So after the monkeys it was time to chillax with some kakigori aka a snow cone!
I can't believe there are monkey parks and shops on top of this mountain, actually no wait I can :)
We did end up doing some walking, cause with all mountains, the top you think is the top, isn't really the top! Felt good though not to be complete slackers and hey we're going to eventually walk down the mountain too, so it's not all bad!
further up the mountain you find temples or is it shrines? eek anyway, you'll find tengu statues!
wooden Ema, Tengu wishes!
more tengu statues
baby buddhas keeping warm with their beanies
giant icecreams
and then the view of mt fuji!
I think if you squint you can see it :P
There is always much hype about being able to see Mt. Fuji from various view points across Japan, today with lucked out
After doing some trekking we decided to find the suspension bridge. Unfortunately there are no English signs on Mt Takao, but somehow we managed to stumble upon it!
ahh Mt. Takao, you are beautiful!
So we got back down to the area we had lunch at and we saw a sign to a chair lift which intrigued us. It was at this exact point we kind of forgot that previous energetic plan to walk back down the mountain.
Next thing you know it's all a little too late
The chair lift was fun, and even though there was no front bar to hold you in and there were some pretty impressive drops below your feet, a nice netting all the way down gave much needed reassurance!
So we departed the streets of takao
I picked up my fav Japanese chocolates
and then we went to go meet my friend Adam and his mates for yummy Korean, at the hip trendy town in Toyko, known as shimokitazawa (trying saying that fast, three times in a row)
grilled meat in lettuce leaves, wouldn't normally be a fan, but this was yummo and they supply a bib, something we don't get offered in Australia!
We then went and watched Adam's friend Dave perform, and it was stella
Followed by a Japanese comedian telling stories using pictures. The general consesus was that it wasn't really funny or that great but as a silly foreigner with no understanding of Japanese I enjoyed it :P
But yes it was then definitely time to go home, cause I was buggered!
Made sure to select a beverage on the way home, hey it was pink and in the milk section...must be good....
FAIL
Strawberry water...not cool!
I'm not sure what that actually says, but if it says 'strawberry milk' I'm declaring that company big fat liars!
