We will have a 5 hour hike that takes us up 3 low mountains and next to a marsh.

Course: Tobu Takesawa Station – Mt. Kinsho – Tenno Marsh – Ogawamachi Station

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From Ikebukuro, take the Tobu Tojo (Express) Line’s 9:00AM train and get off at Ogawamachi Station, arriving at 10:14AM. Change here to the local train going the same direction towards Yorii, getting on the 10:19 train which arrives at Tobu Takesawa Station at 10:23AM. 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 8:55, or meet at Tobu Takesawa Station’s ticket gate at 10:25.

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

As we will go to a Hot Springs in Ogawamachi after the hike, please bring a change of clothes and a towel if you’d like to join!

Hiking Leader: Leszek Rybicki 080-4369-2537

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 February 11.

Half of your admission fee will be donated to AAAG (a Japanese group doing wonderful projects in Asia & Africa – Please see the HP at http://www.aaag.org/aaagorg.html). They have been kind enough to help JAMBO with shipment of clothes to Uganda for the Street Child Project there.

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.

Tama “Abundance of Parks” Walk NEW!!!

Meeting Place & Time: Tsudayama Station (Nanbu Line) at 11:00AM

Course: Tsudayama Station (Nanbu Line) – Green Hill Cemetary – Higashi Takane Forest Park (Lunch) – Mukougaoka Yuuen Remains Park – Ikuta Green Area -Mukougooka Yuuen Station (Odakyuu Line)

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Nihon Minka-en (\500)

We go mostly through parks, but there’s also walking on roads.

Walking Time: About 3 Hours (8KM) plus a lot of time for fun, so the hike should take about 5 hours.

The parks we go to have a daffodil garden, an observation platform at the top of Mt. Masugata, a Fountain Square, a Science Center for Youth (which includes a Planetarium, Nihon Minka-en (Japan Open-Air Folk Museum) where there are many Traditional Folk Houses (¥500) and more!!!
Please see http://www.city.kawasaki.jp/71/71tama/home/ikutaryokuti/gaikokugo/english.htm and http://www.kanagawaparks.com/higasitakane/

(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 contact David for more details by February 3 (since reservations are necessary).

Insect & Bird Survey

Meet at 9:25AM at the front main entrance of Tama Zoo’s station (TamaDobutsukoen).

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Take the 8:40AM Keio Line express from Shinjuku to Takahatafudo (arriving at 9:13AM) and change to the Keio Dobutsu Line train, leaving Takahatafudo at 9:18 and arriving at Tama Dobutsu Koen Station at 9:22AM. If you would like to participate, please inform David by February 4 so that we can get volunteer insurance.

If you join this event, please bring the following:

Long sleeved shirt and long pants (not shorts), work gloves, towel, and appropriate shoes (trekking shoes or hiking boots) are required.

Please bring whatever you want to eat for lunch, and drinks during the work project.

November 28 (Sunday) – Kaburi Pass & Mt. Kuroyama Autumn Colors Hiking (Participation Fee 500 yen)(Intermediate Course) (Cancelled in case of rain) NEW!

From Ikebukuro, take the Seibu Ikebukuro (Express) Line’s 8:35AM train (going towards Seibu Chichibu) and get off at Agano Station, arriving there at 9:41AM. 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 8:33, or meet at Agano’s ticket gate at 9:45.

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

Course (from Agano Station): Kaburi Pass – Kasasugi Pass – Kuroyama Santaki – Ogose Station (on the Tobu Tojo Line)

Walking Time: About 6 hours

Note: Kuroyama Santaki was once a training center for monks who practice asceticism, but now it has become a sightseeing spot for hikers.

October 31 (Sunday) – PICNIC, 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.

People who ride their bikes there can take either of the following routes and ride with JAMBO members:

10:00 – Under Kasaibashi Bridge (Koto Ward) (David will be waiting there) 080-6546-7688

10:00 – Under SenjuShinbashi Bridge (Adachi Ward (Leszek will be waiting there) 080-4369-2537

10:45 – The two cycling groups will meet under the Funaboribashi Bridge and go to Higashi Oojima Station from there.

Event Place: Oojima Komatsukawa Park

Time: 11:30AM – 5:30PM

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People should bring picnic food and drinks (Christmas party sharing rules apply). 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 13:00 – 15:00PM at the nearby Arakawa River bank. If you’d like to join in, please bring work gloves if you have them.

October 30 (Saturday) – JAMBO HALLOWEEN COSTUME CHARITY PARTY at Miran Hall (Chitosekarasuyama Station on the Keio Line)

7:00-10:00PM GREAT TIME!!!

ENTRANCE FEE: ￥1,500 & bring snacks and drinks

There will be a costume contest, so bring a good costume (You can change at Miran Hall).　Jeff Harryman’s NEW JAMBO BOOK will be one of the prizes!!!

Proceeds from the entrance 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.

To go to Miran Hall, go out the East Exit of Chitosekarasuyama Station and up the steps on the left. At the top of the steps, turn right and walk along the railroad tracks (DO NOT CROSS the tracks). The tracks should be on your right. In about 1 minute, you’ll come to a stairway on the outside of a barber shop which goes up to Miran Hall. If you can’t find it, please call 3300-0912 or 080-6546-7688 for directions,

If you’d like to go with David, please meet at the Chitosekarasuyama Station East Ticket Gate at 6:35PM .

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Please bring some snacks/drinks.

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 30.

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!!!