1) Beach Resort Holiday
(￥1000 Participation Fee) (Cancelled in case of boat cancellation)（Admission ¥1350）
Niemonjima is located in Kamogawa in Southern Boso Peninsula, possessed by a private owner. The island is designated as a place of scenic beauty by Chiba Prefecture and selected as one of Shin Nihon Hyakkei (newly-selected 100 beautiful sceneries in Japan). You can go to the island on a rare old-style boat with two paddles within about five minutes.
☆Meeting Time/Place: 11:15 JR Uchibo Line Futomi Station ticket gate
☆The program is ¥1000. Admission ¥1350
☆Train: If you are coming from Tokyo, take the 8:04 JR Sobu Line (Rapid) train from Tokyo Station [going towards Kimitsu]. This arrives at Kisarazu Station at 9:21. Take the 9:31 Uchibo Line train [going towards Kazusa-Ichinomiya]. This train arrives at Futomi Station at 11:14. The trains are running infrequently and we will be unable to wait for the next train. Please be sure to arrive by the appointed meeting time.
☆Course: Futomi Station – Dock – Niemonjima – Dock – Futomi Station
☆Sightseeing time is about 3 hours.
☆Train: If you are going back to Tokyo, take the 14:17 JR Uchibo Line train from Futomi Station [going towards Kazusa-Ichinomiya]. This arrives at Kazusa Ichinomiya Station at 15:35. Take the 15:39 JR Satobo Line [going towards Tokyo]. This arrives at Tokyo Station at 17:09.
☆Leader: Ichikawa Mariko
Any inquiries may be made to ichi_mariko at yahoo.co.jp with the word [Jambo] in the subject line. Please replace at with @.
☆Bring your own food, drink, bathing suit, towel, sunscreen and hat. If you snorkel, bring your mask, snorkel and fins.
☆ The donation will be given to Riasunomori – an organization in Ishinomaki which works for community development.
2) Edogawa River Clean Up
Organized by Tokyo River Friends
SCHEDULE
Gather at Myoden Station: 14:30
Riverside Meetup: 15:00
Return to station: 18:30
RIVER CLEAN UP
Gather at Myoden Station (Tozai Line) outside the only ticket gate
at
14:30, and then go to the Edogawa River by car and pick up trash
along
the banks for about 3 to 3.5 hours
INFO
If you come late, it will be about a 25-min walk to our location
behind
Clean Center (incineration plant) and the Clean Spa. First walk
to the
Myoden Bridge, cross it, and enter the rierside path on the
embankement.
Then head in the direction of Tokyo Bay until you see us
along the water
line. 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.
