Tsuru Pass

鶴峠
鶴峠
English: Tsuru Pass
	鶴峠 - Tsuru Pass（November 2011）
Elevation	870 m (2,854 ft) Japan; Kosuge, Yamanashi, Kitatsuru District, Yamanashi Prefecture
Range	Okuchichibu Mountains
Coordinates	35°43′52″N 138°58′35″E / 35.73111°N 138.97639°E
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Tsuru Pass (鶴峠, Tsuru-tōge) is a mountain pass in Kosuge, Yamanashi, Kitatsuru District, Yamanashi Prefecture, at an altitude of 870m. Yamanashi Prefectural Road 18 runs through the pass.

Outline

The Shirasawa River (part of the Tama River system), flows north of the mountain pass, and the Tsuru River (part of the Sagami River system) flows to the south. The pass is a watershed dividing Tokyo Bay and Sagami Bay and is also the source of Tokyo's water supply. Several trails start here, including those to Mount Mitō,^[1] Matsuhime Pass^[2] and Mount Narakura.^[3]

The old road, passes through the pass, connects Tabayama and Kosuge, Yamanashi with Uenohara, wasn't open to vehicular traffic. Yamanashi Prefectural Route 18 has been built by Yamanashi prefecture for the use of motorists. Nagasaku Kannon Hall, was built in the Heian period, is in the pass and is an Important Cultural Property (Japan).^[4]

No.	Via	Destination	Company	Note
Nagasaku Line	Nagasaku	Iio	Kosuge Village-Run Bus^[5]	Routes to Hashidate-ue (via Kosuge-no-Yu) and Iio on weekdays mornings. No service on Sundays.
Nagasaku Line	Kosuge-no-Yu	Hashidate-ue	Kosuge Village-Run Bus^[5]
Uenohara Line	Kosuge-no-Yu	Matsuhime Pass	Fujikyu Bus	Runs on holidays only from April through July and from September through December.
Uenohara Line	Yuzurihara	Uenohara Station	Fujikyu Bus

^ vitellus, Author (May 25, 2019). "Tsuru Pass to Okutama Lake & Monkeys, Yamanashi & Tokyo Prefectures, Sat May 25 2019". Hiking around Tokyo. Archived from the original on November 29, 2020. Retrieved 2020-11-29. {{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)
^ Trail Guide
^ Trail route map
^ Nagasaku Kannondo
^ (Timetable)