1) Environmental Restoration Project with Friends of the Earth
(Participation Fee – 500 yen) (Canceled in case of rain)

RESERVATIONS REQUIRED to David ( jambodave@green.email.ne.jp ) by December 8 (Thur).

Meeting Place and time: 9:47 am at Utsugidai Bus Stop
Those who wish to go with David, please meet at Hino Station (on the Chuo Line) ticket gate at 9:27.  We will take the 9:32 bus from there (15 minutes).

Work hours: 10:00 – 15:30
 (Picking Yuzu Fruit, splitting
wood, carrying logs, raking leaves)

Please wear long pants and long-sleeved shirt and exercise shoes. Please bring your own drinks, food (for lunch) and work gloves.

Information (in Japanese): http://www.foejapan.org/satoyama/activity/index.html

2) Arakawa River Clean Up

Gather at Funabori Station: 13:00
Gather riverside:  13:30
River Clean Up: 13:00-17:30

RIVER CLEAN UP
Gather at FUNABORI Station (Shinjuku Line) outside the ticket gate at 13:00, and then go to the Arakawa River and pick up trash along the river bank for about about 3.5 to 4 hours.

ADDITIONAL INFO
If you come late, it will be about a 25-min walk to our location between the Shinjuku Line train bridge and the Kasaibashi Bridge. Also call James (the organizer) cell phone 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.

(Participation Fee – 1000 yen) (Will be held even in light rain)(Easy Course)

Meeting Place&Time: Takahatafudo Station (Keio Line) at 11:05 am

Train:  From Shinjuku station, take the Keio Line (Express) train at 10:30 am going towards Takao Sanguchi and get off at Takahatafudo Station at 11:03 am.

Course:  Takahatafudo Station (Keio Line) – Takahatafudo-son Temple  – Katarai Path – Tama Zoo Park (Tama-Dobutsu-Koen) Station – Mogusaen (Japanese Maple trees) – Nanao Hills Walking Course  – Mogusaen Station  (Walking Time: About 4 Hours (10 km)

From Takahatafudo-son Temple, we will walk to Tama Zoo (Tama-Dobutsu-Koen) Station using mostly a nature course, arriving at about 1:30 pm. If you want to join from this point, please arrive at the station by 1:30 pm. And if anyone wants to quit the walk here to go home
or go to the zoo, you may do so. From here, we walk on Mogusaen (Maple trees) and the Nanao Hills Walking Course to Mogusaen Station (on the Keio Line). We plan to finish at 4:15 pm.

You can reach us at 080-6546-7688

Take a look at the following websites.
Takahatafudo
Moggusaen

This day’s course can be seen at( Maps #12 & #13)
https://www.fukushihoken.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/walkmap/map/detail/pdf/hino4.pdf

●Requests to the participants

1) Wearing a mask and keep social distance
When you are near other people or talking with others, please wear the mask. Remember to keep both mouth and nose covered except when you start to feel sick or have a problem breathing.

2) Physical Condition
If you are feeling feverish or feel unwell, please refrain from joining the event.

3) If you are tested positive for Corona after the event, please let us know so we can inform others.

(1) Mt. Kuroyama 3 Waterfall & Fall Colors Hiking
(Participation Fee 1000 yen)(Intermediate Course but long) (Cancelled in case of rain)

Meeting Time & Place: 9:18 am at Agano’s ticket gate

Train: Please be noted that we won’t be able to wait for the next train and attend to the latecomers since the trains are not running frequently and this hike is a long one (we need to start a hike as scheduled).  Please come to the meeting place by the appointed time.

For those going from Ikebukuro, take the following train:

Ikebukuro Departure 8:00 (Seibu Ikebukuro・Express going towards Hanno) ⇒  Hanno Arrival 8:48 ⇒ Hanno Departure (Seibu Chichibu Line going towards Misakiguchi) 8:53 ⇒  Agano Station Arrival 9:15

Course (from Agano Station): Kaaburi 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.

Please wear appropriate shoes and  bring lunch to eat on the mountain, and plenty of liquids.

●Requests to the participants

1) Wearing a mask and keep social distance
When you are near other people or talking with others, please wear the mask. Remember to keep both mouth and nose covered except when you start to feel sick or have a problem breathing.
2) Physical Condition
If you are feeling feverish or feel unwell, please refrain from joining the event.
3) If you are tested positive for Corona after the event, please let us know so we can inform others.

(2) Fall Color Walk in Ogikubo
(￥1000 Participation Fee) (Cancelled in case of heavy rain)

Have a blast with fall color. Otaguro Park is a lovely layout, with viewing pavilions, stone bridges, a pond, a waterfall, and a variety of color. Then you will find Kadokawa Garden and Gengi Sanbo Suginami Poetry House (a modern Sukiya-style Japanese house, designated as a national tangible cultural asset). The residence of Kadokawa Genyoshi, the founder of Kadokawa Shoten Publishing & Co., is open to the public. Tekigai Villa, the residence of  former Prime Minister Konoe Fumimaro, was used to hold a number of important meetings in an attempt to avoid war with the US.

☆Meeting Time/Place:  14:30 at JR Chuo Line Ogikubo Station East Ticket Gate

☆Course:  Ogikubo Station – Amanuma Overpass – Aurora Monument – Gandhi Statue – Seiko Lodging – Otaguro Park – Kadokawa Garden/Gengi Sanbo – Tekigaiso Park – Chudoji Temple – Yosano Park – Meiji Emperor’s Gate – Ogikubo Station

☆Walking Time: About 2 hours (5km).

☆Leader: Ichikawa Mariko
Any inquiries may be made to ichi_mariko at yahoo.co.jp with the word  [Jambo] in the subject line. Please replace at with @. Don’t forget to whitelist this EM address.

☆The program is ¥1000.
The donation will be given to Riasunomori – an organization in Ishinomaki which works for community development. https://riasnomori.wixsite.com/info

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※Do not speak without a mask.
※Keep a physical distance.
※Stay home if you have any symptoms or in case there is an infected person inside your home (and even someone who has had some type of contact).
※In order to prevent the spread of COVID-19, this event may be canceled. We will try to make an early decision, but please check Twitter before participating.
※If you are tested positive for Corona after the event, please let us know so we can inform others.
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(3) Arakawa River Clean Up

Gather at Funabori Station: 13:00
Gather riverside:  13:30
River Clean Up: 13:00-17:30
RIVER CLEAN UP

Gather at FUNABORI Station (Shinjuku Line) outside the ticket gate at 13:00, and then go to the Arakawa River and pick up trash along the river bank for about about 3.5 to 4 hours.

ADDITIONAL INFO

If you come late, it will be about a 25-min walk to our location between the Shinjuku Line train bridge and the Kasaibashi Bridge. Also call James (the organizer) cell phone 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.

(Easy)(￥1000 Participation Fee) (Cancelled in case of heavy rain)

It’s an easy day trip from Tokyo. U. S. Air Force housing became a small community where you feel like walking through a vintage American town. Let’s explore taste of life in suburban America.

☆The program is ¥1000.

☆Meeting Time/Place:  10:30 am at the Seibu Ikebukuro Line Irumashi Station ticket gate

☆Course: Irumashi Station – Old Ishikawagumi Seishi Western Style Building – Iruma Air Base – Sainomori Iruma Park – Johnson Town – Irumashi Station

☆Walking Time: About 1 hour (3km) plus a lot of time for shopping and sightseeing so the walk should take about 2 hours. You can buy food and drink on the way.

☆Leader: Ichikawa Mariko
Any inquiries may be made to ichi_mariko at yahoo.co.jp with the word  [Jambo]  in the subject line. Please replace at with @.

☆ The donation will be given to Riasunomori – an organization in Ishinomaki which works for community development.

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※Do not speak without a mask.
※Keep a physical distance.
※Stay home if you have any symptoms or in case there is an infected person inside your home (and even someone who has had some type of contact).
※In order to prevent the spread of COVID-19, this event may be canceled. We will try to make an early decision, but please check Twitter before participating.
※If you are tested positive for Corona after the event, please let us know so we can inform others.
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(2) Arakawa River Clean Up

Gather at Funabori Station: 13:00
Gather riverside:  13:30
River Clean Up: 13:00-17:30
RIVER CLEAN UP

Gather at FUNABORI Station (Shinjuku Line) outside the ticket gate at 13:00, and then go to the Arakawa River and pick up trash along the river bank for about about 3.5 to 4 hours.

ADDITIONAL INFO

If you come late, it will be about a 25-min walk to our location between the Shinjuku Line train bridge and the Kasaibashi Bridge. Also call James (the organizer) cell phone 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.

(Easy)(Participation Fee 1000 yen)(Cancelled in case of rain)

Meeting Place & Time:  TamaSakai Station ticket gate at 10:25 am

Train: For those going from Shinjuku, take the following train:
Shinjuku Departure (Keio New Line Express going towards Hashimoto) – 9:39, TamaSakai Arrival – 10:22

Course:  TamaSakai Station (Keio Line) – Shimizu Green Area  – Nagaike Pond  – Seseragi　Green Area –  Bessho Park –  MetaSequoia Street – Tama Central Park –  Tama Center Station

Walking Time: About 4 – 5 hours (12km)

●Requests to the participants

1) Wearing a mask and keep social distance
When you are near other people or talking with others, please wear the mask. Remember to keep both mouth and nose covered except when you start to feel sick or have a problem breathing.

2) Physical Condition
If you are feeling feverish or feel unwell, please refrain from joining the event.

3) If you are tested positive for Corona after the event, please let us know so we can inform others.

Due to bad weather expected, the event is canceled.

(Participation Fee 1000 yen)(Not Difficult) (Cancelled in case of rain)

Meeting Place/Time: Okutama Station’s Ticket Gate at 9:50am
Be sure to arrive on this train as we will be unable to wait for the next one and attend to the latecomers, since we take the 10:03 bus to Okutama Lake.

Train: Oume Departure (JR Oume Line going towards Okutama) 8:56, Okutama Arrival 9:48

Course (from Okutama Station): Okutama Station (by bus (leaving at 10:03) – 15 minutes)   – Okutama Lake – Old (Therapy) Road – Shidakura Suspension Bridge – Tama River –  Okutama Station

Walking Time: About 5 hours.  Okutama Old (therapy) Road.
Please wear appropriate shoes for a hike and bring a lunch and drinks.

●Requests to the participants

1) Wearing a mask and keep social distance
When you are near other people or talking with others, please wear the mask. Remember to keep both mouth and nose covered except when you start to feel sick or have a problem breathing.

2) Physical Condition
If you are feeling feverish or feel unwell, please refrain from joining the event.

3) If you are tested positive for Corona after the event, please let us know so we can inform others.

(EASY)(FREE) (Will be held even in light rain)
Meeting Place and Time: Tozai (or Hanzomon) Line’s Kudanshita Station Exit 1 (at the top of the stairs) at 9:00 am

Course:
9:00 – 9:45 – Go to Yasukuni Shrine to see the beautiful line of Gingko trees
9:45 – 10:45  – Take a walk around the Budokan and Kita no Maru Park
10:45 – 11:30 – Walk around the palace grounds and go to Hibiya Park
11:30 – 12:00 – Walk around Hibiya Park
12:00 – Finish up

Please look at the following 2 links.
The beautiful maple trees in Hibiya Park
The the line  of yellow Gingko trees in Yasukuni Shrine

If you come late or can’t find us, please call 080-6546-7688.

●Requests to the participants

1) Wearing a mask and keep social distance
When you are near other people or talking with others, please wear the mask. Remember to keep both mouth and nose covered except when you start to feel sick or have a problem breathing.

2) Physical Condition
If you are feeling feverish or feel unwell, please refrain from joining the event.

3) If you are tested positive for Corona after the event, please let us know so we can inform others.

(2)Edogawa River Clean Up

Gather at Myoden Station: 13:00
River Clean Up: 13:30
Relaxing riverside: 17:00
Return to station: 17:30

RIVER CLEAN UP

Gather at Myoden Station (Tozai Line) outside the only ticket gate at 13:00, and then go to the Edogawa River and pick up trash along the banks for about about 3.5 to 4 hours.

INFO

If you come late, it will be about a 25-min walk to our location on the opposite side of the river from the Clean Spa under the bay front bridges. Just walk to the river from the station and the head to the orange bridge. Also call James’ (the organizer) cell phone 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 as we will move to and from the river by car and we can clean up under cover the bay front bridges as a Plan B as well as adjacent areas using rain ware. In the event of heavy rain/strong winds (e.g., typhoon conditions) or lightning then the event will be cancelled.

Let’s have fun enjoying our local nature while making it better at the same time.

Reservation for a bike rental is CLOSED.

1) Earth Day Bike Ride

An enjoyable ride to Tama Lake with the fall colors of Musashino! (Those who need to rent a bike MUST RESERVE)

We will ride mostly along the bike path which goes out to Tama Lake (starting at Mitaka Station) and get lunch at the veggie stands and supermarket along the way. We’ll stop at parks here and there along the way to take a walk or play frisbee, then have lunch at the park which is on Tama Lake. After that, you have the option of riding to Kitayama Park or Tama lake.

Meeting Place and time: For those renting bikes on that day, meet at the police box on the south side of Mitaka Station at 9:30 am.

We will go to the bike shop from there to pick up the bicycles (300 yen – Please bring the exact amount on the event day if possible). (Others who come with their own bikes can meet at 10:00 at the same police box).

Since we have to reserve for the group through Mitaka City, we need the following information from those reserving bicycles:

1) Full Name
2) Email address where you can be contacted
3) Phone Number

Please send this information to Miki at  contact@jambointernational.org  by 10 am on NOVEMBER 11 (FRIDAY) in order to reserve.

See the course going to Tama Lake’s Observation Hill at https://bit.ly/3UkavOq

Event organizers; HIRO（090 3538 5511) and Kono（090 1739 2996)

2) Game Time

(Buy one drink)
It’s a casual board game event. Let’s play various games together. It’s OK to come late or leave early. Feel free to join us.  Beginners are welcome.

☆Time: 15:00-17:00 Board games & informal get-together
☆Location: KissaIbasho https://kissaibasho.jp
☆Leader: Ichikawa Mariko
Any inquiries may be made to ichi_mariko at
 yahoo.co.jp with the word [Jambo] in the subject line. Please replace at
with @.  Don’t forget to whitelist this EM address.
☆What to bring: Board games if you have.
We’ll bring the following
games: Waterworks, Cards, Uno
☆Buy one drink.

【Notice】
We are NOT encouraging participants to do such as;
–
Recruiting for religion.
– Sales talk for goods and services.
–
Forcing participants to join any network business.

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※Do not speak without a mask.
※Keep a physical distance.
※Stay home if you have any symptoms or in case there is an infected person inside your home (and even someone who has had some type of contact).
※In order to prevent the spread of COVID-19, this event may be canceled. We will try to make an early decision, but please check Twitter before participating.
※If you are tested positive for Corona after the event, please let us know so we can inform others.

3) Arakawa River Clean Up

Gather at Funabori Station: 13:00
Gather riverside:  13:30
River Clean Up: 13:00-17:30

RIVER CLEAN UP

Gather at FUNABORI Station (Shinjuku Line) outside the ticket gate at 13:00, and then go to the Arakawa River and pick up trash along the river bank for about about 3.5 to 4 hours.

ADDITIONAL INFO

If you come late, it will be about a 25-min walk to our location between the Shinjuku Line train bridge and the Kasaibashi Bridge. Also call James (the organizer) cell phone 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.

1) Ogawamachi Hike
(Intermediate Course) (1000 yen Participation Fee) (Cancelled in case of  rain)

Meeting Time/Place: 10:50 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) 9:30,　Ogawamachi Station Arrival – 10:38 and change trains (Tobu Tojo local train going for Yorii) Ogawamachi Departure – 10:44,  Tobu　Takezawa Arrival – 10:47

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.

●Requests to the participants

1) Wearing a mask and keep social distance
When you are near other people or talking with others, please wear the mask. Remember to keep both mouth and nose covered except when you start to feel sick or have a problem breathing.

2) Physical Condition
If you are feeling feverish or feel unwell, please refrain from joining the event.

3) If you are tested positive for Corona after the event, please let us know so we can inform others.

2) Arakawa River Clean Up

Gather at Funabori Station: 13:00
Gather riverside:  13:30
River Clean Up: 13:00-17:30

RIVER CLEAN UP
Gather at FUNABORI Station (Shinjuku Line) outside the ticket gate at 13:00, and then go to the Arakawa River and pick up trash along the river bank for about about 3.5 to 4 hours.

ADDITIONAL INFO
If you come late, it will be about a 25-min walk to our location between the Shinjuku Line train bridge and the Kasaibashi Bridge. Also call James (the organizer) cell phone 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.

Nogawa Walking Course & Jindaiji Temple area & Botanical Park (Rose Garden & Chrysanthemums Show)!

(EASY)(￥1000 Participation Fee (Children free) (￥500 Park Entrance Fee) (Will be held even in light rain)

Meeting Place/Time: Chuo Line’s Higashi Koganei Station’s South Exit at 9:00 am

Train: Shinjuku Departure – 8:39 (Chuo Line Super Express train going towardsTakao), Mitaka Arrival – 8:51,  (change trains), Mitaka Departure – 8:53 (Chuo Express going towards Takao).  This arrives at Higashi Koganei at 8:57.

This is an 6 km course that runs through the suburbs and about half of the walk is along the Nogawa River.  We arrive at Jindaiji temple before noon, where we can enjoy the traditional Japanese atmosphere and have its famous soba noodles if you’d like (or you can bring/buy your own lunch and eat it outside as well).

We then finish up at Jindai Botanical Park, where there’s a Chrysanthemums Show and rose garden.  The entrance fee to the park is ￥500 for adults, ￥250 for those over 65 and￥200 those 15 years and younger.

Please look at the website.
Jindaiji Temple
Jindai Botanical Park

●Requests to the participants

1) Wearing a mask and keep social distance
When you are near other people or talking with others, please wear the mask. Remember to keep both mouth and nose covered except when you start to feel sick or have a problem breathing.

2) Physical Condition
If you are feeling feverish or feel unwell, please refrain from joining the event.

3) If you are tested positive for Corona after the event, please let us know so we can inform others.