We will have a 4.5 hour hike that takes us up 2 low mountains and around a big lake (Tsuburada Lake) surrounded by cherry trees.
 
             Course:  Yorii Station – Mt. Kinsho – Taisho Pond – Mt. Kanetsukido – Tsuburada Lake – Mt. Rakan – Yorii Station
 
From Ikebukuro, take the  Tobu Tojo (Express) Line’s 9:30AM train and get off at Ogawamachi Station, arriving at 10:40AM. Change here to the local train going the same direction towards Yorii, getting on the 10:43 train which arrives at Yorii Station at 10:58AM. Make sure to get on this train as we cannot wait for the next one.
 
People going from Ikebukuro Station can meet at the front end of the train on the Tobu Tojo Line platform at 9:28, or meet at Yorii’s ticket gate at 11:00.
 
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Please wear appropriate shoes (tennis shoes, hiking boots), bring a lunch to eat on the mountain, and plenty of liquids.

Feel free to look at this HP to see the basic course:
http://www.town.yorii.saitama.jp/modules/mxdirectory/kanko/hiking/images/090114_2tuburata.pdf