Photo Spot · Ome / Mt. Mitake
Mt. Mitake Rengeshoma Colony 御岳山 レンゲショウマ群生地
Forest slope near Mt. Mitake's cable car station with about 50,000 rengeshoma plants, said to be Japan's largest colony.
HoursNo fixed hours; cable car runs in the daytime
ClosedOpen daily
PriceFree
Getting thereMitake Station (JR Ome Line), Nishi Tokyo bus to Cable-shita, cable car to Mitakesan Station, then 2 min walk
Time needed1 hour
Best timeLate July to late August
AddressMitakesan, Ome, Tokyo (near Mitakesan cable car station)
Websiteomekanko.gr.jp/spot/80601
About
Rengeshoma is a woodland perennial with nodding, lantern-like pale purple flowers that is rare in the wild. On Mt. Mitake about 50,000 plants grow on a wooded slope a two-minute walk from the cable car, in what is described as the largest colony in Japan. They bloom from late July to late August, when the Mitake Rengeshoma Festival is held.
Highlights
- About 50,000 rengeshoma plants
- Japan's largest colony
- Mitake Rengeshoma Festival in summer
- Two minutes from the cable car
Tips
- Early morning light and mist give the best photos
- Combine with Musashi Mitake Shrine and the Rock Garden
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