1) Mt. Otakatori hiking/Ogose Plum Blossom Festival
(Easy Intermediate Course) (1000 yen Participation Fee + 400 yen Park entrance fee)(Cancelled in case of rain)

Meeting Place/Time: Ogose Station ticket gate at 10:03 am

Train: If you go from Ikebukuro: Tobu Tojo Line Ikebukuro (express going towards Shinrin Koen) – 8:44, Sakado Arrival – 9:30.  Get off and change to the 9:36 Ogose Line train, Ogose Arrival – 10:00

Course: Ogose station → Hoonji Temple→ NishiYama Takatori → Mt.Otakatori → Ogose Plum Tree Park (festival)→ Ogose Station

Walking time: 4-5 hours.

Ogose Plum Tree Park, which should be in bloom and has 1,000 trees, with some being 670 years old.  We’ll enjoy the festival there before returning to Ogose Station.

Bring your own lunch and drinks.

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.