The Ogawamachi Hiking event is canceled due to expected bad weather.
1) Ogawamachi Hike
(Intermediate Course) (1000 yen Participation Fee) (Cancelled in case of rain)
Meeting Time/Place: 10:15 at Tobu Takezawa Station ticket gate
Train: Please make sure to come by the appointed time. Trains are not running frequently and we can’t wait for the next train and attend to the latecomers.
If you are going from Ikebukuro, take the following trains: Ikebukuro Departure (Tobu Tojo Rapid Express towards Ogawamachi) 9:00, Ogawamachi Station Arrival – 10:08 and change trains (Tobu Tojo local train going for Yorii) Ogawamachi Departure – 10:11, Tobu Takezawa Arrival – 10:14
Course: Tobu Takezawa Station – Mt. Kinsho – Tenno Marsh – Mt. Kannokurayama – Mt.Sekison – Ogawawamachi Station
We will have a 5 hour hike that takes us up 3 low mountains (250m – 450m) and next to a marsh. Bring your own beverages and food for lunch, also make sure to wear appropriate shoes for a hike.
If you want to go to the hot springs near Ogawamachi Station, please bring a change of clothes and a towel.
2) Arakawa River Clean Up
Organized by Tokyo River Friends
Gather at FUNABORI Station: 10:00
Gather riverside 10:30
Finishing up: 14:30
RIVER CLEAN UP
Gather at FUNABORI Station (Shinjuku Line) outside the only
ticket
gate, and then go to the Arakawa River and pick up trash along
the
banks for about 3.5 to 4 hours.
ADDITIONAL INFO
If you come late, it will be about a 25-min walk to our location
at
the
dirty angle between the Shinjuku train line bridge
and
the
Kasaibashi
Bridge but much closer to the Shinjuku train
line
bridge.
Call the organizer (James 090-1847-5075) if there are
any
problems
finding us.
RAIN
In the event of light or medium rain, this event will NOT
be
cancelled.
Please bring rain gear and we will take shelter (under
a
bridge) until
any downpours let up. In the event of heavy
rain/strong
winds (e.g.,
typhoon conditions) or lightning, then the
event will be
cancelled (and
usually moved to a different day).
Let’s have fun enjoying our local nature while making it better at
the
same time.
Miki Howenstein