===== 御嶽山/(Mnt. Mitake)/大岳山(Odake) trip ===== 御嶽山/(Mnt. Mitake)/大岳山(Odake) trip ===== 御嶽山/(Mnt. Mitake)/大岳山(Odake)/鋸山(Nokogirisan) ===== * Drive to Mitake station/御嶽駅 (90min from Shinjuku) * Then go to 'Takimoto cable car Station for Mt. Mitake'/御岳登山鉄道, either by foot (45min) or by bus * Then either take the cable car or walk up * On the top, there is the Musashi-Mitake Shrine (武蔵御嶽神社) * Then you can go to 大岳山(Odakesan, 1266.5m) * Then via 鋸山(Nokogirisan) you can go to 奥多摩駅(Okutama station) * All in all ~6.5hours * [[https://fluxcoil.net/files/2016_japan_move/out/400_20160717_Mitake_Otake/index.html|pictures, Mitake 201607]] * [[http://www.yamaquest.com/detail/otakesan-1266/57.html|the trip on yamaquest]] * On the way back to Tokyo, one passes through Kabe-satation, a nice [[http://kabeonsen-umenoyu.com/|onsen]] is next to the station. * Trip reports: * 20200113: middle of January I could just go to ~1200meter, then the soil was frozen over and slippery. When using Eisen/spikes, it should be ok. * 20200606: 26°C and high humidity, very nice walking - only light clothes recommended: short trousers, light t-shirt. Including Odakesan summit, it did not feel cold. * 20210911: hot and very humid, a bit of rain (not really felt because of the trees). That day, above gps track was taken.