Accessing the Okutama Area

By train, it takes about two hours to get to the Okutama area from Shinjuku on the JR Ome line. By car, it takes about two hours from Shinjuku via the Chuo and Ken-o Expressways, and national route 411. To get to the entrance of the Kamozawa trail, which takes you to the top of Mt. Kumotori, the highest peak in Tokyo, take a bus from Okutama Station on the JR Ome line, and get off at the Kamozawa bus stop. The bus ride takes about 35 minutes. By car, take the Ken-o Expressway to Ome Interchange, and then take national route 411. It takes about 1 hour and 30 minutes from Ome Interchange.