(Participation Fee 1000 yen + 300 yen for Icicles of Ashigakubo)(Intermediate Course) (Cancelled in case of rain)

Meeting Place/Time:  Ashigakubo Station ticket gate at 10:25AM

Course:  Ashigakubo Station – Oono Pass – Mt. Maruyama (960M) – Icicles of Ashigakubo  – Ashigakubo Station

Walking time: About 5 hours

Take a look at the Icicles of Ashigakubo (only this season):

http://www.yokoze.org/shisetsu/hyoutyuu/

From Ikebukuro, take the Seibu Ikebukuro (Express) Line’s 8:50AM train and get off at Hanno Station, arriving there at 9:37AM. Change to the Seibu Chichibu Line (across the platform), taking the 9:43 train.  This arrives at Ashigakubo at 10:23.  Make sure to get on this train as we cannot wait for the next one.

People will meet at the front end of the train on the Seibu Chichibu Line platform at 9:40, or meet at Ashigakubo’s ticket gate at 10:25.

Please wear appropriate shoes (tennis shoes, hiking boots), bring a lunch to eat on the mountain, and plenty of liquids.