Dodaira Observatory

Hidden high standard camping ground

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Since it is located up the mountain, the view is good, and if it is sunny, the night view and the starry sky are the best. Even in the rain, I had a rare experience of looking down at the rainbow from above after the rain. It was cheap for a tent night, but there is a large refrigerator, and there are tables and chairs in the roofed kitchen, which is very convenient. There is no hot water, but there is a gas stove, detergent and soap, and it is a high standard campsite. In the case of staying in a tent, you can't take a bath, only a simple shower ...

as a training course

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It is a place loved by the citizens of the prefecture as a bicycle, running, and trekking course. It is quite crowded except in midwinter. Meals are seasonally served. It is also famous for astronomical mania because you can stay and observe astronomical objects.

I experienced Dohei paraglider.

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I went by free shuttle car from Kawagoe, but it took about an hour and a half, and it feels a little far away. It's a winding mountain road on the way, so I think drunk people get drunk. The school is run by uncles over 60 years old. Please note that neither vending machines nor food are sold. Please note that you will have trouble drinking when you move in the summer. I think there was a water supply.

You can have BBQ and camping.

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There is a campsite where you can stay at the Dohei Observatory, which overlooks the Kanto Plain, and you can also have BBQ. You can also stay at the observatory. BBQ while looking at the Shinjuku skyscrapers and Tokyo Sky Tree in the distance is the best. A car is good to go

Trailer, self-driving car, car

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I took the eagle bus from Ogawamachi Station on the Tobu Tojo Line to Shiraishi Shako depot, and from there I climbed by two legs via Shiraishi Pass. At the top of Mt. Dohira, there are observatory (not used as observatory now), paraglider fields, barbecue facilities, etc. It was sunny in winter, so the 360-degree view was wonderful. I saw a person who climbed by bicycle, so maybe it's a famous place in that line? Of course, some people were climbing by car, so this wonderful view is easy ...