Today's trip out took us to Mt Takao, west of Tokyo on a bus, tube and train ride.
Then a cable car took 6 minutes, at an angle of 31° for 1020m! It's the steepest funicular in Japan.
The seats are angled right back - we were almost lying back in comparison to the trees!
The opposing cable car on it's way to the crossing over point.
Fuelling up on banana and cream pancake before our ascent.
At the start of our trek to the summit.
Lots of steps on route but not as many as the Torii Gate hike.
Many shrines and temples on our route.
Tengu statues were dotted all along the route near the shrines and temples. It's a legendary creature from Japanese folklore with Karisu-Tengu often depicted with a bird like beak.
Or Great Tengu have a bright red face and a prominent, elongated nose.
View from the summit. Unfortunately not clear enough to see Mt Fuji.
When it's clear the snow topped Mt Fuji is visible.
For the return trip we took a different route following the nature trail. We could hear woodpeckers but no flying squirrels or mongoose spotted on the walk. Probably because they tend to come out more in the dark.
We took the chair lift down - 872 m in length and 12 minutes to do the trip. The Japanese aren't too concerned about Health and Safety as they don't have safety bars to stop you falling out. I definitely made sure I hung on tight!!
Our first Tokyo trip colourful manhole cover spotted by Peter as we exited the chair lift.
After our rush hour journey back, which wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be, we had dinner out.
A Korean restaurant tonight for spicy chicken and cinnamon pancakes. I had a Cajun chicken salad - quite a challenge to eat with chopsticks. By the end I was getting adept at picking up lettuce and pieces of sweetcorn 😁.
Tomorrow we're staying more local so maybe not as much walking. My shoes are definitely well worn in!
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