Climbing this mountain has its rewards! At Mt. Takao, you can go hiking, monkey-viewing, beer drinking & firewalking just an hour from Tokyo. The shrine at the top of Takao-san is just a short walk from the cable car and chairlift…
Make a wish at this sub-shrine if you’ve got a burning wish to discover the person connected to you by the red thread of fate…
or make an offering and duck through this hole, then pray at the sub-shrine for good heath and strike the bell.
There’s also a nicely landscaped monkey and wildflower park at the top, with about 40 resident Japanese macaques.
Mt. Takao Monkey Park & Wildflower Garden
Hours: 10:00 – 16:30
Admission: ¥500
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Early March brings plum blossoms to the farms surrounding Mt. Takao—a region known for growing the fruit that becomes umeboshi pickles and ume-shū plum wine—and there are plenty of blooms on the nice walk along the Minamisakawa river to the Kogesawa plum grove.
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March
In mid-March, they build a bonfire as big as a city block at the Yakuo-in temple…
for the famous Hiwatari Matsuri firewalking ceremony…
You can line up to follow the priests across the hot coals!
Firewalking Ceremony (Hiwatari-sai)
Where: Yakuo-in Shrine
When: Second Sunday in March
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June
If sitting on top of a mountain hoisting a cold one is more your speed, the Beer Mount beer garden is open from mid-June to early October.
Beer Mount at Mt. Takao
Open: Late June – early October
Hours: 12:00 – 21:00
November
And in the fall, it’s an excellent place to see autumn leaves.
Hours of cable car to the top: 8:00 to around 17:45, with longer hours on holidays and weekends.
Hours of chair lift to the top: 9:00 to 16:30 (16:00 from December – April). Admission ends 30 minutes before closing.
Cable car/chairlift ticket prices: Adult round trip: ¥930, (one way: ¥480), Children (3-12) round trip: ¥460 (one way: ¥340).
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