1) Chichibu Hike & Kawagoe Festival
(1000 yen Participation fee) (Intermediate Course) (Cancelled in case of rain)
Meeting Place/Time: Musashi Yokote Station ticket gate at 11:00 am
Train: Make sure to get on this train as we cannot wait for the next one.
If you are going from Ikebukuro: Ikebukuro Departure (Seibu Ikebukuro Line express towards Hanno – 9:50, Hanno Arrival – 10:38, (Change to the Seibu Chichibu Line going towards Seibu Chichibu) Hanno Departure – 10:43, Musashi Yokote Arrival – 10:59
Course: Musashi Yokote Station – Gojonotaki Waterfall – Mt. Sukari – Ebiga Slope – Yugate – Higashi Agano Station
Walking time: About 3.5 hours
Please wear the good shoes for a hike and bring lunch/drinks.
After the hike, we (those who want to go) are going to check out Kawagoe Festival. We will take the train to HonKawagoe Station (planning to arrive there at 17:01) the parade will have already finished, but the floats will be out and there will be music along with a festive atmosphere. Please take a look at the HPs:
https://www.kawagoematsuri.jp
https://kawagoe-blog.com/kawago-matsuri2022/#index_id4
https://tokyocheapo.com/events/kawagoe-festival/
●Requests to the participants
1) Wearing a mask and keep social distance
When you are near other people or talking with others, please wear the mask. Remember to keep both mouth and nose covered except when you start to feel sick or have a problem breathing.
2) Physical Condition
If you are feeling feverish or feel unwell, please refrain from joining the event.
3) If you are tested positive for Corona after the event, please let us know so we can inform others.
2) Edogawa River Clean Up (Separate Events)
Gather at Myoden Station: 13:00
River Clean Up: 13:30
Relaxing riverside: 17:00
Return to station: 17:30
RIVER CLEAN UP
Gather at Myoden Station (Tozai Line) outside the only ticket gate at 13:00, and then go to the Edogawa River and pick up trash along the banks for about about 3.5 to 4 hours.
INFO
If you come late, it will be about a 25-min walk to our location on the opposite side of the river from the Clean Spa under the bay front bridges. Just walk to the river from the station and the head to the orange bridge. Also 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 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.
