September 23 (Thursday) – SPECIAL AUTUMN EQUINOX BARBEQUE, PARK FUN & RIVER CLEAN UP!!! （￥500 Participation Fee) (Cancelled in case of rain) (EASY) NEW!

Meeting Place and Time: The East ticket gate of Higashi Oojima Station at 11:00AM

Those going from Shinjuku, take the Toei Shinjuku Line train (going towards MotoYawata) at 10:31. This arrives at Higashi Oojima at 10:57.

Event Place: Oojima Komatsukawa Park

Time: 12:00 Noon – 6:00PM

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JAMBO will provide barbecue equipment in the park. However, we don’t have enough for a lot of people so if you have your own equipment, it would be a great help if you could bring it with you. People should bring picnic food and drinks (Christmas party sharing rules apply) and whatever meat and veggies they want to have grilled. There’s a supermarket near the station, so you can buy your goods there.

Especially for children, we can play frisbee, baseball, or whatever fun stuff you bring along.

We’ll do a garbage pick-up from 15:00 – 17:00PM at the nearby Arakawa River bank. If you’d like to join in, please bring work gloves if you have them.

September 20 (Monday) OKUTAMA SWIMMING, River Walk, Hanging Out (Cancelled in case of rain)(Participation Fee 500 yen)

From Shinjuku, take the Special Holiday Express train going towards Okutama (it’s the Chuo Line but may be on another track which is not the main Chuo Line track – BE CAREFUL!) to Okutama (leaving Shinjuku at 8:47 and arriving at Okutama at 10:24). David will be at the Okutama Station ticket gate at 10:27 to bring you to the supermarket and the river. We’ll have lunch on the river, swim, hike and do whatever you want. Very laid back day!!!

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September 19 (Sunday) – Forest Restoration Project in Okutama (Hatonosu) (Cutting down old trees and making hiking paths)　Participation Fee ¥200

We will meet at the Hatonosu Station Ticket gate at 9:35AM. Take the Oume Line train from Tachikawa at 8:20AM. This arrives at Oume (the last stop) at 8:55. Cross the platform and take the 8:56 (Okutama bound) train. This arrives at Hatonosu at 9:32AM.

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David and other JAMBO members will take part in this project which is put on by the Tama Forest/”Great Nature School” (my terrible translation) Office. RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED as soon as possible and the number of people is limited. If interested, please look up the detailed information and how to reserve on their homepage（http://hatonosu.blog39.fc2.com/） (only in Japanese)

September 19 (Sunday) OKUTAMA CAMPING & RIVER FUN (Cancelled in case of rain)(Participation Fee 500 yen and camping fee 700 yen)

The Hikawa Campground is about a 10 minute walk from the station. We’ll buy food and drink at the nearby supermarket, go swimming, and enjoy the starry sky. If you have your own tent, no reservation is necessary. If you need to borrow a tent or want to stay in a bungalow there, you must contact the Okutama Hikawa Cammpground at 0428-83-2134 to reserve.

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David will be at the Okutama Station ticket gate at 16:23 to bring you to the supermarket and the campground. From Shinjuku, take the Special Express train going towards Takao to Kokubunji (leaving Shinjuku at 14:36 and arriving at Kokubunji at 14:56. Change here to the Chuo Line express (going towards Oome) leaving at 14:58 and arriving in Oome at 15:39. Change to the Oume Line, going towards Okutama, leaving at 15:46 and arriving at Okutama (the last stop) at 16:23. We’ll meet at the ticket gate at 16:25.

Half NEW!!!

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

Walking time: About 4 hours

From Ikebukuro, take the Seibu Ikebukuro (Semi-Express) Line’s 8:25AM train and get off at Hanno Station, arriving there at 10:01AM. Change to the Seibu Chichibu Line (across the platforme), taking the 10:04 train. This arrives at Musashi Yokote at 10:14. 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 8:25, or meet at Musashi Yokote’s ticket gate at 10:15.

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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.

Meeting Place/Time: Uenohara Station Ticket Gate at 11:25

Train Schedule

10:00 Leave Shinjuku Station on the Keio Line (Express going towards Takaosanguchi)
10:49 Arrive at Tako Station and change to the Chuo Line
10:58 Take the Chuo Line (towards Ootsuki)
11:24 Arrive at Uenohara

If you’d like to go from Shinjuku, get on the front of the 10:00 train at Shinjuku Station.

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Please bring your lunch and drink, and wear appropriate shoes for hiking.

Course: Uenohara Station – Muku no ki (a Natural Treasure) – Mt. Gozen – Sagami River (Swim, watch the sunset while eating/drinking) – Uenohara

Walking time: about 4 hours

After the hike, we’ll hang out on the riverside. The river is wide and calm so we can have a good time swimming (bring your swimsuit and towel). There’s also a convenience store nearby to buy food and drink. We should be there to see the sunset as well.

Tokyo/Kanagawa City Exploratory Green Course Walk

Please see http://www.ops.dti.ne.jp/~hmiura/sagamiryokudo.html for a course explanation (only in Japanese)

Course: Machida Station – Sagami Green Road – Komoregi Woods (Lunch) – Sagami Green Area – Minami Rinkan Station (Odakyuu Line)

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We go through residential areas, fields and woods. There’s some walking on roads but mostly on designed city walking paths.

Walking Time: About 3 Hours (10KM) plus a lot of time for fun, so the hike should take about 5 hours.

From Shinjuku, take the Odakyu Express train (going towards Fujisawa) at 11:28AM and get off at Machida Station, arriving at 11:58AM. We’ll meet at the Machida Station’s (Odakyuu Line) South ticket gate at 12:00 noon.

People going from Shinjuku Station can meet at the front end of the 11:28 train. David will get on the front car of that train at Yoyogi Uehara Station.

August 28 (Saturday) – The Shinjuku International Friendship Party from 6:30-9:30pm at the Nishi Shinjuku Hotel’s Rooftop Terrace

For JAMBO members, the cost is Y3,500 for men and 3,000 for women w/reservation (or plus 500 yen if you go directly without making a reservation). All drinks, buffet with roast beef and party cake from Kyle’s Good Finds Bakery included. Reservations can be made with David by July 23.

Half of your admission fee will be donated to ASHOKA, an NGO which support poor people in developing countries who are trying to start their own businesses (www.ashoka.org). 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 at the Shinjuku West Exit police box at 6:15PM on the 24th.

Chuo Line Yanagawa Swimming & Mt. Takao Hike/Beer Garden

Meeting Place/Time: Yanagawa Station Ticket Gate at 10:15AM

We will relax on the Yanagawa River. You can stroll along the river and swim into a gorge, so bring your swimsuit and towel. After that, we will go back to Takao Station, hike up Mt. Takao and go to the Beer Garden there.

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Please bring your lunch and drink.

Train Schedule

8:50 Leave Shinjuku Station on the Keio Line (Express going towards Takaosanguchi)
9:38 Arrive at Tako Station and change to the Chuo Line
9:47 Take the Chuo Line (towards Ootsuki)
10:13 Arrive at Yanagawa

If you’d like to go from Shinjuku, get on the front of the 8:50 train at Shinjuku Station.

For those only joining in the afternoon, meet at the JR Line Takao Station North ticket gate at 13:50 (participation fee – \500). We’ll hike up Mt. Takao from there and hit the Mt. Takao Beer Garden at about 4:00PM. (\3300 for men and \3000 for women – all you can eat and drink for 2 hours)

Volunteer Appreciation Party (Takadanobaba)

Thanks for all you do, JAMBO Volunteers!!! People interested in volunteering (translating, data input, making JAMBO programs, etc) are also welcome (please contact David for details). The party will be at night at a Japanese Pub in Takadanobaba and should be 3000-4000 yen. Current volunteers go free.

Reservations are needed by August 17 (Please contact David)

Forest Restoration Project in Takao (Cutting down old trees and making hiking paths)

9:30AM – 3:30PM

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This project is a 15 minute walk from Takao Station. Any interested people may reserve with Mr. Yamada (in Japanese only) (takeyamada@sunny.ocn.ne.jp) by August 6.