Once we left the cycling path we headed up a slight hill towards Tamako (lake – man made reservoir). The view was spectacular..!

The area had walkers, cyclists, and dog walkers. Also a great spot to watch the autumn leaves….

From here we went towards the baseball field… and the path/road continued up – as it often does in Japan, and we continued up towards a temple.

… and one of the great advantages in temples… is food. Mayumi had planned our lunch stop at a hand made udon noodle place on site. The dish featured fresh vegetables, meat and a warming meat broth, which matched with the noodle was heaven!

After we headed back down the hills through a few tunnels (used in making the reservoir) an headed back towards Kichi-joji and there around 5:30ish and headed to Yakitori for dinner.

It truely was a delightful ride. We did approximately 40.3km… thanks to Mayumi for taking us in her favourite route!