Vista & View · Toyama
Hakone-yama (Toyama Park) 箱根山（戸山公園）
The highest natural point inside the Yamanote loop at 44.6 m, a man-made hill from a daimyo's garden folly, with a summit you can bag in three minutes and a certificate to prove it.
About
In the Edo period the Owari Tokugawa clan built a huge pleasure garden here, Toyama-so, complete with an artificial mountain they called Hakone. The garden vanished but the hill remains in Toyama Park, wooded and quiet, and its 44.6 m peak is officially the highest point in the Yamanote loop. Tokyoites climb it for a laugh and the view through the trees; the nearby Toyama Sports Center office hands out free 'climbing certificates'. The surrounding woods are full of birds and history, including old army school ruins.
Highlights
- Highest point inside the Yamanote loop (44.6 m)
- Edo-period artificial mountain from the Owari Tokugawa garden
- Free 'summit certificate' from the nearby park office
- Quiet woods and stone steps
- Easy walk from Waseda and Shin-Okubo
Tips
- Ask for the climbing certificate at the Toyama Park office (weekday daytime)
- Combine with Waseda University campus and Ana Hachimangu
- Go in autumn when the leaves change
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