Afternoon Tour on December 3rd

Luckily, the guests arrived 20 minutes earlier than the agreed time (2:00pm). 

Their early arrival was welcomed, because we were afraid that this afternoon tour won’t finish before dark. 

 Today’s guests were a party of 12 people from various countries. We were divided into 2 groups. After greeting shortly, we started the tour. The weather was perfect for the hike and it seemed this weekend might be the last chance to see autumn foliage.

We took chair lifts for our ascent as requested and enjoyed colored leaves on it’s both sides. Then we headed to the Yakuo-in temple and the summit while guiding briefly at several spots. We also stopped at Yukien which is one of the famous sights for its beautiful autumn foliage on Mt. Takao.

We reached the summit around 3:20pm. Mt. Fuji was dimly visible this afternoon. After taking a short break, we started to descend. This time we took Fuji-michi. The guests enjoyed walking on this trail, since we seldom met other people. When we got to the upper cable car station, there was a long queue. Our guests chose to walk down the mountain instead of waiting for a cable car. Though it was getting dark gradually, we enjoyed chatting and arrived at the foot. At the end of this tour, we took a group photo in front of the Kiyotaki station. The tour ended at 4:45pm and got almost dark.

The guests were gentle, intelligent and friendly. Thanks to them, this tour
went smoothly and pleasantly. 

 (Written by Sally)