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Mitake

International > Asia > Japan > Tokyo Prefecture

Description

This area is a river bed with sun on the north side and shade on the south side. The climbing season is from late Sept - May. The summer time is too hot and humid to get any type of friction on the rock. Rock is Chert, a highly river polished edgy slopey crimpy area.

Getting There

Take the Ome line train from Tachikawa Tokyo to Mitake and walk south towards the riverbed.

Routes from Left to Right

V10-11 8A
 1
● In Tokyo!
Boulder
V12-13 8B
 0
● In Tokyo! Low
Boulder
V8 7B
 0
● Cho Egoïst
Boulder
V7 7A+
 2
● Egoïst
Boulder
V8 7B
 0
● Haruka Ego
Boulder
V8 7B
 1
● Haruka
Boulder
V7 7A+
 0
● Mirage
Boulder
V8 7B
 0
● Shiranui
Boulder
V7 7A+
 4
● Hono
Boulder
V7 7A+
 0
● Sidewinder
Boulder
V4-5 6B+
 1
● Jiyu Rensu
Boulder
V4-5 6B+
 1
● Kokai
Boulder
V7 7A+
 0
● Elite
Boulder
V5-6 6C+
 1
● Nekosuna
Boulder
V7-8 7B
 0
● U
Boulder
V5-6 6C+
 2
● Tachi U
Boulder
V4-5 6B+
 0
● 2 Kyu Unose Boulder
Boulder
V4-5 6B+
 1
● 2 Kyu Unose Boulder
Boulder
V7 7A+
 0
● 1D variation Unose boulder
Boulder
V1 5
 1
● 5 Kyu Unose boulder
Boulder
V8-9 7B+
 0
● Unose traverse
Boulder
V4-5 6B+
 2
● Inochi kudasai center
Boulder
V7 7A+
 4
● Sunobori
Boulder
V8 7B
 0
● Haigyo
Boulder
V10-11 8A
 0
● Kaeru
Boulder
V5-6 6C+
 21
● Ninja Gaeshi
Boulder
V7- 7A+
 6
● Kodomo Gaeshi
Boulder
V9 7C
 1
● Kani
Boulder
V10 7C+
 0
● Kaeru
Boulder
V12 8A+
 0
● KaniMushi
Boulder
V10-11 8A
 1
● Mushi
Boulder
V3 6A
 2
● Mizu no Uta
Boulder
V3-4 6A+
 1
● Mami traverse
Boulder
V3-4 6A+
 9
● Mami right
Boulder
V3 6A
 1
● 3kyu Ninja area wall
Boulder
V4-5 6B+
 1
● 2kyu Ninja area wall
Boulder
V4-5 6B+
 2
● Katatsumuri かたつむり
Boulder
V8-9 7B+
 1
● Mizugiwa Kante
Boulder
V3-4 6A+
 6
● Toketta Softcream 3Q
Boulder
V7-8 7B
 0
● Toketta Softcream Traverse
Boulder
V7 7A+
 7
● Pinch Overhang
Boulder
V7-8 7B
 3
● Fat Attacker
Boulder
V7 7A+
 4
● Fat Blocker
Boulder
V3 6A
 5
● Pinchoverhang boulder 4Q
Boulder
V5-6 6C+
 5
● Mine No Yu
Boulder
V4 6B
 5
● New Soul
Boulder
V7-8 7B
 0
● Deadend Left
Boulder
V5-6 6C+
 7
● Deadend
Boulder
V7-8 7B
 0
● Teshigawaramika no Hansei
Boulder
V7 7A+
 1
● Falling Sky
Boulder
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● In Tokyo!
 1
V10-11 8A Boulder
● In Tokyo! Low
 0
V12-13 8B Boulder
● Cho Egoïst
 0
V8 7B Boulder
● Egoïst
 2
V7 7A+ Boulder
● Haruka Ego
 0
V8 7B Boulder
● Haruka
 1
V8 7B Boulder
● Mirage
 0
V7 7A+ Boulder
● Shiranui
 0
V8 7B Boulder
● Hono
 4
V7 7A+ Boulder
● Sidewinder
 0
V7 7A+ Boulder
● Jiyu Rensu
 1
V4-5 6B+ Boulder
● Kokai
 1
V4-5 6B+ Boulder
● Elite
 0
V7 7A+ Boulder
● Nekosuna
 1
V5-6 6C+ Boulder
● U
 0
V7-8 7B Boulder
● Tachi U
 2
V5-6 6C+ Boulder
● 2 Kyu Unose Boulder
 0
V4-5 6B+ Boulder
● 2 Kyu Unose Boulder
 1
V4-5 6B+ Boulder
● 1D variation Unose boulder
 0
V7 7A+ Boulder
● 5 Kyu Unose boulder
 1
V1 5 Boulder
● Unose traverse
 0
V8-9 7B+ Boulder
● Inochi kudasai center
 2
V4-5 6B+ Boulder
● Sunobori
 4
V7 7A+ Boulder
● Haigyo
 0
V8 7B Boulder
● Kaeru
 0
V10-11 8A Boulder
● Ninja Gaeshi
 21
V5-6 6C+ Boulder
● Kodomo Gaeshi
 6
V7- 7A+ Boulder
● Kani
 1
V9 7C Boulder
● Kaeru
 0
V10 7C+ Boulder
● KaniMushi
 0
V12 8A+ Boulder
● Mushi
 1
V10-11 8A Boulder
● Mizu no Uta
 2
V3 6A Boulder
● Mami traverse
 1
V3-4 6A+ Boulder
● Mami right
 9
V3-4 6A+ Boulder
● 3kyu Ninja area wall
 1
V3 6A Boulder
● 2kyu Ninja area wall
 1
V4-5 6B+ Boulder
● Katatsumuri かたつむり
 2
V4-5 6B+ Boulder
● Mizugiwa Kante
 1
V8-9 7B+ Boulder
● Toketta Softcream 3Q
 6
V3-4 6A+ Boulder
● Toketta Softcream Traverse
 0
V7-8 7B Boulder
● Pinch Overhang
 7
V7 7A+ Boulder
● Fat Attacker
 3
V7-8 7B Boulder
● Fat Blocker
 4
V7 7A+ Boulder
● Pinchoverhang boulder 4Q
 5
V3 6A Boulder
● Mine No Yu
 5
V5-6 6C+ Boulder
● New Soul
 5
V4 6B Boulder
● Deadend Left
 0
V7-8 7B Boulder
● Deadend
 7
V5-6 6C+ Boulder
● Teshigawaramika no Hansei
 0
V7-8 7B Boulder
● Falling Sky
 1
V7 7A+ Boulder

Photos [Hide ALL Photos]

Ninja boulder, Mitake
[Hide Photo] Ninja boulder, Mitake
A slow day in Mitake
[Hide Photo] A slow day in Mitake
Mimi boulder V3
[Hide Photo] Mimi boulder V3
A fun V3 on the Melting Softcream boulder. There are many variations to this problem.
[Hide Photo] A fun V3 on the Melting Softcream boulder. There are many variations to this problem.
A typical day at the Delashine Boulder, Bridge area. Many easy problems up to V3.
[Hide Photo] A typical day at the Delashine Boulder, Bridge area. Many easy problems up to V3.
The rt side of the Ninja boulder
[Hide Photo] The rt side of the Ninja boulder

Comments [Hide ALL Comments]

Jack Sullivan
Seattle, WA
[Hide Comment] For anyone visiting Tokyo, Mitake is a wonderful day trip for anyone trying to get out on the local rock. Crash pads can be rented through Maunga for about $10 a day and they sell guidebooks to the area as well.

One cautionary note is while this area claims to have over 100 boulders and over 400 problems, the overwhelming majority (probably 90+%) of the routes are VB-V1. Great for beginners but less great for those looking to project higher grades. Further, a lot of the higher graded problems just added low starts to the easy problems so it can be just two moves into a V0. In fact, most of the V4 and above boulders are catalogued on this page already.

Otherwise though, highly recommend this spot for anyone looking for a fun bouldering day trip. The setting is fantastic, there are enough fun problems, and it's super easy to get to from Tokyo. 10/10 would recommend Dec 24, 2024