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| Mitake shrine |
May 17th, we climbed Mt.Ootake, located at western part of Tokyo, its height is 1,266.5m (4155ft). There are a couple of roots to climb Mt.Ootake and we chose most common root, climbing through Mt. Mitake. This is my second time to climb. 1st time I took the cable car to the top of Mt. Mitake. But this time we walked from the starting point. Walking a well‐paved road for about 50min, we reached to the top of Mt. Mitake. There are approximately 150 people live in Mt. Mitake. There are a visitor’s information, many suvenior shops and temple lodgings. Also since mythical dog is enshrined at the Mitake shrine, you see people with dogs for praying. From Mt. Mitake you can climb Mt. Ootake and hike to the Mt. Hinode and the Rock Garden, well known with beautiful Rocks coated by green moss along the a mountain stream.
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| Stone‐carved guardian dogs |
We headed for Mt. Ootake.
Walking through refreshing green mountain trail, more you come to close to the top you get a rocky area. Chains and ropes are prepared for safety climbing. We probably walked 2 hours and reached to the shrine near the summit. There was a pair of stone‐carved guardian dogs…looked bit comical. Another 15min. walk we finally reached to the top. Good Surprise! I saw beautiful Mt.Fuji in front of me which gave me the feeling of holliness. I always think feeling of accomplishment and the beautiful view from the summit were exquisite when I climb the mountain.
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| the summit of Mt. Ootake |
