Author: Tokyo Sampomaster

【Introduction】 Hello! I am a native Japanese living in Tokyo. I introduce hiking trails and running spots in Tokyo for those traveling to Tokyo under the name of "Tokyo Sampomaster". blog : https://sampomaster.com twitter : https://twitter.com/Sampomaster1 YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC38T5PQ3bUZ8aC3qAScvuTQ 【Hiking trail】 Although it is not well known, there are many mountains that are suitable for hiking in Tokyo. If you are staying in Tokyo for a week, why not try going to the countryside near Tokyo for one day? A beautiful valley, an old shrine and a relaxing hot spring will heal you and will surely be unforgettable memories. 【Running spots】 If you are a runner, why do not you visit the sightseeing areas of Tokyo by running? There are many facilities equipped with shower and hot spring for runners in Tokyo. The experience of running through the Imperial Palace, traditional temples and shrines with your own feet is a wonderful memory that you can not change anything. If you do not mind, I will undertake free guides as well. English is still not very good, but I will try my best so please feel free to contact us! info@sampomaster.com

Mt.Takao to Mt.Jimba | Private Hiking Tour JPY3000

If you travel to Tokyo, how about trying hiking for only one day?
The long trail to Mt.Takao to Mt.Jimba has beautiful evergreen forest, shrines and temples, and a lot of Japanese food.
I will recommend you a memorable calm mountain for you only one day during the exciting Tokyo journey.

Tour details

Price : 3000 yen per person

Distance : 15 km

Private Tour (Your family and friends are OK.)

Difficulty : ★★★☆☆ slightly hard

Language : English, Japanese

Meeting place : Hotel pick-up or Takaosanguchi Station (depends on your preference)

Meeting time : We will start Takaosanguchi Station at 8:30 am.

Hike for Mt.Takao to Mt.Jimba

Yakuou-in is a Shingon sect in Toyoya temple located in Mt. Takao, highlight of the first half of this trail.
This temple is in the middle of the “No. 1 Road” of the trail to Mt. Takao which is all five, and it is crowded with tourists on weekends.

There are teahouses at the summit of each mountain, you can purchase various Japanese food and drinks according to the season.
My recommendation is shaved ice in summer and warm soba noodle in winter.

If you are at the top of Mt.Jimba you can enjoy 360 ° panorana.
The view from Mt. Fuji overlooking Sagami Bay and Chiba Prefecture is a masterpiece.

For more information on this route, click here.

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Hiking is an inherently dangerous activity that can lead to serious injuries including but not limited to slip and fall injuries, fractures, snake bite, heat exhaustion, poison oak, ticks and frostbite. By participation in this event/hike you agree to not hold these organizers liable for any harm that may come to you, your guests, or your property. Always remember to let the event organizer know if you are leaving the group. Stay on the trail, never hike alone and use your own common sense.

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Mt.Takao to Mt.Jimba | Private Trail Running Tour JPY3000

If you travel to Tokyo, how about trying a trail running for only one day?
The long trail to Mt.Takao to Mt.Jimba has beautiful evergreen forest, shrines and temples, and a lot of Japanese food.
I will recommend you a memorable calm mountain for you only one day during the exciting Tokyo journey.

Tour details

Price : 3000 yen per person

Distance : 15 km

Private Tour (Your family and friends are OK.)

Difficulty : ★★★☆☆ slightly hard

Language : English, Japanese

Meeting place : Hotel pick-up or Takaosanguchi Station (depends on your preference)

Meeting time : We will start Takaosanguchi Station at 8:30 am.

Trail Running for Mt.Takao to Mt.Jimba

If you are at the top of Mt.Jimba you can enjoy 360 ° panorana.
The view from Mt. Fuji overlooking Sagami Bay and Chiba Prefecture is a masterpiece.

For more information on this route, click here.

Disclaimer

Please read and give me consent before booking for this tour.

Trail running is an inherently dangerous activity that can lead to serious injuries including but not limited to slip and fall injuries, fractures, snake bite, heat exhaustion, poison oak, ticks and frostbite. By participation in this event/hike you agree to not hold these organizers liable for any harm that may come to you, your guests, or your property. Always remember to let the event organizer know if you are leaving the group. Stay on the trail, never hike alone and use your own common sense.

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Private Trail Running Tour of JPY3000 | Takamizu Three Peaks in Okutama Area

If you are looking for a day trip for trail running in the suburbs of Tokyo, and if you like a beautiful course that includes Japanese shrines and temples, I definitely recommend this trail.

Tour details

Price : 3000 yen per person

Distance : 10 km

Private Tour (Your family and friends are OK.)

Difficulty : ★★★☆☆ slightly hard

Language : English, Japanese

Meeting place : Hotel pick-up or Ikusabata Station (depends on your preference)

Meeting time : We will start Ikusabata Station at 9:00 am.

Trail Running to Takamizu 3 Peaks

Mt.Takamizu Course is a trail located in the Okutama area of Tokyo, and it can be reached by train from Shinjuku in approximately 1 hour 15 minutes.
In this course you will enjoy three peaks of Mt. Takizumi (Takamizuyama, 高水山), Mt. Iwatakeishi (Iwatakeishiyama, 岩茸石山) and Mt. Sougaku (Sougakuyama, 惣岳山), enjoying the four historic shrine temples, beautiful panoramic landscapes and the country’s scenic rural landscape.

After running, there are spots where you can taste soba with historical historical farm houses in the vicinity of Mitake station, or enjoy tasting of fresh sake in sake brewing of sake.
In addition, the Ontake gorge flowing in front of the station is the most beautiful in the Chichibu Okutama area, and it is ideal for a walk because the promenade is being maintained for 4 kilometers.

For more information on this trail, click here.

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Private Hiking Tour to Mt.Kobo | Easy Course and Awesome view in Idyllic landscape

This hiking course is a trail that includes three mountains, Mount Asama, Gongen Mountain and Kōbō Mountain.
Kōbō Mountain park is selected as “50 Kanagawa’s scenic spot”, “Kanagawa’s 50 sightseeing spots”, “Kanagawa’s flower sights 100 selections”, “Kanto’s Fujimi Hundred Sceneries”.
Furthermore, it is a popular hiking course called “Kōbō Mountain park · Azuma mountain course”, and many people visit throughout the year.
Kōbō Mountain Park is also famous as a cherry blossoming spot and there are over 2000 cherry trees in the whole park. When cherry blossoms blossom, Baba road becomes a cherry blossom tunnel and the summit pink color. Especially the weekend in full bloom, it is crowded with people from Ohanami.
There are many other places of interest such as Shakado, a festival of Kobo Daishi Festival, a monument of Masuda-yusu, a milk well and a bell tower.

Hike to Mt.Kobo Course

This trail is well maintained and you can walk very easily.
There are three mountains, but all mountains are low about 200 m above sea level.
Trails are well maintained and there is no dangerous place.
Shoes for hiking are better, but sneakers are fine as well.

However, since there is a steep slope in the first half and the second half, let’s walk carefully after rain or when the ground is wet.
The total walking time is around 2 and a half hours.
Even the highest peak is a small mountain of 189 m so sneakers are okay, of course the hiking shoes are better though.

Hot spring “Kobo – no – satoyu” at the end of the course is a natural hot spring that you can use on a day trip, enjoying an outdoor bath, you can relax slowly in a spacious tatami room on the 2nd floor,
This hot spring is in front of the Tsurumaki Onsen Station on the Odakyu Line, returning home is also easy.

For more information on this hiking route, click here.

Tour details

Price : 3000 yen per person

Distance : 7.3 km

Private Tour (Your family and friends are OK.)

Difficulty : ★☆☆☆☆

Language : English, Japanese

Meeting place : Hotel pick-up or Hadano Station (depends on your preference)

Meeting time : negotiable

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Private Hiking Tour to Mt.Sengen | Mountains and Beaches and Creme Caramel

Mt. Senge in Hayama is a low mountain with an altitude of 89 m.
You can walk the beautiful green trail while feeling the wind from the pleasant sea.
It is a simple mountain that everyone can climb, so if you are in shortage of exercise you will get a good exercise.
Also Hayama is a beach town, so there are plenty of fancy cafés and restaurants.
Why not relax with delicious cakes and coffee after a pleasant hike?

A Secret Hiking Course to Mt.Sengen

The hiking course is easy to walk with the signposts also being maintained. Let's walk slowly as there are steep stairs. — The hiking course is easy to walk with the signposts also being maintained. Let’s walk slowly as there are steep stairs.

Although it is not well known, Hayama, famous as a beach area, has many trails suitable for hiking.
This Mt.Sengen is one of them, and you can enjoy a pleasant green trail and an open beach at the same time.
The goal of the hiking course Morido coast is a lovely beach with beautiful sand and cute shrine.
Fuji and the sunset will be visible through the ocean, so if the weather is nice, you will see a wonderful view.
It is about one hour one way by bus and train from Tokyo.
Even the highest peak is a small mountain of 189 m so sneakers are okay, of course the hiking shoes are better though.

If the weather is nice, you can enjoy spectacular views of Suruga Bay and Mount Fuji at the top of the mountain. It was a pity this day, but it was slightly hazy.

Because it is a moderate walking time for 2 hours, if you are a traveler you can get a good exercise to heal the tiredness of the trip.
Please escape the bustle of Tokyo and relax on the beach with a quiet trail.

Hayama is a famous spot for marine sports such as surfing and sailing.
For that reason there are plenty of fresh fish dishes and stylish cafes.
“CAFE MARLOWE” at the end of this trail is famous for the original Creme Caramel, a cafe with a calm atmosphere founded in 1984.

For more information on this hiking route, click here.

Tour details

Price : 3000 yen per person

Distance : 6.3 km

Private Tour (Your family and friends are OK.)

Difficulty : ★☆☆☆☆

Language : English, Japanese

Meeting place : Hotel pick-up or Zushi Station (depends on your preference)

Meeting time : negotiable

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Private Hiking Tour | Mount Momokura where the view of Mt.Fuji is beautiful

If you are looking for a hiking trail that allows you to look at the beautiful Mount Fuji, I definitely recommend this course.
The view of Mt.Momokura’s view of Mt.Fuji is wonderful, and it was selected as “Beautiful Mt.Fuji 12 scenery” in 1992 from Otsuki city.
You can enjoy an excellent view from the summit if the weather is nice.
Also, you can experience hiking that you can not experience elsewhere on this hiking course, such as ‘Saruhashi Bridge’ with a strange structure at the foot of the mountain and ‘Yutando Sapa’ in secret.

A Secret Hiking Course to Momokura

Sasago River | If the season is autumn you can enjoy beautiful Japanese autumn leaves.

On this private hiking tour I will show you the trailhead on Fukusenji Tenple side.
This course is a relatively minor course and is a very quiet and beautiful trail.
You can go down a rural Japanese country village and enjoy the spectacular view of Mt.Iwadono next door.
The view from the top of the mountain is wonderful, and if the weather is good it will be a wonderful lunch time while watching Mt. Fuji.

Down hill you descend a steep slope at a stretch, so hiking shoes are essential.
If you are a traveler and you do not have hiking shoes, I recommend you rent outdoor goods rental agency.

The summit of Mt. Momokura is a wide open space and you can spread a seat and take a lunch break for a while.

After the hiking is over, I will show you to “Saruhashi bridge”.
Saruhashi called the 3 most strange bridge in the Edo Period.
The scenery of the mysterious bridge over the beautiful valley is known for being famous for its famous Ukiyo-e artists.

At Saruhashi bridge you can see several beautiful bridges built for each era.

Also, if you want to relax in the hot springs, we recommend “Yutando Hot Spa”.
It is a mysterious hot spring located in the valley downstream of the Kazuno River, but it will only be open for weekend but you can spend a pleasant time with the owner’s grandmother in an old Japanese private house.

Yutando Kosen 湯立人鉱泉 | The kanji “湯立人Yutando” means a person standing in hot water. There is a legend that someone who did not stand by himself because of sickness came to stand themselves, thanks to this hot spring.

For more information on this hiking route, click here.

Tour details

Price : 5000 yen per person

Distance : 13 km

Private Tour (Your family and friends are OK.)

Difficulty : ★★☆☆☆

Language : English, Japanese

Meeting place : Hotel pick-up or Saruhashi Station (depends on your preference)

Meeting time : Ideally it is arriving at saruhashi station by 9:30 in the morning.

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Private Tour | Observation of the Japanese Flying Giant Squirrel (Musasabi) at Mt.Takao

A lot of the Japanese Giant Squirrel (Musasabi) live in Yakuou – in temple in Takao – san.
On this tour you can observe the nocturnal Musasabi, and you can also enjoy the night view of Tokyo from Mt.Takao, also published in the Michelin Guide.
Besides, during the summer season you can enjoy dining while watching the night scenery in the forest Beer garden.

Observation of the Japanese Flying Giant Squirrel

The Japanese Flying Giant Squirrel is a mammal belonging to the squirrel family.
They are called Musasabi in japan.
They have a membrane between long forepaws and hind paws, they can fly like a glider by spreading the membrane and move from tree to tree.

Musasabi is nocturnal, and it will come out of the nest in about 30 minutes after sunset.
Because they are very timid, there are times when they are scared and do not come out if direct lighting of the flashlight is hit.
Therefore, the flashlight must be covered with a red cellophane, I will prepare the red cellophane and a flashlight for every participant.

When the valley trail is over, you can enjoy magnificent views of the Arima Dam.
Valley is slippery, so let’s go wearing shoes that are hard to slip.
The total walking time is about 4 hours and a half.

For more information on this hiking route, click here.

Tour details

Price : 1500 yen per person

Distance : 0.8 km

Private Tour (Your family and friends are OK.)

Difficulty : ★☆☆☆☆

Language : English, Japanese

Meeting place : Hotel pick-up or Takaosanguchi Station (depends on your preference)

Meeting time : Depending on the time of sunset, it is about 4 o’clock to 5 o’clock in the evening.

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Mt.Bonore Private Hiking Tour in Okutama

At the border between the Okutama area and the Okumusashi area Mt. Bonore (altitude 969 m).
It is a mountain where a varied trail is impressive, including a walking flow of clear stream through the feet, a mighty valley of Gorj, a walking a rocky walk.
If you want an adventurous trail any longer, I definitely recommend this place.

Hike to Mt.Bōnōre

Bonore Mountain’s hiking course includes very beautiful “Shirayasawa valley” and majestic “Arima dam”.
Furthermore, the final destination of this hiking course is a hot spring so you can relax and go home with natural hot water.
Of course it depends on you whether you enter a hot spring or not.

The altitude of Mt. Bounoore is 969 m and it is located at the prefecture border between Tokyo and Saitama prefecture.
The first half of the hiking course starts from about 400 altitudes and climbs this mountain at once.
The second half of the hiking course goes down the beautiful valley called Shirayatani.

From the summit you can see the mountains in Chishibu area. The summit is so wide that it's perfect for places to have lunch. — From the summit you can see the mountains in Chishibu area. The summit is so wide that it’s perfect for places to have lunch.

If you reach Arima Dam, you will soon reach the spa of goal.

For more information on this hiking route, click here.

Tour details

Price : 1500 yen per person

Distance : 7.42 km

Private Tour (Your family and friends are OK.)

Difficulty : ★★★☆☆

Language : English, Japanese

Meeting place : Hotel pick-up or Kawai Station (depends on your preference)

Meeting time : It is necessary to arrive at Kawai Station at least 9:00 am at least.

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Mt.Kawanori Private Hiking Tour in Okutama

Mt.Kawanori is one of the most popular hiking trails in the Okutama area.
Because you can enjoy a beautiful trail along the valley, a powerful waterfall, and beautiful green trails from the summit to the foot.
If you want to enjoy a varied Japanese hiking style, I recommend this trail.

Hike to Mt.Kawanori

Kawanori Mountain is located at the prefecture border with Saitama Prefecture and is the most popular hiking course in the Okutama area.
This hiking course begins Kawanoribashi bus stop, passes through the summit of Mt.Kawanori, the route arriving at Hatonosu station is so long walking time is 6 hours long trail.
Hyakuhiro Waterfall with a height difference of 40 meters is very powerful, you can enjoy a luxurious small break often in a cool waterfall.
The summit of Mt.Kawanori at an altitude of 1363 m is a spacious square, you can overlook Mt.Kumotori, Mt. Daibosatsurei, Mt.Fuji from there.

There are scattered scenic valleys, hot springs and delicious buckwheat restaurants in the Hatonosu Valley, which is the goal point, so you can take a good rest and relax tiredness of the hiking and return to the hotel.

For more information on this hiking route, click here.

Tour details

Price : 1500 yen per person

Distance : 12.7 km

Private Tour (Your family and friends are OK.)

Difficulty : ★★★☆☆

Language : English, Japanese

Meeting place : Hotel pick-up or Okutama Station (depends on your preference)

Meeting time : It is necessary to arrive at Okutama Station at least 8:25 am at least.

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Mt.Koma Private Hiking Tour in Ōiso

If you want to enjoy the beach and the mountain at the same time, this course is recommended.
At Mt.Koma of Ōiso arriving at Tokyo Station from less than an hour by train, you can enjoy 360 ° panorama overlooking Mt.Fuji and you can play at the beautiful beach at the end of the trail.

Hike to Mt.Koma

The 360-degree view from “Shounandai” is really wonderful overlooking Mt. Fuji, the Boso Peninsula and the mountains of Tanzawa.

When you head towards Shonan from Tokyo direction, it is a mountain 165 meters above sea level, located on the east side of Shonandaira which is the green field of Oiso that you can see from the train first.
That is Mt.Koma.
Until the end of the Edo period, this mountain was protected as a spiritual area of the Koma Temple and logging of trees was forbidden, so the rich forest is still protected today.

There is a quiet and peaceful trail surrounded by woods, resting places are dotted in some places.

The Koma Mountain park hiking course has been selected as “Japan’s Forest 100” selected by the Japan Forest Instructor Association, you can observe the original nature of nature.
This trail is a forested area formed by various trees, and you can also see rare fields, wild birds and butterflies in the Mt.Asama area (north of the route along the ridge).

Ōiso Beach was the first Japanese beach in Japan that was established in 18th Meiji era. It is a popular spot for families and couples. Moreover, it is around 10 minutes even if you walk from JR Oiso station. Shower is also installed, so let’s bring swimsuit and enjoy the swimming!

For more information on this hiking route, click here.

Tour details

Price : 1500 yen per person

Distance : 5.7 km

Private Tour (Your family and friends are OK.)

Difficulty : ★☆☆☆☆

Language : English, Japanese

Meeting place : Hotel pick-up or Ōiso Station (depends on your preference)

Meeting time : negotiable

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