Ikaho Onsen: The 365 Stone Steps, Ikaho Shrine and the Kajika Bridge Light-up in Gunma
This guide covers the stone steps street of Ikaho Onsen, Ikaho Shrine, the Kajika Bridge autumn-leaf light-up, the ropeway and the baths, and the practical…
Getting There
Ropeway
5 quiet, car-free day trips you can reach by Ropeway.
Mount Hodo (Hodosan): Hodosan Shrine, Seasonal Blossoms, and Views over Nagatoro
Mount Hodo is the flower mountain above Nagatoro — a standalone peak in Saitama's Chichibu district with an ornate shrine at its foot, a modest ropeway up its…
Mount Mitake: The Quiet Shrine Settlement Above Tokyo
Mount Mitake is not an undiscovered corner — it has drawn pilgrims and hikers from the Tokyo area for centuries — but its appeal for the calm-minded traveler…
Mount Tsukuba, Ibaraki: Twin Peaks, an Ancient Shrine, and a Quiet Climb
Mount Tsukuba stands alone.
Nokogiriyama (Mount Nokogiri): Ropeway, the Giant Stone Buddha, and a Quiet Escape Across Tokyo Bay
Nokogiriyama — "Saw Mountain" — rises straight from the Tokyo Bay coast in southern Chiba, its ridge cut into jagged teeth by centuries of stone quarrying.