Mt. Mitake

I took this hiking trip with Evie, a good friend from Germany whom I met at the Couchsurfing bar while I attended a Couchsurfing meet up. We went to Mitake from Tokyo and opted not to use the cable car. The hike was gruesome as it was my first time to hike a mountain, I was easily out of breath and my legs felt tired but I pushed on. It was an amazing feeling to reach the top. We had some noodles for lunch as I forgot to bring snacks, I had to do the hike on an empty stomach. Mt. Mitake started slow with concrete grounds, then the scenery started to turn lush with greenery. There was a temple at the summit.Read more