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  • Mitake Tozan Railway
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    Tokyo Oumeshi Mitake 2-483 Takimoto Station
    Established in 1927, the Mitake Tozan Railway’s cable cars allow riders to bring their pets onboard with them. The cable cars run between Takimoto Station and Mitakesan Station; on foot, traveling between these two stations would take around one hour. On New Year’s eve, the cable cars operate late at night for visitors seeking to enjoy the first sunrise of the new year from the summit of Mt. Mitake and Mt. Hinode.
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  • Rock Garden
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    Tokyo Oumeshi Mitakesan
    A site along a hiking course on Mt. Mitake where giant boulders brood and cold waters flow. The Rock Garden is referred to as the “Gansekien” on some signs. The forest, moss, rocks, and pure stream create an elegant atmosphere but caution is required on rainy days and days immediately following rainfall when the stream’s waters run high.
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  • Mitake Gorge walking path
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    Tokyo Oumeshi Mitake
    A walking path around Mitake Gorge close to Mitake Station. The path starts about a 10 minute walk away from Ikusabata Station and extends up to the Mitake Art Museum. Walkers can take in the natural forest along the Tama River and enjoy the seasonal beauty of the area.
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  • TREKKLING
    Transportation
    Tokyo Nishitama-gun Okutamamachi Hikawa 197
    This bicycle rental establishment is popular because bicycle renters are not required to bring their bikes all the way back to the shop. There's a wide selection of brand name bicycles to choose from and cycling maps are also available to make things easy for novices. Bicycles can be returned in Okutama, Ome, or Kabe, making it possible to only ride downhill all the way from Okutama to Ome without needing to pedal back up.
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  • Miyabi Kobo Otama Umaimonokan
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    Tokyo Kyoto Nishitama-gun Hinodemachi Oguno 6700
    Miyabi Kobo and Otama Umaimonokan stocks delicious food from the Otama District. Including Kunsei Cheese, which is smoked by a generous amount of 100% natural cherry chips, and is made piece by piece taking great care and time. It also sells a wide variety of other delicious food, folk crafts, and furniture.
  • Glass Art Studio Ruriiro
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    Tokyo Oumeshi Futamatao 2-738-5
    A glass art studio located in 2 Chome Futamatao, Ome City mainly focusing on glass works such as colorful dishes and lamps, created with glass fusing techniques under high heat. Visitors can also have a go at making their own glass works including plates and accessories using the technique of glass fusing (telephone bookings required).
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  • Yoshikawa Eiji Memorial Museum
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    Tokyo Ome-shi Yugimachi 1-101-1
    Yoshikawa Eiji Memorial Museum image
  • Chiyotsuru Sake Brewery Museum
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    Tokyo Akiruno-shi Ushinuma 63
    Nakamura Shuzo is a long-standing sake maker which was founded over 200 years ago in the Bunka era. The company's museum adjoins its brewery just off the Akiruno Interchange on the Ken-O Expressway. The museum is housed in a remodeled two-story sake brewing tool storehouse built in 1884. Inside are displayed tools used throughout the company's many years in business as well as relevant materials and information. There's also a shop which sells Chiyotsuru, a seishu refined sake which is one of the company's most renowned brands; as well as shochu and ume and yuzu liqueurs. Customers can sample the shop's various wares while looking for the perfect beverages to bring home as souvenirs.
    Chiyotsuru Sake Brewery Museum image
  • Kogonji Temple
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    Tokyo Akiruno-shi Tokura 328
    This Rinzai Kenchoji Buddhist temple was founded in 1334 on the order of the shogun Ashikaga Takauji. The temple stands at the foot of the ruins of Tokura Castle west of Musashi-Itsukaichi Station on the JR Itsukaichi Line via Prefectural Route 33. The temple takes its name from Emperor Kogon, who, when he was still Prince Iyahito, was protected by Ashikaga in the area during the Nanboku-cho period. Highlights include a hill cherry over 400 years old which stands towering on the grounds. Because of its size, it is said to be one of the three greatest trees in Tokyo and has been designated a Natural Monument by the metropolitan government. The tree comes into bloom approximately two weeks after Yoshino cherries in Tokyo flower.
  • Itsukaichi Museum of Provincial History in Akiruno City
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    Tokyo Akiruno-shi Itsukaichi 920-1
    "This area history museum is located at the Itsukaichi Keshatsusho-mae Intersection on Hinohara Highway in Akiruno City. The museum introduces how people once lived in the Itsukaichi area as well as the local culture and famous people born here. The museum also displays fossils dug up in the city. The museum's fossil of the upper jawbone of a Paleoparadoxia, an extinct aquatic mammal, was discovered in almost perfect condition and is extremely rare. One of the museum's highlights is its many old and ancient local texts, such as materials concerning the famous Itsukaichi draft constitution. Each week, the museum also holds ""touchable Saturdays"" in which visitors can touch and interact with old-fashioned folk tools and life implements such as a real stone mortar. The museum has made various efforts to make it easy for children to become interested in local history."
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  • Yozawa River Fireflies
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    Tokyo Akiruno-shi Yozawa Kawa Surrounding area
    The area around the Yozawa River flowing at the foot of Mt. Odake is known for its fireflies. Fireflies can be seen all along the Yozawa River, but of particular note is the area where the river flows alongside the grounds of the Tokuunin in the Ochiai area; a small stone-paved path follows the river, and many tourists gather here to watch the fireflies. During the firefly season, several areas, including the Tokuunin Temple and the schoolyard of the Komiya Furusato Nature Experience School, are made available for use for parking. The best firefly viewing occurs on sultry nights with high humidity. Also great is the fact the area is a convenient 60-minute drive from central Tokyo.
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  • Grave of Nakazato Kaizan at the Zenrinji Temple
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    Tokyo Hamura-shi Hanehigashi 3-16-23
    "The Zenrinji Temple is a Buddhist temple situated along Tokyo Metropolitan Road Route 163 west of JR Hamura Station. The grave of Kaizan Nakazato, who wrote ""Daibosatsu toge"" (""Daibosatsu Pass"") with the aim of creating the longest novel in the world, is located on the temple's grounds. Nakazato was born in Hamura City in 1885. ""Daibosatsu toge"" was serialized in newspapers from 1913 through 1944, but Nakazato passed away before finishing it. The writer's grave is located on a hill behind the main temple. The stones piled up on the grave were brought here from the Daibosatsu Pass in Koshu. A memorial service is held each year on April 29th on the anniversary of Nakazato's death."
    Grave of Nakazato Kaizan at the Zenrinji Temple image
  • Hatonosu Kobashi Bridge
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    Tokyo Nishitama-gun Okutamamachi Tanazawa
    A 10-minute walk from Hatonosu Station. This suspension bridge spans the Tama River passing through the Hatonosu Valley. Connecting the Kori and Shiromaru sides of the valley, a walking path following the river can be found below. The bridge and valley make for beautiful scenery and the bridge is the perfect place from which to take in the view. The area is particularly spectacular in the autumn when the trees have their fall colors. Also conveniently accessible from the heart of Tokyo, the area makes a great destination for a hiking day trip.
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  • Moegi Bridge
    Travel / Tourism
    Tokyo Nishitama-gun Okutamamachi
    A bridge spanning the Tama River just off of a residential area south of Okutama Station on Metropolitan Road 184. There is a campground and an attractive hot spring bathhouse nearby, as well, making the area a great destination not only for locals but also tourists. In the spring and summer, visitors can take in the river valley's lush greenery from the bridge and be soothed by the murmur of the rushing water. During the fall foliage season, colorful camping tents can be seen lining the banks of the river.
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  • Shinrinkan Forest Museum
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Tokyo Nishitama-gun Okutamamachi Nippara 819
    A three-minute walk from the Higashinippara bus stop. Located near the Former Nippara Elementary School and along the Nippara Highway, as its name states, this museum is dedicated to forests. The museum was established to present the rich natural environment found in Okutama Town in response to a hinoki cypress in Kurasawa being designated a Natural Monument by the Tokyo metropolitan government and its selection for inclusion in a new list of the 100 most famous trees of Japan, as well as outcry over environmental issues in the latter half of the 1980s such as global warming and ozone layer depletion. The museum has information on particularly large trees found in Tokyo and across Japan; you can also see majestic Inamura Rock from the facility.
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  • Hirai River Fireflies
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    Tokyo Nishitama-gun Hinodemachi Oguno 2986 (Ishiyama Mae Bus Stop)3882 (Ina-Muraishi Bus Stop) Area
    15 to 20 minutes by bus from Musashi-Itsukaichi Station or by car from the Hinode Interchange. In most years, fireflies can be seen in the area of the Hirai River from mid-June through mid-July. Your chances of seeing the fireflies are particularly high in the Oguno-Mitsuzawa district and the Iwai district on the upper reaches of the river. The best time to come is during the peak firefly period from late June between 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. Most of the fireflies are Genji fireflies, but some Heike fireflies can also be seen flying around. Please do not attempt to capture the fireflies and instead simply appreciate their beauty while also taking care to only stay in safe areas near the river.
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  • Ginza Akie Sashikokan
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Tokyo Nishitama-gun Hinoharamura Nango 6128
    A 10-minute walk from the Nango bus stop and a 30-minute drive from Musashi-Itsukaichi Station. This museum operates out of a relocated and remodeled old Japanese home and is situated on a side road off of the Hinohara Highway a short distance east from the Nango Police Substation. The museum displays pieces by sashiko quilter Akie Ginza; each room is dedicated to a different theme, such as secondhand clothing, kimono, and haiku poetry, revealing different aspects of the artist's world. The museum also has a shop which sells implements and materials for creating sashiko quilted clothing.
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  • Fujimine Garden
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    Tokyo Ome-shi Mitakesan 17 Mitakesan Sta.
    An area located near Mitakesan Station on the Mitake Tozan Railway cable car. The park is connected to Musashi Mitake Shrine's shrine road and visitors can also travel to an observatory and scenic lookout restaurant by jumping on the nearby cable car. The entire sloping area is a habitat for a flowering plant called the false anemone, which can be seen in full bloom in late July. The Mt. Mitake False Anemone Festival is also held here from mid-July through mid-September, and during this time the park bustles with large numbers of tourists.
  • Small Fruits Land Berry Cottage
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Tokyo Ome-shi Shinmachi 2-11-5
    A five-minute drive from the Ome Interchange and a 15-minute walk from Ozaku Station. This fruit farm is located on a side road off of the main road heading east from the Wakagusa Koen Higashi Intersection. As its name implies, the farm offers fruit picking, primarily berry picking. When in season, visitors can pick raspberries, blueberries, and kiwi grown without agricultural chemicals or chemical fertilizers. Fruit picking requires an advance reservation made by phone. The farm also has a cafe where you can enjoy desserts such as a blueberry brulee limited to just a few customers a day.
  • Kubota Noen
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Tokyo Ome-shi Nariki 1-286
    A three-minute walk from the nearest bus stations and a 15-minute drive from the Ome Interchange. This fruit farm is located close to the Naruki River. The farm offers visitors the chance to pick blueberries and kiwi fruit. It also sells items such as herbs, vegetables, and homemade jams. Blueberry picking is available from late June to mid-August, while kiwi fruit picking is held from late October to mid-November.
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