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Kanto Area

Everything within reach of Tokyo: river boulders in Okutama, granite domes on the Yamanashi border, and the alpine valley climbers call Japan's Yosemite. Start with the map, then open the crag you are heading to.

3crags documented 1.5–3hfrom Shinjuku Apr–Novmain season
関東の岩場
関東道中図 — KANTO MAP

Pick your crag

Three crags, all reachable from Tokyo. Tap a pin for its coordinates and the area guide.

壱Tap a pin for coordinates and the area guideDRAG TO PAN · +/− TO ZOOM
Ukiyo-e style woodblock print of climbers on a river boulder at Mitake in autumn 壱TRAIN ONLY · DAY TRIP Mitake 御岳 River bouldering in Okutama, reachable from central Tokyo on one train line. The easiest first day outdoors in Japan. Open the guide → Ukiyo-e style woodblock print of a climber on a granite boulder in a night forest at Mizugaki, watched by yokai 弐CAR RECOMMENDED · 1–3 DAYS Mizugaki 瑞牆 Forest-floor granite blocks and slabs under the spires of Mizugakiyama, on the Yamanashi side of the range. Open the guide → Ukiyo-e style woodblock print of a climber high on a granite boulder among birch trees at Ogawayama 参CAR RECOMMENDED · 2–5 DAYS Ogawayama 小川山 Japan's granite valley in Kawakami, Nagano — boulders, slabs and multi-pitch, all from one campground. Open the guide →
道中の心得 — BEFORE YOU GO

Three things that apply everywhere in Kanto

Read the Five Rules
Every Kanto crag has lost parking before. Use the designated lot or take the train.
Mountain shops, campgrounds and buses are cash-only, and phone reception drops in the valleys. Download maps in town.
Boulders are graded in kyu and dan. Check the converter before you pick a project.