After a few minutes of walking, you have three choices to reach the top of Mount Takao, that's why I think that it is the perfect trip for anyone. The first choice is to hike, the second is to get the cable train, that with the 31° is the steepest train of Japan, and the third choice is the chair lift. We decided to go up with the chair lift and get down with the cable train. The experience of the chair lift has been amazing, it was so quiet and you float just one meter above the ground through tall trees, it has been like flying.
Μετά από λίγο περπάτημα, έχετε τρεις επιλογές για να φτάσετε στην κορυφή του Mount Takao, γι 'αυτό πιστεύω ότι είναι το τέλειο ταξίδι για οποιονδήποτε. Η πρώτη επιλογή είναι η πεζοπορία, η δεύτερη είναι ο οδοντωτός, ο οποίο με τις 31 ° είναι το πιο απότομο τρένο της Ιαπωνίας, και η τρίτη επιλογή είναι οι καρέκλες τύπου τελεφερίκ. Αποφασίσαμε να ανεβούμε με τις καρέκλες και να κατεβούμε με τον οδοντωτό. Η εμπειρία τις καρέκλες ήταν εκπληκτική, ήταν τόσο ήσυχα και επιπλέβαμε μόvo ένα μέτρο από το έδαφος αναμέσα από ψηλά δέντρα, ήταν σαν να πετούσαμε.






From where the chair lift leaves you, till the top of Mount Takao you must walk around 2 km. In Mount Takao we understood why Pokemon exist. You will see a bunch of super strange animals, like this caterpillar of the picture, or the flying squirrels (unfortunately I didn't see those) or really big and beautiful black butterflies (I saw one, but I didn't have time to capture it) or even wild monkeys. Along the way you will find many panoramic spots where you can enjoy the incredible view from above.
Da dove vi lascia la seggiovia, fino alla cima del Monte Takao dovete camminare per circa 2 km. Qui al Monte Takao abbimo capito da dove vengono i Pokemon. Vedrete un sacco di animali stranissimi, come questo bruco in foto, o scoiattoli volanti (che purtroppo non ho visto) o bellissime farfalle nere giganti (ne ho vista una, ma non ho avuto il tempo di immortalarla) o persino scimmie selvatiche. Lungo la strada incontrerete molti punti panoramici da cui poter godere dell'incredibile vista dall'alto.
Από εκεί που σας αφήνουν οι καρέκλες, μέχρι την κορυφή του Mount Takao πρέπει να περπατήσετε περίπου 2 χλμ. Εδώ καταλάβαμε γιατί υπάρχουν τα Pokemon. Θα δείτε πολλά παράξενα ζώα, όπως αυτή τη κάμπια στην φωτογραφία, ή ιπτάμενους σκίουρους (δυστυχώς δεν τα είδα) ή τεράστιες όμορφες μαύρες πεταλούδες (είδα μία αλλά δεν είχα χρόνο να την τραβήξω) ή ακόμα και άγριους πιθήκους. Κατά μήκος του δρόμου θα απολαύσετε και πολλά σημεία με καταπληκτική θέα.




 
If you can't see wild monkeys, you can pay a cheap ticket to see a sort of super small monkey-zoo, if you don't have children I wouldn't suggest it, even if we were lucky enough to see a show kept by a zookeeper.
Se non riuscite a vedere le scimmie selvatiche, potete pagare un biglietto abbastanza economico per vedere una specie di piccolo zoo per scimmie, se non avete bambini a seguito, non lo consiglierei, anche se siamo stati abbastanza fortunati da vedere una spettacolo tenuto da un guardiano dello zoo.
Αν δεν μπορείτε να δείτε άγριους πιθήκους, μπορείτε να πληρώσετε ένα αρκετά οικονομικό εισιτήριο για να μπείτε σε ένα μικρό ζωολογικό κήπο με μαϊμούδες, αν και αν δεν έχετε παιδιά δεν θα το προτείνα, ακόμα κι αν ήμασταν αρκετά τυχεροί για να δούμε ένα show.







In the path that we chose, the Trail 1, there are a lot of really old cedars along the way and one of them is the most important one, the famous Octopus cedar (Takosugi), a 500years old cedar with a height of 37 meters (you can see it in the picture). It is called in this way, cause the roots at the base curve like the shape of an octupus. That's why you will find a lot of octopus statues in this area.
Nel percorso che abbiamo scelto, il numero uno, ci sono molti antichi cedri lungo la strada e il più importante di questi è il famoso cedro-polipo (Takosugi), un cedro di 500 anni con un'altezza di 37 metri (lo potete vedere in foto). Si chiama in questo modo, poiché le radici alla base si curvano come un polipo. Ecco perché ci sono molte statue di polpi in questa zona.
Στο μονοπάτι που επιλέξαμε, το νούμερο ένα, υπάρχουν πολλοί πραγματικά παλιοί κέδροι κατά μήκος του δρόμου και ένας από αυτούς είναι ο πιο σημαντικός, ο περίφημος κέδρος χταπόδι (Takosugi), ένας κέδρος 500 ετών με ύψος 37 μέτρα (μπορείτε να το δείτε στην εικόνα). Ονομάζεται με αυτόν τον τρόπο, γιατί οι ρίζες στη βάση κάνουν καμπύλη σαν να ήταν ένα χταπόδι. Γι 'αυτό θα βρείτε πολλά αγάλματα χταποδιού σε αυτή την περιοχή.




Trail 1 is really beautiful, you will spot a lot of red lanterns that follow the path, cause this Trail is used sometimes during the night as well. There are a lot of shrines and temples along the way that during their celebration day are open also in the evening.
In many corners you will see statues with a red hat and a red bib, this is a statue that protects wanderers and children (that's why it is associated with the bib).
Il Percorso 1 è davvero bello, noterete molte lanterne rosse lungo la via, perché a volte si cammina anche durante la notte. Questo persorso è ricco di molti santuari e templi che durante il loro giorno di celebrazione sono aperti anche di sera.
In molti angoli scoverete statue con un cappello rosso e un bavaglino rosso, sono sculture che proteggono i viaggianti ed i bambini (ecco perché è associato il bavaglino).

 




























When we reached the top of Mount Takao we stopped for a good dish of Ramen. You can have cold Ramen or hot Ramen, so it is perfect for every season. We were really hungry, so we ate there, but remember that above the cable train station, there is an all you can eat restaurant where you can have beer tasting as well. And next to the cable car station don't miss to try the Takao-cheese-tarte, I wish I was in Takao to get one right now, delicious.
Anyway, the most incredible feeling has been reaching the top of Mount Takao from where you have a nice view of Mount Fuji. That day was quite rainy, so I hiked with no hope to see it, but then, here it was, Fuji-san in front of me. This has been by far the most excited moment of my Japanese trip.
After it, we made Trail 1 backwards and we used the cable train to go downhill.
Dopo aver raggiunto la cima del Monte Takao ci siamo fermati per un buon piatto di Ramen. Ci sono Ramen freddi o caldi, quindi sono perfetti per ogni stagione. Avevamo molta fame, quindi abbiamo mangiato qui, ma tenete a mente che sopra la stazione della cremagliera c'è un ristorante all-you-can-eat, con degustazione di birra. Sempre vicino alla stazione non perdetevi le tarte di formaggio di Takao, vorrei essere lì in questo momento per mangiarmene una, deliziose.
Comunque, la sensazione più incredibile è stata raggiungere la cima del Monte Takao da dove si gode della vista del Monte Fuji. Quel giorno è stato abbastanza piovoso, quindi non avevo speranza di vederlo, e invece, mi sono ritrovata il Fuji-san proprio di fronte. Questo è stato di gran lunga il momento più emozionante del mio viaggio giapponese.
Dopo di che, abbiamo rifatto il percorso al contrario ed abbiamo scelto la cremagliera per scendere.
Όταν φτάσαμε στην κορυφή του Mount Takao σταματήσαμε για ένα καλό πιάτο με Ramen. Μπορείτε να πάρετε κρύο Ramen ή ζεστό, είναι ιδανικό γέυμα για κάθε εποχή. Ήμασταν πραγματικά πεινασμένοι, γι 'αυτό φάγαμε εκεί, αλλά να ξέρετε ότι πάνω από το σταθμό του οδοντωτού, υπάρχει ένα εστιατόριο all-you-can-eat, οπου μπορείτε να κάνετε γευσιγνωσία μπύρας. Και πάλι δίπλα στο σταθμό μην ξεχάσετε να πάρετε τα γλικά με τυρί του Takao, θα ήθελα να ήμουν εκεί για να φάω ένα τώρα, τόσο νόστιμα.
Εν πάση περιπτώσει, το πιο απίστευτο συναίσθημα το έζησα φτάνοντας στην κορυφή του Όρους Takao από όπου έχει απίστευτη θέα του Όρους Fuji. Εκείνη η μέρα ήταν πολύ βροχερή, γι 'αυτό δεν είχα καμιά ελπίδα να το δω, αλλά αντιθέτως, εκεί ήταν, το Fuji-san, μπροστά μου. Αυτή ήταν μακράν η πιο εντυπωσιαστική στιγμή του ιαπωνικού μου ταξιδιού.
Στη συνέχεια, κάναμε το μονοπάτι 1 προς τα πίσω και χρησιμοποιήσαμε τον οδοντωτό για να κατέβουμε.