Mt. Takao Part 1: A Guide to Tokyo's 3-star Sightseeing Spot, Tokyo, Japan

Mount Takao (Takao-san/Takao-zan聽in Japanese)聽has been a mountain for local hikers and elementary school students in Western Tokyo.

It surprised those locals that聽Michelin Voyager Pratique gave Mt. Takao 3 Stars as a tourist spot, the BEST RATING!聽That鈥檚 one of the reasons why more and more international travelers visit there these days.

So it is a great place to explore Japanese nature without any hard trip.聽Now it鈥檚 time to go on an adventure! Please go down for tourist information.

They hold聽Maple Leaf Festival聽in the entire of November and there are some events in weekends. I went there a bit early, but I found many beautiful trees.

The hiking trails are well-paved surrounded by the deep forest.聽The trees are beeches and Japanese cedars mostly.聽Cedars are tall and very straight and beeches are freer.

I was impressed to learn that forests are different in other countries when I traveled in Australia. The kinds of plants, shapes of leaves, textures of the trunks鈥� My ideas about 鈥渇orest鈥� changed. The world is bigger than I had thought! ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).

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Guide Name: Mt. Takao Part 1: A Guide to Tokyo's 3-star Sightseeing Spot
Guide Location: Japan » Tokyo
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Kozue Mitani
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