May 5 (Thursday)　Old Tokaido Road and Mt. Sengen Hike （802M）(Intermediate)

(Participation Fee 500 yen) (Cancelled in case of rain) Half NEW!

We’ll meet at the gate of Hakoneyumoto Station (on the Hakone Railway) at 10:20AM.

From Shinjuku, take the 8:20 Odakyuu Line express to SagamiOono (arriving at 8:58). Change there to the 9:03 train going towards Odawara. Get off at Odawara at 10:02 and change to the 10:03 Hakone railway, getting off at Hakone Yumoto at 10:18). We’ll meet at that station’s ticket gate at 10:20.

For those going from Shinjuku, get on the front car of the 8:20 train. David will get on that car from Yoyogi Uehara.

Hiking Course: Hakone Yumoto Station – HatakeJuku (about 2 hours on the Old Tokaido Road) – Mt. Sengen – Mt. Shiroyama – Hakone Yumoto

About 5.75 hours walking time.

Please check out the following HP for information:
http://pub.ne.jp/lidenbrock/?entry_id=1893766　(Old Tokaido Road – From Hakone Yumoto – Ashinoko Lake)

May 3 (Tuesday) – Nishizawa Azalea Garden & Jindai Botanical Park Flower Double Whammy! (EASY)(￥５００ Participation Fee + ￥５００ Jindai Park Entrance Fee) (Cancelled in case of rain) Half NEW!

Meeting Place/Time: Keio Line’s ChitoseKarakuyama Station’s West Exit at 9:58AM (Get on the front car of the 9:41 Express Keio Line) or Keio Line’s Tobitakyuu Station’s North Exit at 11:25AM.

Course: ChitoseKarasuyama Station – Nishizawa Azalea Garden (15,000 stalks) – Tobitakyuu Station (by train arriving at 11:22) – Musashino Forest Park – Jindai Botanical Garden (Wisteria, Azalea and other flowers should be in bloom)

This is an 8 km course. We finish up at Jindai Botanical Park. The entrance fee to the park is ￥５００ for adults, ￥５００ for those over 65 and ￥５００ those 15 years and younger.

Please see the following HPs:

http://www.tokyo-park.or.jp/park/format/index045.html (Jindai Botanical Park)
http://www.enjoytokyo.jp/amuse/event/424677/ (Nishizawa Azalea Park）
http://www.tokyo-park.or.jp/park/format/index058.html　(Musashino Forest Park)

May 1 (Sunday)　Chichibu SPECIAL – Mountain Flower Road and Multi-colored grass Hiking (Intermediate Course)　Half NEW!!!
(Participation Fee 500 yen) (Cancelled in case of rain)

Meeting Time & Place: 9:00AM at Ashigakubo Station’s ticket gate or 12:20 at Yokose Station’s ticket gate

Take the Seibu Ikebukuro Line Express train from Ikebukuro Station at 7:35AM. This arrives at Ashigakubo at 9:00AM.

For late comers, take the Seibu Ikebukuro Line Express train from Ikebukuro Station at 10:35AM. This arrives at Hanno Station (the final destination) at 11:31AM. Change here to the Seibu Chichibu Line (which leaves at 11:34) and get off at Yokose Station (arriving at 12:19).

For early comers, meet on the front of the 7:35 train at Ikebukuro if you want to go from there.

Hiking Course: Ashigakubo Station – Mountain Flower Road – Mt. Hinata – Yokose Station – Hitsujiyama Park – Chichibu Station

The total walking time is about 6 hours.

Please bring your lunch and drink.

Check out the following HPs for more information:

http://www.ksky.ne.jp/~kinoko/syuuhen/hanamiti.htm (Mountain Flower Road)
http://www.hikingmap.jp/course/yokoze01.html (Hiking course from Yokose)
http://www.yokoze.gr.jp/hiking/index.htm (Hiking Course)
http://navi.city.chichibu.lg.jp/flower/shibazakura/index.html (Multi-colored Grass Park)

April 24 (Sunday) – EARTH DAY SUPER ECO PROGRAM – Tamagawa, Todoroki Gorge, Sunset Hiking and Garbage Clean Up (500 Yen) (Cancelled in case of rain!) HALFNEW!

Meet at 10:30AM at Tamagawa station (on the Tokyuu Toyoko Line) ticket gate OR (for late risers) meet at 1:45PM at Todoroki (on the Tokyuu Oimachi Line) Station ticket gate at 1:45PM.

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Course: Tamagawa Station – Tamagawadai Park (Water plants botanical garden) – Tamagawa River Garbage pick up – Todoroki Gorge – Todoroki Station (1:45) – Todoroki Gorge – Tamagawa River Garbage pick up – Futago Tamagawa Hyogoshima Park (Sunset)

This is an easy hike so children can join too. On the riverside, we will pick up garbage (so bring a garbage bag or two) and also play sports (so bring frisbees, balls, whatever).

Walking Distance: about 10KM

April 23 (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 yen for men and 3,000 yen 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 April 22.

Half of your admission fee will go for the earthquake relief efforts.

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 23rd.

April 17 (Sunday) – Chichibu Hiking & Cherry Blossom Viewing (Participation Fee – 500 yen)(Intermediate) (Cancelled in case of rain) HALFNEW!

Meet at the Seibu Chichibu Line’s Musashi Yokote Station’s Ticket Gate at 10:18. From Ikebukuro, take the Seibu Ikebukuro Line’s Semi Express train at 9:05 to Hanno (arriving at Hanno at 10:01) and change here for the Seibu Chichu Line’s train, leaving Hanno at 10:04. This train arrives at Musashi Yokote Station at 10:15. Be sure to arrive on this train as we will be unable to wait for the next one.

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People going from Ikebukuro Station can meet in the front car of the Seibu Ikebukuro Line train at 9:05.

The hike will be Musashi Yokote Station – Gojonotaki Waterfall – Kamakita Lake (Lunch & Cherry Blossom Viewing) – Yugate tea plantation mountain – Higashi Agano Station

The hiking time is about 4.5 hours. There are 100 cherry trees on Kamakita Lake, which should be in bloom at this time.

April 16 (Saturday) – JAMBO MUSIC EVENT at IKEDA Bar in Soshigaya (1500 yen Entrance Fee (1000 yen donation and 500 yen for 1 drink ticket for all participants)

6:00 PM　　open
6:30 – 10:00PM Program

Schedule

１　6:30～6:40　　　　　　　　　　Itoh―Hamonica
２　6:45～7:00　 　　　　　　　”Konatsume”
３　7:05～7:15　 　　　　　Leszek―Recitation
４　7:20～7:35　 　　　　　”baconlettussand”
５　7:40～7:55　 　　　Chinese Guest – Niko＆Synthesizer
　　　　　　　　　　　　　Intermission
６　8:15～8:30　　　　　　　　　　Guy―Song
７　8:35～8:50　　　　　　　　　　Andy―Song
８　8:55～9:25　 　　　　Monsieur Ikeda＆Kuramoto
９　9:30～10:00　 　　　Ayano＆Ippei― Song&Guitar

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

Approximately half of your admission fee will go for the earthquake relief efforts.

So you can have an enjoyable evening and help a good cause at the same time.

If you’d like to go with Nori, meet at the SoshigayaOokura Station’s ticket gate at 6:15PM.

April 9 (Saturday) – Hiking from Takao Station & Cherry Blossom Viewing (Not difficult)(500 yen Participation Fee + 400 yen for the Tama Forest Science Research Park) (Cancelled in case of rain)NEW!

From Shinjuku Station, take the 8:00AM Keio Line Express, which arrives in Takao at 8:53AM (350 Yen) or take the Chuo Line (Holiday Express going towards Kawaguchi Lake) at 8:14, arriving at Takao Station at 8:59. Meet at the Takao north ticket gate at 9:00AM.

Course: Takao Station (North Exit) – Sugisawa no Atama (mountain – 547M) – Mt. Shiroyama (445M) – Tama Forest Science Research Park (Cherry Blossom Viewing) – Takao Station

Walking time: 5+ hours

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The hiking group plans to arrive at the park at about 2:30PM, so if you only want to go to the park, meet the rest of the group there after that.

At Tama Forest Science Research Park, there are about 1,700 cherry trees coming from every part of Japan, a beautiful combination of different kinds and various colored flowers.

Please take a look at http://www.ffpri-tmk.affrc.go.jp/ (in Japanese)

Hiking Leader: Leszek Rybicki 080-4369-2537

April 3 (Sunday) – Koto Ward “Full of Cherry Blossoms” Canal Hike SPECIAL TOUR (Easy Course) (Participation fee 500 yen) (Will still go in case of light rain) HALFNEW!

Meet at Minami Sunamachi Station’s (on the Tozai Line) A2 Exit at 10:00AM

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Course (3 hours slow walking = 6.2 KM): MinamiSunamachi Station – Sendaiborigawa Canal – Kiba Park (Cherry Trees, Eating, Drinking, Sports) – Kiba Station (or, for those who want to do more, you can do more cherry blossom viewing along the canal and go to MonzenNakacho Station)

You can go shopping along the way for food & drink.

(Bring your own food and drink for the hike)

We will meet at the ticket gate of Anjinzuka Station at 10:30AM.　From Shinagawa, take the Keihin Kyuuko (Keikyuu) Line’s Express Train (going towards Misakiguchi) at 9:36 and change at Kanazawa Hakkei (arriving here at 10:17) to the Kiekyuu Line local, leaving at 10:19 (going towards Uraga). Take this train to Anjinzuka Station, arriving at 10:26.

Hiking Course: Anjinzuka Station – Tsukayama Park (with 10,000 cherry trees and ranked as one of the top 300 cherry tree spots in Japan) – Mt. Oogusu – Kinugasayama Parke (2000 cherry trees and ranked in the top 100 cherry tree spots in Japan) – Kinugasa Station

The hike　itself is about 5 hours.　

If you want to ride on the train with David and others, please get on the front car at Shinagawa Station (David will be on that train already.)

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Please look at the following sites to see the beauty of this area (only in Japanese):

http://yokosuka-kanko.com/10_sakura_info.html

http://www.cocoyoko.net/tukayama/menu3.html

http://www.cocoyoko.net/kinugasayama/menu3.html

And here’s the hiking course (half each, in Japanese):

http://www.k-hiking.jp/yokosuka-miura/kinugasajo-ogusu_02.htm
http://omoideno.kenkenpa.net/yamawotanosimuzo/gallery/006-1gallery.html