Please contact the event leader directly for inquires.
1) World’s Largest Rice Paddy Art
(Easy Course)(Cancelled in case of heavy rain) (￥1000 Participation Fee) (¥400 Admission)
Rice field art expresses pictures and letters on paddy fields using colorful rice plants. It was certified as the “World’s Largest Rice Field Art” by the Guinness World Records.
☆Meeting Time/Place: 10:00 JR Takasaki Line Gyoda Station ticket gate
The buses are running infrequently and we will be unable to wait for the next bus. Please be sure to arrive by the appointed meeting time.
☆Course : Gyoda Station -city circulation bus- Rice Paddy Art Venue-city circulation bus- Gyoda Station
☆Walking Time: Less an hour (less than 1km) plus a lot of time for bus and sightseeing so the walk should take about 2 hours.
☆The program is ¥1000. The admission is ¥400.
☆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 @. Don’t forget to whitelist this EM address.
☆The donation will be given to Riasunomori – an organization in Ishinomaki which works for community development. https://riasnomori.wixsite.com/info
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 riverside path on the
embankment. 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.
