Meet at the ticket gate of Shin Matsuda Station on the Odakyuu Line at 9:30AM.
From Shinjuku, take the 8:01 express Odakyuu Line train (towards Odawara) and get off at ShinMatsuda (arriving at 9:25). We’ll meet at the ticket gate there at 9:30AM (DEFINITELY get on this train because we can’t wait for the next one since we take a 9:40 bus)
Those riding from Shinjuku can meet on the front car of the 8:24 train. David will get on the first car of this train at the YoyogiUehara station at 8:06.
*COURSE:: ShinMatsuda Station – Yadorigi Bus Stop (by bus – 520 yen – 30 minutes) – Kuri no Ki Doh (908 meters) – Mizuhi Great Falls – Black Dragon’s Falls – YonJuuHatchiSe Gawa River – Shibusawa Station – TokaiDaigakumae Station (by train) – Sazanka Hot Springs (near TokaiDaigakumae Station)
The hiking time itself is about 5.5 hours.
Please bring your lunch and drink.
Please don’t forget to have your rucksack and exercise or treking shoes!
For you lazy people who just want to enjoy a hot springs and a New Year’s Party, we will meet at the Super Hot Springs (a 5 minute walk from the Odakyuu Line’s TodaiDaigakuMae Station) at around 17:30 to do just this. The hot springs is 750 yen and their HP (in Japanese) and phone phone number are as follows: (http://www.onsen-sazanka.com/ - 750 yen – 0463-78-0026)
