Musashi Mitake Shrine & Mount Mitake Peak, Ome, Tokyo

About this place

Live Camera | Musashi Mitake Shrine Summit, Ome, Tokyo, Japan. Perched at 929 meters atop Mount Mitake in western Tokyo's Chichibu-Tama-Kai National Park, Musashi Mitake Shrine has been a revered spiritual sanctuary for mountain ascetics for two millennia. Renowned as a sacred haven protecting beloved dogs, the shrine welcomes pilgrims and pets along towering cedar paths. Historic shukubo pilgrim lodges serve crisp Mitake spring-water soba, grilled river char (yamame), and wild mountain vegetable tempura.

✦ Must-Visit Highlights:

▸ Ancient Sacred Peak Sanctuary at 929 Meters: Pray at the vermilion mountaintop shrine dedicated to the protective White Wolf deity (Ooguchi Magami).

▸ Beloved Canine Blessing Pilgrimage & Cedar Avenues: Walk peaceful flagstone paths alongside towering century-old cryptomeria trees.

▸ Pristine Spring Buckwheat Soba & Mountain River Yamame: Savor refreshing handmade noodles and salt-roasted mountain trout in historic pilgrim lodges.