Atago Tengu Forest - Kasama

The parking lot is very large and the night view and daytime view are wonderful! When the cherry blossoms bloom, it seems to be very busy and I think it is a popular spot! There are other playsets and accommodations, so I think you can enjoy it even with children!

I visit every year during the cherry blossom season. Located on the summit of Mt. Atago, the parking lot is large and you can enjoy the cherry blossoms that bloom slowly in the mountains. There is a faint hope that shops that enjoy light meals, such as dumplings, will open even during the season. That's why I don't have one star, but I'm satisfied with everything else!

We arrived at our destination, Atagoyama. It was a pretty uphill on the way. I didn't have time, so I climbed desperately. Lol In spring, the beautiful cherry blossoms bloom from the middle to the top of Mt. Atago, and the mountain is dyed pink. Moreover, because the flowering time shifts due to the difference in altitude, you can enjoy the flowers for a long time, and it looks like a cherry blossom climbing a mountain. Atago Shrine, located on the summit of Mt. Atago, is said to be one of the three major fire protection shrines in Japan, and is said to have been built in the first year of Daido (806). There is a legend that Tengu and others lived on Mt. Atago in the olden days, and there are many places related to Tengu. One of them is Ishison, which is said to be the place of training for tengu, on the rock, which is a little in the middle of a long staircase called Hyakugaki. Ema A long time ago, when Mt. Atago was called Mt. Iwama, along with Mt. Tsukuba and Mt. Kaba, this was one of the Tengu Shugendo halls. At first, five tengu lived here, but the number gradually increased to 12, and eventually one tengu joined from Chorakuji, and 13 large and small tengu lived there, and it is called "Juso Tengu". It became like. The tengu and others take a feather fan and climb into the clouds, fly in the sky faster than an arrow, destroy the demons, save the seriously sick by the techniques learned through rigorous training, predict the weather and foresee the fertility of crops. And made people happy. Even now, there are 13 stone shrines called "Juso Tengu Shrine" and Sekison, which is said to be the place of tengu training, on the back side of the Iizuna Shrine. It is said that the appearance of a tengu is invisible to humans, but if you take a walk in the tengu forest, you may meet it. Lol In addition, if you go up the stairs behind Atago Shrine, you will find Iitsuna Shrine. The construction is unknown, but it can be confirmed that it has existed since the Edo period, as it appears in a document called "New Hitachi Kokugyo" in the Edo period. In addition, near the top of the mountain, there is Atago Tengu Forest, which has a large parking lot, accommodation facilities, a forest house, a public toilet, and an observation deck with a panoramic view of the Pacific Ocean, and is visited by many people throughout the four seasons. about it. I went down to Takiiri Fudoson, but the road was narrow and moss was growing. It's not suitable for climbing by car.