Shinjuku → Takao in one go
A solo hiker documented a 9‑hour trek from Shinjuku to Takao Station on the Keio Line, and says the route helped him reach 1,950 stations total — the post drew 5.8k likes and 551 reposts for its scenic payoff (x.com). It’s an easy‑to‑replicate urban‑to‑mountain day adventure for city travellers who want a long walk with train access at either end (x.com).
The road distance between Shinjuku and Takaosanguchi is about 45 km, according to routing services that model driving and walking corridors. (rome2rio.com) Keio runs limited‑express services between Shinjuku and the Mount Takao terminus that take roughly 49–60 minutes and cost about ¥430 one way, providing a fast rail alternative to the corridor the post followed. (support.google.com) Takaosanguchi Station is the Keio Takao Line terminal and was rebuilt in 2015 with a large cedar timber canopy designed by architect Kengo Kuma; the renovation was completed in April 2015. (spoon-tamago.com) The Keio Takao Line itself runs about 8.6 km between Kitano and Takaosanguchi, while the station sits roughly 44.7 km from Shinjuku on Keio’s network records. (en.wikipedia.org) The X account behind the post has a pattern of lengthy rail‑corridor walks: earlier threads show an 11‑hour, 15‑minute walk out of Ōmiya and a separate 12‑hour, 44‑minute walk that tracked the Tōkaidō corridor, indicating repeated long‑distance “rail‑walking” posts. (search.yahoo.co.jp) Mount Takao attracts roughly 2.6 million visitors per year, and the renovated station includes tourist facilities and shops that make the urban‑to‑mountain route a common day‑trip for city travellers. (japantravel.navitime.com)
