Requests to the participants

○Please wear masks when indoors (on the train, in shops, etc). Also, after the event, when eating or drinking on the train, please make sure to keep the mask on after each time you eat or drink (don’t keep it off). Remember to keep both mouth and nose covered, not hanging under the chin
○Please keep social distancing and avoid close, group gatherings. If you have any symptom, please refrain from joining.
○Please cooperate with us in providing your contact information (your full name, email address and telephone number) just in case of Corona incident.

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Jambo & Earth Day Group Bike Ride
(Participation Fee 1000 yen) (Easy) (Canceled in case of rain)

The reservation deadline for the bicycles is Thursday, November 19 at 6:00 pm.

The annual bike ride with the Earth Day Ride Group is usually held in April, but has been postponed this year (due to Corona) to November. Let’s enjoy the autumn colors in the Musashino area, having a leisurely ride from Mitaka Station through some residential areas and cycling paths.

Course: Mitaka Station – TamaJosui River – Roka Koshun-en Gardens – Soshigaya Park – Kinuta Park (Lunch) – Tama Riverside – Kanpachi Street – Murasaki Bridge Street – Mitaka Station

（RESERVATION  CLOSED for bike rentals)

〇For those who need to rent bicycles
The bicycle rental reservation deadline is Thursday, November 19 at 6:00 pm (Please keep this in mind since we cannot accept reservations after this.) Due to the unusual circumstances surrounding Corona, the bicycle rental shop (run by Mitaka City) requires all users to provide the information (below) one week before usage. If you wish to rent, please send this information to Miki (seitansai1335@yahoo.co.jp) by the deadline. Please make sure that your settings are set to be able to receive emails from this address, and there may be times it ends up in your spam box, so please also check that to make sure it’s not there.

1. Full Name
2. Phone Number
3. Email address
4. State if you are a resident or a visitor to Japan
If you are a visitor, please specify the duration of your visit (from when to when).

Requests to the participants

○Please wear masks when indoors (on the train, in shops, etc). Also, after the event, when eating or drinking on the train, please make sure to keep the mask on after each time you eat or drink (don’t keep it off). Remember to keep both mouth and nose covered, not hanging under the chin
○Please keep social distancing and avoid close, group gatherings. If you have any symptom, please refrain from joining.
○In order to avoid crowding at supermarkets and convenient stores, please bring your lunch with you to the meeting place. We will not stop at any stores after meeting.
○Please cooperate with us in providing your contact information (your full name, email address and telephone number) just in case of Corona incident.

(EASY)(￥1000 Participation Fee (Children free)) (Canceled in case of rain)

Meeting Place/Time: Exit 1 of Hiroo Station (Hibiya Line) Ticket Gate at 12:00 noon

Course:
12:15 – 13:15 – Walk around Arisugawa-no-Miya Memorial Park (Japanese Maple trees) and have lunch
13:15 – 14:15 – Walk to and through the Aoyama Cemetery (many kinds of trees and graves)
14:15 – 16:00 – Walk to and through the famous Ginkgo Tree lined street at Gaien
16:30 – Nogi Shrine (beautiful fall colors)
17:00 – Roppongi Midtown Christmas Illumination
17:30 – FINISH

If you come late or can’t find us, please call David at 080-6546-7688.
Walking distance is about 5km. This is a short, easy walk.

Nogi Shrine – https://www.nogijinja.or.jp 
Tokyo Midtown Illuminations – https://jw-webmagazine.com/tokyo-midtown-winter-illumination/ 

Requests to the participants

○Please wear masks when indoors (on the train, in shops, etc). Also, after the event, when eating or drinking on the train, please make sure to keep the mask on after each time you eat or drink (don’t keep it off). Remember to keep both mouth and nose covered, not hanging under the chin
○Please keep social distancing and avoid close, group gatherings. If you have any symptom, please refrain from joining.
○In order to avoid crowding at supermarkets and convenient stores, please bring your lunch with you to the meeting place. We will not stop at any stores after meeting.
○Please cooperate with us in providing your contact information (your full name, email address and telephone number) just in case of Corona incident.

(Participation Fee 1000 yen) (Intermediate (on the difficult side)(Cancelled in case of rain)

Meeting place and time: Daiyuzan station (Daiyuzan line) ticket gate at 10:05 am

Take the following train, if you are coming from Shinjuku: Shinjuku Departure on the Odakyu Line Express (towards Odawara) at 7:50 ⇒ Odawara Arrival 9:26 ⇒ Go to the Daiyuzan Line and take the train going towards Daiyuzan at 9:36 ⇒ Daiyuzan Arrival 9:57

*Please note that it might  be crowded due to the 3 day weekend plus the fall colors season in Hakone.  You have only 10 minutes to transfer in Odawara (and it’s about a 5 minute walk from the Odakyu Line to the Daiyuzan Line).  So, please allow yourself extra time for the transfer and toilet time.

Hike course: Daiyuzan Station → Sai-Jo-Ji Temple (a spectacular temple for fall colors) → Myoujingatake(1169m) (nice views of Mt. Fuji in good weather)→ Goura  (Take the Hakone Tozan Railway to HakoneYumoto&Odawara).

The walking time for this hike is about  5.5 hours.
* Please put on proper hiking shoes and bring your lunch & drink.

Please take a look at this link: http://www.daiyuuzan.or.jp

Gather at Barakinakayama Station: 13:00

River Clean Up: 13:30-16:30

Relaxing riverside: 16:30-17:00

Return to station by Car: 17:00-17:15

RIVER CLEAN UP

Gather at Barakinakayama Station (Tozai Line) outside the only ticket gate at 13:00., and then go to the Edogawa River by car and pick up trash along the banks for about about 3 hours.

OPTIONAL MORNING SESSION

As I will be on the river in the morning doing some scouting and precleaning, people welcome to join me at that time, but please make specific arrangements with me by e-mail, arrival time, location, etc.

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. Just walk to the river from the station and the head in the direction of Tokyo Bay until you see us along the water line. Also call my James (the organizer) 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.

(Easy Course)(Cancelled in case of heavy rain)

(￥1000 Participation Fee)

It was designated as a “National Historic Site Jindai-ji Castle Ruin” in 2017.

In the early 16th century, the “Age of Civil Wars (Sengoku-period)”, this Jindaiji castle was built by general Oogigaya Uesugi for the battle against general Odawara Hojo.

Some parts remnants of the castle are visible as they left in good shape.

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

http://www.riasnomori.jp

☆The program is ¥1000. Hot spring ¥900～

☆Meeting Time/Place: 10:00 Seibu Tamagawa Line Tama Station ticket gate

☆Course (about 2 hours): Tama Station – Musahinono-mori Park – Chofu Airport – Jindaiji – Jindai Aquatic Botanical Garden (Jindaiji Castle Ruin) – Yumorinosato  Hot Spring – Chofu Station

☆Walking Time: About 1 hour (about 5km) plus a lot of time for sightseeing so the walk should take about 2 hours.

☆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.

☆Leader: Ichikawa Mariko

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※Wear a mask.

※Keep a physical distance.

※Stay home if you have any symptoms.

※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.

※We will ask you to write down your name, telephone number and email address to inform you in case we have a COVID-19 case.

※We will not use personal information for other purposes.

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Requests to the participants
○Please wear masks when indoors (on the train, in shops, etc). Also, after the event, when eating or drinking on the train, please make sure to keep the mask on after each time you eat or drink (don’t keep it off). Remember to keep both mouth and nose covered, not hanging under the chin
○Please keep social distancing and avoid close, group gatherings. If you have any symptom, please refrain from joining.
○In order to avoid crowding at supermarkets and convenient stores, please bring your lunch with you to the meeting place. We will not stop at any stores after meeting.
○Please cooperate with us in providing your contact information (your full name, email address and telephone number) just in case of Corona incident.

(Participation Fee 1000 yen)(Intermediate (on the difficult side) Course) (Cancelled in case of rain)

Meeting Place/Time: Saruhashi Station Ticket Gate at 10:00 am

Train Schedule (for those going from Takao Station)
Please make sure to arrive on time since the trains are not running frequently and we won’t be able to wait for the next train.
9:24 Takao Departure – Chuo Line train (towards Kofu)
9:56 Arrive at Saruhashi Station

Course: JR Saruhashi Station – Mt. Momokura (1003M) – Mt. Kotara (849Ｍ) – Saruhashi Bridge – JR Saruhashi Station
(Walking time about 5.5 hours)

Please bring your lunch and drink and wear proper hiking shoes.

Environmental Restoration Project with Friends of the Earth
(Carrying heavy logs, chopping wood, collecting Yuzu fruit and mushrooms (?))

(Participation Fee – 500 yen) (Canceled in case of rain)

RESERVATIONS REQUIRED to David (jambodave@green.email.ne.jp) by November 5 (Thur).

Meeting Place and time: 10:04 am at Utsugidai Bus Stop

Those who wish to go with David, please meet at Hino Station (on the Chuo Line) ticket gate at 9:40.
We will take the 9:46 bus from there (18 minutes).

Work hours; 10:00 – 15:30

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

Requests to the participants

○Please wear masks when indoors (on the train, in shops, etc). Also, after the event, when eating or drinking on the train, please make sure to keep the mask on after each time you eat or drink (don’t keep it off). Remember to keep both mouth and nose covered, not hanging under the chin
○Please keep social distancing and avoid close, group gatherings. If you have any symptom, please refrain from joining.
○In order to avoid crowding at supermarkets and convenient stores, please bring your lunch with you to the meeting place. We will not stop at any stores after meeting.
○Please cooperate with us in providing your contact information (your full name, email address and telephone number) just in case of Corona incident.

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

Meeting Time & Place: 9:53 am (or 12:00 noon for Latecomers) at the Keikyuu (Keihin Kyuuko) line’s Oppama Station’s ticket gate

Train Schedule: If you are coming from Shinagawa, Shinagawa Station departure (Keikyu line express going towards Misakiguchi) 9:08 – Kanazawa Hakkei Station (arrival) 9:46, Kanazawa Hakkei departure (Keikyuu Local going towards Uraga) 9:49 – Oppama (arrival) 9:51

COURSE: Oppama Station → Ikazuchi Shrine→Goddess of Mercy Temple →Enokido Harbor (nice walking course)→ Oppama Station (12:00)→ Takatoriyama Park→ Jinmuji Temple→ Jinmuji Station

This course has many historical spots as well as beautiful views of the yacht harbor and rock walls.http://www.ne.jp/asahi/koiwa/hakkei/takatoriko-su.html  (afternoon part)

Please wear good shoes for about ４ hours walk and bring some lunch and drink.

Requests to the participants

○Please wear masks when indoors (on the train, in shops, etc). Also, after the event, when eating or drinking on the train, please make sure to keep the mask on after each time you eat or drink (don’t keep it off). Remember to keep both mouth and nose covered, not hanging under the chin
○Please keep social distancing and avoid close, group gatherings. If you have any symptom, please refrain from joining.
○In order to avoid crowding at supermarkets and convenient stores, please bring your lunch with you to the meeting place. We will not stop at any stores after meeting.
○Please cooperate with us in providing your contact information (your full name, email address and telephone number) just in case of Corona incident.

(Intermediate) (Participation Fee 1000 yen) (Canceled in case of rain)

Meeting Place & Time: At the Yorii Station ticket gate at 10:30 am

Train Schedule: If you are coming from Ikebukuro, take the Tobu Tojo (Express) Line’s 9:00 train and get off at Ogawamachi Station, arriving at 10:04. Change here to the local train going the same direction towards Yorii, getting on the 10:13 train which arrives at Yorii Station at 10:29. Make sure to get on this train as we cannot wait for the next one.

Course:  Yorii Station – Taisho Pond – Mt. Kanetsukido (247m) – Tsuburata Lake – Mt. Rakan (247m) – Yorii Station

Walking time: About 4.5 hour hike that takes us up 2 low mountains and around a big lake (Tsuburata Lake).

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

Walking Distance: About 13 km

Leader: James

Gather at Nishi Kasai Station: 13:00
Go to the river 13:10
River Clean Up: 13:30-16:30
Relaxing riverside: 16:30-17:00
Return to station by Car: 17:00-17:15

RIVER CLEAN UP
Gather at NISHI KASAI Station (Tozai 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 to 3 and half hours.

INFO:
If you come late, it will be about a 25-min walk to our location on the river at the waterline between the Tozai Line bridge and Tokyo Bay (but you have to access the Nakade island from the Kasaibashi Bridge)Please go directly to the river as well as call James (the organizer) (090-1847-5075) to coordinate a meeting place.

RAIN:

In the event of light or medium rain this event will NOT be cancelled as we will use rain ware and take cover as necessary. In the event of heavy rain/strong winds (e.g., typhoon conditions) or lightning then the event will be cancelled or stopped if already in progress.

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