Our new weekly series kicks off in the biggest city of all, with Marcel Theroux taking a 40-mile walk across Tokyo, revelling in its mix of modernity and tradition, and meeting some of its 30 ...

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Mount Takao’s proximity to central Tokyo and easily climbed slopes are factors that make it the most visited mountain in the world. Yet, many tourists fail to widely explore the mountain and ...

A 370-yen (four-dollar), one-way ticket on the Keio line from Shinjuku brought us to our destination in about 45 minutes, and a clear day even offered us a view of Mount Fuji for most of the trip.

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. "Mount Fuji is very shy," says our guide, Yuji, when we ask him if – tomorrow – we might see Japan's most revered peak from the ...

Mount Takao is a hugely popular spot where you can enjoy the richness of nature within an hour from the center of Tokyo. With an elevation of 599 meters it is not a particularly tall mountain, so even ...

The Mt Jinba hike is a more challenging, scenic, and under-the-radar version of the Takao-san hike! What the summit lacks in temples, it makes up for in yuzu sherbet, an interesting horse statue at ...

Mount Takao's forests are an Eden of biodiversity: Thousands of species of insects, over 1,300 kinds of plants, 137 species of birds and 30 different mammals, including fox, wild boar, badger ...

Mt Takao is easy to reach and therefore very popular (2.5 million visitors a year, according to one source). Take the Keio line express train from Shinjuku to Takao-san Guchi station, the end of the ...

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