Mt Mitake is a landscape and travel photographers paradise in the Chichibu-Tama-Kai National Park. It is 1.5-2 hours from Tokyo and can be reached by car or train and bus. I caught the cable car up the mountain and from there did a hike around the mountain and to the Musashi Mitake Shrine. This day was what seemed to be the first day after the rainy season in Japan and the mountain was alive with life fuelled by the rain and the Sun. The vibrant greens and the bountiful insects ( butterflies, dragon flies and many many more ) show the beautiful life cycle that exists in Japan’s four seasons.
The Shinto Shrine has been a place of mountain worship for many centuries and a nearby village (also up the mountain) has served as a stop for pilgrims and nowadays for tourists as well.
It is a magnificently beautiful day trip (or stop over) from Tokyo and a great place to take some beautiful photos of traditional shrines and nature.
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