1) Yanesen Azalea Walk
(Easy) (￥1000 Participation Fee) (Cancelled in case of heavy rain)

There are plenty of old temples and old buildings from the Edo Period still standing in Yanesen. The azalea garden at Nezu Shrine has over 3,000 flowers and 100 varieties of Azalea that bloom from early April until early May. Bunkyo Azalea Festival will be held as well.

☆The program is ¥1000.

☆Meeting Time/Place: 14:00 JR Nippori Station north ticket gate

☆Course: Nippori Station – Yanaka Ginza – Sudo Park – Zenshoan Temple – Nezu Shrine – Nezu Station

☆Walking Time: About 1 hour (3km) plus a lot of time for shopping and
sightseeing so the walk should take about 2 hours.

☆You can buy food and drink on the way.

☆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 @.

☆ The donation will be given to Riasnomori – an organization in Ishinomaki which works for community development.

2) Arakawa River Clean Up
Organized by Tokyo River Friends

Gather at Funabori Station: 10:00
Gather riverside: 10:30
River Clean Up: 10:30-14:30

RIVER CLEAN UP
Gather at FUNABORI Station (Shinjuku Line) outside the ticket gate at
10:00, 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.