Mostly Japanese Mountains: Hinohara Village Hike along the Sengen Ridge

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Today was a nice off-season hike from the Sasadaira Bus Stop to Ipponmatsuyama and back. This hike was along the Sengen Ridge. That ridge runs more-or-less east to west and is sandwiched between route 205 to the north and 206 to the south from the Sasadaira Bus Stop to the Kazahari Pass on the Okutama Shuuyuudo (that's a street name) about 10km away.

This ridge allows views to the north of Mts Mazukari, Otake and Gozen and of Takanosu, Nanatsuishi and Kumotori further beyond. To the west, you see Mt. Mito. To the south, you can take in Fuji and the mountains of the Tanzawa range in Kanagawa, etc.

This area is not far from Hossawa Falls and there is camping and fishing nearby. The Kazuma Onsen is about 30 minutes' walk down below the ridge. That is a popular place for hikers after they hike in this area of the Sengen Ridge or for those returning from Mt. Mito.

For transportation, I took my scooter to the Sasadaira Bus Stop which is right next to the trailhead. Of course, you could take the bus, too. That bus route starts at Musashi Itsukaichi Station.

Anyway, here goes:

That is Mt. Mito to the left and Mt. Gozen to the right. Lake Okutama is on the other side of the ridge that runs between those two mountains.