Meeting Place/Time: Shiotsu Station Ticket Gate at 10:38
Train Schedule (You can take either of the following):

1) 9:13 Leave Shinjuku (JR Chuo Line Express towards Ootsuki)
10:36 Arrive at Shiotsu (1140 yen)

1) 9:20 Leave Shinjuku (Keio Line Super Express towards Hachiooji)
10:00 Arrive at Kitano and change to the local (across the platform?)
10:01 Leave Kitano on the local going towards Takaosanguchi
10:11 Arrive at Takao Station and change to the JR Chuo Line
10:16 Leave on the JR Chuo Line going towards Ootsuki
10:36 Arrive at Shiotsu (Total from Shinjuku – 770 yen)

Please bring your lunch and drink, and wear appropriate shoes for hiking.
Course: Shiotsu Station – Daimaru – Mt. Takatsuka – Yanagawa River (near
Shiotsu Station for swimming) – Shiotsu Station

Walking time: about 4 hours

After the hike, we’ll hang out on the riverside and have a good time swimming there, so bring your swimsuit and towel.

Course: Musashi Yokote Station – Kusumi Slope – Mt. Ookuro – Mt. Toonosu – Iruma River (Swimming) – Kahara River Bank – Hanno Station

Walking time: About 4 hours
 
From Ikebukuro, take the Seibu Ikebukuro (Express) Line’s 9:50AM train and get off at Hanno Station, arriving there at 10:40AM. Change to the Seibu Chichibu Line (across the platform), taking the 10:44 train.  This arrives at Musashi Yokote at 11:00.  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 Seibu Ikebukuro Line platform at 9:50, or meet at Musashi Yokote’s ticket gate at 11:02. 
 
Please wear appropriate shoes (tennis shoes, hiking boots), bring a lunch to eat on the mountain, and plenty of liquids.
 
Since we’ll be swimming in the river, also bring your swimsuit and towel.

From 7:00-10:00pm in Roppongi
LADIES SPECIAL DAY!
Information:http://www.kokusaika.org/english/quest.html
Place: Bar Quest

For JAMBO members, the cost is 2,000 for men (1,500 for foreign men) and 1,000 for women w/reservation (or plus 500 yen if you go directly without making a reservation).  This includes 1 drink and a buffet dinner. Reservations can be made with David by e-mail or phone (03-6599-8112) by August 21.

Half of your admission fee will be donated to O.G.AforAid – Eastern Japan Earthquake & Tsunami Relief Aid.
So you can have an enjoyable evening and help a good cause at the same time. If you’d like to go with David, please meet in front of Amando Coffee Shop (at Roppongi Crossing) at 6:45PM on the 22nd.

With Friends of the Earth (Cutting bamboo grass, compiling notice boards, and “Beat the Heat” party)

10:00 – 15:30

RESERVATIONS REQUIRED by August 6.

Meeting Place: 10:04 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.

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 (18 minutes).
 
Information (in Japanese): http://www.foejapan.org/satoyama/activity/index.html

LIMIT: 15 people

外国人向きだから、英語の説明だけです。WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY for foreigners living in Japan to learn Japanese in a friendly environment, make connections with Japanese who are actively involved with volunteerism, find short term and long term volunteer opportunities, and have a fun time sharing food, drink and conversation.
19:00 – 20:00 – Private or semi-private conversation/lesson in Japanese
20:00 – 21:30 – Participants can go to the nearby store to buy food/drinks they want and come back for an informal get-together in English or Japanese. Learn about volunteer opportunities, make friends with active bi-lingual speakers giving you the chance to expand your network and your perspective.

Today’s theme will include a discussion of different food cultures around the world (including Africa and the Middle East where some members have visited).

The Japanese volunteers for this event come from LVC (Language Volunteer Co-Talk), a group which is forming an international volunteer network in Tokyo. This event will be held at JAMBO SCHOOL on the second Friday of each month for as long as there is a demand.

Time and Place: 19:00 at JAMBO SCHOOL (Monzennakacho)
LIMIT: 7 Participants (Sign up with David or on the JAMBO VOLUNTEERS Website) BY August 5.

Please bring your own food and plenty to drink. We’ll finish at the Tama River and enjoy some river fun, so bring your swimsuit as well.
Meet at the ticket gate of Kawai Station (on the Oume Line) at 10:35 AM.
Take the Chuo/Oume Line express train (going towards Oume) at 9:09 from Shinjuku, arriving at Oume Station at 10:07. Change to the 10:09 Oume line train (going towards Okutama). This arrives at Kawai Station at 10:32.

David will get on the front of the Chuo Line train at Nakano Station at 9:13AM.

Course: Kawai Station – Mt. Zumado – Kori Station – Kawai Station (by train) – Kawai Station area Walking and River fun – Kawai Station

Walking Time: about 3 hours

Please bring your swimsuit, beach toys, food and drink (or you can buy at a supermarket near the station).
 
Train Schedule
 
9:04 – Leave Chiba Station on the Uchibo Line (Local)
10:47  –   Arrive at Tomiura Station (David & others will be waiting at the ticket gate)

The hike will be Tomiura Station – Hokkezaki Peninsula –  Tatara Coast – Daibusami Peninsula Green Road and Park – Observation Point – Tadara Beach
After the hike, we’ll enjoy time on the beach.

The walking time is about 3.5 hours.

(Participation Fee 1000 yen (includes Sunday) + 500 yen Camping Fee)

We will go out to Tadara Beach (Beach on the Tokyo Bay near Tomiura Station) on Saturday night.  We can watch the sunset (since the beach faces west) and then eat, drink and enjoy the beach that night as well as the next day. 
 
Please bring your swimsuit, sleeping bag and tent (you can sleep directly on the sand, but may get eaten up by sand flies), beach toys, food and drink. There is a supermarket near the station where we can buy drinks and food, however the food selection may be limited.
 
Train Schedule (Saturday)
 
15:14 Leave Chiba Station on the Uchibo Line (Local)
16:55 – Arrive at Tomiura Station
 
You can meet David and others on the front of the Uchibo Line train at the ticket gate at Tomiura Station at 16:57.

（￥1000 Participation Fee & your restaurant fee)
Meeting Place and Time: Jambo School at 11:15AM

SCHEDULE:

11:15 – 12:15 – English Class concerning food (and focusing on the Ringer Hut menu)
12:30 – 13:30 – Eat at Ringer Hut (while using English)

Half of today’s payment will go to AWF and WWF.
 
The program is ¥1000. The English that you learn in the class will be used at the restaurant so it’s a very useful program.

Half of your admission fee will be donated to  AWF & WWF.
Limit: 11 people (Reservations are required!)

Bring food for lunch and drinks.

We will go to Arasaki on the Miura Peninsula. This is a coastline hike with nice sea views, beaches and caves. We will meet at Misakiguchi station on the Keihin Kyuko (Keikyuu) Line at 9:30AM. From Shinagawa station, take the 8:18AM Keihin Kyuko Line train bound for Kurihama. Get off at Kurihama station at 9:11 and change to the 9:17 Keikyuu line going towards Misakiguchi. Get off at the last station (Misakiguchi). It arrives there at 9:29AM. This is an easy hike, so bring a plastic bag and we’ll pick up garbage on Nagahama Beach (at the end of the coastal walk.
 
Meet at the ticket gate of MisakiGuchi station on the Keihin Kyuko line at 9:30AM or Shinagawa station (meet in the front car of the Keihin Kyuko 8:18 train (David will already be in that car).

We will take the 9:43 bus from Misakiguchi to Arasaki (about 15-20 minutes)
 
David will also bring many garbage bags, received in cooperation with the Kanagawa “Beautify the Oceans” Foundation
(http://www.bikazaidan.or.jp/).

After the event, anybody who is interested is welcome to join us to go to a party in Tsurumi!!!