(1) Environmental Restoration Project with Friends of theEarth
(Participation Fee – 500 yen) (Canceled in case of rain)
RESERVATIONS REQUIRED to David ( jambodave@green.email.ne.jp ) by April 6 (Thur).
Meeting Place and time: 9:47 am at Utsugidai Bus Stop Those who wish to go with David, please meet at Hino Station (on the Chuo Line) ticket gate at 9:27. We will take the 9:32 bus from there (15 minutes).
Work hours: 10:00 – 15:30 (Splitting wood, carrying logs, looking for/digging up bamboo shoots) Please wear long pants and long-sleeved shirt and exercise shoes. Please bring your own drinks, food (for lunch) and work gloves.
Information (in Japanese): http://www.foejapan.org/satoyama/activity/index.html
(2) 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 on a reduced scale.
☆Meeting Time/Place: 15:00 JR Nippori Station north ticket gate
☆Course: Nippori Station – Yanaka Ginza – Zenshoan Temple – SCAI THE BATHHOUSE – Shitamachi Museum Annex – 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 program is ¥1000.
☆ The donation will be given to Riasnomori – an organization in Ishinomaki which works for community development. https://riasnomori.wixsite.com/info
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※Wearing a mask is an optional.
※Follow the cough etiquette.
※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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(3) Arakawa River Clean Up
Gather at Funabori Station: 13:00
Gather riverside: 13:30
River
CleanUp: 13:00-17:30
RIVER CLEAN UP Gather at FUNABORI Station (Shinjuku Line) outside the ticket gate at 13:00, and then ngo 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 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.
