Wonderful tour of green season

It was very sunny day on June 4, 2016. We, TENGU, greeted seven guests, who came from the Islamic Republic of Iran, Turkmenistan, Angola, Georgia, and the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

First, we did self-introduction and brief orientation just beside the Takaosanguchi station. And then we, all took the cable car which gains 2/3 height differences to the summit of Mt. Takao.

After taking the cable car, we started walking on Trail No.1 till the summit of Mt. Takao with some guides such as Octopus Root Cedar (蛸杉), Stone Monument on Warning (殺生禁断の碑), Men’s slope(男坂）and Women’s slope（女坂）, Tengu statues(天狗像), and so on.　When we reached to the summit, the sky was hazy, but we could get view the top of Mt. Fuji fortunately.

   

     (Gudie about the “Stone Monument on Warning”)

At noon, we had relaxed lunch time including Picture-Story Show around the summit. When going back to the foot, we walked Trail No.4 named “Forest and Animals” which provides more fresh air and green scene for us. Our guests who came from dried area were impressed by aged trees like Redwood and Japanese Beech(ブナ) and the Miyama bridge (suspension bridge).

                          
                                   (from the suspension bridge of Trail No.4)

    Finally all of our guests and TENGU members returned at Kiyotaki station safe and happily with experience of the Chair lift around at 2 pm.
 
    June is one of the best seasons for joining tour if we have no rain. Let’s enjoy walking and feel nature of suburban Tokyo. (by Kei)

Our monthly tour will be held on Sunday, June 19, 2016

Our monthly tour will be held on Sunday, June 19, 2016.

The tour start at 9:30 am.  In this tour, we will descend via Inariyama trail (trail#6) instead of a chair  lift.  It will be a little bit challenging but it will be fun to walk in the woods.  For those who wish to ride a chair lift or cable car instead of inariyama trail, please send us a request so that we can take you to chair lift/ cable car station.

Check our website for further information and make your reservation via entry form .

We are looking forward to seeing you!

Mild, Sunny & Perfumed breeze of May

  The weather was very fine today because of May ! Mild, Sunny and Perfumed breeze under the fresh green leaves of trees.So many walkers from the early morning and crowded on the way to the temple/shrine and filled with walkers all over the top of the mountain .

 

 On May 21, total 14 visitors from JICA, mainly Africa, Middle East and Asia this time. We started to walk at 9:45 with divided two groups attended by Tengu 7 members(leader, subleader and three

observers.)  Fortunately the area in front of the cable station were not so crowded than expected and easily we could get on the cable car at 10:15. And reached to the station at the mid of the mountain soon. The view from the observation deck was not so clear because of the mist at the Sagami-Bay but could see the center of Tokyo and Yokohama. After we passed the Japanese Monkey Park and Wild Plant Garden. We saw the old cedar tree which has strange shape of the roots(Octopus Cedar), hanged with sacred straw rope . We walked under the fresh air to the gate of the temple through the way of the ridge between the warm and cool area. We walked in the old cedar trees road and found the nest of the flying squirrel among the cedar trees in the valley.

 The day of 21^st every month means the special day for this Temple and luckily the place of the god(Izuna) was opened to see specially for the visitors. All of us could enter into this special room to see and pray this god(Izuna)  attended by the monk. He served all of us the sake(alcohol). Some visitors from Islamic could not take Sake(alcohol). Later on we passed the Shrine(not the Temple) passing the red arch of the gate.There were a lot of steps. Then the lion dogs were waited our visit.

 

 After 20 minutes’ walk we reached to the top of the mountains where filled the people all over and no place to have lunch. Finally we found some place to sit and have lunch. Then we could have lunch around 30 minutes.Today it was misty in front of the Mt. Fuji .No chance to see the Mt. Fuji today.

 

We walked down through the different route to the station of the chair lift.  Not so crowded at the chair lift station because many people intended to walked down because of the nice climate.

Finally we reached the station at 3:30 and held the wrap up. It was so nice weather today.

Sorry for the visitors that we had to carry the garbage back home because of the no garbage campaign in this mountain. “Keep Clean!” Thanks for all. 

                                                                                                         ( Miguel)  

Regular Monthly Tour on May 15

Regular monthly tour of May was held on 15th. We got a foreign guest from Singapore and  6 Japanese guests. We started at 9:30 then arrived at summit of Mt. Takao at 12:30. On this time vegetation began to appear. We saw white beech, black beech and nikko maple or "長者の木”.
After lunch we enjoyed picture story show.

 

We went back to Sanjo-station of chair lift, then breaked up in good weather and memories.

                                                                          (Comson)

 

    

 

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We have renewed our website!! 
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If you find any mistakes, let us know so that we can fix it. Thank you!
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(Cat)

Spring misty rain welcomes us

On Apr 24th Sunday, we greeted eight students from Australia, France, Spain, Switzerland, UK, USA and Japanese professor. Meeting up at the exit of Takaosan-guchi station of Keio Line, we took cable car to midway, then went along Trail no-1. Arriving at Yakuo-in Temple, unfortunately, we were caught in the misty rain. Giving up to go to the summit of Mt.Takao, we got back to Kasumi-dai, then took lunch.

On the way back, we saw beatiful Shaga(Iris Japonica) are growing in colonies.

In my heart, I thanked unaffected nature of Mt. Takao and Japan has four distinct seasons.
                                                                                                  (Comson)