We spent Friday night at Mitake Youth Hostel on Mitake-san ("Mitake-san
" means "the honorable Mount Mitake.") We did this last fall, so knew it was a great hostel. Saturday, we hiked a trail over Mt. Otake and Nokogiri Ridge, back to Okutama Station. It took us all day and was a gruelling hike! But it was beautiful. See our Flickr site for more photos.
" means "the honorable Mount Mitake.") We did this last fall, so knew it was a great hostel. Saturday, we hiked a trail over Mt. Otake and Nokogiri Ridge, back to Okutama Station. It took us all day and was a gruelling hike! But it was beautiful. See our Flickr site for more photos.Walking from Mitake Station (not far from Yokota) to the cable car station, we once again saw many large spiders ("kumo.") But once on the mountain, we only saw tiny spiders.
Our fellow hikers impressed us with their abilities (many were older folks.) Some people were even running on the trail. The hike was much more difficult than we imagined! We rewarded ourselves at the end with cold "nama biru" (draft beer), oden, udon, sashimi, and purple potato.
Mitake-san is famou
s for the musasabi (flying squirrel), but we didn't see any again this year. We did meet a giant earthworm and bright green bug, as well as many butterflies and hovering insects on the mountaintops.
s for the musasabi (flying squirrel), but we didn't see any again this year. We did meet a giant earthworm and bright green bug, as well as many butterflies and hovering insects on the mountaintops. Our fellow hikers impressed us with their abilities (many were older folks.) Some people were even running on the trail. The hike was much more difficult than we imagined! We rewarded ourselves at the end with cold "nama biru" (draft beer), oden, udon, sashimi, and purple potato.
