1) Mt. Hachikubo Hiking
(Easy Course)(Cancelled in case of heavy rain)(￥1000 Participation Fee)
The trail, relatively wide and gentle for walking, goes through copse forests. The top of the mountain, where the crater remains, is a lookout of Mt. Fuji.
☆Meeting Time/Place: 10:30 Izu-Hakone Railway Sunzu Line Shuzenji Station Ticket Gate
☆Course: Suzenji Station -bus(0:40)- Joren-no-taki – Hachikuboyama(674m) – Joren-no-taki – -bus(0:40)- Shuzenji Station
☆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.
☆Walking Time: About 2 hour (about 3km) plus a lot of time for sightseeing and rest so the walk should take about 3 hours.
☆The program is ¥1000.
☆The donation will be given to Riasunomori – an organization in Ishinomaki which works for community development.
☆Please have your rucksack and wear appropriate shoes for a hike to avoid injury and bring your own lunch and plenty of liquids.
https://kanko.city.izu.shizuoka.jp/pdf/d5016_2.pdf
2) Arakawa River Clean Up
Organized by Tokyo River Friends
SCHEDULE
Gather at Nishi Kasai Station: 13:00
Gather riverside 13:30
Finishing up: 17:30
RIVER CLEAN UP
Gather at NISHI KASAI Station (Tozai Line) outside the only ticket gate, and then go to the Arakawa River and pick up trash along the banks 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 not far from the Kasaibashi Bridge in the upstream direction. 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.
