Tour Report for December 12, 2016

On December 12, 2016, a nice and cheerful family from Singapore joined TENGU's tour.  Though it was little cloudy, we were able to see Mt. Fuji from the summit and  enjoyed nice sunshine.  Moreover, we were able to observe winter cherry blossom.  Guests seemed to be excited and enjoyed the view of Mt. Fuji and cherry blossom.

Monthly hiking tour in December.

We hold our tour twice a month regularly. When we don’t have a guest, our tour becomes a day for our training. December 18^th was such a day. It was nice to learn from each other while enjoying hiking in the mountain for a change.

It was a beautiful day. We saw as far as Shinjuku or Sagami bay.

On the way back to the foot, we went down on the rout No.1, and observed various plants. I was

surprised to see some flowers show a sign of blooming.

 Now, Mt. Takao is preparing for the New Year. Shimenawas have been renewed here and there. I wish you ever happiness in the New Year.  (Nancy)

The December tour for JICA participants

The sky was clear. The air was warmer than usual. It turned to be an ideal day for hiking on December 3rd.

We had 15 guests from African and Asian nations.

One of the highlights of our tour is to see the Mt. Fuji from the top. With such a nice weather, I was confident that we could see it on that day. However, because of clouds, we couldn’t see it clearly. That’s a shame.

 Instead, we enjoyed colored leaves still remaining in the mountain and casual chat with our guests.

One of the guests in our group came from South Sudan. He told me about the beauty of Africa. “You should come to Africa. You can see the 5 biggest animals there, elephants, lions, hippopotamuses, crocodiles….” “Oh, that’s exciting. I love animals even crocodiles. If I can, I want to hug them”

 After the tour, when we said good-by to the guests, he looked back at me and said “Thank you, Nancy. I’ll send you a crocodile! ” 

If it is true, it will be an awesome Christmas present.  （Nancy)  

Enjoying the air of passing seasons on Dec. 4th

Color of leaves are changing and the season is moving to winter in Mt. Takao.

We had a friendly family from Singapore on Dec. 4th and could still enjoy the rest of autumn colors.We met at the train station a little bit earlier in the morning, and felt winter is coming in the air.It got warmer in daytime, then it was the relax time of lunch picnic at the top.

Mt. Takao is at the south-west boundary of Tokyo and a scenic location where we can overlook the Kanto plain,Tokyo metropolis, in the east, as well as Mt. Fuji in the west. Today's weather was enough to get both views, we enjoyed.Riding the chair-lift for going down was fun with nice view, too.

We thought how we could make fun time for the eleven-years-old girl of the family before the　tour,but Mt. Takao in this season was enough for all fun even without our guides' words. (Matt)