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TOP > Shopping & Sightseeing > Tanzawa-Oyama
Oyama is located at the eastern end of the Tanzawa Range. This pyramid-shaped mountain is visible from the sea and has been worshipped by seafarers from ancient times. The mountain is also known as Afuri-san (lit. "rain-making mountain") and people pray to it for rain. The top of Oyama affords a panoramic vista of the Sagami Plain, and on clear days climbers can enjoy the view all the way to the Izu Peninsula, the Boso Peninsula and Mount Fuji. The Oyama cable car operates partway up the mountain, and the approach to Oyama is lined with lodgings and souvenir shops all the way to Oyama cable station. One of the best-known souvenirs from Oyama is the Oyama top, a folk toy produced here since the Edo period (1603-1868). Tofu made from the clear waters of Oyama is also popular.
Tanzawa-Oyama Sightseeing
Oyama Afuri Shrine: A shrine to the gods of sea transport, fishing, farming, commerce and industry and sake-making, at the top of Oyama.
Oyama cable car: Covers the distance between Oyama cable and Afuri Shrine in 6 minutes.
Oyama climbing trail: The trail from the cable car to the top of the mountain.
Sightseeing Map
Access
- ■Tokyo (Shinjuku) to Isehara
- By “Romancecar” limited express:
45 min.
Transfer at Hon-Atsugi; Isehara is a 5-minute ride from there.
60 minutes by express (no reserved seats).
* From Isehara, the start of the trail to Oyama is a 30-minute bus ride away.
Useful information Related pages
■Traffic
The limited express Romancecar, the most comfortable way of traveling from Shinjuku to Hakone-Yumoto, Enoshima, Kamakura and Numazu
■Sightseeing
Information on the Odakyu transport network and sightseeing spots
