Features of Metropolitan Takao-Jimba Natural Park

Takao-Jimba Natural Park was designated as a natural park in 1950. Some years later, a portion of the park was designated as Meiji no Mori Quasi-National Park. For this reason, the Metropolitan Takao-Jimba Natural Park and the Meiji no Mori Takao Quasi-National Park areas, which are adjacent to each other, are used and managed jointly.
This park houses an astonishing number of sites of natural and historical significance. Some of these include the mountain range running from Mt. Jinba, passing Mt. Kagenobu and reaching the Kohotoke Pass to trace the border between Kanagawa and Tokyo Prefecture; the ruins of Hachioji Castle on Mt. Shiroyama; the hilltop resting place of samurai Hojo Ujiteru; and the area around the Asa River.

Metropolitan Takao-Jinba Natural Park, established in 1950, is a large natural park with an area of 4,403 hectares. A part of the park is designated as Meiji-no-Mori Takao Quasi-National Park, and the park zones are close to each other. As a result, these two parks are used and managed as one park. The park includes mountains that form the boundary between Tokyo and Kanagawa Prefecture and extend from Mt. Jimba through Mt. Kagenobuyama to Kobotoke Pass. Forests cover most of the park in which the lush natural environment is being preserved. Although the mountains are not high, they have many undulations and contain the headwaters of the Asa River, so visitors can enjoy a variety of landscapes.