Mount Shiro
小仏城山
Sagamihara, Kanagawa / Hachiōji-shi, Tokyo · Elevation 670 m
Mount Shiro, also called Kobotoke-Shiroyama, is a 670.3 m peak on the border between Hachioji City in Tokyo and Midori Ward of Sagamihara in Kanagawa, immediately adjacent to Mount Takao on the Oku-Takao traverse ridge. The summit, named for a Sengoku-period Hojo fortress raised against the Takeda, offers a grassy clearing and tea house with views taking in both Michelin three-star Mount Takao and World Heritage Mount Fuji. The Tokai Nature Trail and Kanto Fureai Trail run across the peak, which lies within Meiji-no-Mori Takao Quasi-National Park.
Mount Shiro at a glance
- Weather: The most settled day in the next 7 days is Wed, November 4: cloudy, gusts up to 4 m/s.
- Route: The shortest is Kobotoke to Mount Takao via Kobotoke-shiroyama: about 3 h 44 min, 7.3 km, about 550 m of climbing.
Mount Shiro weather (hourly, 14 days)
Sunrise today 06:06, sunset 16:47
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Mount Shiro hiking routes
- Kobotoke to Mount Takao via Kobotoke-shiroyama 7.3 km · Ascent 548 m 小仏 (Bus stop) → Takaosan (Station), Sancho (Aerialway station)
- Mount Takao and Kobotoke-Shiroyama Traverse 9.5 km · Ascent 651 m Takaosanguchi (Station), 高尾山口駅 (Bus stop) (parking) → 小仏 (Bus stop)
- Lake Sagami to Mount Takao via Kobotoke-shiroyama 11.8 km · Ascent 747 m 相模湖駅 (Bus stop), Sagamiko (Station), 桂北小学校前 (Bus stop) (parking) → Takaosanguchi (Station), 高尾山口駅 (Bus stop) (parking)
- Kagenobuyama–Kobotoke-Shiroyama–Mount Takao Traverse 10.9 km · Ascent 731 m 小仏 (Bus stop) → Takaosanguchi (Station), 高尾山口駅 (Bus stop) (parking)
- Mount Takao to Kobotoke Shiroyama and Sagamiko Station Traverse 11.4 km · Ascent 746 m Takaosanguchi (Station), 高尾山口駅 (Bus stop) (parking) → 相模湖駅 (Bus stop), Sagamiko (Station), 桂北小学校前 (Bus stop) (parking)
- Mount Takao–Mount Kagenobu Traverse via the Inariyama Course 10.7 km · Ascent 831 m Takaosanguchi (Station), 高尾山口駅 (Bus stop) (parking) → 小仏 (Bus stop)
- Mount Takao–Kobotoke Shiroyama Circuit via the Inariyama and No. 3 Trails 11.4 km · Ascent 786 m 稲荷山コース登山口, Kiyotaki (Station), 清滝駅 (Aerialway station), Sanroku (Aerialway station)
- Mount Takao and Kobotoke Shiroyama via Inariyama Trail 11.3 km · Ascent 797 m 稲荷山コース登山口, Kiyotaki (Station), 清滝駅 (Aerialway station), Sanroku (Aerialway station)
- Mount Takao and Mount Kobotoke Shiroyama from the Inariyama Course to Takao Station 14.0 km · Ascent 784 m 稲荷山コース登山口, Kiyotaki (Station), 清滝駅 (Aerialway station), Sanroku (Aerialway station) → 高尾駅北口 (Bus station), 高尾駅北口 (Bus stop), Takao (Station), 高尾駅西 (Bus stop), 高尾駅入口 (Bus stop)
- Kanto Fureai Trail Tokyo Route 1: Lake Trail 16.1 km · Ascent 954 m 梅の木平バス停 (Bus stop) (parking) → Takaosanguchi (Station), 高尾山口駅 (Bus stop) (parking)
- Okutakao Ridge Traverse from Jinba Kogen-shita to Mount Takao 15.5 km · Ascent 1,030 m 陣馬高原下 (Bus stop) (parking) → Takaosan (Station), Sancho (Aerialway station)
- Mount Takao to Mount Jinba Traverse: Kanto Fureai Bird Trail 19.4 km · Ascent 1,169 m Takaosanguchi (Station), 高尾山口駅 (Bus stop) (parking) → 下案下 (Bus stop), くぬぎ沢橋 (Bus stop)
- Mount Takao to Mount Jinba Traverse via Kobotoke Shiroyama and Kagenobu 17.7 km · Ascent 1,164 m Takaosanguchi (Station), 高尾山口駅 (Bus stop) (parking) → 陣馬高原下 (Bus stop) (parking)
- Jinba Trailhead to Takaosanguchi Station via Mount Jinba, Mount Kagenobu, Kobotoke Shiroyama and Mount Takao 19.4 km · Ascent 1,196 m 陣馬登山口 (Bus stop) → Takaosanguchi (Station), 高尾山口駅 (Bus stop) (parking)
Hiking times are estimates calculated from the terrain.
Huts, campsites and lodging near Mount Shiro
Campsites
- Hikagesawa Campsite
- PICAさがみ湖
- みの石滝 キャンプ場
- 相模湖休養村キャンプ場
Lodging
- かぐや
- 桂月
- Shimizutei
- Flower Villa Sagamiko
- Mt.TAKAO BASE CAMP hostel
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Mount Shiro facts
- Also known as
- 城山 · 小仏城山・南小仏山・毛無山・南峠・ジョウ山
- Elevation
- 670 m
- Location
- Sagamihara, Kanagawa / Hachiōji-shi, Tokyo
35.629871, 139.221169 - National Park
- 明治の森高尾国定公園
- Website
- www.city.hachioji.tokyo.jp
- Trail Map
- www.city.hachioji.tokyo.jp (PDF)
- Wikipedia
- ja.wikipedia.org