Part 1

(Intermediate Course) (1000 yen Participation Fee for both hikes) (Cancelled in case of rain)

The first part is an intermediate four hour hike. 

Course: Kawai Station – Mt. Iwatakeishi – Mt. Takamizu- Ikusabata Station

Meeting Place/Time: Kawai Station Ticket Gate at 8:54AM

We meet at Kawai Station at  8:54AM. Take the 7:12AM Chuo Line Express train from Shinjuku Station.  This arrives at Tachikawa Station at 7:48AM.  Change there to the 7:57 Ome Line train, going toward Okutama. This train arrives at Kawai Station at 8:52AM.  Be sure to arrive by this time since we will be unable to wait for the next train. 

From here, we do a 4 hour hike to Ikusabata Station.  We will meet other people there at 1:02PM for the following river hike.
 
David will get on the Oume Line train at Haijima Station at 8:09.
 
Please wear appropriate shoes (tennis shoes, hiking boots), bring a lunch, and plenty of liquids.

We will meet people at Ikusabata Station at 1:00 and have lunch there or on the riverside thereafter.
 
Part 2
(Easy Course, Cancelled in case of rain) (500 yen  Participation Fee)

A refreshing walk along the river in Okutama viewing the fall colors!

Meeting Place and Time: The ticket gate of Ikusabata Station (on the Ome Line) at 13:02PM
(For those going there from Tachikawa, board the 12:07PM train going to Oume.  This arrives in Oume at 12:42.  Change in Oume to the 12:47 train going to Okutama and get off at Ikusabata at 13:01PM.) 

Take a walk along the river and see the fall colors.  An easy hike especially for children!
Bring a lunch and liquids.