A YAMAP activity log records a solo urban walk through Tokyo’s Jōtō area, from Kameari Station through Adachi, Katsushika and Edogawa wards to Tokyo Metro Shinozaki Station. Poor weather led the walker to drop a planned trip to the Tanzawa mountains and look instead for Fujizuka, including mounds not registered on YAMAP. The log calls this the first in a series and says starting at Kameari—a first for the walker—was worthwhile because the project was the reason for going. Original activity log: https://yamap.com/activities/52602115
The summary lists 4 hours 8 minutes in total, 58 minutes of rest, 15.1 km, and 14 m of ascent against 12 m of descent. It gives a standard time of 4 hours 41 minutes, marks the outing “ordinary,” and shows the number 12 on the course-constant line without a separate definition. Time markers in the text read 10:38:49 and 14:47. Tags include walking, sightseeing, rain, autumn (September–November), train access, solo and beginner-friendly. No average-pace figure is included in the supplied text. Source metadata dates the record 11 November 2026; the log itself describes an autumn walk in the rain.
The walker lists five mounds and says every one was unregistered that day, so the trip could not really be called a peak hunt. They hope the sites will eventually be registered.
- Iizuka Fuji (unregistered), at Fuji Shrine. The precinct is described as clean, and the walker says the mound cannot be climbed.
- Kasai Kanamachi Fuji (unregistered). Unlike Iizuka Fuji, the walker says this one can be climbed. A small stone statue nearby is described as cute.
- Fujizuka at Shibamata Kamakura Hachimansha (unregistered).
- Koiwa Fujizuka (unregistered), in the grounds of Koiwa Shrine.
- Shinozaki Sengen Shrine (unregistered). The identification is tentative: the walker first wonders whether a forest is Shinozaki’s Fujizuka, then whether a low rise at Sengen Shrine is the mound.
At Kameari, the log treats the station area as a landmark of Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo. It notes a double-peace statue of Ryō-san and another of him on a bench in Kameari Park, which the walker calls full of references to the series. Beside the park, tempura soba cost 450 yen on a ticket system and, the walker says, arrived within a minute of ordering. The walk then continued in the rain. A personal aside says housing in Adachi Ward seemed relatively reasonable.
From the Edogawa embankment the route drops toward the Yagiri ferry and Shibamata, a setting of the film series Otoko wa Tsurai yo. The walker says senior visitors were entering the memorial hall. At Shibamata Taishakuten (Daikyō-ji), the log notes—with a questioning tone—that this is where Tora-san is said to have had his first bath. The temple approach and shopping street are described as Shōwa-style shops tied to the films. Tora-san figures are noted at the tourist information office and, with Sakura, in front of Shibamata Station; the log names the actors as Kiyoshi Atsumi and Chieko Baishō.
Near Koiwa the walker noticed a downtown-style izakaya but does not say they went in. They did enter a nostalgic shop called White Gyoza. Water was self-service, a notice warned of about a 20-minute wait, and a grilled-gyoza set with wakame soup cost 1,120 yen. The gyoza are described as crisp, and the stop as a proper rest.
Later notes name a street-side liquor shop, Hanabiya Saketen, and a display the walker reads as Yomiuri Giants or sumo tickets, both described as strongly Shōwa. Drawn by a bright sign, the walker went in where customers were viewing chrysanthemums. The same part of the log praises Yōgō no Matsu, called a national natural monument, as carefully kept and striking in its branching. The write-up does not give that stop a separate map location. The walk then follows the Edogawa—the embankment is called reassuring—and ends at Tokyo Metro Shinozaki Station.
Elevation change is slight, the weather was rainy, and the log is tagged for beginners. Iizuka Fuji is explicitly not climbed; the Shinozaki mound is only a guess. These are one walker’s activity notes, not a checked guide to access, hours or food service.
