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Michinoeki Hachioji Takiyama

3.5

70 Reviews

Transportation

Tokyo Hachioujishi Takiyamamachi 1-592-2

Located in the Takiyamamachi district of Tokyo’s Hachioji City, this is the only Michi-no-Eiki roadside station in the metropolis. Inside the facility are shops selling side dishes and a farmers’ market where customers can purchase fresh foodstuffs produced by local farmers, as well as cafes and a food court where visitors can taste items on the menu using plenty of locally produced vegetables and dairy products. The Hachioji ramen using onions as a topping is popular. In addition to the provision of traffic updates and sightseeing information in the break area, there is also a kids corner.

雨の日の平日12時位に来たら、駐車場がいっぱいで、五分位待ちました。店内も結構なお客さんがいて、野菜や花など買ってました。地元の野菜の他に近県野菜やフルーツもありました。野菜を買いました。イートインのレストランでは、そば屋さんとカレー屋さんのコラボメニューもありました。
Mt. Takao

Travel / Tourism

Tokyo Hachioujishi Takaomachi

This is popular as a mountain that can be reached from the city in just one hour. Having received three stars as a sightseeing location from the Michelin Guide, it is visited by approximately 3 million people each year who come primarily for viewing colorful fall foliage or to hike in the warmer months. It’s an easy mountain to access for both children and inexperienced visitors with a cable car in addition to the various well-maintained hiking paths. It’s famous for tororo soba and shops also sell souvenirs associated with tengu (a long-nosed goblin in Japanese folklore). There is also a monkey park, wildflower garden, and observatory, and in the summer season the beer garden near the summit is popular. An onsen (hot springs) lies just in front of Takaosanguchi Station.
Tokyo Fuji Art Museum

4.0

66 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Tokyo Hachioujishi Yanomachi 492-1

An art museum located close to Soka University in Yano-machi, Hachioji City, Tokyo. The museum was established by Soka Gakkai International founder Daisaku Ikeda. The museum's collection of some 30,000 paintings, photographs, prints, sculptures, and crafts covers a broad array of periods and regions, including Western art from the Renaissance to the modern day and photographs dating back to the birth of the art form.

This museum has the largest collection of Western art of any museum we have been to so far. The collection is very well balanced as far as major schools of art being represented across a historical...
Buaiso, The Former Residence of Shirasu

4.0

66 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Tokyo Machida-shi Nogaya 7-3-2

"The former residence of Jiro Shirasu and his wife, Masako. Shirasu played an important role in post-World War II diplomacy in Japan. On a hill in verdant Tsurukawa, it has a museum, restaurant, and cafe on site. Once known as ""the coolest man in Japan,"" he studied English at Cambridge University, and was said to have argued with GHQ (General Headquarters of the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers), even standing up to MacArthur. Although women had been barred from performing traditional Noh theater, she appeared on stage and was so successful she even had a stage name. The facility is replete with reminders of the couple, and you can even enjoy Western-style fare that faithfully recreates their meals."

のんびりと時間を！一人で来ても、カップルで来ても。のんびりと時間を過ごしたい人お薦めです。茅葺の家・田舎でも、もう中々体験できない空間を独り占め
Machida City Museum of Graphic Arts

4.0

50 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Tokyo Machidashi Haramachida 4-28-1

Opened in 1987, the Machida City Museum of Graphic Arts is one of the few museums in the world dedicated to print art. The museum collects, preserves, and researches Japanese print art from the Nara period to the modern age as well as print art from around the world. The museum also has a studio where you can experience the fun of making print art yourself. Each printmaking course has a specified enrollment period and requires advanced registration.

町田市立国際版画美術館は芹ヶ谷公園内にあります。美術館というと入館料が高いというイメージがありますが、ここの常設展示室は、なんと無料です。しかも一部の作品を除き、写真撮影までOKです。ただ少し残念だったのが、作品保護のため照明を暗くしているので、作品の細かい部分がよく見えませんでした。企画展示室は、展覧会によって料金が変動します。芹ヶ谷公園に来た時には、無料の常設展示室だけでも覗くことをオススメし...
Keio Mogusaen

4.0

41 Reviews

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Tokyo Hinoshi Mogusa 560

A Japanese garden located in Mogusa, Hino City. Azaleas, hydrangeas, Japanese maples, and a variety of other flowering trees and plants bloom on the grounds throughout each season. A Plum Blossom Festival is held at the garden when its around 500 hundred plum blossom trees spanning some 50 varieties come into bloom, attracting many visitors. Since ancient times this famous garden has been a renowned sightseeing destination in old Edo and has been beloved by countless men and women of culture.

四季折々の風景を楽しめます。園内にベンチが多くありますので、お気に入りの場所でお弁当(持ち込み可)を食べられます。もみじ祭り期間中の紅葉は、太陽の光にかざされきれいでした。また、多摩丘陵にあるため、展望がききます。場所は京王線の百草駅から１５分くらい、急な坂道を上ったところです。
Takao 599 Museum

4.0

56 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Tokyo Hachioji-shi Takaomachi 2435-3

It was an unexpected visit, really. We were on our way back to sta. on a different route from高尾山when we chanced upon it at a road junction. So unique building perched at an open area with...
Takao-san Yakuo-in Temple

4.0

8 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Tokyo Hachioujishi Takaomachi 2177

This is a temple located on Mt. Takao in Tokyo’s Hachioji City. It is reported to have been established in 744 under the direction of Emperor Shomu, and was founded by the priest Gyoki. It is known for being one of the big three head temples of the Chisan School of the Shingon sect in the Kanto region, along with Naritasan Shinshoji Temple and Kawasaki Daishi Heikenji Temple. As of 1375 the principal image of the temple has been Izuna Daigongen, a form of the Buddhist deity Fudo Myo-o, and he was revered as the guardian deity of the samurai commanders in the Sengoku (Warring States) period. The temple is the site of many legends about tengu (long-nosed demon-like imaginary creatures) and the temple is considered to be a place that answers prayer for better fortune and offers talisman to ward off evil spirits. Visitors can also make reservations to try shojin-ryori (Buddhist vegetarian cuisine) on the temple grounds that are full of nature.

昨年12月高尾山に紅葉を見に行きました。山頂までの往復ここを経由するルートで行きました。京王の正月初日の出、初詣と言われる場所です。
Machida Civic Hall

3.5

9 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Tokyo Machida-shi Morino 2-2-36

This civic hall is a seven-minute walk from Machida Station's West Exit, adjacent to Machida City Hall. The four-floor building consists of a large assembly hall, a gallery, meeting rooms, etc. Machida City developed it as a venue for various events and a space for closer communication and casual exchange. The assembly hall can accommodate up to 862 people and hosts concerts, plays, and courses throughout the year. The practice room is equipped with an upright piano and is an ideal space for clubs and other groups preparing for recitals. It's available for individual use as well.

80年代にFUJIブランドの本社自転車工場があった隣地に市役所が移転新設されて、町田市の中心的な地区となってます。ガラスウォールが印象的です。
Musashi Imperial Graveyard

4.0

35 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Tokyo Hachioji-shi Nagabusamachi 1833

An imperial graveyard situated along Takao Highway in Nagabusa-machi, Hachioji City. There are four tombs here - The tomb of Emperor Taisho (Tama no Misasagi), the tomb of Empress Teimei (Tama no Higashi no Misasagi), the, tomb of Emperor Showa (Musashino no Misasagi), and the tomb of Empress Kojun (Musashino no Higashi no Misasagi).

高尾駅から歩いて訪問しました。戦前までは参詣者が絶えない施設で、今は静かで訪れる人も少なく落ち付いた静かな施設です。春秋の気候のいい時期に散歩するにはちょうどいい場所です。
Shinsengumi Furusato Historical Museum

4.0

21 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Tokyo Hino-shi Shinmei 4-16-1

新選組ファンにはとても興味ある場所かも知れません。まず展示室入口に東京都立日野高校2年生が爪楊枝190,800本を使用した[土方歳三]が迎えてくれ、内部展示物として文献・史料による新選組の誕生から終焉迄の展示物があります（但し展示室内部は写真撮影禁止）。全国各地にこのような郷土の偉人等を紹介する展示施設がありますがヒックリしたのは新選組ファンならご存知の[天然理心流]に関しそ...
Tokyo Metropolitan Archaeological Center

4.0

26 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Tokyo Tama-shi Ochiai 1-14-2

This facility was established to contribute to the promotion of local culture as well as deepen residents' understanding of cultural properties, and the survey and research of buried cultural properties in Tokyo. It conducts exhibits and lectures centered on the items from excavations, and hands-on classrooms based on excavation research results. The Tama New Town area, where the facilities are located, has 964 sites and is where remains from each period have been discovered from the Paleolithic to early modern times. In the permanent exhibit, a large number of excavated items are displayed along with the general history from the Paleolithic period to Edo period (1603-1868).

多摩センター駅から徒歩5分ほど。サンリオピューロランドへ向かう道沿いにあり、2階が入口となっている。入館無料。主に多摩ニュータウン内で発掘された石器や土器が展示されている。展示室は1室のみだが廊下に設置されたケース内や会議室前にも展示物がある。また、特別収蔵庫の収蔵物も廊下からガラス越しに見ることができる。屋外には縄文時代の景観を表した「縄文の村」がある。今ある竪穴式住居は当然復元されたもの...
Machida Museum of Literature, Kotoba Land

3.5

11 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Tokyo Machida-shi Haramachida 4-16-17

This public museum of literature has a library on the first floor, exhibition room on the second floor, and meeting rooms and a nursery school on the third floor. It is located an eight-minute walk from Machida Station. The literary salon on the first floor has a wide genre of books, such as novels, critiques, classics and picture books, and showcases the charm of stories and words. You can also enjoy drinking coffee and chatting with friends in the tearoom. There is also a kids' corner where you can read books with your children.

元公民館を改修して文学館にしているため、いくつかの会議室があり市民の講座に貸し出しされています。市役所サイトから探すことができます。時期によっては町田由来の作家などの特別展も開かれています。
Takahata Fudoson

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Tokyo Hinoshi Takahata 733

This temple located in the Takahata district of Tokyo’s Hino City is the special head temple of the Chisan sect of Shingon Buddhism and its official name is “Takahatasan Myooin Kongo-ji Temple.” It was opened in the early Heian Period (794–1185) by Ennin (Jikaku Daishi) as a sacred ground for Tokan Chingo. Attracting faith as one of the Kanto region’s three largest fudo temples, it retains many important cultural properties such as the Fudo-do hall and its principal image of Fudo-myo’o (Acala), and the Niomon (Deva gate) with Kongo rikishi (Deva kings) statues on either side. The stone monument and bronze statue of Shinsengumi member Hijikata Toshizo (a military leader who helped Japan modernize in the transition from feudalism known as the Meiji Restoration of 1868) is another highlight. The temple is visited by many worshipers for hatsu-mode (New Year’s visit), the temple festival held on the 28th of each month, and the mountain hydrangea season in June.
Hachioji Castle Ruins

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Tokyo Hachioujishi Motohachioujimachi 3-2715-2 (Administrative Building)

A nationally designated Historic Site in Motohachioji-machi, Hachioji City, Tokyo. Hachioji castle was built at the end of the Warring States period by Hojo Ujiteru. Japan's last large-scale mountain castle, it fell during Toyotomi Hideyoshi's campaign to gain complete control of the Kanto region. 400 years after its downfall, in 1990 the results of archeological surveys were used to recreate the castle's stone walls and paving and the site was opened to visitors. Due to its value as the ruins of a Warring States period mountain castle, Hachioji Castle has also been selected as one of Japan's 100 greatest castles by the Japan Castle Foundation.
Honmachida Archeological Park

3.5

16 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Tokyo Machida-shi Honmachida 3455

Historic ruins in the hills to the north of the Machida City area. An excavation as conducted in 1967 and 1968 along with the construction of the Fujinodai Housing Complex. It discovered the remains of four dwellings from the early Jomon period and seven from the middle Yayoi period. The highly valuable compound archaeological site covering both eras has been registered as a municipal Historical Site. Occupying a relatively narrow ridge in the Tama Hills, it is currently an archeological park, and many people visit it along with the adjacent Machida City Museum. The Jomon and Yayoi period dwellings have been restored one by one, and visitors are free to enter.

藤の台団地を作る際に発見された遺跡を元に縄文時代の住居が再現されています。教科書の中だけで見たことのある縦穴式住居の中にも入ることもできます。復元住居の修繕工事を実施している時があるので注意が必要です。
Konica Minolta Science Dome (Hachioji City Children's Museum of Science)

3.5

5 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Tokyo Hachioujishi Oyokochou 9-13

A science museum located in Oyoko-cho, Hachioji City, Tokyo. Remodeled and reopened in 2017, the museum has interactive science exhibits through which children can learn about science while having fun. Other interesting exhibits include a 1/10th scale model of the International Space Station and a replica of the Hachioji elephant fossil found in the city. The museum's planetarium, newly outfitted with a dome screen and other cutting-edge technologies, holds a special program for adults called the Twilight Planetarium on a Saturday every month.

こじんまりした科学館です。入館料が安く、幼児から小学生のお子さん向けです。プラネタリウムもあり、アニメとコラボした作品が観れるので、子供が星に興味を持つきっかけになると思います。
JIYU MINKEN Institute of Machida City

3.5

13 Reviews

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Tokyo Machida-shi Nozutamachi 897

The Freedom and People's Rights Movement was a political movement in the Meiji period consisting largely of the former warrior class, wealthy farmers, and people of lower farming classes. The JIYU MINKEN Institute of Machida City collects and displays materials related to this movement and the history of Machida. The ceramic wall relief at the entrance of the permanent exhibition room appears to symbolize the various people who participated in the movement. Renovated in 2016, the permanent exhibition teaches about the movement as it pertains to the Buso Region (the area of modern Kanagawa Prefecture, as well as Tama). There is also a new children's section in the corridor where they learn about the movement from a slightly different angle from what they're taught in school.

町田駅からはかなり遠いので（バスはあるけれど行き先が不明）自家用車では行きました。読んで字の通り、特に明治開化期の民権運動資料が豊富です。漫画とかあって面白いですし。
Mt. Jinba

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Tokyo Hachioji City/Kanagawa Prefecture Sagamihara City Fujino Town

"Mt. Jinba is an 855-meter mountain on the border between Hachioji City in Tokyo and Midori Ward, Sagamihara City in Kanagawa Prefecture. It is known for cherry blossoms in the spring and colored leaves in autumn, and is a favorite of recreational hikers. In addition, the quality of the views from this mountain have led it to be included among ""The100 Views of Mt. Fuji in Kanto"" and ""The 50 Best Scenic Spots in Kanagawa Prefecture."" At the summit is a famous statue of a white horse."
Takiyama Castle Ruins

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Tokyo Hachioji-shi Takatsukimachi

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