(1000 Yen, Canceled in case of rain, Moderate Course)

Meeting place & time: Okutama station ticket gate at 9:55AM

If you go from Shinjuku, take the 8:19 Holiday Express going towards Okutama (leaving from platform 7). Please be sure to take the right train as we cannot wait for the next one. This arrives at Okutama Station at 9:54.

David will get on the front car of this train at Haijima at 9:04.

Course: Okutama station → Atago Shrine →  Nokogiri-yama (1109 meters) → Okutama station

Please wear good shoes, bring lunch and drink.

There is a hot springs near Okutama Station so if you want to go there after the hike, bring a change of clothes and towel (though this is not part of today’s program).

The course is described (in Japanese) on this link:

http://wanderer777.blog120.fc2.com/blog-entry-77.html

Walking time: about 4.5 hours.

Walking Distance: About 13 KM

Elevation Gain: About 760 meters