Meet at the JR Ohme Line’s Mitake Station’s Ticket Gate at 11:00AM. From Shinjuku, take the Chuo Line Rapid train going towards Takao at 9:26. This arrives at Tachikawa Station at 10:02. Get off there and change to the 10:07 Oume Line train (going towards Oume). This arrives at Oume (the last stop) at 10:38. Cross the platform and get on the 10:39 Oume Line train (going towards Okutama). This arrives at Mitake at 10:59. Be sure to arrive on this train as we will be unable to wait for the next one.

Leader: Jeff Harryman (080-3175-2506)

Meet with Jeff and others at the front of the 9:26 train at Shinjuku if you want to go from there there.

This trip will go from Mitake Station – Mitake Cable Car Station (by bus ￥270) – Mt Mitake (by Cable Car – ￥1090 round trip) – lunch – walk to shrine & overlook – Rock Garden & waterfall view – Mitake Station (by ropeway & bus) – Kabe Station (for Hot Springs – Optional)

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This tour is more for experiencing nature and taking pictures than getting exercise. Bring your camera.

If you want to go to the Hot Springs after the hike, please bring a change of clothes and a towel!

Ootsuki Station – Mt. Iwadono – Chigootoshi Cliffs – Ootsuki Station

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Take the Keio Line at 9:20AM from Shinjuku Station(going towards Kitano). Change at Kitano (arriving at 9:59, cross the platform and get on the 10:00 train going towards Takaosanguchi) and go to Takao station, arriving at 10:10AM. Change at Takao Station to the Chuo Line. Take the 10:18AM train going towards Ootsuki and get off at Ootsuki Station, arriving at 10:55AM. Using these trains, the total cost comes to 920 yen.

Meeting Place/Time: Ootsuki Station (Chuo Line) Ticket Gate 11:00AM (If you’re going from Shinjuku Station, we will meet on the front car of the Keio Line train at 9:20)

Walking time: about 4 hours

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

The cliffs on this hike are especially spectacular!!!

October 16 (Saturday) – Int’l Friendship Party from 6:30-9:00pm at the Roppongi’s Quest (Map is at http://www.kokusaika.org/english/quest.html)

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For JAMBO members, the cost is Y3,000 for men and 2,500 for women w/reservation (or plus 500 yen if you go directly without making a reservation). All drinks, buffet dinner, green salad, veggies and party cake from Kyle’s Good Finds Bakery included. Reservations can be made with David at jambodave@green.email.ne.jp or phone (03-6599-8112) by October 15.

Half of your admission fee will be donated to Save the Children (http://www.savechildren.org/). JAMBO sponsors two children (one from the Philippines and one from Malawi in Central Africa) through this wonderful organization. The proceeds will go towards financial support of these children. 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 Roppongi Crossing’s ALMOND (above Roppongi Station) at 6:15PM on the 16th.

October 11 (Monday) – MIURA NATURE & OCEAN HIKING COURSE – Easy Course　- Participation Fee 500 yen, (Canceled in case of rain) NEW!

Bring your own beverages and lunch.

We will meet you at the ticket gate at YRP Nobi Station on the Keihin Kyuko Line at 10:30AM.

YRP Nobi Station – Roads and Nature Course to Karouto Mountain Kofun Park – Hikari Hill Water Park – Nature Course and roads to Nobi Coast Park – Coastal Boardwalk – – Keikyuu Nagasawa Station

Total course time: 4 hours

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If you’re going from Yokohama Station, take the following train. We’ll meet at the front of the train.

Keihin Kyuko Line (Express going towards Misakiguchi) → Yokohama Station 9:47AM – YRP Nobi Station 10:30 (Arrive)

October 10 (Sunday) – Showa Memorial Park COSMOS Flower Festival, Frisbee Golf and Park Fun!!! (￥500 Participation fee + Park Entrance Fee (￥400 for adults, ￥80 for children, and ￥200 for those over 65) (Cancelled in case of rain)

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Meet at the ticket gate of Nishi Tachikawa Station at 10:30.

From Shinjuku Station, take the Chuo Line special express train at 9:51AM, arriving at Kokubunji Station at 10:11. Change here to the 10:13 Chuo Line train (going towards Oume) and get off at Nishi Tachikawa Station (arriving at 10:29)

We’ll have a good time in the park, so please bring anything you may want to play with (badmitton, frisbees, etc.). As the park has a Frisbee Golf course, some of us can do that as well. And the Cosmos flower hill should be in full bloom!!!

Course: Ashigakubo Station – Mt. Hinata – Mt. Maruyama – Oono Pass – Ashigakubo Station

Walking time: About 4 hours

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From Ikebukuro, take the Seibu Ikebukuro (Semi-Express) Line’s 9:05AM 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 Ashigakubo at 10:46. 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 9:05, or meet at Ashigakubo’s ticket gate at 10:50.

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

October 2 (Saturday) – JAMBO SPECIAL MUSIC & SHOW EVENT at IKEDA Bar in Soshigaya (￥1500 Entrance Fee (￥1000 donation and ￥500 for 1 drink ticket for all participants (Performers and others))

Schedule

6:30 pm 　　open

7:00～10:35 pm

1 7:00～7:10　　　　　Keiko―Song
2 7:15～7:30　　　　　Yasuko―Song
3 7:35～7:45　　　　　Semenova Alla―Song
4 7:50～8:00　　　　　Kohei―Song
5 8:05～8:10　 　　Hiroko―Belly dance
6 8:15～8:30　　　　　Nori Band―Rock
7 8:35～8:50　　　　　Guy―Rock
8 8:55～9:10　　　　　Andy―Folk

　　　　　　　　　　Intermission

9 9:40～10:00　 Kuramoto Band―Song
10 10:05～1035　 Ayano & Ippei―Duo

7:00 until 10:00 PM

Entrance: ￥1500

PLACE: Complex Bar IKEDA (a 2 minute walk from the Odakyu Line’s SoshigayaOokura Station　
Setagaya-ku, Soshigaya 3-4-8 Ishida Building 3F Tel: 03-3482-2225

A map can be found on the URL at http://www.ab.auone-net.jp/~monsieur

6:30 – Open

7:00 – 10:00PM – JAMBO SPECIAL PROGRAM put on by JAMBO MEMBERS

￥1,000 of your admission fee will be donated to Save the Children (http://www.savechildren.org/). JAMBO sponsors two children (one from the Philippines and one from Malawi in Central Africa) through this wonderful organization. The proceeds will go towards financial support of these children. So you can have an enjoyable evening and help a good cause at the same time.

If you’d like to go with David, meet at the SoshigayaOokura Station’s ticket gate at 6:40PM.

In cooperation with Earth Embassy, JAMBO is collecting clothes for Ronnie Sseruyange, a young man who was a street child in Kampala, UGANDA and is now working to help the street children there. He is renting a spot in Kampala’s large market to be a vendor in the hopes of selling used clothes and other items to make some money to get some farm land and set up a place for Kampala’s street children. If you have any summer clothes you’d like to donate, please let David know (at this email address) and bring them on October 2.

September 25 (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 ¥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 September 24th.

Half of your admission fee will be donated to Proliteracy(an International Literacy Organization) (Women in Literacy) (http://www.proliteracy.org/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=359&srcid=191) and the Institute for Sustainable Transportation (an organization that supports sustainable transport around the world, especially in developing countries)(http://www.itdp.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 25th.

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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