Discover Mt. Takao with English-speaking locals who love the mountain.
✅ English-speaking local volunteers
✅ Nature, history & sacred traditions
✅ Stories beyond guidebooks
✅ Free guiding service
✅ Solo guest welcome
Upcoming Scheduled Group Tours including our regular monthly tours (3rd Sunday of the Month) and additional seasonal tours.
Sunday, October 18 2026 ✴️
Satudray, November 7 2026 ✴️
Sunday, November 15 2026
Sunday, December 6 2026
Sunday, December 20 2026
Tours marked with ✴️ are now open for booking. Please check JOIN OUR TOUR for the details
Our FREE English Guided Tour to Mt. Takao could definitely be one of the highlights of your trip to Japan.
Mt. Takao is (i) the world most-climbed mountain welcoming some 3 million visitors per year and (ii) awarded the highest rank of 3 stars in the Michelin Green Guide as a tourist destination along with Mt. Fuji, which is thanks to:
Easy access from the center of Tokyo
Remarkably rich biodiversity represented by some 1,600 kinds of flowering plant
Unique cultural landscape featuring the fusion of Buddhism and the Japanese mountain worship derived from Shinto, the indigenous religion of Japan (Shugendo)