FUN HIKING & end-of-the-year pilgrimage (3 Shrines and Temples)
 
Meeting Time & Place: 10:35AM at Seibu Chichibu Station’s ticket gate
 
Take the Seibu Ikebukuro Line Express train from Ikebukuro Station at 8:50AM.  This arrives at Hanno Station (the final destination) at 9:38AM.  Change here to the Seibu Chichibu Line (which leaves at 9:43) and get off at Seibu Chichibu Station (the last stop) (arriving at 10:32AM).  
 
Meet on the front of the 8:50 train at Ikebukuro if you want to go from there.
 
Hiking Course:  Chichibu Station – Chichibu Shrine – Seikou Temple – Muze Park  – Music Shrine  – Seibu Chichibu Station 

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The hiking time is about 4 hours.　The park is a huge, forested park with a lot of hiking trails, a spring, observation tower and more. Please take a look at the HP:
http://www.muse-park.com/
 
Please bring your lunch and drink.