Tokyo · Nature

Best Nature & Hike in Tokyo

11 places, each checked by our team.

• Akigawa Valley & Ishifune-bashi 秋川渓谷・石舟橋Akigawa Valley / Akiruno — A clear, boulder-strewn river valley in Akiruno where Tokyo families come to barbecue, paddle and swim in summer. The Ishifune-bashi suspension…
• Hatonosu Gorge 鳩ノ巣渓谷Hatonosu / Okutama — A short, dramatic river gorge on the Tama River in Okutama where emerald water swirls between granite boulders beneath a tiny suspension bridge.…
• Hinohara Tokyo Citizens' Forest 東京都檜原都民の森Hinohara Village — Mountain forest park on the slopes of Mt. Mito in western Tokyo, with beech woods, Mito Falls and certified forest-therapy trails.
• Hossawa Falls 払沢の滝Hinohara Village — The only waterfall in Tokyo on Japan's list of 100 best waterfalls. It is a 60 m, four-tiered cascade in a mossy forest at the end of a short, easy…
• Mitake Rock Garden ロックガーデン（岩石園）Ome / Mt. Mitake — Mossy stream valley on Mt. Mitake, about 1.5 km from Tengu-iwa rock to Ayahiro Falls, and the most popular hike on the mountain.
• Mitake Valley & Sawanoi Brewery 御岳渓谷・澤乃井(小澤酒造)Sawai / Mitake (Ome) — A 4 km riverside trail along the jade-green Tama River gorge between Ikusabata and Mitake stations, with boulders, kayakers and suspension bridges.…
• Mount Takao 高尾山Hachioji — A 599 m sacred mountain an hour from Shinjuku, with forested trails, a cable car, a tengu-guarded temple and, on clear days, Mount Fuji from the…
• Mt. Jinba 陣馬山Hachioji (western border) — A grassy, open summit at 855 m on Tokyo's western border, crowned by a white horse statue. It offers huge views of Mt. Fuji, the Tanzawa range and…
• Mt. Kumotori 雲取山Okutama — Tokyo's highest peak at 2,017 m, a classic two-day hike with views of Mt. Fuji and the Okutama ranges.
• Nippara Limestone Cave 日原鍾乳洞Nippara / Okutama — The largest limestone cave in the Kanto region, deep in Okutama's mountains. An 800 m lit route takes you through cathedral-like chambers, a "Pond…
• Todoroki Valley 等々力渓谷Todoroki / Setagaya — Tokyo's only natural ravine: a 1 km wooded gorge with a stream, springs, a small waterfall and an ancient temple, minutes from a suburban train…