The Story
Mt. Takao is at less than an hour’s distance form Tokyo and makes for an amazing and easy hiking day trip. It was one of the first places I visited after moving to Tokyo.
There are many trails to choose from, I took the Biwa waterfall trail on my way up which was less crowded and passes along streams of water, and is slightly more difficult than the other trails.
On my way back I took the Omotesano Trail, which is the more popular and the easier one and passes through the Yakuo-in Shinto-Buddhist temple as well as it has a chairlift car for a part of the trail.
