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13307 ／ひのはらむら

Tokyo 西多摩郡

Hinohara Village

A rock door that looks half-open.

Kanotoiwa

Photo by Takisaw (CC BY-SA 4.0)

01 ／ Kobayashi House

A lone house on a ridge about 750 m upshows how homes linked Tokyo and Yamanashi.

This mountain farmhouse stands on a ridge about 750 m above sea level and is thought to date from the early 18th century, says its official site. The Agency for Cultural Affairs notes it is said to have been home to a village officer: hip-and-gable roof, 14.8 m by 9.3 m. The village has owned it since 2006.

Important Cultural Property, Jan. 21, 1978
Thought to date from the early 18th century
About 750 m above sea level
Village-owned since 2006

02 ／ Checkpoint

The village entrance was as vital as a throat,so the checkpoint was called Kuchidome, "mouth-stop".

The tourist association writes that a checkpoint was set up in 1623 on an old road over a mountain ridge to Kai Province (now Yamanashi), to guard Edo. A site designated by the village, it is said to have had a gate, guardhouse, notice board and bend; a gate has been rebuilt beside the village office.

Set up in 1623, per the tourist association
Village-designated historic site, Aug. 7, 1976
Gate rebuilt in September 1993

03 ／ Hossawa Falls

Of a four-tier fall dropping 60 m,the path shows only the lowest tier.

The village site introduces a four-tier fall with a 60 m drop in the headwaters of the Aki River, and says the walking path reaches the lowest tier, about 23.3 m high. It is among Japan's 100 Waterfalls, and the site notes it is also known for freezing in winter.

60 m drop, four tiers
Lowest tier about 23.3 m
Among Japan's 100 Waterfalls
Freezes in winter

Hinohara Village from the sky

Now and 1974–78. Tap a photo to zoom in.

Now1974–78

Wide (about 6 km across)

Close (about 1.5 km across)

Now (shot October–November 2020)Shot 1974–78

Source: Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI) GSI Tiles（全国最新写真（シームレス）／国土画像情報（第一期：1974〜1978年撮影））

Open in GSI Maps (now)Open in GSI Maps (1974–78)

Living here

No station; 18 minutes by bus from Musashi-Itsukaichi.

about 2,000 people
Rural district town

The village has no railway station. The Nishi Tokyo Bus from Musashi-Itsukaichi Station to the gateway stop, Motoshuku Yakuba-mae, takes 18 minutes at the fastest on daily services. Motoshuku Yakuba-mae is the stop nearest the village office.

People living here: 2,003people
Area: 105.41km²
Households: 835households
Rent (average for rentals): —
Healthcare: 0 hospitals ／ 3 clinics

Area and habitable land at the same scalee-Stat B1101 / B1103

Children waiting for childcare: —1 nurseries and similar
Home purchase subsidy: —
Average annual temperature: —

These 3 items are waiting on a nationwide data source. We do not fill them with estimates.

ACCESS

Where you can go from here.

Hinohara Village in Japan35.727°N 139.149°E

to Musashi-ItsukaichiLocal bus18min

Travel times follow 西東京バス（バスナビ・NAVITIME配信）の発着時刻表『武蔵五日市駅から本宿役場前』（snode=00042639・gnode=00042649）を2026-10-23（金）・10-24（土）・10-25（日）で引いた。平日・土曜・日曜とも、毎日運転の定期便の最速は18分（平日05:16発05:34着ほか・土日06:10発06:28着ほか）。『都民の森急行バス（休園日運休）』の17分は運転日の注記つきなので採らない。日中の便は20分。 (checked 2026-10-22). They vary by time of day.

Shape

Borders 5 municipalities across 2 prefectures.

Territory of Hinohara Village

Boundaries: National Land Numerical Information (Administrative Area Data), MLIT. Processed by Machigatari.

North to south

12.5km

Tokyo: Okutama Town, Akiruno City, Hachioji City
Yamanashi Prefecture: Uenohara City
Kanagawa Prefecture: Sagamihara City

Hinohara Village isthis kind of town.

01Kanotoiwa is a gorge of the Kanoto River where rock walls about 100 m high rise on both sides; the village list gives it as a Tokyo Metropolitan Natural Monument (Feb. 13, 1960). The tourist association notes two theories of the name
02Kobayashi House, on a ridge about 750 m up, is thought to date from the early 18th century and is an Important Cultural Property per the Agency for Cultural Affairs (Jan. 21, 1978). A gate of the Kuchidome checkpoint, a village-designated site, is rebuilt beside the village office
03Hossawa Falls drops 60 m in four tiers, of which the path shows the lowest, about 23.3 m. The village site says it is also known for freezing in winter

If something caught your eye, ask the town itself.

Hinohara Village official site ↗Wikipedia ↗

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