Mt.Ryokami-san

Data

Max artitude: 1723m
Min artitude: 674m
Course distance: 9.75km
Course time: 6h35m

Overview of the mountain

This mountain belongs to "Chichibu-Tama-Kai National park" which isn't so far from central Tokyo.
"Ryokami" means "the twin dieties", diriving from this mountain is worshipped "Izanagi" and "Izanami", which are said to create the lands of Japan. So you can see some shrines and Stone Buddhas along the trail.
Among these historical artifacts, the twin stone wolves which sits in front of "Ryokami shrine" are so impressive that you would like to stop moving forward for some photos. For your information, wolves are considered as the messenger of deities in Japan though wild wolves of Japan were already annihilated in modern era.
The altitude isn't so high (summit: 1723m) but some rocky courses included. Above all, Haccho-toge course has many rock-climbing points with rugged chains, and isn't recommended for beginners. Hyuga-otani course which has few steep points is highly recommended for easy hikers or those kids accompanied.
The most impressive season in this mountain is autumn because you can walk in the red and yellow autumn forliage. And from the summit, you can enjoy the 360 degree view and see even Mt.Fuji if the weather permits.

My visiting report: 13-Oct-2015, cloudy

At 9:20AM, we left our car at the parking near Hyuga-otani-guchi busstop.
At 9:25AM, the trailhead was by "Ryokami-sanso" hut, and the trail wasn't so steep that we could go on chatting for first an hour.
At 11:30AM, we reached to "Kiyotaki-sanso" hut which was well-maintained and had a spacious resting area.
At 1:15PM, we were finally at the peak of Mt.Ryokami-san from which we could even see Mt.Fuji.
At 4:00PM, we returned to our car and departed immediately to have a hotspring "Yakushi-no-yu".

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Yakushi-no-yu (A hot spring facility with a resthouse)
Chichibu-city (One of the famous sightseeing areas around Tokyo with abundant nature spot and gourmet)