'Tanzawa'(
Japanese:丹沢:spelled same in
romaji) is a mountain area, in the
KantÅ region. Although the name is not formally recognized by the
authorities, it covers the Northwestern part of
Kanagawa Prefecture and it touches the prefectural borders of
Shizuoka Prefecture to the West and the
Yamanashi prefecture to the North.
The most frequented
peak by the
climbers is
Toonodake (
Japanese: æãƒŽå²³,1491m.; spelled same in
romaji: ) in the Eastern part, mainly due to its easier
transportation access.
The climbers come from various parts of the
county, but there have been a growing number of international climbers.
The Western part is less often visited, but offers the opportunity of
river trekking or
sawanobori (沢登: spelled same in
romaji).