The Tokyo Olympics are nearing so I decided to visit some of the spots around the city hosting Olympic events or celebratory landmarks. First up, the Olympic Rings on top of Mt. Takao.
This set of rings is located on the summit of Mt. Takao at 599m high, 2 hours outside of Shinjuku.
On a clear day you would be able to see Mt. Fuji behind the rings, but when I hiked up the other day it was cloudy, better for me, not for the view.
The rings are a few meters past the Takao summit marker. They were placed there because of the view with Mt. Fuji.
Two young men stand guard to keep the monkeys, errr, humans from hopping up on the rings for photos.
You can take selfies, just don't climb on the rings.
If you are going up Mt. Takao, my advice is to either take the road up or the cable car. There are about 6 different routes up the mountain and a few of them are quite difficult like Rt. 6 I took down the mountain from the rings. It was 2km, with a lot of stairs, but I'll save that beautiful route for another post.
Tomorrow I'll take you to the Olympic rings at the Japan National Stadium and it's surroundings.
