1) Kanazawa Bunko – Kamakura Hike
(Intermediate)(Participation Fee 1000 yen) (Canceled in case of HEAVY rain)
Bring your own beverages and lunch box and backpack.
Please wear comfortable hiking shoes/boots.
Meet at the ticket Gate of Kanazawa Bunko station on the Keihin Kyuko line at 10:55AM. This arrives at Kanazawa Bunko at 9:41. From Yokohama, you can take the 10:35 Keihin Kyoko Express (going towards Misakiguchi), arriving at Kanazawa Bunko at 10:51.
Walking Time: about 4 hours
Course: Kanazawa Bunko Station – Kanazawa Nature Park – Mt. Daihei – Paradise Hiking Course – Kamakura Station
After the hike, those who are interested may go to see the following documentary.
Amnesty International, Kamakura Group, will show the documentary “The Diary of a Tibetan Woman”, followed by a talk with the director, Ogawa Marie. The film features Lhamo Tso, a woman whose husband is a political prisoner in China. She escapes with their four children and husband’s parents to Dharamsala, India, home in exile of the Dalai Lama and a large community of Tibetans, many of whom have made the same treacherous journey over the Himalayas. Unable to read or write, Llamo Tso supports her family by making Tibetan bread. They eventually gain asylum in America.
The film is mostly in Tibetan with Japanese subtitles but the story can be basically understood just by watching the moving family scenes.
Venue: Kirara Hall (Shogai Gakushu Center), Kamakura. It is a 5-minute walk from the main exit of Kamakura JR station.
Date: September 29, Saturday, from 6:30 pm
Admission: 800yen in advance, 1000 yen same day.
All students and handicapped 500 yen.
For reservations, call Heather at 0467-31-1679, or reserve via the Kamakura Amnesty web site: amnestykamakura.jimdo.com/
2) Edogawa River Clean Up, Picnic & Spa/Swimming
Part 1 River Clean Up: We will gather at Barakinakayama Station ( just outside of the north exit ticket gate exit from 9:30a.m., and from about 9:40a.m. go to the Edogawa River by car (about 5 min.) and begin picking up trash along the banks as we walk toward the mouth of the river where it empties into Tokyo Bay. From about 12:30pm we will take a rest at the mouth of the river at Tokyo Bay and begin setting up for a picnic overlooking Tokyo Bay.
Part 2 Picnic overlooking Tokyo Bay: From 1:00pm we will have a picnic in front of Tokyo Bay. There will be a Y1,000 admission for the picnic with all food and drinks provided (+Y500 for picnic guests drinking beer/wine/chuhai). We’ll have some seats and tables, sun cover set up as well.
Part 3 The Ichikawa Clean Spa (optional):After the picnic some guests may wish to visit the Ichikawa Clean Spa (only 4-5 minutes away on foot). If so bring a swimming suit, cap, towel and goggles. Facility entrance is Y200. Then entrance to the pool area is plus Y300 and entrance to the sento/rotemburo area is plus Y500. The Clean Spa also has courtesy shuttle buses to return people to area train stations.
Recommended: Hat, long-sleeve shirt (for sun protection), gloves, walking/hiking shoes, generally older clothing that you don’t mind getting a little dirty. The clean up route will is nearly all dry so rubber boots will not be necessary.Let’s have fun enjoying our local nature while making it better at the same time. If you will attend this picnic please be sure to click going or e-mail the event leader, James, at yaesukita(at)gmail.com as he has to prepare the food and drinks for the picnic.
If you come late, walk to the river alongside the Tozai Line and go to the river and walk toward Tokyo Bay at the water line until you see us. Also call my cell phone 090-1847-5075 if there are any problems finding us. The adjacent park has restrooms nearby the clean up area.
