1) Chichibu Hiking

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

Please bring your own food and drinks.

Meet at the Seibu Chichibu Line’s Agano Station’s Ticket Gate at 10:35. From Ikebukuro, take the Seibu Ikebukuro Line’s Express train at 9:20 to Hanno (arriving at Hanno at 10:08) and change here for the Seibu Chichibu Line’s train, leaving Hanno at 10:13. This train arrives at Agano Station at 10:33.  Be sure to arrive on this train as we will be unable to wait for the next one.

The hike will be Agano Station – Maesaka – Mt. Ootaka – Mt. Tenkaku – Higashi Agano Station.

The hiking time is about 4  hours.

2) Arakawa River Clean Up 

We will meet at NISHI KASAI Station (Tozai Line) outside the only ticket gate for exits 1 and 2 at 12:00noon., and then go to the Arakawa River by car and pick up trash along the banks for about 3 to 3.5 hours. Afterwards we go to a nearby restaurant for dinner.

Recommended: Dress warm and rubber boots are recommended. Also wear generally older clothing that you don’t mind getting a little dirty.

If you come late, walk to the river (about 20 min to our location) and look for us at the water line near the Tozai Line bridge. Also call my cell phone 090-1847-5075 if there are any problems finding us.

This event will only be cancelled in the event of heavy rain. Check this page or message me if any doubt.

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