1) Yuujo Waterfall Hiking (Tanzawa)
(Intermediate)(Participation Fee 1000 yen) (Cancelled in case of rain)

★Please bring your lunch since there are no stores near the station.
★For this hike, we can’t attend to latecomers since the train is running infrequently (the next train for Gotenba line is 40 minutes later).

Meeting place and time: At the ticket gate of Surugaoyama Station on the Gotemba Line at 10:57 am

Train: If you are coming from Shinjuku, take the 9:01 express Odakyuu Line train (going towards Odawara) to Shin-Matsuda (arriving at 10:22).  Walk to Matsuda Station (which has the JR Gotemba Line) and get on the 10:33 train.  This train arrives at Surugaoyama at 10:54.

We will hike from the station to the beautiful Yuujo Waterfall (where we have lunch), then to the Ashigara Pass, and return to Ashigara Station (on the Gotemba Line).

Walking time: about 4 hours (about 13 km)
Elevation Gain: About 500 meters

 

2) Arakawa River Clean Up

Organized by Tokyo River Friends

SCHEDULE

Gather at Nishi Kasai Station: 13:00
Gather riverside 13:30
Finishing up: 17:00

RIVER CLEAN UP
Gather at NISHI KASAI Station (Tozai Line) outside the only ticket
gate, and then go to the Arakawa River and pick up trash along the banks
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
not far from the Kasaibashi Bridge in the upstream direction.
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.

Miki Howenstein


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