Mt. Takao to Mt. Jinba Traverse / Tokyo , Kanagawa hiking

Walk to the left of the Mt. Takao cable car's Kiyotaki Station, and from Myoon Bridge (Myohon bashi) start hiking Mt. Takao's Nature Research Trail 6 (Takao-san Shizen Kenkyuro Roku Gohro). As you proceed, the trail along the river is fairly level and is easy for those not used to hiking.

It gets steeper along the second half of the hike, and eventually you reach a steep staircase. Go up the stairs and you'll reach the juncture where Trail 5 (Go Gohro) and Trail 3 (San Gohro) merge with Trail 1, bringing you to the summit of Mt. Takao.

It's 60 minutes from Mt. Takao to the next peak, Mt. Kobotoke-shiroyama. Once you descend from Mt. Takao, the trail is almost level. You will begin to ascend from Itcho-daira and reach Mt. Kobotoke-shiroyama.

It then takes 60 minutes from Mt. Kobotoke-shiroyama to Mt. Kagenobu (Kagenobu-yama). You descend briefly from Kobotoke Pass (Kobotoke-tohge), but from there you begin a steep ascent. It levels out again for a little while before ascending again until you reach Mt. Kagenobu. There are tea shops on the summits of these two mountains that are open on the weekends, and occasionally other times too.

Between Mt. Kagenobu and Mt. Jinba there are a lot of smaller hills along the trail, but it's relatively easy hiking. You ascend a gentle trail and when the view opens, you'll find yourself at Mt. Jinba's summit. Treat yourself to a rest while taking in the view of Mt. Fuji.

Multiple trails will bring you to the end of the hike, but you might want to take the easy trail descending Ichinoo Ridge (Ichinoo-one). A bus from the Jinba Trailhead will bring you to Fujino Station on the JR Chuo Main Line.