1) Mt. Kintoki Hiking
(Participation Fee 1000 Yen) (A bit difficult) (Cancelled in case of rain)
Please bring your lunch and drink.
Please don’t forget to have your rucksack and exercise or treking shoes!
Meet at the ticket gate of Ashigara Station on the Gotemba Line at 9:55AM.
From Shinjuku, take the 7:50 express Odakyuu Line train going towards Odawara. In ShinMatsuda (arriving at 9:16), walk to Matsuda Station (4 minutes) and switch to the 9:26 Gotemba Line train going towards Gotemba. This train arrives in Ashigara at 9:51AM. (DEFINITELY get on this train because we can’t wait for the next one since they are infrequent.)
(BE CAREFUL – this is Ashigara (Shizuoka), not Ashigara (Kanagawa), which is a different station)
We will hike from the station to Mt. Kintoki (1212 Meters). There are many shrines, temples, and a 360 degree panoramic view from the top, with a great view of Mt. Fuji. The hiking time itself is about 5.5 – 6 hours.
2) Arakawa River Clean Up at NISHI KASAI
Gather at Nishi Kasai Station: 13:00
Go to the river by car 13:10
River Clean Up: 13:30-16:30
Relaxing riverside: 16:30-17:00
Return to station by Car: 17:00-17:15
Nijikai Dinner at nearby restaurant: 17:30-18:30
RIVER CLEAN UP
Gather at NISHI KASAI Station (Tozai Line) outside the only ticket gate at 13:00, and then go to the Arakawa River by car and pick up trash along the banks for about about 3 hours.
NIJIKAI DINNER
Some participants may go for dinner at a nearby restaurant or weather/daylight permitting we could picnic riverside with some bentos bought at a nearby convenience store. The schedule will be flexible and up to the members who want to stay for a nijikai.
OPTIONAL MORNING SESSION
As I will be on the river in the morning doing some scouting and precleaning, people welcome to join me at that time, but please make specific arrangements with me by e-mail, arrival time, location, etc.
INFO:
If you come late, it will be about a 25-min walk to our location on Nakagawa Island (under the C2 highway) at the waterline near the Tozai Line bridge. Note: That you must access the Nakagawa island from the Kasaibashi Bridge. There is no access from the road bridge next to the Tozai Line. Also call my 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 use rain ware and take coveras necessary. 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.
