Spring
has come early to Tokyo this year, and with it the sakura have started to blossom. As it warms
up, the time is ideal to head for the mountains and forests.
These
photos come from the Kōbōyama
(Mt. Kobo, 弘法山)
park in Hadano, Kanagawa Prefecture, in the foothills of the
Ōyama-Tanzawa mountains. Kōbōyama
and its two adjoining peaks, Gongenyama and Azumayama, are easily
accessible from central Tokyo and offer some casual and relaxing
hiking, with plenty of sakura trees, impressive views and picnic
spots. A walk from Hadano station in the west, across the three peaks
and finishing at Tsurumaki Onsen station in the east (both on the
Odakyu Line) can be done in two to three hours; and at no more than
250m high with only an initial steep ascent, the trails are gentle
and easy.
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| Hadano. |
