(Participation Fee 1000 yen)(Not Difficult) (In case of rain, the event will be held on September 24 (Monday))

Please take a look at http://4travel.jp/traveler/airpentaro/album/10398206/ for details of this walk (in Japanese)

Meet at the JR Ohme Line’s Okutama Station’s Ticket Gate at 9:55AM.  From Shinjuku, take the JR Holiday Special Rapid Okutama#5 (going to Okutama, leaving from platform 7) at 8:19AM.  This arrives at Okutama Station at 9:54.  Be sure to arrive on this train as we will be unable to wait for the next one, since we take the 10:05 bus to Okutama Lake.

Please wear appropriate shoes (tennis shoes, hiking boots), bring a lunch to eat on the mountain, and plenty of liquids.

At the end of the hike, we can go to the Tama River for a short swim and/or go to a new Craft Beer Bar near the station.

Course (from Okutama Station): Okutama Station (by bus – 15 minutes)   – Okutama Lake – Old (Therapy) Road – Shidakura Suspension Bridge – Tama River (Swimming) and/or Craft Beer Bar –  Okutama Station

Walking Time: About 5 hours