Tokyo · Mt. Takao · Day trip · Recommended: Nov

Mt. Takao Day Trip from Shinjuku: Cable Car, Summit & Onsen

Shinjuku Station 08:00 → 16:00Train & busDay trip

Checked Nov 9, 2026

Leave Shinjuku Station at 08:00 and visit Kiyotaki Station (cable car), Takaosan Yakuo-in, Mt. Takao summit and 2 more places on foot and by train. Day trip. Listed costs: about ¥1,350 per person.

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1. Shinjuku Station (start)新宿駅Day 1 · 08:00

Take a Keio Line Special Express or Semi Special Express to Takaosanguchi

Itinerary

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08:001
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Take a Keio Line Special Express or Semi Special Express to Takaosanguchi
Train 50 min¥430Timetable
08:502
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Walk 5 min
09:003
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Every 15 minutes. The chairlift costs the same: ¥490 one way
Other 6 min¥490Timetable
09:154
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Walk 25 min
09:455
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About 20 min hereOfficial sitetakaosan.or.jp
Tengu statues. Try goma dango (sesame rice dumplings) on the approach
Walk 25 min
10:306
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About 30 min hereOfficial sitehkc.or.jp
Autumn leaves from mid to late November. Very crowded on weekends
Walk 1 hr 30 min
12:307
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About 90 minutes down on the Inariyama Trail
Walk 3 min
12:458
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About 2 hr 12 min hereOfficial sitetakaosan-onsen.jp
Day-use hot spring next to the station. Open 8:00–22:30
Walk 3 min
15:009
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Train 50 min¥430Timetable
16:0010
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Getting around and time at each stop

Shinjuku Station (start) → Takaosanguchi Station: Train 50 min (¥430)
Takaosanguchi Station → Kiyotaki Station (cable car): Walk 5 min
Kiyotaki Station (cable car) → Takaosan Station: Other 6 min (¥490)
Takaosan Station → Takaosan Yakuo-in: Walk 25 min
Takaosan Yakuo-in → Mt. Takao summit: Walk 25 min
Mt. Takao summit → Takaosanguchi Station (down via the Inariyama Trail): Walk 1 hr 30 min
Takaosanguchi Station (down via the Inariyama Trail) → Keio Takaosan Onsen Gokurakuyu: Walk 3 min
Keio Takaosan Onsen Gokurakuyu → Takaosanguchi Station: Walk 3 min
Takaosanguchi Station → Shinjuku Station (finish): Train 50 min (¥430)

Time at each stop (approx., includes free time): Takaosan Yakuo-in: about 20 min · Mt. Takao summit: about 30 min · Keio Takaosan Onsen Gokurakuyu: about 2 hr 12 min

Travel times are a guide. Check timetables on the day.

Listed costs per person, in yen

Transport: ¥1,350
Stay: ¥0
Admission: ¥0
Total: ¥1,350

Not a tour price. Meals may not be included.
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