Will Miss #525 - Mt. Takao

I wish I had taken a walking stick or ski pole. Older ladies like these were out-climbing me left and right. 

Mt. Takao is the lesser-loved child of the Japanese mountain family. Every would-be tourist knows Mt. Fuji and many are drawn to it like a magnet. It's a point of pride for visitors and natives alike to say they've scaled "Fuji-san", but Mt. Takao is really where the climbing action