Autumn tour! Okuchichibu (Saitama), Mitsumine Shrine & Tochimoto old village

Schedule 
Ikebukuro-(Seibu Line)-Seibu.Chichibu station 8:20
Mitsumine Shrine 10:10 by Seibu Kanko Bus
Chichibu lake 13:15
Tochimoto 14:15 by walk around 4km
Kawamata 14:40 by walk 1km
Ohtaki hot spring 15:55
Seibu.Chichibu station 17:00

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# Mitsumine Shrine:
It is very old shrine and located at the top of Mt. Mitsmune (1100m) in the west side of Saitama Pref. There is many myth. The guardian dogs are not dogs but wolf.
If you are lucky, you may see wild deer eating the glass and you may take Japanese chestnuts fallen in the field.
http://www.mitsuminejinja.or.jp/

# Tochimoto village:
At the Edo era, the street to Kohu or Nagano pass through this Tochimoto village therefore the chickpoint of Edo Bakuhu were build and still is remained (but can not go in).





Mt. Buko, Seibu-Chichibu station. You need to take Seibu kanko bus.                                                      Futase dum

Mt Wanakura (2036m),                                              Mt. Shiraiwa (1912m) and Mt. Kumotori (2017m)                Mt. Buko and Chichibu city area                

 Gate of Mitsumine Shrine, Wild deer are eating glass near the shrine.          

 Tochimoto checkpoint and village town where many route is passing in the Edo era., Otaki Onsen          









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