(You can join any 1, 2 or all 3) (Reservation needed for the Hakone Sleepover)
- Garbage Pick Up (FREE) (Cancelled in case of rain)
We will meet at the ticket gate of Kamonomiya Station at 9:20 AM.
8:08 Depart Shinbashi Station (JR Tokaido Line (Platform 1) going towards Odawara) and get off at Kamonomiya (arriving at 9:16).
We will do a garbage clean-up on the beach. Sakawa Beach is infamous for having a lot of garbage, so we’ll have a lot to pick up.
Please bring your lunch, drinks and work gloves.
2) Odawara Historical Walk & Castle
(1000 yen (Free for those who helped with the garbage pickup), Easy, Canceled in case of rain)
We will meet at the Odakyu Line West Exit at Odawara at 12:53.
11:21 Depart Shinjuku on the Odakyu Line (Express going towards KatasEnoshima) and get off at SagamiOona (arriving at 11:57). Change to the Odakyu Line (Express going towards Odawara), leaving at 12:01 and arriving at Odawara at 12:51
Course: Odawara Station (West Exit) – History and Culture Walking Course – Odawara Castle – Odawara Station (about 4 hours walking)
You can see the History and Culture Walking Course (in Japanese) at http://www.city.odawara.kanagawa.jp/kanko/walking/rekishi.html
3) Hakone Sleepover (Reservation needed, will be held even if it rains)
At Hakone Eco Village (in the middle of nature, a beautiful area about the same size as Tokyo Dome)
FACEBOOK (in Japanese): ハコネエコvillage
Meeting Place/Time: 18:15 at Tounosawa Station’s ticket gate
Train: Odawara Departure (on the Hakone Mountain Railway going towards HakoneYumoto) 17:45
HakoneYumoto Arrival 18:06 and change trains
HakoneYumoto Departure (Hakone Mountain Railway going towards Goura) 18:09
Tounosawa Arrival 18:13
Participation Fee: 1000 yen
LIMIT OF 10 PEOPLE (to use futons) (No limit for people who bring their own tents and sleeping bags)
Reservations needed by April 30 (to David at jambodave@green.email.ne.jp). When you reserve, please let me know if you need a futon or will bring your own tent and sleeping gear. People who use futons will sleep in one very large room, with men on one side and women on the other.
THINGS TO BRING: Food and drink (for night (party & dinner) and morning (be sure to bring it since there are no stores nearby). There is a refrigerator to keep drinks/food cold and you can boil water for noodles, coffee, etc. You may be able to cook other things there if you need to. If you come later (at night) or want to walk around at night, please bring a flashlight.
★ The village has only a primitive bath, so it’s best to go to a hot springs in Hakone Yumoto if you want to have a bath (in which case, bring a change of clothes and towel.)
★Feel free to buy any of the goods which have been made in the workshop on the premises which are being sold.
★ For those wishing to go early, you can meet Mr. Arakawa at 10:00AM at Tounosawa Station. He is one of the owners of the facility where we stay and his phone number is 070-4307-5920. (Please call (in Japanese) in morning if needed (not later in the day)).
To go to ハコネエコvillage (Hakone Eco Village), when you go out of Tounosawa’s only ticket gate, there is a toilet on the right. Take the mountain road going up from next to the toilet. You’ll be able to see signs in the daylight, so it’s easy to understand. About an 8 minute walk from the station.
