Part 2: Mitake
Mount Mitake (御岳山) is a mountain in the Chichibu Tama Kai National Park near Tokyo, Japan. It stands 929 m (3,048 ft) tall.
It is one of the many highlights of the Chichibu Tama Kai National Park, which covers more than 1,250 km2 (483 sq mi) of forested mountains, hills, gorges and some rural towns in the prefectures of Yamanashi, Saitama, Nagano and Tokyo.
Mitake is a popular destination for rock climbers. The rock climbing (bouldering) in Mitake is centered on the riverbed of Tama River
Some of Japan’s famous boulder problems can be found in the Mitake area. On boulders such as “Ninja Rock” and “Deadend”
With boulders between a few feet till 20 feet tall.[3] The boulders are graded according to the Japanese Dankyu grading system.[4] With problems ranging between Fb3 and Fb8B.
Mitake is easily accessed by train from Tokyo. Take the Ome line from Tachikawa station to Mitake Station (Tokyo)
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