Bring your own food & drink since there are no stores near Shomaru.

Course: Shomaru Station – MeriBazaka Pass – Mt. Azalea – Buna Pass – NishiAgano Station

Walking Time: About 5 hours

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From Ikebukuro, take the Seibu Ikebukuro (Express) Line’s 8:50AM train (going towards Hanno) and get off at Hanno at 9:37, then take the 9:43 Seibu Chichibu Line train (going towards Chichibu) and get off at Shomaru Station, arriving at 10:15 AM . Make sure to get on this train as we cannot wait for the next one. We’ll meet at the ticket gate there at 10:17AM . Meet on the front of the 8:50 train at Ikebukuro if you want to go from there.