(Participation Fee 500 yen) (Canceled in case of rain)

RESERVATIONS REQUIRED to David (jambodave@green.email.ne.jp ) by June 12 (Fri).

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 9:25. We will take the 9:30 bus from there (15 minutes).

Work hours: 10:00 – 15:30
 (Cutting down bamboo grass, picking plums?)

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)

(1000 Yen)(Easy)(We’ll go even if it rains)

Meeting Place/Time: Asakusa Station (Ginza Line) (Exit 4) at 10:00 am

Course: Asakusa Station – Sumida Park (Hydrangea) – Asakusa Sensoji Temple – Ueno Park – Tokyo University Campus – Hakusan Shrine (Hydrangea Festival) – Hakusan Station

Hakusan Shrine Hydrangea Festival

Please bring your lunch and drinks.

(Easy Course) (Participation Fee 1000 yen) (Canceled in case of rain)

100% of the participation fee for this event will go to World Bicycle Relief.  Additional donations from participants and non-participants are encouraged. Your donation empowers people in poorer countries with bicycles. Check the World Bicycle Relief website  – A WONDERFUL CAUSE so please be generous.

Give through here or give your donation to David & Miki on the ride and we will make the donation for you.

Meeting time and place: 8:45 Shibamata Station

Bring your bike or you can rent a bike near Shibamata Station (葛飾柴又レンタルサイクル). No reservation required for renting a bike, but bring your ID.  Miki and David will take you to the bike rental from Shibamata Station.

(Request RSVP) Please write to seitansai1335#yahoo.co.jp (change # to @)(to MIKI) whether you are planning to join with your own bike or if you plan to rent a bicycle, so we can prepare accordingly and know how many people to expect.

Course:  Shibamata Station – Bicycle Rental (Tora-san Memorial Hall) – Ride along Edo River – Koiwa Iris Garden – Zenyoji (Historic Pine tree) – Shinozaki Park (lunch) – (Shin) Nakagawa River ride – Katsushika Niijuku Mirai Park – Mizumoto Park – Shibamata Taishakuten

Though it is not a Jambo Event, please take a look if you are interested.

Charity Bike Ride

1) Todoroki Gorge and Kokubunji Ridge Line
(Easy Course)(1000 Yen) (Will be held even in light rain)

Meeting time and place: 10:00 am at the Todoroki Station (on the Tokyu Oimachi Line) ticket gate.

Course: Todoroki Station Kitami Station → Todoroki Gorge → Tama River (We’ll eat, drink, play frisbee and hang out on the riverbank, near FutagoTamagawa Station)  → Okamoto Park’s Old Farm House Garden →  Jidayubori Park’s Old Farm House Garden → Walk along the Nogawa River → → Kitami Playground Area  → Kitami Station

Walking distance: About 10 km (about 4 hours)
Please bring lunch and drinks.

2) Shinagawa Firefly Watching
(Easy Course)(Cancelled in case of heavy rain)(Participation fee free)

You can watch fireflies in Shinagawa. High schoolers are raising
fireflies in this  small place.

☆Meeting Time/Place: 18:30 JR Oimachi Station Central ticket gate

☆Course : Oimachi Station – Shinagawa Shoei Nature Reservation Garden – Omori Station

☆The program is free

☆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 @. Don’t forget to whitelist this EM address.

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

Meeting Place/Time: At the ticket gate of JR Fujino Station at 11:00 am

PLEASE BE ON TIME SINCE WE WON’T BE ABLE TO ATTEND TO LATECOMERS.

Train to take: From Takao Station, take the 10:45 Chuo line train (local going towards Kobuchizawa) at 10:45 to JR Fujino station, arriving at 10:57.

Course: JR Fujino Station – Mt. Kongo – Mt.Hachioka – Mt. Hizure – Mt. Takara – JR Fujino Station

All of the mountains on ”Hizure Alps Hiking Course’ are relatively low.

Duration of a hike:  About 4 hours.

Please bring your lunch and drink. We will be having lunch on the first mountain (Mt.Kongo) about one hour after we start a hike since the view is supposed to be good there. Also, please wear proper hiking shoes.

Organized by Tokyo River Friends

Gather at Funabori Station: 13:00
Gather riverside:  13:30
River CleanUp Finish: 17:00

RIVER CLEAN UP
Gather at FUNABORI Station (Shinjuku Line) outside the ticket gate
at
10:00,  and then go to the Arakawa River and pick up trash along
the 
river bank for about 3.5 to 4 hours.

ADDITIONAL INFO
If you come late, it will be about a 25-min walk to our location
between
 the Shinjuku Line train bridge and the Kasaibashi Bridge. Also
call
 David (the organizer) cell phone 080-6546-7688 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.

(Cancelled in case of rain)(1000yen)(DIFFICULT intermediate)

Meeting place and time: Suruga-Oyama Station Ticket Gate 9:48

★Because the train frequency is low (the next train on the Gotemba Line is in 45 minutes), waiting for the next train is not possible.  Please make sure to arrive at the meeting point by the specified time.

Train: Shinjuku (Odakyu line train going to Odawara) 8:01 – 9:17 arriving at Shinmatsuda – 9:27 leaving Matsuda Station (JR Gotemba Line) – 9:46 arriving at Suruga-Oyama Station

Course: Suruga-Oyama station – Mt. Furou-yama (928m) – Mt. Taniga – Suruga-Oyama station

Expected walking time: 5.5- 6 hours

Please make sure to wear hiking shoes.  Please bring lunch and drinks.

Organized by Tokyo River Friends

Gather at Myoden Station: 9:00
River Clean Up: 9:30
Return to station: 13:30

RIVER CLEAN UP
Gather at Myoden Station (Tozai Line) outside the only ticket gate, and then go to the Edogawa River and pick up trash along the banks for about 3.5 to 4 hours

INFO:
If you come late, it will be about a 25-min walk to our location between the Bay front bridge and the New Myoden Bridge. From the station, walk straight to the river, and then along the river bank until between the two bridges and look for us at the water line on the Myoden side. Also call James (the organizer’s) 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 as we will move to and from the river by car and we can clean up under cover the bay front bridges as a Plan B as well as adjacent areas using rain ware. In the event of heavy rain/strong winds (e.g., typhoon conditions) or lightning then the event will be cancelled.

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

(Participation Fee 500 yen) (Canceled in case of rain)

RESERVATIONS REQUIRED to David (jambodave@green.email.ne.jp ) by May 8 (Fri).

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 9:25. We will take the 9:30 bus from there (15 minutes).

Work hours: 10:00 – 15:30
 (Picking tea leaves, cutting down bamboo grass)

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)