1) A Fun Earth Day Bicycle Ride & BBQ lunch – Touring Mitaka and Musashino by Bike!!(Participation Fee: ¥1,000) (Easy Course) (Canceled in case of rain)
★ Bicycle rental reservation required
★ Even if you are bringing your own bicycle, please let us know if you plan to join so we can prepare accordingly for the BBQ.
Let’s take a leisurely ride starting from JR Mitaka Station and visit parks and an airfield in Musashino, ending with a BBQ! (BBQ-only participation is not allowed, only those joining the bicycle ride may attend). Come enjoy a fun cycling trip while feeling the spring breeze.
★For those who need to rent a bicycle (reservation required):
– Please make a reservation by Thursday, April 17, by 5 pm by contacting MIKI at seitansai1335@yahoo.co.jp (Make sure your email settings allow replies from this address.)
– Rental fee: ¥300 (please bring exact change if possible)
– We will make a group reservation at Suzukake Bicycle Parking Lot.
– Meet at 9:30 am at Mitaka Station South Exit Plaza (near the Tamagawa Josui Bridge). Staff will be waiting there and will guide everyone to the bicycle lot.
★ For those bringing their own bicycle:
– Please meet at 10 am at Mitaka Station South Exit Plaza.
Route: Mitaka Station → Chofu Airfield → Nogawa Park (BBQ) → Jindaiji → Inokashira Park (expected to finish around 3 pm)
After everyone has gathered, the staff will explain the route, and we will start the ride at 10:30 am.
Please bring your own lunch, drinks, and a picnic sheet. The BBQ equipment (charcoal, grill, etc.) will be prepared by the staff, but please bring your own food (You will have to take your trash home with you). Food and drinks can also be purchased along the way. Helmets are recommended for all riders.
Our final destination is Inokashira Park, but we’ll enjoy a BBQ party at Nogawa Park on the way. After that, you’re free to leave whenever you like.
Support Staff: Earth Day Ride Team
Event contacts (on the day only): Hiro: 090-3538-5511 Kono: 090-1739-2996 Otsuki: 080-5195-0055
2) Arakawa River Clean Up
Organized by
Tokyo River Friends
Gather at Funabori Station: 13:00
Gather riverside: 13:30
River Clean Up: 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 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.
