-Hachiouji
(L)Tamagawa Bridge of Keio Railway: It is located between Bubangawara and
Takahatafudo on the Keio Takao Line.
(R) A tunnel to Takaosanguchi
(L) The left track is for Takaosanguchi. The right track is for Kofu. (R)
A train runs in a rich green field to Takaosanguchi.
(L) A woman train-driver (M) A bridge near Takaosanguchi
(L) Platform of the Takaosanguchi station (R) Automatic ticket bending
machine
(L) The main entrance to Keio Takaosan Onsen (R) Access to the facilities
It is a convenient to take a bath at the Takaosan Hot-spring after a day
trip to the Mount Takao.
It is located in front of the Takaosanguch station, Keio Line.
京王ライナー
台風一過、10月、秋晴れのさわやかな日曜日、土日しか走らせない座席指定「ノンストップ」京王ライナーに乗車、
高尾山口駅までわくわくした気持ちで乗車した。特急電車なら途中、9駅に停車するところを、無停車で走行する
のだから、さぞかし早いと思いきや、ドアこそ開かないものの、途中で３，４駅に停車、信号ストップも何か所あり、
所要時間は49分、乗車券だけで乗れる特急電車が46分で高尾山口駅に着くのに、なぜ料金の高い「ノンストップ」
の電車の方が遅いのか、すっきりしないものが残った。誤解を招く「ノンストップ」の表示を止め、「座席指定」
の表示に切り替える方がよい。ただ、広い窓のない席もあるので外の景色を楽しむ人は注意。October 2021
Mt. Mitake
Enoshima and Kamakura tour
Hakone-Tozan Railway
Usui Pass
Ohyama in autumn
高尾山
執筆および写真撮影 2016年4月
執筆 医学博士 宮本順伯
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This information was provided by the Smokefree Hotel and Travel.
The photograph was taken and the article was written in April 2016,
by Junhaku Miyamoto, M.D., PhD.
A short note was added on the Keio Railwayline in October 2021.
Copyright (C) 2016 Junhaku Miyamoto, PhD. All right is reserved.
