Mt. Oyama And Beyond for Intermediate hikers
(Participation Fee 1000 yen) (Cancelled in case of rain)
Getting there: Meet at Isehara Station (Odakyu Line) ticket gate at 8:55am. From Shinjuku Station take the 7:50am Odakyu Line Express towards Odawara, arriving at Isehara at 8:52.
(Oleksiy and Guy will get on the front carriage of the train at Shimokitazawa)
We’ll be taking a bus at 9:05 to the Mt. Oyama hike starting point.
After the hot springs, we’ll be returning by bus to Hon-Atsugi station.
Hike course: Up and over the back of Mt. Oyama, along a mystery ridge, down beside a stream, onto a road, through a long dark tunnel and down to the very pleasant Nanosawa Onsen. A varied and interesting course.
[map]伊勢原駅[/map]
Walking time: 5-6 hours
Bring a flashlight just in case
As we will go to a Hot Springs at the end of the hike, please bring a change of clothes and a towel if you’d like to join!
Meeting Place and Time: On the front car of the Keio Line train at Shinjuku at 8:16 or at Yamanashi-shi Station ticket gate at 10:50
We leave Shinjuku on the 8:16 Keio Line train, arriving at Takao at 9:14
We’ll change trains there to the Chuo Line, getting on the 9:25 train and arriving at Yamanashi-shi Station at 10:47AM. (One way is ¥1,460)
From Yamanashi-shi Station, we will walk 5KM and have lunch in the Fuefukigawa Fruits Park ( http://fuefukigawafp.co.jp/ ) from 12:00 – 1:00, then walk about 30 more minutes to the hot springs (¥700 entrance fee – http://www.hottarakashi-onsen.com/ ). We’ll stay for about an hour and a half, then walk back to the station.
[map]山梨市駅[/map]
Get refreshed in the hot spring while seeing Mt. Fuji (if the weather permits). As the name “Hottarakashi” hot spring means, there are no services there except vending machines.
Any kind of walking shoes is OK. You can buy a simple lunch near the station or bring your own food and drink.
As we will go to a Hot Springs at the end of the hike, please bring a change of clothes and a towel if you’d like to join!
(Bring your own beverages and lunch box)
(In case of rain, the hike is canceled but we go to the hot springs at 5:00PM)
The total course time will be four and a half hours.
Hadano Station – Yabitsu Pass (by bus – 470 yen) – Mt. Harudake – Mt. Ohyama – Aburi Insurine – Ohyama cable station – Isehara Station
We will meet at the gate of Hadano station(Odakyu line) at 9:15AM and take a bus which leaves for Yabitsu Pass from Hadano Station at 9:20 AM.
This bus is the final one to get there.There are no more buses for
Yabitsu Pass after this one, so miss it at your peril!
If you’d like to go from Shinjuku, get on the front of the 8:01 Odakyu Line express train at Shinjuku Station. David will get on the first car at the next station (Yoyogi Uehara). This train arrives at Hadano at 9:14.
The view from the peak of Mt Ohyama is famous for its beauty, so if we’re lucky with the weather, we ought to be able to enjoy a splendid panorama while we eat our lunch. Please don’t forget to have your rucksack and exercise or tracking shoes to avoid your injury.
HOT SPRINGS!!! (Part 2) (We’ll go even if it rains)
For you lazy people who just want to enjoy a hot springs and a New Year’s Party, we will meet at the Super Hot Springs (a 5 minute walk from the Odakyuu Line’s Tokai-daigaku-mae Station) at around 17:00 to do just this. The hot springs website (in Japanese) and phone number are as follows: (www.onsen-sazanka.com – 750 yen – 0463-78-0026)
