Hike from Mount Mitake to Mount Otake & Okutama

Earlier this week, I went on a hike to Mount Mitake to Mount Otake and Okutama, in the mountains in the western part of Tokyo.

Here is what I did:

• First, I took a JR train to Mitake station on the Ome line (from Shinjuku, I had to switch at Tachikawa)
• Then I took a bus to the lower station of the Mount Mitake cable car. It is not all that far from the train station so it is also possible to walk there
• Then I took the cable car up Mount Mitake (929m), in the Chichibu Tama Kai National Park. The summit has a Shinto shrine, which I visited
• I then walked through the forest in an area called the Rock Garden, a trail next to a river
• Then I went up Mount Odake (1266m). The summit offered a great view on Mount Fuji
• Finally, I went down the mountain via Mount Nokogiri, until I reached Okutama, in Nishitama District, the westernmost area of Tokyo

Here is a map of the trail I walked (download KML):

Above, in the morning, in front of Mitake JR Station.

Above, funicular up Mount Mitake.

Above, trail to Mitake Shrine.

Above, Mitake Shrine.

Above, trail to the Rock Garden.

Above, Nanayo Waterfall.

Above, Ayahiro Waterfall.

Above, trail to Mount Odake.

Above, a snake.

Above, trail to the summit of Mount Odake.

Above, Mount Fuji from the summit of Mount Odake.

Above, trail to Mount Nokogiri.

Above, summit of Mount Nokogiri.

Above, road to Okutama.

Above, Okutama.

Above, Tama River in Okutama.

Above, waiting for the train back to Tokyo (Ome Line).