The experience
Mt. Takao is 599 metres high and has been a mountain of worship for centuries. Yakuo-in, a temple founded in 744, stands about halfway up. Your guide is an internationally certified mountain guide from Tokyo Yamagawa DMC.
You ride the cable car up and walk to Yakuo-in, where you attend the Ogoma fire ritual in the main hall and hear a talk by a priest. Lunch is shojin cuisine in the temple's guest hall: ten small dishes and a dessert, made without meat or fish.
Then the summit, where Mt. Fuji shows on clear days, and down through the forest with a break for Yakuo-in herbal tea and local sweets. The tour ends at Takaosan Station, and you choose to walk down or ride.
On the day
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Cable car
About 6 minutes up to Takaosan Station.
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To Yakuo-in
About 30 minutes on foot, with slopes and stairs.
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Fire ritual and talk
The Ogoma ritual in the main hall, then a talk by a priest.
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Shojin lunch
About an hour in the temple's guest hall.
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The summit
About 30 minutes on foot, with views toward Mt. Fuji on clear days.
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Tea and the way down
Herbal tea and sweets on the trail, then about an hour back to Takaosan Station.
Guide price
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Per person, from | ¥78,075 |
- Includes the experience, lunch, facility charges, the guide and tax.
- There is a minimum of two guests. A booking for one pays the two-guest minimum.
- This is the lowest per-person rate. The final price depends on the number of guests and the date.
- Cable car tickets are bought on the day.
Good to know
- Booking deadline
- At least 2 days before.
- Cancellation
- Full refund up to 3 days before, by 17:00 Japan time. If the organisers cancel for weather, the fee is refunded in full.
- Language
- An English-speaking guide is included.
- What to wear
- Clothes and shoes you can walk in, such as trousers and trainers. The route has slopes and stairs.
- Weather
- The hike goes ahead in light rain. The organisers decide on cancellation, usually 48 hours before.
- Food and insurance
- Dietary restrictions and allergies cannot be catered for. The ritual and lunch may be shared with other visitors. Guests arrange their own insurance, and travel insurance is strongly advised.
What STAYGO does
- We arrange the day through Wabunka, the booking site the organisers use, and keep in touch with them about your date.
- We plan the train from your hotel to Takaosanguchi Station, where the day begins.
- We follow the weather call with the organisers and keep you informed.
This experience is paid in advance by credit card, in yen, through Wabunka, at the price they show. STAYGO adds nothing to it. Cable car tickets are paid on the day.
Arranged only as part of a STAYGO journey.
Details checked on the host's published page on 13 October 2026. Hosts set their own prices and terms and may change them. We confirm them again when we arrange your date, and nothing is confirmed until the host accepts it.
You pay hotels, ryokan, restaurants and guides directly, at their own rates. We add no markups and take no commissions. The Signature planning fee is USD 3,500 for your group, for a journey of 7–14 days. Longer or more complex journeys are planned as Bespoke.
