Please contact the event leader for each event if you have any inquires.
1) Walk along Chitose River in Yugawara
(Easy Course)(Cancelled in case of heavy rain)(￥1000 Participation Fee)
Yugawara is a hot spring resort town loved by many literary artists. Nestled between mountains and the ocean, it is an area blessed with an abundance of nature’s wonders. You can soak your feet in the soothing onsen waters.
☆Meeting Time/Place: 10:00 am JR Tokaido Main Line Yugawara Station Ticket Gate
☆Course: Yugawara Station – Yugawara Ekimae Tourist Information Center – Gosho Shrine – Fukusenji Temple Big Buddha Head – Yugawara Local Collection Museum – Rifuku Shrine – Footbath Doppo-no-Yu – Kofuso – Fudo Waterfall – Yugawara Station
☆Walking Time: About 1 hour (about 5km) plus a lot of time for sightseeing so the walk should take about 2 hours.
☆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 program is ¥1000.
The donation will be given to Riasunomori – an organization in Ishinomaki which works for community development. https://riasnomori.wixsite.com/info
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※Do not speak without a mask.
※Keep a physical distance.
※Stay home if you have any symptoms or in case there is an infected person inside your home (and even someone who has had some type of contact).
※In order to prevent the spread of COVID-19, this event may be canceled. We will try to make an early decision, but please check Twitter before participating.
※If you are tested positive for Corona after the event, please let us know so we can inform others.
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2) Arakawa River Clean Up
Gather at Funabori Station: 12:00
Gather riverside: 12:30
River Clean Up: 12:30-16:00
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 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 David and Miki (the organizer) at 080-6546-7688 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.
