The main types of work are cutting down weeds and bamboo grass, cutting down old trees, making paths or sometimes keeping track of the various species in the area.

(Cancelled in case of 70% or more chance of rain) 9:30AM – 3:00PM

Cost: FREE

We meet at 9:30AM at the front main entrance of Tama Zoo’s Station (Tama Dobutsukoen).
Take the 8:43AM Keio Line Semi-express from Shinjuku to Takahatafudo (arriving at 9:21AM) and change to the Keio Dobutsu Koen Line train, leaving Takahatafudo at 9:24 and arriving at Tama Dobutsu Koen Station  at 9:28AM.

If you would like to participate, please inform David by June 20 (Thursday) so that we can get volunteer insurance. If you join this event, please bring the following: Long sleeved shirt and long pants (not shorts), work gloves, towel, and appropriate shoes (trekking shoes or hiking boots) are required.

Please bring whatever you want to eat for lunch, and drinks during the work project.

(1000 yen Participation Fee + 300 yen Big Buddha Entrance Fee)
(EASY) (Will be held even in light rain)

Meet at the ticket gate of Musashi Hikida Station (on the Itsukaichi Line) at 11:45

From Tachikawa, take the JR Oume Line at 11:15, arriving at Haijima Station at 11:27. Change to the MusashiItsukaichi Line, leaving Haijima at 11:32 This train arrives at Musashi Hikida at 11:45.

Course: Musashi Hikida Station – Houkouji Temple Big Buddha (NEW) – Toukouin Temple Hiking Area (about 2 hours on hiking courses) – Akigawa Station

Walking Time: about 4 hours

Please take a look at the basic course at
https://entakuzan-houkouji.or.jp　

1) The Kamakura hike is canceled due to rain. Instead of that, we will go to Odaiba.

(FREE)

Meeting Place: OdaibaKaihinKoen Station (on the Yurikamome line) at 13:30

From OdaibaKaihinKoen Station, we’ll take a walk through the park along the coast to the Miraikan.
https://www.miraikan.jst.go.jp

There are a lot of museums and shops in Odaiba, so plan to have a good time looking around. If the weather clears a bit, we can take a walk across the bay to Shinbashi.

2) Edogawa Garbage Pick-up and Picnic
This will be a 3-part event centered around a riverside picnic at 1:00pm. Participants can attend one or both sessions and or just the picnic. There will be 3 pick up times at Barakinakayama Station

Part 1: River Clean Up 9:00a.m.-12:30p.m. (morning session)
Riverside Picnic: 1:00p.m.-2:30p.m.
Part 2 River Clean Up 3:00pm-6:30p.m. (afternoon session)
MORNING SESSION:
Gather at BARAKINAKAYAMA Station (Tozai Line) outside the only ticket gate at 9:00a.m., and then go to te Edogawa River by car and pick up trash along the banks for about 2.5 to 3 hours.

PICNIC:
Gather at BARAKINAKAYAMA Station at 12:45p.m. and go to the river by car for a 1:00p.m. picnic start. Picnic will basically include bentos with desert (fruit/sweets), soft drinks and beer/wine. Y1,000/Y1,500 for participants without alcohol / with alcohol, respectively. Afterwards we can throw frisbees and balls around, and there is a swimming pool and spa with rotemburo only 2-3min. away on foot for those interested in finishing their day with a swim (bring swim ware and cap, Y500 admission to pool + Y600 if entering sento/rotemburo area)

AFTERNOON SESSION:
Gather at BARAKINAKAYAMA Station (Tozai Line) outside the only ticket gate at 2:45p.m.., and then go to te Edogawa River by car and pick up trash along the banks for about 2.5 to 3 hours.

INFO:
If you come late, it will be about a 25-min walk to our location behind the Ichikawa Clean Spa, or take one of the Clean Spa shuttle buses to our location. Also call James’ cell phone 090-1847-5075 if there are any problems finding us. There are restrooms in the Clean Spa (Y200 admission to the facility) at the tennis courts next to the Clean Spa (no charge)

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) then the event will be cancelled.
Let’s have fun enjoying our local nature while making it better at the same time.

(Participation Fee 1000 yen)(Average Course) (Cancelled in case of rain)

Please bring your lunch and drinks.

We will meet at the gate of ShinMatsuda Station (on the Odakyu Line) at 9:45 AM.
 
8:23  Depart Shinjuku on the Odakyu Line (Special Express towards KataseEnoshima)
8:59 Get off at SagamiOno
9:01 Get on the Odakyu Line (Express towards Odawara)
9:44 Arrive at Shin Matsuda
 
 
COURSE: Shin Matsuda Station – Mt. Matsuda Herb Garden – Saimyo-ji Temple Park – Kaisei Hydrongea Village (FESTIVAL) – Shin Matsuda Station

The atmosphere and festival at Hydrongea Village are wonderful!!!

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The total course time for the hike will be about 5 hours.

From 7:00-9:30pm in Kamiyacho

Place: Mulligan’s Irish Pub
For JAMBO members, the cost is 1,500 yen for men and 1000 yen for women w/reservation (or plus 500 yen if you go directly without making a reservation). Foreigners get at 500 yen discount. This includes the buffet! Drinks can be bought at Happy Hour prices.

Reservations can be made with David (jamboddave@green.email.ne.jp)by June 7.

Half of your admission fee will be donated to Tokyo River Friends. 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 Exit 3 of Kamiyacho Station’s Hibiya Line at 7:00PM on the 8th.

1) Bicycle Ride

Bicycle reservations are required by May 31!

(Easy Course, 1000 yen, Reservations requested (Canceled in case of rain
Enjoy a ride through the fresh greenery in Musashino with a ride from Mitaka to Tama Lake!
We will ride through some residential areas and some parks from Mitaka station, where we will take breaks, play frisbee, etc. On the way, you can buy food/drink at a supermarket or convenience store, before arriving at Tama Lake, where we’ll have a picnic. After the picnic, those who want can ride around the lake (about 1 hour) while others can do yoga (following an instructor who will be there) in the park.
For people who need to rent a bicycle, please come to Mitaka Station’s south exit Police box at 9:30. Hiro and David will meet you there and go to Susuzake Bicycle Rental: http://www.mitaka.ne.jp/machidukuri/rentalcycle/index.html to rent bikes. The cost is ￥300 /day and the number of bicycles is limited, so please do not come late.
If you’d like us to make a bicycle reservation for you, contact jambodave@green.email.ne.jp in advance.
If you have your own bicycle, meet us at 10:00am at Mitaka Station south exit bus terminal.
Please bring snacks and foods for the picnic and drinks (you can also buy them at a store near the station) as well as any park toys: balls, frisbees, unicycles, juggling balls, badminton rackets, inflatable sumo suits, foam swords and squirt guns. For riders, helmets are recommended if you have one.
Ride leader: Hiro (09035385511) & Mr. Kono (09017392996)
EarthDay Ride Team Web Page (www.earthdayride.org).
You can see the route at
https://yahoo.jp/ygZmdM
2) Arakawa Garbage Pick-up and Picnic

This will be a 3-part event centered around a riverside picnic at 1:00pm. Participants can attend one or both sessions and or just the picnic. There will be 3 pick up times at NISHI KASAI Station

Part 1: River Clean Up 9:00a.m.-12:30p.m. (morning session)
Riverside Picnic: 1:00p.m.-2:30p.m.
Part 2 River Clean Up 3:00pm-6:30p.m. (afternoon session)

MORNING SESSION:
Gather at NISHI KASAI Station (Tozai Line) outside the only ticket gate at 9:00a.m., and then go to the Arakawa River by car and pick up trash along the banks for about 2.5 to 3 hours.

PICNIC:
Gather at NISHI KASAI Station at 12:45p.m. and go to the river by car for a 1:00p.m. picnic start. Picnic will basically include bentos with desert (fruit/sweets), soft drinks and beer/wine. Y1,000/Y1,500 for participants without alcohol / with alcohol, respectively. Afterwards we can throw frisbees and balls around.

AFTERNOON SESSION:
Gather at NISHI KASAI Station (Tozai Line) outside the only ticket gate at 2:45p.m.., and then go to the Arakawa River by car and pick up trash along the banks for about 2.5 to 3 hours.

INFO:
Coming by bicycle is recommended if you live nearby as we’ll have to use/share bicycles to access restroom in addition to 2 trips back to the station by car for later sessions. If you come late, it will be about a 30-min walk to our location near the Tozai Line bridge (but accessible via the Kaisaibashi Bridge).Also call James’ 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’ll use rain gear. In the event of heavy rain/strong winds (e.g., typhoon conditions) then the event will be cancelled.

（1000 yen Participation Fee + 300 yen Hyakuana Entrance Fee) (Canceled in case of rain) (Easy)

The Yoshimi Hyakuana National Historic Site preserves 219 ancient tombs carved into a soft sandstone hillside between the sixth and seventh centuries.

(Bring your own beverages and lunch box (if you want to eat on the way)

We will meet at Tobu Tojo Line’s Higashi Matsuyama Station’s ticket gate at 12:52PM. Take the 11:54AM Fukutoshin Subway Line (going towards Shinrin Koen) at Ikebukuro Station. This becomes the Tobu Tojo line en route and arrives at Higashi Matsuyama Station at 12:50PM.

Course: Higashi Matsuyama Station – Iwamuro Temple – 100 Tombs – Yoshimi Goddess of Mercy and Pagoda – Haccho Lake – Mt. PonPon – Higashi Matsuyama Station
 
Actual walking time is about 4 hours. (14KM)
 
Please take a look at these HPs:

http://www.town.yoshimi.saitama.jp/guide_hyakuana.html (English)
http://cobaton.at.webry.info/200805/article_14.html
http://mitchie-m.com/blog/trip/mountain/ponponyama/  

This will be a 3-part event centered around a riverside picnic at 1:00pm. Participants can attend one or both sessions and or just the picnic.

Part 1: River Clean Up 9:00a.m.-12:30p.m. (morning session)
Riverside Picnic: 1:00p.m.-2:30p.m.
Part 2 River Clean Up 3:00pm-6:30p.m. (afternoon session)

MORNING SESSION:
Gather at YAHIRO Station (Asakusa Line) outside the only ticket gate at 9:00a.m., and then go to the Arakawa River on foot (5-8min. walk) and pick up trash along the banks for about 2.5 to 3 hours.

PICNIC:
Gather under Route 6 Bridge (5-8min. walk from Yahiro Station) at 1:00p.m. Picnic will basically include bentos with desert (fruit/sweets), soft drinks and beer/wine. Y1,000/Y1,500 for participants without alcohol / with alcohol, respectively. Afterwards we can throw frisbees and balls around.

AFTERNOON SESSION:
Gather under Route 6 Bridge (5-8min. walk from Yahiro Station) at 3:00p.m., and pick up trash along the banks for about 2.5 to 3 hours.

INFO:
If you come late, it will be a short walk to our location under the Route 6 Bridge .Also call James’ 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’ll use rain gear. In the event of heavy rain/strong winds (e.g., typhoon conditions) then the event will be cancelled.

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

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

Meeting Place/Time: Fujino Station Ticket Gate at 11:55AM

Course: JR Fujino Station – Mt. Takakura (379m) – Tenjin Ridge – Mt. Kongo（456ｍ） – Benten Bridge  – JR Fujino Station

Walking time should be about 4 hours.

Please bring your lunch and drink.

Train Schedule

10:48 Leave Shinjuku Station on the Keio Line (super express going towards Takaosanguchi)

11:30 Arrive at Takao Station and change to the Chuo Line

11:39 Take the Chuo Line (towards Kofu)

11:53 Arrive at Fujino Station

If you’d like to go from together from Takao, get on the front of the 11:39  train there.

If you’d like to go from together from Takao, get on the front of the 11:39  train there.

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

Be sure to bring your lunch and drinks.

Meet at the ticket gate of MusashiItsukaichi Station (the last stop of the Itsukaichi Line) at 8:50AM.  From the station, we will take the 9:00AM bus (900 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 (470 yen, 22 minutes).  

From Shinjuku, take the Special Holiday Express, going towards MusashiItsukaichi at 7:44.  This is the Chuo Line, but leaves from platform #11.  Please be careful and get on the part of the train going to Musashi Itsukaichi (the last stop).  It arrives there at 8:48AM.

Make sure to arrive at this time since we must catch a bus.