Takeda Castle Ruins

Fall is the perfect time to be outdoors in Japan. The cicadas are mostly dead, the temperature is that perfect not-hot, not-cold, and the weather's fine. So Aaron and I decided to hike up the Takeda Castle Ruins with Travy.

Since Travy's into real hiking, we planned to hike from the base all the way up. Buuut we ended up parking at the lower of the two parking lots, which meant our climb was reduced to a mere 15 minutes. Kinda wimpy, but it was still pretty steep. The view was fantastic and we ended up wandering around up top for over an hour, so it's probably best we drove.