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Beginning with the construction of the Tōkai Nature Trail in 1970, the trail has been developed in stages. Once completed, the total length of nature trails in Japan will be approximately 27,000 km. From family-friendly courses to professional courses, visitors can enjoy walking to the highlights of each region.
Relief Map. Mount Takao (高尾山, Takao-san) is a mountain in the city of Hachiōji, Tokyo, Japan.It is protected within Meiji no Mori Takao Quasi-National Park.. Standing 599 metres (1,965 ft) tall and located within an hour of downtown Tokyo, it is a popular hiking spot, with eight hiking trails and more than 2.5 million annual visitors.
Daisetsuzan, meaning "great snowy mountains", an apt description of these peaks. There are 16 peaks over 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) in Daisetsuzan National Park, both with and without trails. The park offers some of the most rugged scenery in Japan. Asahidake (2,290 metres (7,510 ft)), located in the north of the park, is the highest peak in ...
The approximate location of the trail (in yellow). The Tōkai Nature Trail (東海自然歩道, Tōkai Shizen Hodō) is a long-distance walkway that traverses 11 prefectures and covers 1,697 kilometres (1,054 mi), running from Meiji no Mori Takao Quasi-National Park in Tokyo to Meiji no Mori Minō Quasi-National Park in Osaka Prefecture. Hiking ...
The Kantō Fureai Trail (関東ふれあいの道, Kantō Fureai no Michi), alternately called the Capital Region Nature Trail (首都圏自然歩道, Shutoken Shizen Hodō), is a collection of hiking trails starting and ending at “Umenoki Daira” located along National Route 20 at the foothills of Mount Takao in Hachiōji, Tokyo, Japan.
The Alpine Route goes through Tateyama (Mt. Tate) in the Hida Mountains with many scenic sites as well as walking trails, including Japan's largest dam, Kurobe Dam. Some stations have hotels around them and are used as bases for mountain climbing or trekking. From the top of the mountain, it is possible to see Mount Fuji on a clear day.
The Michinoku Coastal Trail (みちのく潮風トレイル) is one of the ten Long Distance Nature Trails of Japan. It is located on the eastern coast of Tohoku . This trail was created by the Ministry of Environment in cooperation with the local governments , NGOs and local people under the proposal of travel writer Noriyoshi Kato.
The location of the Tochimoto Sekisho Historical Site sits at the junction of the Chichibu Trail that goes through the Karisaka Pass toward Kōshū and the Shinshū Route heading for Shinshū through the Jūmonji Pass. Although the site at present is located in a small settlement on the mountains, at its heyday, many travelers went through this ...