From 6:30-9:30pm at the Polygon (behind the Oriental Bazaar on Omotesando) For JAMBO members, the cost is 3,500 yen for men and 3,000 yen for women w/reservation (foreigners get a 1000 yen discount)(or plus 500 yen if you go directly without making a reservation). All beer, wine, cocktails, soft drinks + sushi buffet, garden salad, veggies, cheeses, breads, and pies for dessert included.
Reservations can be made with David at jambodave@green.email.ne.jp or phone (03-6599-8112) by December 12.
Half of your admission fee will be donated to Save the Children and Ashinaga (Support for Tohoku Orphans).
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JAMBO contributed 40,000 yen each to these 2 wonderful Japanese organizations:
SHU – The Environment NPO (does various environmental projects around Japan) ー http://www.shu.or.jp/
O.G.AforAid – Eastern Japan Earthquake & Tsunami Relief Aid
http://www.ogaforaid.org/en/
These funds come from you, the participants of JAMBO, Thank you very much.
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We will meet at the gate of Miyanoshita station( Hakonetozan line) at 10:20 AM.
7:51 Depart Shinjuku on the Odakyu Line (Express)
9:24 Arrive at Odawara
9:33 Depart Odawa on the Hakone Tetsudo (railway) going towards Hakone Yumoto
9:48 Arrive at Hakone Yumoto
9:51 Depart Hakone Yumoto on the Hakone Tetsudo (railway) going towards Gora
10:17 Arrive at Miyanoshita
If you’d like to go from Shinjuku, get on the front of the 7:51 Odakyu Line train at Shinjuku Station.
David will get on the first car at the next station (Yoyogi Uehara).
The total course time for the hike will be about 4 hours.
As we will go to a Hot Springs after the hike, please bring a change of clothes and a towel!
Please bring your lunch and drinks.
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“Darling,” said the wife, “I’m ashamed of the way we live.
Father pays the rent for the house, Brother sends us food and
money for clothes, Uncle pays our water and electricity bills,
and our friends provide us with tickets for the theater. I’m not
complaining really, but I do think we can do better.”
“Of course, we can,” said the husband. “I’ve been thinking
about it myself lately. You’ve got a brother and two uncles who
don’t send us a cent!”
(From “The Heart of the Enlightened” by Anthony deMello , page 120)
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Famous for its maple trees!!
We will have a 5-6 hour walk up a few small mountains and into a gorge.
Course: Ogawamachi Station→ Mt. Sengen→Shiro-yama→Mt. Monomi→Ranzan Gorge→Mt. Ohira→MusashiRanzan Station
From Ikebukuro, take the Tobu Tojo (Express) Line’s 8:42AM train and get off at Ogawamachi Station, arriving at 9:52AM. Make sure to get on this train as we cannot wait for the next one.
People going from Ikebukuro Station can meet at the front end of the train on the Tobu Tojo Line platform at 8:42, or meet at Ogawamachi Station’s ticket gate at 9:54.
Please wear appropriate shoes (tennis shoes, hiking boots), bring a lunch and plenty of liquids.
Please take a look of this link:
http://www.mapple.net/sp_koyo/details.asp?NEWSID=104570
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(Participation Fee 1000 yen + Temple Entrances)
We will meet at the west ticket gate of Kamakura Station (on the Yokosuka/JRShounanShijuku Line) at 10:16AM. From Yokohama Station, take the 9:49AM JRShounanShinjuku Line train (towards Zushi). This arrives at Kamakura at 10:14AM.
If you’d like to go with David, please meet at the front of the JRShounanShinjuku Line train at Yokohama Station at 9:49AM.
Hiking Course: Kamakura Staion – HaseDera Temple – Great Buddha Hiking Course – GenshiYama Park – Kewaizaka Slope – TsuruokaHachimanguu Temple – Kamakura Station
This is a 7 Km walk with about 4 hours walking time.
The selected temples and park are well-known for the maples and Ginko trees which should be in full color!!!
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(Moderately Easy)
Bring appropriate walking shoes, food for lunch and drinks.
Meeting Place/Time: JR Gotemba Line’s Yaga Station Ticket Gate at 10:15AM
Take the following trains:
• Shinjuku Station (Odakyu Line Express going towards Fujisawa) 8:21AM – SagamiOono Station (arriving at 8:59)
• SagamiOono (Odakyu Line Express going towards Odawara) – 9:03 Departure, arriving at ShinMatsuda at 9:43
• Matsuda Station JR Gotemba Line (9:59 Departure) – Yaga Station (10:14)
DEFINITELY arrive at this time (since we cannot wait for the next train since they run infrequently)!
If you’d like to go from Shinjuku, get on the front of the 8:21 Odakyu Line train at Shinjuku Station. Leszek will get on the first car at Shimokitazawa.
Walking Time: About five and a half hours
Course: Yaga Station – Mt. Ohno – Shasui Waterfall – Yamakita Station and Hot Springs
This course includes the Shasui Waterfall, one of Japan’s top 100 waterfalls.
Leader: Leszek 070-6572-2537
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Sometimes, to understand something, it’s necessary to distance oneself from it. Take a vacation, both in the literal and metaphorical sense. For example, since I had left Poland for Japan, I gained a new appreciation for my nation’s heritage. Admittedly, moving to another country is an extreme example, but the principle applies to a number of things, good and bad. To realize you have an addiction, you have to try to quit. To make a decision, sometimes you need to forget about it. To really appreciate your friends and family, you have to miss them. And we can taste food most discriminately when hungry, treasure each coin when lacking money and sleep best when tired. Human nature is irrational like that.
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Environmental Restoration Project with Friends of the Earth
10:00 – 15:30
(Participation Fee – 500 yen) (Canceled in case of rain)
RESERVATIONS REQUIRED by November 6.
Cutting down bamboo grass and other outdoor work
Meeting Place: 10:00 at Utsugidai Bus Stop
Please wear long pants and long-sleeved shirt and exercise shoes.
Please bring your own drinks, food (for lunch) and work gloves
Fee: 500 yen for non-members
Those who wish to go with David, please meet at Hino Station (on the Chuo Line) ticket gate at 9:40. We will take the 9:46 bus from there (15 minutes).
Information (in Japanese): http://www.foejapan.org/satoyama/activity/index.html
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