Sakatayama

What it is

• A mountain with an elevation of 111 meters formally known as Hajiro-yama.
• The site became famous following a double suicide that occurred in 1932.
• A journalist renamed the mountain Sakatayama for a sensational news report.
• The land was formerly owned by the Iwasaki family.

What to see

• Hiking trails that connect the peak to the Shonan-daira area.
• The mountain landscape that inspired the 1932 film Heaven Linked by Love.

Getting there

• The mountain is situated directly behind Oiso Station on the Tokaido Line.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.