The starting point of the hiking course to Takatori-yama is from JR Higashi Zushi Station on the Yokosuka Line. Go toward Jinmu-ji Temple and pass through the temple precincts. Takatori-yama is only 139m above sea level, but to reach the top you have to walk along some very narrow paths and along side some steep rocks. Please enjoy an exhilarating 30-minute walk! The top of the hill has an observatory, as well as training cliffs for rock climbing. From the observatory, you have a 360-degree view, including that of a big stone statue cut into the cliffs. It was made by a local sculptor in 1961. A hiking map is available at Zushi Municipal hall near Keikyu Zushi Station
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Zushi Takatori-yama Hiking Course
Enjoyable walking up this rocky hillside path

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There used to be a quarry here

Sometimes the path was slippery

Top of Takatori-yama Hill

The course goes up and over a ridge

Rock climbing training

Jizo statues of Jinmu-ji Temple

Very narrow path between the rocks

Big stone statue cut into the cliff in the forest

That's Tokyo Bay beyond the greenery, and notice the statue cut into the rock

An uprooted tree along the path to the top
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