# Things to see in Hachiōji (Japan): 155 places and when to go

> Hachiōji is a city in Japan with around 579,000 inhabitants, and this site lists 155 places in and around it, mainly Mountains (73), Nature (69), Hiking (34). The best known are Mount Kumotori, Mount Takao and Lake Yamanaka. The best time to come is April to May and October; also possible: November to March and June to September. In June there are 14 h 24 of daylight, and in December, 9 h 36. Here is what there is, when to go, how to get there and what else is nearby.

- Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/hachioji/
- Reviewed on: 2026-10-02
- Language: en

## In a nutshell

- **Where:** Japan · 35.6577, 139.3261
- **Population:** About 579,000
- **Places:** 155 places on this site, in the town and around it.
- **What people come for:** [Mountains](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/montana/) (73) · [Nature](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/naturaleza/) (69) · [Hiking](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/senderismo/) (34) · [Hot springs](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/termal/) (16) · [With kids](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/familia/) (11) · [Museums and art](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/museos/) (10)
- **Best time:** April to May and October.
- **Also possible:** November to March and June to September.
- **Nearest airport:** HND Tokyo, 43 km as the crow flies
- **Highest point:** Mount Karamatsuo, at 2,109 m.

## What to see in Hachiōji

The places in and around Hachiōji, best known first, each with its own page: what it is, when to go and what is next to it. Distances are from the centre, as the crow flies.

- [Mount Kumotori](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mt-kumotori/): Mountain in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan · 41 km
- [Mount Takao](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mount-takao/): Mountain in Tokyo, Japan · 8.3 km
- [Lake Yamanaka](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/lake-yamanaka/): Lake in Yamanakako, Chūbu region, Japan · 49 km
- [Mount Mitake](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/monte-mitake/): Mountain in Tokyo, Japan · 21 km
- [Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/museo-edo-tokyo-de-arquitectura-al-aire-libre/): Museums and art · 18 km
- [Tokyo Fuji Art Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/tokyo-fuji-art-museum/): Art museum in Tokyo, Japan · 3.2 km
- [Tama Zoological Park](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/parque-zoologico-tama/): Park · 6.7 km
- [Sanrio Puroland](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/sanrio-puroland/): Amusement park in Tama New Town, Tokyo, Japan · 10 km
- [TAMA 300](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/tama-300/): Gravitational wave detector · 19 km
- [Mount Ōyama](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mt-oyama/): Mountain in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan · 26 km
- [Mount Tanzawa](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mt-tanzawa/): Mountain in Japan · 25 km
- [Yomiuriland](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/yomiuri-land/): Japanese amusement park near Tokyo · 18 km
- [Hachiōji Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/castillo-hachioji/): Building in Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan · 6.7 km
- [Mount Hiru](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mt-hirugatake/): Mountain in Japan · 26 km
- [Mount Bukō](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mt-buko/): Mountain in Saitama Prefecture, Japan · 39 km
- [Mount Tō](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mt-tounodake/): Mountain in Japan · 27 km
- [Ohanabatake Station](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/ohanabatake/): Railway station in Chichibu, Saitama prefecture, Japan · 43 km
- [Mount Shindainichi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mt-shindainichi/): Mountain in Japan · 27 km
- [Oshino Hakkai](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/oshino-hakkai/): Springs in Oshino, Yamanashi, Japan · 50 km
- [Mount Myōjin](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mount-myojin/): Mountain in Japan · 49 km
- [PokéPark Kanto](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/pokepark-kanto/): Planned theme park in Tokyo, Japan · 18 km
- [Buaisō](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/buaiso/): Building in Machida, Tokyo, Japan · 16 km
- [Mount Hinode](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/hinode-yama/): Mountain in Japan · 20 km
- [Kodaira Hirakushi Denchu Art Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/hirakushi-denchu-art-museum/): Art museum in Tokyo, Japan · 15 km

And the other 131, by what you come to do:

- **Museums and art**: [Machida City Museum of Graphic Arts](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/machida-city-museum-of-graphic-arts/), [Fuji Motorsports Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/fuji-motor-sports-museum/), [Showa Retro Packaging Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/showa-retro-packaging-museum/), [Gyokudō Art Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/gyokudo-art-museum/), [Okutama Mizu-to-Midori-no-Fureaikan](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/okutama-water-and-green-museum/), [Hadano Visitor Centre](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/hadano-visitor-centre/)
- **Nature**: [Mount Gozen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mount-gozen/), [Mount Kawanori](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mt-kawanori/), [Mount Odake](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mt-odake/), [Mount Ōno](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mt-oono/), [Nippara cave](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/nippara-limestone-cave/), [Mount Takanosu](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/takanosu-yama/), [Mount Kagenobu](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kagenobu-yama/), [Mount Azegamaru](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mt-azegamaru/), [Mount Bukka](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mt-bukka-san/), [Gyōjaga Take](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mt-gyoja/), [Mount Hinokiboramaru](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mt-hinokiboramaru/), [Mount Karamatsuo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mt-karamatsuo/), [Mount Komotsurushi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mt-komotsurushi/), [Mount Mishōtai](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mt-mishotai/), [Mount Myōhō](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mt-myohogatake/), [Mount Nabewari](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mt-nabewariyama/), [Mount Shakushi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mt-shakushi/), [Mount Takamizu](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mt-takamizu/), [Mount Wanakura](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mt-wanagura/), [Yakeyama](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mt-yakeyama/), [Mount Mutsuishi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mutsuishiyama/), [Mount Chichibu-Ontake](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/chichibu-ontakesan/), [Mount Momokura](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/momokurayama/), [Mount Sōgaku](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mount-sogaku/), [Mount Yagura](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mount-yagura/), [Byōbuiwa Yama](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mt-byobuiwa/), [Mount Daigomaru](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mt-daigomaru/), [Mount Dohyo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mt-dohyo/), [Mount Himetsugi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mt-himetsugi/), [Mount Ishiwari](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mt-ishiwari/), [Mount Iwatakeishi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mt-iwatakeishi/), [Mount Karasuo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mt-karasuo/), [Mount Kirimogamine](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mt-kirimogamine/), [Mount Kumakura](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mt-kumakura/), [Mount Makiyose](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mt-makiyose/), [Mount Nanatsuishi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mt-nanatsuishi/), [Mount Ninotō](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mt-ninoto/), [Mount Ōmochi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mt-ohmochi/), [Mount Sannoto](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mt-sannoto/), [Mount Shiraiwa](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mt-shiraiwa/), [Mt. Shoto](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mt-shoto/), [Mount Sodehira](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mt-sodehira/), [Kobotoke Pass](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kobotoke-touge/), [Mount Kuratake](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kuratakeyama/), [Kuroyama](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kuroyama/), [Mount Ichimichi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mount-ichimichi/), [Mount Usuki](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mount-usuki/), [Gongen-yama](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mt-gongen/), [Mt. Kibigara](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mt-kibigara/), [Mt. Nanakuni](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mt-nanakuni/), [Mt. Narakura](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mt-narakura/), [Mount Ogi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mt-ogi/), [Mt. Rengyo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mt-rengyo/), [Mount Sengen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mt-sengen/), [Mt. Takegawa](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mt-takegawa/), [Moss Pink Hill](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/pink-moss-hill/), [Mount Ōdera](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mt-otera/), [Nature Observation Garden](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/nature-observation-garden/)
- **With kids**: [Seibu-en](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/seibuen-yuenchi/), [Tokyo Summerland](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/tokyo-summer-land/), [Hamura Zoo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/parque-zoologico-de-hamura/), [Machida Squirrel Garden](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/machida-squirrel-garden/), [Lake Sagami Pleasure Forest](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mori-mori/), [Rainbow Pool](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/rainbow-pool/), [Wonderful Nature Village](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/wonderful-nature-village/)
- **Temples**: [Chichibu Shrine](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/chichibu-shrine/), [Musashi Mitake Shrine](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/santuario-musashi-mitake/), [Mitsumine Shrine](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mitsumine-shrine/), [Shiofune Kannon Temple](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/shiofune-kannon-temple/), [Shorin-ji Temple](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/chichibu-no-15-shorin-ji/), [Houn-ji Temple](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/chichibu-no-30-hou-unji/), [Kinshō-ji Temple](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/chichibu04-kinsho-ji/), [Taiyō-ji Temple](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/taiyo-ji-temple/)
- **Mountains**: [Sonbutsu Sanso](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/sonbutsu-sanso/), [Hanatate Sanso](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/hanatate-sanso/), [Kumotori emergency lodge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kumotori-emergency-lodge/), [Kumotori-Sanso Lodge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kumotori-sanso-lodge/), [Miharashi Chaya](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/miharashi-chaya/), [Nanatsuishi-Koya Lodge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/nanatsuishi-koya-lodge/), [Shinonome-sanso](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/shinonome-sanso/), [Yushin Lodge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/yushin-lodge/)
- **Hot springs**: [Keio Takaosan Onsen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/keio-takaosan-onsen-gokurakuyu/), [Asahi-yu](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/asahi-yu/), [Bikan](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/bikan/), [Fujimi-yu](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/fujimi-yu/), [Hatono-yu](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/hatono-yu/), [Hinohara Onsen Center Kazumanoyu Hot Springs](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/hinohara-onsen-center-kazumanoyu-hot-springs/), [Kodaira-yokujou](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kodaira-yokujou/), [Matsuba Yokujo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/matsuba-yokujo/), [Miho-yu](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/miho-yu/), [Momono-yu](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/momono-yu/), [Nukui-yu](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/nukui-yu/), [Sawarabinoyu](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/sawarabinoyu/), [Seibu-Chichibu](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/seibu-chichibu/), [Showa-yu](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/showa-yu/), [Yura-No Sato](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/yura-no-sato/)
- **Food and drink**: [Hinohara Factory (Shochu Brewery/Shop)](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/hinohara-factory-shochu-brewery-shop/), [Ozawa Sake Brewery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/ozawa-sake-brewery/)
- **Hiking**: [KFT - K10 - Ootadoukan Hinatayakushi no michi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kft-k10-ootadoukan-hinatayakushi-no-michi/), [KFT - K11 - Jyunreitouge no michi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kft-k11-jyunreitouge-no-michi/), [KFT - K12 - Tannzawa sannkai touhenn no michi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kft-k12-tannzawa-sannkai-touhenn-no-michi/), [KFT - K13 - Yamazato kara Tukuiko heno michi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kft-k13-yamazato-kara-tukuiko-heno-michi/), [KFT - K14 - Mine no Yakushi heno michi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kft-k14-mine-no-yakushi-heno-michi/), [KFT - K15 - Kouboudaishi to Tanzawa he no michi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kft-k15-kouboudaishi-to-tanzawa-he-no-michi/), [KFT - K16 - Ooyamamairi Youmou no michi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kft-k16-ooyamamairi-youmou-no-michi/), [KFT - K17 - Houjyou Takeda kassenn no michi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kft-k17-houjyou-takeda-kassenn-no-michi/), [KFT - S1 - Suigen no michi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kft-s1-suigen-no-michi/), [KFT - S13 - Kougen bokujyou wo touru michi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kft-s13-kougen-bokujyou-wo-touru-michi/), [KFT - S5 - Ookiriyama he noboru michi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kft-s5-ookiriyama-he-noboru-michi/), [KFT - S6 - Binoyama kouen wo otozureru michi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kft-s6-binoyama-kouen-wo-otozureru-michi/), [KFT - Saitama](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kft-saitama/), [KFT - TK1 - Mizuumi no michi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kft-tk1-mizuumi-no-michi/), [KFT - TK2 - Tori no michi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kft-tk2-tori-no-michi/), [KFT - TK3 - Fujimi no michi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kft-tk3-fujimi-no-michi/), [KFT - TK6 - Sugi no kokage no michi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kft-tk6-sugi-no-kokage-no-michi/), [KFT - TK7 - Yamakusa no michi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kft-tk7-yamakusa-no-michi/), [Kōshū Kaidō](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/koshu-douchu/), [Mt Takao to Mt Jinba](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mt-takao-to-mt-jinba/), [Ridge trail to Mitosan](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/ridge-trail-to-mitosan/), [Shiraiwa Hut (Ruined)](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/shiraiwa-hut-ruined/), [Stone Ridge Traverse](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/stone-ridge-traverse/), [Takanosu Hut (non staffed)](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/takanosu-hut-non-staffed/), [Tama Yokoyama no michi Promenade](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/tama-yokoyama-no-michi-promenade/), [Toridaniya Hut](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/toridaniya-hut/)
- **History**: [Class 951 Shinkansen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/shinkansen-test-vehicle-951-1/)

## When to go to Hachiōji

The best time to visit Hachiōji is **April to May and October**; also possible: November to March and June to September. This comes from its own places: a month counts as the town's best time when it is the best time for half of what there is to see.

| Mes | Época | Hours of daylight |
| --- | --- | --- |
| January | Possible | 9 h 50 |
| February | Possible | 10 h 42 |
| March | Possible | 11 h 44 |
| April | Best time | 12 h 55 |
| May | Best time | 13 h 53 |
| June | Possible | 14 h 24 |
| July | Possible | 14 h 11 |
| August | Possible | 13 h 21 |
| September | Possible | 12 h 13 |
| October | Best time | 11 h 04 |
| November | Possible | 10 h 05 |
| December | Possible | 9 h 36 |

In June there are 14 h 24 of daylight, and in December, 9 h 36. In April, 149 of the 155 places are at their best.

When to go to Japan in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/#cuando-ir).

## Getting to Hachiōji

The nearest main airport is Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND, Tokyo), 43 km as the crow flies. How to get around Japan (train, car, bus) is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/#moverse), and what to sort out before you leave is in [its checklist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/#antes-de-salir).

- [Where it is](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=35.6577%2C139.3261)
- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=35.6577%2C139.3261)

## Other towns nearby

- [Kawagoe, Saitama](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kawagoe/): 45 places · 33 km
- [Yokohama](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/yokohama/): 130 places · 36 km
- [Kawasaki, Kanagawa](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kawasaki/): 42 places · 37 km
- [Tokyo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/tokio/): 287 places · 38 km
- [Kōfu](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kofu/): 88 places · 67 km
- [Shizuoka](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/shizuoka-2/): 44 places · 84 km

And all of Japan, in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/).

## Frequently asked questions

### What is there to see in Hachiōji?

The best known: [Mount Kumotori](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mt-kumotori/), [Mount Takao](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mount-takao/), [Lake Yamanaka](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/lake-yamanaka/), [Mount Mitake](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/monte-mitake/), [Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/museo-edo-tokyo-de-arquitectura-al-aire-libre/). In all, 155 places in the town and around it, all on your trip map from day one.

### When is the best time to visit Hachiōji?

April to May and October; also possible: November to March and June to September. In June there are 14 h 24 of daylight, and in December, 9 h 36.

### How do you get to Hachiōji?

The nearest main airport is Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND), 43 km away. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=35.6577%2C139.3261) opens the route on the map.

### How do I add it to my trip?

Create a trip with Hachiōji as the destination and these 155 places are on your map, each with its category. The ones you like go into a day's plan with one tap, and Kokai reminds you when you pass nearby.

Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), licensed under the ODbL, from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/), CC0, cities from [Natural Earth](https://www.naturalearthdata.com/) and airports from [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/). Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).