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| Late fall has finally come to the mountains and suburbs of Tokyo. I cycled to Ooyama to see the colored leaves today. When I turned north to the mountain from national highway 246, the number of cars full of sight-seers there to see the leaves increased. It was congested today because it was Sunday and there was good weather. Because of the gentle slope, I overtook many cars steadily. There was a cable car platform halfway up the mountain. It was crowded there, too. |
 Passengers had to wait an hour to take it.Because the cable car rises 278m at 800m, the slant is 35%. The vehicle is slanted to adjust to the rise. |
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From the Edo era, it has been a beautiful spot for the enjoyment of the common people. Souvenir shops line both sides of the mountain trail. That asides, "The visiting Ooyama" is a famous title of the rakugo. Rakugo is a form of Japanese traditional verbal entertainment. The lone storyteller sits on the stage and talks. Traditionally, the story is accompanied only by the storyteller's gestures. 84.87Km/Total 7h |
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