Day Eight
According to the Japan fall colors calendar, Mt. Takao should be beautiful this time of year, so I decided to check it out.
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Mt. Takao is about an hour away by train from downtown Tokyo
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On the mountain are several temples.
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The main road up the mountain is very steep and quite busy. You can take a tramway or a ropeway up the mountain, but the queue's where ginormous so I decided to walk. Step away from the main road and it's beautifull and quiet.
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Every once and a while you can peek through the trees and see the villages below.
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It started to get dark, so I headed back to Tokyo and found myself a nice burger place nearby. Then it was back to the hotel to give my legs some rest.
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