(Intermediate Level) (1000 yen Participation Fee) (Cancelled in case of rain)

Meeting place and time: At the ticket gate of JR MusashiItsukaichi Station at 8:52 am

We will take a bus at 9:00 from Musashiitsuka Station. The bus is running VERY INFREQUENTLY and we won’t be able to attend to late comers. Please make sure to arrive on time.

Train: From Haijima, take the JR MusashiItsukaichi line going towards Musashiitsukaichi at 8:32. It arrives there at 8:50.

Course: From the station, we will take the 9:00 am bus (1070 yen, 50 minutes) going to Sengen-one Tozan Guchi. We will hike up to Henbori Pass, Mt. Sengen and then down to Hossawa Waterfall (The hiking time is 4.5 hours). From there we will take the bus back to MusashiItsukaichi Station (530 yen, 22 minutes).

Please bring lunch and drinks. Also please wear proper shoes for a hike.

Organized by Tokyo River Friends

Gather at Funabori Station: 13:00
Gather riverside:  13:30
River CleanUp Finish: 17:00

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 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. Arakawa River Clean Up

(Easy Course) (1000 yen participation fee) (Canceled in case of rain)

Meeting Place and Time: The North Ticket Gate of Tsurumaki Onsen Station (on  the Odakyuu Line) at 11:00  am

Train: For those going there from Shinjuku, board the 10:01 Odakyu Line train at Shinjuku (going towards Odawara). This arrives in Tsurumaki-Onsen at 10:59.

Course: Tsurumaki Onsen Station – Mt. Azuma – Mt.Koubou – Mt.Gongen –
Yukaraku Onsen – Shibusawa Station (about 4 hours)

After the hike, for those who want to go to onsen, we will stop by the hot springs: Yukaraku hotsprings (￥1150 + 150円)

(onsen information) From December 27 to January 4, a special year-end and New Year period will apply. During this time, the admission fee will be 150 yen higher than the regular weekend/holiday rate.

(Participation Fee 1000 yen) (Intermediate (on the easy side)) (We go even with light rain)

Meeting Time & Place: 10:00 am at Nishi Agano Station’s ticket gate

The trains are not running frequently, so we won’t be able to wait for the next train.  Please make sure to meet at the appointed time since we won’t be able to attend to latecomers)

Train: (for those coming from Hanno)

Hanno Departure (on the Seibu Chichibu line going towards Seibu-Chichibu) 9:32 – Nishi Agano Arrival 9:59

Course: Nishi Agano Station – Ogi no Daira – Shirataki Waterfall – Fudou Waterfall – Big Waterfall – Nishi Agano Station (About 4 hours)

Please bring your lunch and drink and make sure to wear proper shoes for a hike.

After that, those who want (non-hikers are welcome too) will go to the Ikebukuro Metropolitan Plaza Illumination arriving about 16:45 and then go to a pub/restaurant for the last Jambo cheers of 2025.

Organized by Tokyo River Friends

Gather at Funabori Station: 13:00
Gather riverside:  13:30
River CleanUp Finish: 17:00

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.

(1,000yen) (Intermediate Level) (Canceled in case of rain)

Meeting Place/Time: Saruhashi Station (Chuo Line) Ticket Gate 9:53 am

Train: Since trains are running infrequently, we won’t be able to wait for the next train.  We need to start the hike as scheduled, so we can’t attend to latecomers.  Please make sure to arrive by the appointed meeting time.

Take the 9:18 train from Takao (JR Chuo Line going towards Kofu) and get off at Saruhashi Station, arriving at 9:50.

Course: Saruhashi Station – Gozen-yama – Mt. Kikuka – Ootsuki Station

Walking time: about 3.5 hours.

Please wear appropriate shoes for the hike and bring lunch and drinks

Organized by Tokyo River Friends

Gather at Myoden Station: 10:00
Riverside Meetup: 10:30
Lunch riverside: 12:00 (bring a lunch/drinks)
Return to station: 14:30

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

INFO
If you come late, it will be about a 25-min walk to our location
between the Bay front bridges and the New Myoden Bridge. From
the
station, walk to the new Myoden Bridge, cross the river, and then
along 
the river bank until between the two bridges and look for us at
the 
water line. 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.

Dec 20 (Sat) Edogawa River Clean Up

Organized by Tokyo River Friends

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

RESERVATIONS REQUIRED to David (jambodave@green.email.ne.jp ) by December 12 (Fri).

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 9:25. We will take the 9:30 bus from there (15 minutes).

Work hours: 10:00 – 15:30
 (Cutting down bamboo grass, cutting down old trees, 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.

Here is the information on FOE (Friends of the Earth)

1) Kanazawa Bunko – Kamakura Hike
(Intermediate)(Participation Fee 1000 yen) (Canceled in case of rain)

Meeting Place/Time: Kanazawa Bunko station at 9:48 am

Train: If you go from Yokohama, Yokohama Departure (Keihin Kyoko Express (going towards Misakiguchi) 9:29, Kanazawa Bunko Arrival 9:45 (46)

Walking Time: about 5.5 hours

Course: Kanazawa Bunko Station – Kanazawa Nature Park – Mt. Daihei – Paradise Hiking Course – Gionyama Hiking Course – Yuigahama Beach (Sunset) – Kamakura Station

Please bring your lunch and drinks.

2) Tamagawa River Clean Up
Organized by Tokyo River Friends

Gather at Kojimashinden Station (ticket gate): 13:00
River Clean Up: 13:30
Return to station 17:00

RIVER CLEAN UP
Gather at Kojimashinden Station outside the only ticket gate at
10:00
and then go to the Tamagawa River and pick up trash along the
banks for
 about 3.5 to 4 hours.

INFO
If you come late, it will be about a 25-min walk to our location under
or near the new Tamagawa Sky Bridge (But walk straight to the river
first as there is no access from the 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
c
over 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.