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The areas around Okutama and Mitake stations receive the most visitors, but the smaller stations in between are also good for hiking in the hills or enjoying riverside scenery and camping.
Lake Okutama, (奥多摩湖)located behind a large dam on the Tama River, is the largest lake in Tokyo; the western end of the lake extends into Yamanashi. Regular buses are available from Okutama Station (20 min). There's also a mostly gentle 9-km hiking trail called the "Mukashi-michi" (昔道) that can get you there in about 4 hours.
Hiking trails lead to the top of Mount Ozen (1,405 m) and Mount Otake (1,267 m), two of the tallest mountains in Tokyo.
The Nippara Caves (日原鍾乳洞), full of stalagmites and stalactites, can be reached by bus.
Mount Mitake (御岳山) (929 m) is famous for the mountaintop Mitake Shrine. If you don't want to hike up the mountain, a ropeway and bus service cover most of the distance between the shrine and Mitake Station on the Ome Line. On a clear day you can see all of Tokyo as well as Nikko's peaks to the northeast. From the mountaintop there are trails, some quite strenuous, that can make for a good half-day of hiking.
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