Report of Feb.19 Tour

It was a blue sky in these days in Mt. Takao and a little bit cold wind. .

Today the guests from Vietnam and Brasil In total 8 persons joined to this tour. It was nearly 40 degrees in Rio de Janeiro but here only 5 degrees.. Big difference of the climate.between Japan and Brasil ,Vietnam..

We went up by the cable car 6 minutes to the top station and to start to walk on the ridge east to west looking at the view of Tokyo City,the Pacific coast, Sagami Bay .

All the way to the top of the mountain are prepared well but still remained a little snow beside the ridge. The visitors could enjoy to see the real snow.

After one hour walking we reached the top of the mountain and appeared all of sudden Mt Fuji covered snow. among misty mountain area. This month also we were able to get nice view from the mountain top.

Then we had lunch at the top of the mountain . After lunch we started to walk down and 4 persons by the chair lift and the others walked down 30 minutes on No.! route together with other staff.

Today we could see rich forest and breathe cool and clean air in this mountain area..

This tour finished at 2:45 in the afternoon. 

Enjoy to stay in Japan and good trip. Thank you.

Written by Miguel

Report of Feb.04 Tour

 It was a blue sky and fine weather here in Mt. Takao area and no wind at all. We expected to be able to get nice view from the observation deck and the top of the mountain. In total 16 guests from Southeast Asia, South Pacific, Middle East, and Africa joined to this good luck tour. We went up by the cable car to 472m point and to start to walk on the ridge east to west breathing clean and cool air in the forests.

 All the way to the top of the mountain are paved and prepared for the visitors. On the way we passed the historical temples and shrine to feel Japanese ancient time. After one hour walking we reached the top of the mountain and appeared the nice clear image of Mt Fuji covered snow. 

 We shot many photos of Mt. Fuji. Then we had lunch near there and start to walk down to the Chair Lift station. 

 We could see rich forest and breathe cool and clean air. This tour finished at 2 o`clock in the afternoon.

Good stay in Japan and good luck to go back to your country. Thank you.  (Miguel)

Tour Report for 15 January 2017

It was a cold morning, minus 4 degree Centigrade, in Hachioji, Tokyo.

Though there was no wind and was a sun shine, it became warm and bright day. 

We had three guests – from Germany and Scotland, and US – who are in warm clothes with hand gloves.

However they are young and active enough to walk down along the pass, without using the chair lift.

Just under the summit of Takao, we had seen the “Shimobashira – icy plant” unexpectedly. That was a big fun.

( The photo comes from HP of Takao visitor center.)

After finishing the guide tour, I had met with the guest from US, who is in wonder how to enter into the Takao Hot Spring, at the entrance of it again.

I had enjoy the warmness and relaxation of the hot spring.

I “hope” she also had good moment in the hot spring, as I cannot conform from the male unit.

Yoshi,

the tour leader of the day.

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)