Chances are you’ve already been up Mount Takao, but if you’re a more serious hiker and felt shortchanged by it, then you might like this multi-peak route from Mount Jinba to Mount Takao.
The route, while relatively low alitude, is still quite a taxing hike of 7–8 hours. There’s less need for preparation and precaution as it is a rather popular area with teahouses along the way. And you can skip some of the vertical climb with a bus to the start and cable car at the end. Most of the hike is a traverse, but as there’s still a lot of up and down, you’ll need to be quite fit to do the whole route comfortably.
You can also do this hike in reverse, but given the shorter return time to Tokyo and cable car option, it
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