West Tokyo Bike and Hike

I went for a nice bike ride the other day in the western suburbs of Tokyo.

I stopped at Sengenyama "mountain" in Fuchu, Tokyo. I hiked up to the top of it - altitude of 79.6 m (261 ft.), but where I started climbing was already at 50 m, so the walk was very short.

Here's the sign that designates the top of the "mountain".

There's a little shrine at the top.

A cast-off skin of a cicada on a leaf.

This is the turn point of the marathon of 1964 Summer Olympic Games. It is also exactly 26 km from Nihonbashi - "kilometer zero" for the entire Japan.

Here's Ajinomoto Stadium, the home of FC Tokyo.