Mount Himetsugi

What it is

• A 1,433-meter peak located on the Tanzawa Main Ridge in Sagamihara City.
• The highest point along the extensive Tokai Nature Trail system.
• Named after the 1582 suicide of Princess Orihana.
• Part of the protected Tanzawa-Oyama Quasi-National Park area.

What to see

• Flat summit terrain covered in scenic larch forests.
• A hiking route connecting to Mount Hiru and Mount Tanzawa.
• The nearby Kishigara Evacuation Hut mountain shelter.
• The Kannogawa route used for a twelve-hour mountain race.

Getting there

• The Aone route provides the shortest access for those traveling by car.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.