operated by the town government. Okutama Junior High School (奥多摩中学校) Hikawa Elementary School (氷川小学校) Kori Elementary School (古里小学校) Okutama JHS was formed by the merger of Hikawa JHS (氷川中学校) and Kori JHS (古里中学校) in 2015. The town does not have a high school. Transportation Railway The East Japan Railway Company serves the town. The Ōme line, which connects the town with Tachikawa, terminates at Oku-Tama Station. JR East – - Ōme Line - - - - Bus The Nishi Tokyo Bus Co. carries passengers to Lake Okutama, the Nippara Limestone Cave, Tabayama village and Kosuge village (both in Yamanashi Prefecture) from Oku-Tama Station. Highway National Highways Prefectural Roads Tokyo Prefectural Road 184 Okutama-Akiruno Tokyo Prefectural Road 204 Nippara Limestone Cave Tokyo Prefectural Road 205 Tokyo Prefectural Road 206 Kawano-Kamikawa Sister city relations Chun'an, Zhejiang, China Local attractions All of the town is located in Chichibu-Tama-Kai National Park. Lake Okutama Lake Okutama plays a major role in providing drinking water for the people of Tokyo. The largest lake in Tokyo, it also has a large dam. Mount Takanosu During the Edo Period, the people of low rank were forbidden to enter Mount Takanosu, because it was a hawk hunting ground for the government and military officials. Now, it is open to hikers, and has an elevation of 1736.6 m. Tsurunoyu Onsen Until the construction of Ogouchi Dam, there was a spa town for Tsurunoyu Onsen. (It is now in the depths of the dam.) Now, there are a few inns that use the hot water from the hot spring for their spas. The hot spring is located about 20 minutes by bus from Oku-Tama Station. Hyakuhiro Waterfall Hyakuhiro Waterfall, with a height of 40 m, is a famous waterfall in the Okutama area. Located in Mount Kawanori, it is part of the Nippara River. Nippara Cave Nippara Cave is the second largest limestone cave in the Kantō region after the Fujido Cave in Gunma Prefecture, and attracts many visitors from around Japan. Okuchichibu Mountains The Okuchichibu Mountains stretch from Nagano's Nobeyama region to Okutama and a portion of Saitama Prefecture and Yamanashi Prefecture. The highest mountain is Mount Kurogane (Yamanashi Prefecture), at 2232 m, and the lowest is Mount Azumaya (Saitama Prefecture), at 772 m. Okutama Onsen Okutama Onsen is a hot spring located in the town. References External links Okutama Town Official Website Towns in Tokyo Western Tokyo Okutama, Tokyo