Mt Nokogiri — Rock Buddha
A 329-metre mountain on the Boso Peninsula whose summit ridge is jagged like a saw blade (nokogiri = saw). The mountain is covered in over 1,000 stone Buddhist carvings, a giant Daibutsu (31.05m — taller than Nara's), and a cliff-edge viewpoint called Jigoku-nozoki (Hell-gazing Overhang) where visitors are photographed dangling over a 100-metre drop.
2–3 hours
¥1,200 round-trip / ¥650 one-way (ropeway)
Ropeway: 9:00–17:00 year-round; on-foot trail: always accessible
Year-round (avoid typhoon season August–September)
Hamakanaya Station on JR Uchibo Line (90 min from Tokyo)
Location
Why Visit
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Jigoku-nozoki — a rock ledge that juts 100m over the cliff with zero barrier, the "Hell Peep" viewpoint
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A 31.5-metre Daibutsu carved in 1783 — Japan's largest stone Buddhist statue
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The ropeway ascent takes 4 minutes; 1,522 stone Rakan figures line the descent path
Local Tips
The 'saw mountain' has 1,500 Buddhist carvings cut into the rock face over 1,300 years — including the 31m Great Buddha of Nihon-ji (Japan's largest stone Buddha). The cliff-edge viewpoint ('Jigoku-nozoki' — Hell Peek) is one of Japan's most vertiginous experiences. Reach by Tokyo Bay Ferry from Kurihama (35 min) or Uchibo Line train.
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