Oono Mountain - Part 3

A fun hike up this mountain in western Kanagawa, continues. 

Part 1 is HERE. Part 2 is HERE. 

After lunch, we headed up to the true summit of Mount Oono.  Oono mountain rises 723.1 meters. Our hiking group got a photo at the summit marker:

Mount Fuji can be seen in the background, far left.

I found out where the woodworker often carves his little animals. In the forest, just below the summit, I found lots of half finished works:

The trail down was quite beautiful, but a little slippery in some spots. We passed over one bridge and many fallen leaves:

At the base of the mountain, I was surprised to see tea fields. Usually, tea is grown in Shizuoka, the prefecture next to Kanagawa.

For those without a car like me, there is a bus to the base of Mt.Oono, but beware: it only comes twice a day! o_O

The sign reads: "Fujikyu Shonan Bus. Tsuburano Entrance"
The bus times are:
09.22 & 10.22 | 09.10 & 10.10

At a cafe, advertising for hikers to "come in a take a rest", was this bunny. Cute eh? ^_^

Even Yamakita station continues the theme of wood carvings. As you can see from the entrance, lots of wood frame the opening.
From this station, you can walk about 15 ~ 20 minutes to the base of Mount Oono:

Across from the above station, our group stopped inside a local shop for drinks. I ordered a tall, cold one to celebrate the end of the hike:

This was given to our group -- free -- by the proprietor of the shop: pressed senbei (rice crackers). The taste was similar to a gingerbread cookie. ^_^

Next week, I'll go on another day hike, so be sure to check back then to see lots of photos. ^_^


~ Information ~ 

Mount Oono is located in Western Kanagawa, near the boarder to Shizuoka. It's directly south of Hakone and Lake Tanzawa, so if you stay for a few days, you can enjoy many lovely sightseeing spots in this area. Google map is HERE. 

Hiking course information is HERE. (Japanese only)

Access: 
From Yokohama: 
JR Tokaido line to Kozu, change to JR Gotemba and get off at Yaga station. Cost: ¥1,100 one way ($11) 

From Tokyo: 
JR Shinkansen line to Odawara, change to Odakyu Line going to Shin Matsuda. Change again to JR Gotemba line getting off at Yaga station. Cost: ¥3,840 one way ($34.80) Travel time: about 1 hour, 20 minutes.