Climbing Mt. Oyama

Oyama Hiking - Old and New
Originally uploaded by typh00nrider

This is the temple on the very top of the mount - at the very final small ascent to completion of climbing this mountain. The mountain is only 1,252 meters above sea level, but the hike up to the top is historical. Each rest stop along the way has old Shinto relics, the path/stairs up the mountain are obviously very old. The path is largely huge rocks embedded into the slopes. The journey up the mountain is regularly trekked by locals for exercise.

This picture is an interesting contrast. Just beyond the tip of Mt. Oyama, there is a huge NTT Docomo transmission station with a lot of antenna and microwave dishes. This is another Japan - old and new - picture.