1) Okutama Hike & Hossawa Waterfall
(1000 yen Participation Fee) (Cancelled in case of rain)
Meeting place and time: At the ticket gate of JR MusashiItsukaichi Station at 8:54 am
We will take a bus at 9:00 from Musashiitsuka Station. The bus is running VERY INFREQUENTLY (the next bus will be one and a half hour later) and we can’t attend to latecomers. Please make sure to arrive on time.
Train: If you are coming from Shinjuku, take the (JR) Special Holiday Express going towards Musashiitsukaichi at 7:44.
Please be careful and get on the part of the train going to Musashi Itsukaichi (the last stop). It arrives there at 8:51.
Course: From the station, we will take the 9:00 am bus (920 yen, 50 minutes) going to Sengen-one Tozan Guchi. We will hike up to Henbori Pass, Mt. Sengen and then down to Hossawa Waterfall (The hiking time is 4.5 hours). From there we will take the bus back to MusashiItsukaichi Station (490 yen, 22 minutes).
Please bring lunch and drinks.
●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) Arakawa River Clean UP
Gather at Funabori Station: 13:00
Gather riverside: 13:30
River CleanUp: 13:00-17:30
RIVER CLEAN UP
Gather at FUNABORI Station (Shinjuku Line) outside the ticket gate at 13:00, and then go to the Arakawa River and pick up trash along the river bank for about 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 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. 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.
