(1000 yen Participation Fee + 300 yen Hyakuana Entrance Fee) (Canceled in case of rain) (Easy)
The Yoshimi Hyakuana National Historic Site preserves 219 ancient tombs carved into a soft sandstone hillside between the sixth and seventh centuries.
(Bring your own beverages and lunch box (if you want to eat on the way)
We will meet at Tobu Tojo Line’s Higashi Matsuyama Station’s ticket gate at 12:52PM. Take the 11:54AM Fukutoshin Subway Line (going towards Shinrin Koen) at Ikebukuro Station. This becomes the Tobu Tojo line en route and arrives at Higashi Matsuyama Station at 12:50PM.
Course: Higashi Matsuyama Station – Iwamuro Temple – 100 Tombs – Yoshimi Goddess of Mercy and Pagoda – Haccho Lake – Mt. PonPon – Higashi Matsuyama Station
Actual walking time is about 4 hours. (14KM)
Please take a look at these HPs:
http://www.town.yoshimi.saitama.jp/guide_hyakuana.html (English)
http://cobaton.at.webry.info/200805/article_14.html
http://mitchie-m.com/blog/trip/mountain/ponponyama/