Chichibu

Chichibu (秩父市 Chichibu-shi) is a city in Saitama Prefecture.

Understand
Chichibu is a beautiful town about one and a half hours from Tokyo. It is famous for autumn leaves and the Chichibu Yomatsuri, a night festival that attracts thousands of people from around Japan. The city is contained in Chichibu-Tama-Kai National Park.

Tourist information site
The local tourist association has a Japanese-only guide site. with integrated Google Translate.

Get in
The Seibu Chichibu Line (西武秩父線) from Ikebukuro is the quickest way to get to Chichibu from Tokyo. You can catch either a local train, which requires you to change trains at Hanno but is cheaper, or pay the extra surcharge for the speed and comfort of the Limited Express "Red Arrow" which is quicker and you don't have to change. Catch either of these from Seibu Ikebukuro Station. If you have time, go though the food hall in the basement of the Seibu department store and grab something to eat on the train &mdash; local commuters often eat their dinner or lunch on the train.

JR Skinkansen trains depart Tokyo and Ueno stations for a 45-minute trip to Kumagaya, where you can transfer for a Chichibu Railway to Chichibu.

Go next

 * Ogano
 * Minano
 * Nagatoro
 * Yorii
 * Yogoze
 * Hanno
 * Higashichichibu
 * Kanna
 * Yamanashi