1) Yanesen Azalea Walk (Easy)
(￥1000 Participation Fee) (Cancelled in case of heavy rain)

There are plenty of old temples and old buildings from the Edo Period
still standing in Yanesen. The azalea garden at Nezu Shrine has over
3,000 flowers and 100 varieties of Azalea that bloom from early April
until early May. Bunkyo Azalea Festival will be held as well.

☆Meeting Time/Place: 11:00AM at JR Nippori Station north ticket gate

☆Course: Nippori Station – Yanaka Ginza – Sudo Park – Zenshoan Temple –  Nezu Shrine – Nezu Station

☆Walking Time: About 1 hour (3km) plus a lot of time for shopping and sightseeing so the walk should take about 2 hours.

☆Leader: Ichikawa Mariko
Any inquiries may be made to ichi_mariko at yahoo.co.jp with the word  [Jambo]  in the subject line. Please replace at with @.

☆You can buy food and drink on the way.

☆The program is ¥1000.

☆ The donation will be given to Riasnomori – an organization in
Ishinomaki which works for community development.
https://riasnomori.wixsite.com/info

2) Environmental Restoration Project with FOE
(Participation Fee 500 yen) (Canceled in case of rain)

RESERVATIONS REQUIRED to David (jambodave@green.email.ne.jp ) by April 11 (Thur).

Meeting Place and time: 9:47 am at Utsugidai Bus Stop
Those who wish to go with David,  please meet at Hino Station (on the Chuo Line) ticket gate at 9:27.  We will take the 9:32 bus from there (15 minutes).

Work hours: 10:00 – 15:30
 (Carrying logs, wood splitting,  etc)

Please wear long pants and long-sleeved shirt and exercise shoes. Please bring your own drinks, food (for lunch) and work gloves.

Here is the information on FOE (Friends of the Earth) (in Japanese)

1) Mt. Takao/1000 cherry trees Hike
(Participation fee 1000 yen) (Intermediate course) (Cancelled in case
of rain)

Meeting Place/Time:  The ticket gate for Takao-sanguchi Station on
the
Keio Line at 9:25 am

Please be sure to come to the meeting place at the appointed time.

Train:  From Kitano Station, take the 9:10 Keio Line train towards
Takaosanguchi, arriving at 9:23

Course:  Takao-sanguchi Station – Mt. Inari – IcchoDaira 1000 cherry trees (Lunch) – Mt. Takao – Takaosanguchi Station

Walking time:  5 hours

Please bring your own lunch and drinks for lunch, also wear good hiking shoes.

2) Arakawa River Clean Up

Organized by Tokyo River Friends

Gather at Nishi Kasai Station: 13:00
Gather riverside 13:30
Finishing up: 17:30

RIVER CLEAN UP
Gather at NISHI KASAI Station (Tozai Line) outside the
only
ticket gate, and then go to the Arakawa River and pick up trash
along
the banks for about about 3 5 to 4 hours.

ADDITIONAL INFO
If you come late, it will be about a 25 min. walk to
our
location not far from the Kasaibashi Bridge in the upstream
direction.
Call James’ (the organizer) cell phone 090-1847 5075 if there are 
any problems finding us.

RAIN
In the event of light or medium rain this event will
NOT
be cancelled. Please bring rain gear and we will take shelter
(under
a bridge) until any downpours let up. In the event of
heavy
rain/strong winds (e.g., typhoon conditions) or lightning then the event
will be cancelled (and usually moved to a different day).

Let’s have fun enjoying our local nature while making it better
at the
same time.

1)”From Mitaka to Koganei Park, cycling along the cycling route to Tama Lake”
(Participation fee 1,000 yen) (Easy course) (Canceled in case of rain)

★Bicycle rental reservation required

We’ll have a relaxing bike ride from JR Mitaka Station, have a picnic at Koganei Park, and enjoy the fresh greenery all the way to Tama Lake along the cycling route. How about feeling the spring breeze while enjoying a fun cycling trip? We might even get a chance to see the late-blooming cherry blossoms.

★For those who need a bicycle rental (Reservation required)
Please make a reservation with Miki at seitansai1335@yahoo.co.jp by 4 pm on April 4 (Thursday). We will make a group, bicycle rental reservation with the Suzukake Bicycle rental place.

Those who make a bicycle reservation will gather at 9:30 at the south exit plaza of Mitaka Station (near the bridge over the Tamagawa Josui). The staff will be waiting at the south exit plaza, and we will head to the bicycle parking lot together from there.

★For those participating with their own bicycles
Gather at 10:00 at the south exit plaza of Mitaka Station.

Route: Mitaka Station → Koganei Park → Tama Lake → Inokashira Park (Goal, with planned arrival at 15:00)

After explaining the course at 10:00, we will start to ride. Please bring lunch, drinks, vinyl sheets (and frisbees, balls, or whatever you like). You can also buy food and drinks along the way. We recommend wearing helmets for cyclists.

Our final destination will be Inokashira Park, but after that (if the late-blooming cherry blossoms are still in bloom), let’s enjoy a party (while cherry blossom viewing). Basically, people are free to go home anytime (before, during, or after the park party).

Support staff: Earth Day Ride Team
Event contacts: Hiro : 090-3538-5511 (Japanese/English)
Kono : 09017392996 (Japanese)
Ootsuki : 080-5195-0055 (Japanese)

2)Arakawa River Clean Up
Organized by Tokyo River Friends

SCHEDULE
Gather at Nishi Kasai Station: 10:00
Gather riverside: 10:30
Finishing up: 14:30

RIVER CLEAN UP
Gather at NISHI KASAI Station (Tozai Line) outside the only
ticket
gate, and then go to the Arakawa River and pick up trash along
the banks
for about about 3 5 to 4 hours.

ADDITIONAL INFO
If you come late, it will be about a 25 min. walk to our
location
not far from the Kasaibashi Bridge in the upstream
direction.
Call James’ (the organizer) cell phone 090-1847 5075 if there are any
problems finding us.

RAIN
In the event of light or medium rain this event will NOT
be
cancelled. Please bring rain gear and we will take shelter (under
a
bridge) until any downpours let up. In the event of heavy
rain/strong
winds (e.g., typhoon conditions) or lightning then the event will be
cancelled (and usually moved to a different day).

Let’s have fun enjoying our local nature while making it better at
the
same time.

★As we won’t be looking at the phone so often during the party, those who need to contact us, please do so by phoning (not messaging) at 080-6546-7688 (David and Miki).

1) Cherry Viewing Walk (2 parts)
(For  beginners)(Participation Fee: 1000 yen (for one part, or for both)(Canceled in case of rain)

Part 1): Zenpukuji River Walk

Meeting place and time: 9:30 am at Eifukucho Station (Keio Inokashira line) ticket gate

Course: Eifukucho Station (Keio Inokashira Line) – Ryukoji Temple – Wada Bori Park – Zenpukuji Green Park  – Hamadayama Station (Keio Inokashira Line)

Walking Time: About 2 hours (5.5 km)

Bring your lunch and drinks.

Part 2): Kanda River “Full of Cherry Blossoms” Walk

Meeting place and time: 11:45 am at Hamadayama Station (Keio Inokashira Line) ticket gate

Course : Hamadayama Station – Tsukayama Park (Lunch) – Walk along the Kanda River (full of Cherry Trees) – Inokashira Park

We will have a cherry blossom viewing party in the park after the walk (probably from about 4:00 pm).

2) Arakawa River Clean Up
Organized by Tokyo River Friends

SCHEDULE

Gather at Nishi Kasai Station: 13:00
Gather riverside 13:30
Finishing up: 17:30

RIVER CLEAN UP
Gather at NISHI KASAI Station (Tozai Line) outside the
only
ticket gate, and then go to the Arakawa River and pick up trash
along
the banks for about about 3 5 to 4 hours.

ADDITIONAL INFO
If you come late, it will be about a 25 min. walk to
our
location not far from the Kasaibashi Bridge in the upstream
direction.
Call James’ (the organizer) cell phone 090-1847 5075 if there
are
any problems finding us.

RAIN
In the event of light or medium rain this event will
NOT
be cancelled. Please bring rain gear and we will take shelter
(under
a bridge) until any downpours let up. In the event of
heavy
rain/strong winds (e.g., typhoon conditions) or lightning then the
event
will be cancelled (and usually moved to a different day).

Let’s have fun enjoying our local nature while making it better
at the
same time.

★According to the weather forecast, it looks like the rain will stop in the early after afternoon and tonight is nice, so today’s event is on as planned. There’s a possibility that the ground might be wet, so please bring a sheet to sit on if you have one.

★The party place – In Kita no Maru Park next to the pond, which is past the Budokan on the right side.

★As we won’t be looking at the phone so often during the party, those who need to contact us, please call (not messaging) at 080*6546*7688 (David and Miki)

(FREE) (Cancelled in case of rain)

Meeting place and time: At Exit 3b of Kudanshita Station at 6 pm or in front of the clock tower near Budokan at 6:30 pm

Cherry Blossom viewing party: 6:45 pm – 8 pm in Kita-no-maru park

After that, we will walk around Yasukuni Shrine and the moat area to see the nighttime cherry trees.

Those meeting at 6:00 will shop at the nearby convenience store. Those coming afterwards, please bring some snacks/drinks.

If you come late, please go to the Kita no Maru Park (next to the pond) which is past the Budokan on the right side.  If you can’t find us, please call (not text messaging) David and Miki (080-6546-7688).

(￥1000 Participation Fee)(Cancelled in case of rain)(Easy-Intermediate Course)

Meeting Place and Time: Kinugasa Station at 10:12 am

Train: From Zushi station, take the 9:55 Yokosuka Line train towards Kurihama.  Get off at Kinugasa Station at 10:10

Hiking Course: Kinugasa Station – Kinugasayama Parke (2000 cherry trees
and ranked in the top 100 cherry tree spots in Japan) – Mt. Oogusu (242m) –
Tsukayama Park (with 10,000 cherry trees) – Anjinzuka Station

The hike itself is about 5 hours.

Please be noted that we are unsure whether the cherry blossoms will be in bloom on the day of the hike.

Mr. Ogusu Hiking (In Japanese)

Tsukayama park Sakura Festival  (In Japanese).

Please bring your own lunch.