One of the more interesting attractions at the summit was this shrine (probably female, judging by the flat-end-up crossboards on the roof). I've never seen a two-story shrine whose first floor is a gift shop, with signs prominently displayed as such. Virtually every Japanese seeing this photo has made the same comment, so it probably IS quite unusual.

Incidentally, cyclists who aren't too tired at the top can puff up the trail (along with the hordes of tourists who came by car or tour bus) to the summit; it's only another 300m climb (gasp!) and the round trip supposedly takes an hour or so. On this trip, I passed on the hike in favor of more cycling later.

The Other Side of the Mountain was, if anything, even nicer than the side I came up, and it would have been a lovely ride. Sadly, when I went up on this trip, the toll road was off-limits to bicycles (a fellow cyclist commented "F---ers still patrol it, too"). Thankfully you won't have this problem as the road is now open to cycle traffic.