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Let's visit the birthplace of modern geology in Japan, where geologist Dr. Naumann also visited
Take a Seibu Tourist Bus! A course to experience the history of Chichibu and Nagatoro and the origins of the earth
Operate
Seibu Bus Co., Ltd.
D/A
Seibu Chichibu Station
Date
Saturday, Sunday, and public holiday
Fee
[Chichibu Bus 1DayPass]
1000yen(Adult)
Seibu Bus reservation site will open
Seibu bus routes
*The Chichibu Bus One-Day Pass cannot be used on the Mitakejinja Line Express.
*The Chichibu Bus One-Day Pass cannot be used on city and town buses.
Recommended
  • oyahanakawara bridge
    Minano oyahanakawara
    From spring to summer, it is bustling with people going on barbecues and camping trips, and is also known as a photo spot where you can see the Chichibu Railway SL Paleo Express running across the iron bridge.
  • Saitama Prefectural Museum of Natural History
    This prefectural museum of natural sciences exhibits a reconstructed model of the giant 12-meter-long shark "Carcharodon Megalodon," which lived around 15 million years ago when the Chichibu Basin was an ocean, as well as a skeletal specimen of the marine mammal "Palaeoparadoxia."
  • [Nationally designated scenic spot/natural monument]
    Nagatoro: Rock formations and Chichibu Red Cliffs
    Nagatoro, known for its scenic beauty including the "Iwadatami" (rock layers) and "Chichibu Sekiheki" (Red Cliffs), is covered with crystalline schist (thin rock that peels off easily like pie crust) that was formed when the rocks were dragged 20 to 30 km underground along with plates approximately 85 to 66 million years ago (during the Cretaceous period of the Mesozoic era).
Course Schedule
 
*This is just an example of a route. If you would like to create your own route, please check the bus timetable before boarding.
10:00
Departs fromSeibu Chichibu Station
Seibu Tourist Bus (T3)
Bus ride: about 40 minutes
10:40
Disembark atoyahanakawara bridge
Walk about 2 minutes
oyahanakawara bridge
Minano oyahanakawara
oyahanakawara bridge
ACCESS
1253 Shimodano, Minano-machi, Chichibu-gun, Saitama Prefecture, 369-1412
From spring to summer, it is bustling with people going on barbecues and camping trips, and is also known as a photo spot where you can see the Chichibu Railway SL Paleo Express running across the iron bridge.
▶ Click here for the oyahanakawara bridge
Minano oyahanakawara
oyahanakawara bridge
Walking(Walking along the Arakawa River)
Saitama Prefectural Museum of Natural History
Saitama Prefectural Museum of Natural History
Saitama Prefectural Museum of Natural History
ACCESS
1417-1 Nagatoro, Nagatoro-machi, Chichibu-gun, Saitama Prefecture, 369-1305
This prefectural museum of natural sciences exhibits a reconstructed model of the giant 12-meter-long shark "Carcharodon Megalodon," which lived around 15 million years ago when the Chichibu Basin was an ocean, as well as a skeletal specimen of the marine mammal "Palaeoparadoxia."
▶ Click here for the Saitama Prefectural Museum of Natural History website
Saitama Prefectural Museum of Natural History
Saitama Prefectural Museum of Natural History
Walk about 5 minutes
11:49
Departs fromKami-Nagatoro Station
Chichibu Railway
11:51
Disembark atNagatoro Station
Walking
[Nationally designated scenic spot/natural monument]
Nagatoro: Rock formations and Chichibu Red Cliffs
Nationally designated scenic spot
ACCESS
369-1312 Nagatoro-machi, Chichibu-gun, Saitama Prefecture
Nagatoro, known for its scenic beauty including the "Iwadatami" rock formations and "Chichibu Sekiheki," is distributed with crystalline schist (a thin rock that peels off easily like pie crust) that was formed when it was dragged 20 to 30 km underground along with plates about 85 to 66 million years ago (during the Cretaceous period of the Mesozoic era).
▶ Nagatoro: Rock formations and Chichibu Red Cliffs is here
Nationally designated scenic spot
Walking (Lunch break around Nagatoro Station)
12:51
Departs fromNagatoro Station
Chichibu Railway
13:10
Disembark atChichibu Station
Walk about 7 minutes
Banba Street (resting spot)
Banba Street (resting spot)
ACCESS
Banbacho, Chichibu City, Saitama Prefecture, 368-0041
On the main approach to Chichibu Shrine, there are a variety of restaurants, cafes, sweet shops, etc. Some of the shops have continued to operate even after their buildings were designated as national tangible cultural properties, giving the area a Taisho-era romantic feel.
▶ Banba Street is here
Banba Street (resting spot)
Walking
14:31
Departs fromChichibu Station
Seibu Tourist Bus (P1)
14:47
Disembark atSake-making forest
Walking
Chichibu Nishiki Sake Brewing Forest
Chichibu Nishiki Sake Brewing Forest
ACCESS
Banba-cho, Chichibu-shi, Saitama 368-0041
A tourist brewery that brews the local sake "Chichibu Nishiki," and also has a sake museum and a product center. You can also sample the sake.
*Business hours: 9:00-17:00 (Sake Brewery Museum: 9:00-16:30)
*Closed on Tuesdays and New Year's Day
▶ Chichibu Nishiki Sake Brewing Forest is here
Chichibu Nishiki Sake Brewing Forest
Walking
16:15
Departs fromChichibu Nishiki Sake Brewing Forest
Seibu Tourist Bus
16:42
Arrive at Seibu Chichibu Station


Travel Conditions
Local coordinator none
Remarks ・Please purchase the Chichibu Bus One-Day Pass at the Seibu Kanko Bus Chichibu Office (in front of Seibu Chichibu Station) office counter or inside the Seibu Kanko Bus Chichibu Office bus building.
・If purchasing inside the bus building, please pay the exact amount.
・Tickets are only available on the day of use. Advance purchases are not possible.
※Please check other 'Guidance & Precautions'on the Seibu Bus Co., Ltd. Official Website
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