3rd Nov. 2018 Beginning of Autumn color at Mt Takao

Autumnal sky in the morning on First Saturday in November!

We were feeling autumn in the air.

The front of Takaosanguchi station was getting crowded.

We directly went to Kiyotaki-station from Takaosanguchi station around 9:30.

We could get on the cable car with 10 to 20 min. waiting.

We performed orientation for Today’s hiking tour out of

top cable car station and started.

The guests were from 11 countries; Myanmar, Sri Lanka,
Cambodia, Tanzania, Philippine, Liberia, Brazil, 
Bangladesh, East Timor, Micronesia and Viet Nam.

Since we had enough time today, we presented 
many guide points in a relaxed manner. Octopus cedar, 
the reason of rich forest at Mt. Takao, Joshin gate, 

Male and Female slopes, Yukien garden (Stupa, Replica of 
Izuna Daigongen), Four Guardian Deities Gate) , 
Six senses Stone Wheel, Tengu Statues, Temizuya (Water
basin), Eight Dragon King, Kurikara Dragon/ShoenKissho, 
The Main Temple, Guardian Lion-dogs, 36 bronze statues, 
The Izuna Gongen Hall-Main Shrine, Fuji Sengensya 
Shrine, Okunoin Fudo do Hall, and so on.

Yukien Garden is one of spots of colored leaves, 

but it was earlier.

Some guests were interested in bells with red colored strings tied in bunch at Hall of Kurikara Dragon/ShoenKissho as the god of marriage.

We arrived at the summit of Mt. Takao around noon. There were a lot of visitors there, who enjoyed lunches, but we luckily found one table available near to Omiharashi-tei; one of eateries. I supposed it was effectiveness of many praying.

Most of guests expected to see Mt. Fuji at the summit, but Mt. Fuji was behind cloud at that time.

One of guests picked up Mt. Fuji image from the panoramic photos of mountain view equipped on viewing place by iPhone and then showed it her colleagues while saying Mt. Fuji could be watched with a sense of joyfulness. 

We started going down around 12:45 and walked down on Trail #3 to avoid traffic jam. 

We used the chair lift for going down, but we spent 50min. to get on.

When arriving at Kiyotaki station, sound of Tsugaru-jamisen was coming.

We were surprised when seeing the stage. It was not Tsugaru-jamisen, but music instrument using schop, called Schop-jamisen. Is it a kind of air-guitar??

Anyway, we wrapped up successfully in front of Kiyotaki station.

Thanks to the guides and Supporters nobody got lost and 

everybody returned here without any troubles.

We really enjoyed the changing colors of autumn leaves with guests.

                                                                                                                    by Tim