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MOUNT NOKOGIRIYAMA HIKING AND TOKYO BAY FERRY CRUISE
March 8 @ 7:00 am - 7:00 pm
SAT • 8 MAR
COST BY AGE GROUP:
$55 (13 & Up)
$50 (6–12)
$35 (4–5)
$30 (3 & Under if a seat is needed)
ITINERARY:
Depart 7 a.m.
Umihotaru PA 9–9:30 a.m.
Mt Nokogiri 10:30–1:30 p.m. (Ropeway and free time)
Kanaya Port 1:45–3 p.m. (Lunch on your own)
Ferry 3:15–4 p.m.
Return 7 p.m.
The tour includes bus transportation, one way ropeway and temple admission. This trip involves a lot of walking up and down steps. Some paths on Mt. Nokogiri can get slippery and there are over 400 stone steps to get to the summit; steps are the only way up or down. Food at the port is mainly seafood, fresh and cooked Japanese style. If the ferry is canceled due to rough seas, the tour will take the Aqua Line Highway back. Built on a 650m island surrounded by 360º of water, the “Umihotaru Parking Area” is located about midway on the Tokyo Bay Aqua Line Expressway. It is a bridge/tunnel combination with an overall length of 14 km, which includes a 4.4 km bridge and a 9.6 km tunnel. It is the fourth longest underwater tunnel in the world. Mt Nokogiri and its mountain range is shaped like the teeth of a saw. A Buddhist temple, Nihon-ji, is located near the summit and it dates back to 725. The highlight of Mount Nokogiri is the Jigoku Nozoki, or “peak in hell”, is a thrilling view point located at the mountain top. There are over 400 steps to get to the top, so it’s not a walk in the park. There are over 2,600 stone steps altogether on this mountain. After “peaking at hell” we will take a look at the Buddha statue carved out of stone located towards the bottom of the mountain. At 102 ft (31 m) it is as tall as a tenstory building. Lunch will then be at the harbor and we’ll take the 40-minute ferry boat across Tokyo Bay.