The meal was 7 courses. We grilled our own chicken at the table...
One course was a little pan-fried trout. Mia thought it was "cute".
After lunch we walked in the restaurant's garden. Here's Mia and Ko-chan koi-watching.
The garden was extensive with bridges, ponds, waterfalls....
...even a water wheel.
Then we were off to the mountain. This is a mask of Tengu. Tengu is a mountain god that has a huge fan. He sits atop mountains and fans cool air off them. When you feel a fresh mountain breeze, you know Tengu is hard at work. Although this Tengu looks rather stern, he is known as a friendly deity.
To go up the mountain, you take these colorful lifts. I know, especially in light of Mt. Fuji, I should've hiked up Mt. Takao....
...but Mia and I had a great time riding the lift together.
At the top there are food concessions, a beer garden, hiking trails galore, and a monkey zoo. Mia and Ko-chan liked the lecture about monkeys or "saru".
The monkey keeper was full of anecdotes and had trained some monkeys to jump right into his arms, a big hit with the kids.
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