Chiba Inner Coast Hiking & Beach Fun NEW!!!

Please bring your swimsuit, beach toys, food and drink (or you can buy at a supermarket near the station).

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Train Schedule

9:13 – Leave Chiba Station on the Uchibo Line (Local)
10:55 – 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 – Okahara Beach

After the hike, we’ll enjoy time on the beach.

The walking time is about 3.5 hours.

August 7 (Saturday) – Chiba Inner Coast Camping & Beach Fun!!! NEW!!!

(Participation Fee 500 yen (includes Sunday) + 500 yen Camping Fee) (Cancelled in case of rain)

We will go out to Haraoka Coast (Beach on the Tokyo Bay near Tomiura Station) on Saturday night. We will 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 NO PLACE TO BUY FOOD & DRINK AT NIGHT NEAR THE STATION!!!)

Train Schedule (Saturday)

19:31 Leave Chiba Station on the Uchibo Line (Local)
21:28 – Arrive at Tomiura Station

You can meet David and others on the front of the Uchibo Line train at 19:31 in Chiba or at the ticket gate at Tomiura Station at 21:30.

June 25-27 (Friday – Sunday) – SPECIAL JAMBO Event (starting the Eco-House& other fun) at the Solar Cafe near Kawaguchi Lake! Reservations necessary!

You can take the train (Chuo Line to Ootsuki, then Fuji Kyuko Line to Kawaguchi-ko) or the Chuo Highway Bus to Kawaguchiko Station, leaving from the Shinjuku Highway Bus Terminal (West Exit) quite often. This is about 2 hours, costs 1,700 yen and reservations are necessary and can be made at 03-5376-2222. From Kawaguchi-ko Station, take the bus to Koyodai (about 20 minutes), get off at Koyodai and walk up the road (in the same direction as the bus) about 3 minutes. Solar Cafe is on your right. The last bus from Kawaguchi-ko to Koyodai is at 17:45.

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People will be coming at different times, so please come whenever you’d like on the 25th or 26th.

You can camp if you bring your own tent and sleeping bag. There may be indoor space as well.

Indoors – 3000 yen/night

Camping – 1500¥ (with your own tent)

Dinner – 1500¥

Breakfast (optional) – 1200¥

Contact me (at this email address) by June 10 for reservations for staying over (not for transportation).

Schedule:

June 25 – Evening (Sustainability Discussion with Jake and others)

June 26 – Daytime (work with Jake on the JAMBO sponsored eco-house); Evening (Yukari Hot Springs – 1000 & Dinner at the Cafe)

June 27 – Day (planting, hiking, relaxing, whatever you like); late afternoon – return to Tokyo

June 20 (Sunday) – Totoro Forest Hiking! （¥500 Participation Fee) (Canceled in case of rain) (Easy – Geared for children)

(Bring your own beverages and lunch box)

We will meet at Seibu Ikebukuro Line’s Shimoyamaguchi Station’s ticket gate at 10:50AM or at the front of the Seibu Ikebukuro Line platform at Ikebukuro Station at 10:07AM. Take the 10:10AM Seibu Ikebukuro Line express train (going towards Seibu Kyuujoumae) at Ikebukuro Station. This arrives at Shimoyamaguchi Station at 10:46AM. (360 yen)

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Actual walking time is about 3 hours, going to Totoro Forest and finishing off with a view of 7,000 irises, which should be in bloom.

Course: Shimoyamaguchi Station – Asama Shrine – Totoro Forest – Hakkoku Green Area – Kitayama Park – Higashi Murayama Station (Shinjuku Line)

June 12 (Saturday) – Int’l Friendship Sushi Party from 6:30-9:30pm at the Polygon (behind the Oriental Bazaar on Omotesando)

Map: http://www.kokusaika.org/english/polygon.html

For JAMBO members, the cost is ¥3,500 for men and ¥3,000 for women w/reservation (or plus ¥500 if you go directly without making a reservation). All beer, wine, cocktails, sot 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 June 11.

Half of your admission fee will be donated the Green Belt Movement (an organization in Kenya which works with reforestation and community development)..　http://www.greenbeltmovement.org/ is their homepage.So you can have an enjoyable evening and help a good cause at the same time.

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 Exit A1 of Omotesando Station at 6:15PM on the 12th.

AND

Bhajans Night – Song and Bhakti Yoga

(in English) in Hiroo – 7:00 – 9:00PM

For more information, see http://www.yogatree.jp/ for more information, or email:
events@yogatree.jp
japankat8@yahoo.com
Or call Katrina: (03) 3498-1558

Admission: Donation (¥2000 suggested)
25% donated to Jambo International Center •
Leszek Rybicki will give a presentation about JAMBO in the beginning of the program

June 6 (Sunday) Hike in Tanzawa – Mt. Sannotou (1205M) (Average) Participation Fee 500 yen)(Canceled in case of rain)

Bring your own beverages and lunch box.

Hadano Station – Yabitsu Pass (by bus) – Mt. Ninotou – Mt Sannotou – Usikubi – Okura – Hadano Togawa Park (where the Hydrongea may be in bloom) – Shibusawa Station (15 minutes by bus)

The total walking time for the hike will be about five hours.

Take the following train!
Shinjuku Station (Odakyu Line Express) 7:50AM – Hadano (arriving at 9:02AM)

If you’d like to go from Shinjuku, get on the front of the 7:50 Odakyu Line train at Shinjuku Station.
David will get on the first car at that same train at Shimo Kitazawa Station.

We will meet at the gate ofHadano station (Odakyu line) at9:05 AM and take the bus which leaves for Yabitsu Pass from Hadano Station at 9:20 AM.

Please remember, this bus for climbers is the final one to get there, so DEFINITELY get on the above train.

The view from the peak of Mt Sannotou is quite outstanding, which means we should be able to enjoy a splendid panorama.

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Please don’t forget to have your rucksack and exercise or tracking shoes to avoid your injury.

Mt. Kuki Hiking Course (A bit difficult, 970m)

Kasei Station (Fuji Kyuko Line)- Mt. Fuji Lookout – Mt. Kuki – Mt. Gozen – Sarubashi Station (Chuo Line)

Take the Chuo Line (Special Express) at 7:35AM from Shinjuku Station (going towards Takao). This arrives at Takao at 8:18. Change at Takao Station to the Chuo Line (going towards Kofu), leaving at 8:20. Take this to Ootsuki Station, arriving at 8:57AM. At Otsuki, change to the Fuji Kyuko Line (towards Kawaguchi-ko) and take the 9:02 train, which arrives at Kasei Station at 9:12. The Chuo Line cost comes to 1280 yen and the Fuji Kyuko Line costs 290 yen.

Meeting Place/Time: Kasei Station (Fuji Kyuko Line) Ticket Gate 9:15AM

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Meet on the front of the 7:35 Chuo Line train at Shinjuku if you want to go from there there. David will get on the first car of the same train at Nakano Station.

Walking time: about 6 hours

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

Nogawa Walking Course & Jindai Botanical Park Spring Rose Festival! (EASY)(￥５００ Participation Fee + ￥５００ Park Entrance Fee) (Cancelled in case of rain) NEW!

Meeting Place/Time: Chuo Line’s Musashi Koganei Station’s South Exit at 10:25AM

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Take the 10:02AM Chuo Line Express train from Shinjuku Station. This arrives at Musashi Koganei at 10:24.

This is an 8 km course that runs through the suburbs and about 2/3 of the walk is along the Nogawa River. We finish up at Jindai Botanical Park, where there’s a Spring Rose Festival. The entrance fee to the park is ￥５００ for adults, ￥５００ for those over 65 and ￥５００ those 15 years and younger. We’ll be able to enjoy 272 kinds of roses as well as concert performances. （http://www.tokyo-park.or.jp/park/format/index045.html）

The Shinjuku International Friendship Party from 6:30-9:30pm at the Nishi Shinjuku Hotel’s Rooftop Terrace

For JAMBO members, the cost is ￥3,500 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 May 21.

Half of your admission fee will be donated to the Campfire Association (an organization in Zimbabwe which works with reforestation and community development). 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 22nd.

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

9:30AM – 3:30PM

This project is a 15 minute walk from Takao Station. Any interested people may contact David for more details by May 7 (since reservations are necessary).

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