Tanzawaoyama Quasi-National Park

We visited the Tanzawaoyama Quasi-National Park for another day of hiking (about 1.5 hours subway/train ride). We couldn't figure out why this was a "quasi" park, it certainly seemed like a regular, full blown national park to us. The park is located in a pretty area with a lot of small gardens and farms.

We had a good climb uphill, then down a steep, winding path with log steps to the bottom of a natural waterfall. Louis enjoyed checking out the waterfall (he slept through the climb) and then did some hiking back up from the waterfall. We are contemplating investing in some hiking boots for him! After a short rest, we returned to the park entrance down a different path past a few other waterfalls.

I know this bridge looks easy enough but walking on it was a little scary...it was bouncy and felt like you might take a plunge with each step.

Cool looking flowers - we also saw a lot of these at Mt. Takao.