1) Fresh Green Yokohama Parks Walk

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

Let’s enjoy a walk in fresh green parks in Yokohama.

☆Meeting Time/Place: 14:00 JR Negishi Line Negishi Station ticket gate

☆Course: Negishi Station – Negishi Forest Park – Sankeien Garden – Yamate Park – Ishikawacho Station

Walking Time: About 3 hours (10km).

☆The program is ¥1000. Admission of Sankeien is ¥700 for adults and ¥200 for children.

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

http://www.riasnomori.jp

☆Leader: Ichikawa Mariko

Any inquiries may be made to

ichi_mariko at yahoo.co.jp 

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2) Edogawa Garbage Pick-up & Picnic

Environmental Restoration Project with Friends of the Earth

 (Cutting down bamboo grass, chopping wood, picking tea leaves) 

10:00 – 15:30

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

RESERVATIONS REQUIRED by May 9.

Meeting Place: 10:04 at Utsugidai Bus Stop

Please wear long pants and long-sleeved shirt and exercise shoes.

Please bring your own drinks, food (for lunch) and work gloves.

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).

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

1. Kasai Area Walk

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

You can buy something at the convenient store on the way and eat in the Rose Garden if you’d like.

Meeting Place/Time: Kasai Station (Tozai Line) Ticket Gate at 1:00PM

Course:

13:00 – 14:30 – Walk to Recreation Park Flower (Roses) Garden and spend half an hour there

14:30 – 15:30 – Take a green road to Shinsui Park Pond

15:30 – 16:30 – Walk along the RinkaiCho Green Path to Kasai Rinkai Park

16:30 – 17:30 – Eat, drink, and park fun in Kasai Rinkai Park

Flower Garden Website

https://www.city.edogawa.tokyo.jp/e066/kuseijoho/gaiyo/shisetsuguide/bunya/koendobutsuen/c_recreation/flower.html 

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

Walking distance is about 7 KM. This is an easy walk.

2)  Int’l Friendship  Party 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 May 10.

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 11th.

(Canceled in case of rain: Free)

Meeting Place and Time: The ticket gate of Funabori Station (Toei Shinjuku Line) at 10:30AM

SCHEDULE

10:30AM – Meet at Funabori Station (Toei Shinjuku Line) ticket gate (and buy things for lunch)

11:15 – 14:30 – Do a Garbage Clean-up on the Arakawa River (and have lunch) (about a 30 minute walk from the station)(Please bring work gloves if you have them)

15:00 Meet at the Higashi Oojima Station (Toei Shinjuku Line) east ticket gate

15:30 – 17:30 – Party in OojimaKomatsukawa Park (You can buy food/drinks near the station) – A cheers to the new age of Reiwa in Japan, frisbee, etc.

Do something good for the environment and join the garbage pick-up.

You may join both the garbage pick-up (no reservation necessary) and picnic, or only one of them if you prefer.

For those joining along the way, please contact David at 080-6546-7688.

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

Be sure to bring your lunch and drinks.

Meeting Place/Time: JR Gotemba Line’s Yaga Station Ticket Gate at 10:22AM

Take the following trains:

•Shinjuku Station (Odakyu Line Express going towards Odawara) 8:30AM – ShinMatsuda, arriving at 9:55 – Matsuda Station JR Gotemba Line (10:07 Departure) – Yaga Station (10:20)

DEFINITELY arrive at this time (since we cannot wait for the next train since they run infrequently)!

Walking Time: About five and a half hours

Course: Yaga Station – Mt. Ohno (723 M) – Shasui Waterfall – Yamakita Station

This course includes the Shasui Waterfall, one of Japan’s top 100 waterfalls.

https://www.yamakita.net/sightseeing/detail.php?id=18 

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

Ancient seafront capital Kamakura is deeply connected to dunes. We’re going to visit historical spots and temples in Zaimokuza to see how Kamakura looks like.

Motoyawata standing on the dune, Fudarakuji with plentiful cultural assets, Komyoji with a huge gate and a rock garden, Wakaejima, the oldest port facility in Japan; they are all full of history.

Ships gathered there and trade with China flourished. Various Chinese culture like zen, architecture, sculpture, carved lacquer, etc. was brought about and such a prosperous medieval heritage has been handed down over the centuries. 

☆Meeting Time/Place: 10:00 JR Yokosuka Line Kamakura Station East Exit

☆Course:  Kamakura Station East Exit – Geba – Sakasagawa Bridge – Motoyawata Shrine – Otomatsu Inari Daimyojin Shrine – Kuhonji – Fudarakuji – Komyoji – Wakaejima –  Kamakura Station 

Walking Time: About 2 hours (6km).

☆The program is ¥1000.

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

http://www.riasnomori.jp

☆Leader: Ichikawa Mariko

Any inquiries may be made to

ichi_mariko at yahoo.co.jp 

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Don’t forget to whitelist this EM address.

 （￥1000 Participation Fee)   (Cancelled in case of rain) (A bit difficult)

Bring your food and drink and wear shoes appropriate for hiking.

From Ikebukuro, take the Seibu Ikebukuro (Express) Line’s 8:50AM train (going towards Hanno) and get off at the last stop (Hanno). Change there (cross the platform) to the Seibu Chichibu Line going towards Seibu Chichibu. Get off at Shomaru Station, arriving at 10:17AM. Make sure to get on this train as we cannot wait for the next one.  We’ll meet at the ticket gate there at 10:20AM.    

Course:  Shomaru Station – Shoumaru Pass – Izu Peak – Nishi Agano Station

We will have a 5 hour hike on this course with nice views and beautiful forests. There’s also a place where we scale a rock wall with a gentle incline (not dangerous  using a chain.

Course:  Shomaru Station – Shoumaru Pass – Izu Peak – Nishi Agano Station

This day’s main work is preparing for Japanese mushroom cultivation.

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 (the work varies depending on the day).

(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 April 25 (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.

(Easy) (1000 yen Participation Fee + 300 yen (Azalea Festival)) (Cancelled in case of rain)

Please wear appropriate shoes (tennis shoes, hiking boots), bring a lunch to eat on the mountain, and plenty of liquids.

We meet at Miyanohira Station ticket gate at  11:50AM. Take the 11:15AM Oume Line train from Tachikawa Station.  This arrives at Ome Station at 11:45.  Go across the platform and take the 11:46 train towards Okutama.  This train arrives at MiyanoHira Station at 11:49.  Be sure to arrive by this time since we will be unable to wait for the next train.

Today’s hiking is about 3 hours. It finishes off at the Shiofune Temple, which has 20,000 red, white and purple Azaleas.  Should be gorgeous!!!

1) Mt. Daichou & Hamura Tulip FESTIVAL!

(1000 yen Participation Fee) (EASY) (We go even if it rains) 

Meet at the ticket gate of Akigawa Station (on the Itsukaichi Line) at 12:43PM.

From Shinjuku, take the Chuo Line (Special express going towards Oume) at 11:44, arriving at Haijima Station at 12:19.  Change to the 12:32 JR Itsukaichi Line (going towards MusashiItsukaichi), arriving at Akigawa Station at 12:41.

Course:　Akigawa Station – Mt. Daichou Hiking Course – Hamura Tulip Field – Hamura Station

Walking Time: about 3.5 hours

http://www.city.hamura.tokyo.jp/0000000957.html – Hamura Flower and Water Festival

2) Edogawa Garbage pick-up

We will meet at MYODEN Station (Tozai Line) outside the only ticket gate at 12:00noon., and then go to Edogawa River by car by and pick up trash along the banks for about 3 hours. Afterwards some members may go to a nearby restaurant for dinner.

Recommended: Dress warm for the weather and wear generally older clothing that you don’t mind getting a little dirty. Rubber boots or hiking shoes are recommended.

If you come late, walk to the river (about 12-15 min.) and look for us at the water line in the direction of Tokyo Bay. Also call Jame’s cell phone 090-1847-5075 if there are any problems finding us. The park next to the Tozai line just before the river bank has a restroom.

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

This event will not be cancelled in the event of rain or only if very heavy rain as we can clean up under the bay-front bridges as well as move back and forth to the station by car). Please check the site or message me for details if any doubt.