We will meet at 8:05 a.m. at JR Shinjuku Station at the north end of Platform 11 (front of the train) and take the Chuo Line JR Holiday Kaisoku departing at 8:14. The train arrives at JR Takao Station at 8:59 and departs at 9:05, arriving at Saruhashi Station at 9:45. (You can also meet us at either Takao Station at 8:59 or Saruhashi Station at 9:45.) Starting from Saruhashi Station, we walk through pine and mixed forests to the top of Momokura-yama, where there are fine views of the mountains of Yamanashi to the north and Tanzawa to the south. Hopefully the autumn leaves will be in full color! We follow a ridge trail back to Saruhashi Station (the FOE website says Torisawa Station, but this is wrong!), stopping off at the “Monkey Bridge” (“Saruhashi”) before taking the Chuo Line back to Hachioji for a stop at the Galway Irish pub.
The hike is rated moderately hard and the walking time is about 5.5 hours. A donation of 1,000 yen to Friends of the Earth is requested. More information is available at the FOE websites:
Leader: Richard Evanoff
If the hike is canceled due to rain, a cancellation notice will be posted by 7:00 a.m. on the morning of the hike at
