14:30 – Meet at Fune no Kagakukan Station (on the Yurikamome Line)
14:30 – 15:30 – Coastal walk through the park (weather permitting)
15:30 Go the the fascinating Trick Art Museum – http://www.trickart.info
Jeff Harryman just came in from the US so it’s a good chance to see him too.
David’s phone number: 080-6546-7688
1) Kanazawa Bunko – Kamakura Hike
(Intermediate)(Participation Fee 1000 yen) (Canceled in case of HEAVY rain)
Bring your own beverages and lunch box and backpack.
Please wear comfortable hiking shoes/boots.
Meet at the ticket Gate of Kanazawa Bunko station on the Keihin Kyuko line at 10:55AM. This arrives at Kanazawa Bunko at 9:41. From Yokohama, you can take the 10:35 Keihin Kyoko Express (going towards Misakiguchi), arriving at Kanazawa Bunko at 10:51.
Walking Time: about 4 hours
Course: Kanazawa Bunko Station – Kanazawa Nature Park – Mt. Daihei – Paradise Hiking Course – Kamakura Station
After the hike, those who are interested may go to see the following documentary.
Amnesty International, Kamakura Group, will show the documentary “The Diary of a Tibetan Woman”, followed by a talk with the director, Ogawa Marie. The film features Lhamo Tso, a woman whose husband is a political prisoner in China. She escapes with their four children and husband’s parents to Dharamsala, India, home in exile of the Dalai Lama and a large community of Tibetans, many of whom have made the same treacherous journey over the Himalayas. Unable to read or write, Llamo Tso supports her family by making Tibetan bread. They eventually gain asylum in America.
The film is mostly in Tibetan with Japanese subtitles but the story can be basically understood just by watching the moving family scenes.
Venue: Kirara Hall (Shogai Gakushu Center), Kamakura. It is a 5-minute walk from the main exit of Kamakura JR station.
Date: September 29, Saturday, from 6:30 pm
Admission: 800yen in advance, 1000 yen same day.
All students and handicapped 500 yen.
For reservations, call Heather at 0467-31-1679, or reserve via the Kamakura Amnesty web site: amnestykamakura.jimdo.com/
2) Edogawa River Clean Up, Picnic & Spa/Swimming
Part 1 River Clean Up: We will gather at Barakinakayama Station ( just outside of the north exit ticket gate exit from 9:30a.m., and from about 9:40a.m. go to the Edogawa River by car (about 5 min.) and begin picking up trash along the banks as we walk toward the mouth of the river where it empties into Tokyo Bay. From about 12:30pm we will take a rest at the mouth of the river at Tokyo Bay and begin setting up for a picnic overlooking Tokyo Bay.
Part 2 Picnic overlooking Tokyo Bay: From 1:00pm we will have a picnic in front of Tokyo Bay. There will be a Y1,000 admission for the picnic with all food and drinks provided (+Y500 for picnic guests drinking beer/wine/chuhai). We’ll have some seats and tables, sun cover set up as well.
Part 3 The Ichikawa Clean Spa (optional):After the picnic some guests may wish to visit the Ichikawa Clean Spa (only 4-5 minutes away on foot). If so bring a swimming suit, cap, towel and goggles. Facility entrance is Y200. Then entrance to the pool area is plus Y300 and entrance to the sento/rotemburo area is plus Y500. The Clean Spa also has courtesy shuttle buses to return people to area train stations.
Recommended: Hat, long-sleeve shirt (for sun protection), gloves, walking/hiking shoes, generally older clothing that you don’t mind getting a little dirty. The clean up route will is nearly all dry so rubber boots will not be necessary.Let’s have fun enjoying our local nature while making it better at the same time. If you will attend this picnic please be sure to click going or e-mail the event leader, James, at yaesukita(at)gmail.com as he has to prepare the food and drinks for the picnic.
If you come late, walk to the river alongside the Tozai Line and go to the river and walk toward Tokyo Bay at the water line until you see us. Also call my cell phone 090-1847-5075 if there are any problems finding us. The adjacent park has restrooms nearby the clean up area.
(Participation Fee 1000 yen)(Not Difficult) (In case of rain, the event will be held on September 24 (Monday))
Please take a look at http://4travel.jp/traveler/airpentaro/album/10398206/ for details of this walk (in Japanese)
Meet at the JR Ohme Line’s Okutama Station’s Ticket Gate at 9:55AM. From Shinjuku, take the JR Holiday Special Rapid Okutama#5 (going to Okutama, leaving from platform 7) at 8:19AM. This arrives at Okutama Station at 9:54. Be sure to arrive on this train as we will be unable to wait for the next one, since we take the 10:05 bus to Okutama Lake.
Please wear appropriate shoes (tennis shoes, hiking boots), bring a lunch to eat on the mountain, and plenty of liquids.
At the end of the hike, we can go to the Tama River for a short swim and/or go to a new Craft Beer Bar near the station.
Course (from Okutama Station): Okutama Station (by bus – 15 minutes) – Okutama Lake – Old (Therapy) Road – Shidakura Suspension Bridge – Tama River (Swimming) and/or Craft Beer Bar – Okutama Station
Walking Time: About 5 hours
(1000 yen Participation fee + 300 yen Spider Lilly Fields Entrance Fee) (Intermediate Course) (Cancelled in case of rain)
Bring your lunch and plenty of liquids.
Meet at the ticket gate of Higashi Agano Station at 9:35AM or at the front car of the 9:19 train at Hanno.
From Ikebukuro Station, take the Seibu Ikebukuro Line train (express) at 8:20AM and get off at Hanno Station at 9:16. Change there to the 9:19 Seibu Chichibu Line (just across the platform) . This arrives at Higashi Agano station at 9:34.
Walking time – about 4 hours – Higashi Agano Station – Mt Monomi – Mt. Hiwada – – Kinchakuda (fields of Cosmos & Chrysallis) – Alishan Organic Restaurant – Koma Station
This hike finishes off at Kinchakuda (a beautiful field of Cosmos & Spider Lilly (Cluster amaryllis) and you can eat at the Organic Natural food restaurant “Alishan.”
Please don’t forget to bring a rucksack for your food/drinks and wear exercise shoes!
You can also soak in the river, so if you want to swim, please bring your swim suit.
Please have a look at the website:
Meeting Place and Time: The ticket gate of Nishi Kasai Station (Tozai Line) at 12:00 noon
(FREE, Canceled in case of rain)
SCHEDULE
12:00 – Meet at Nishi Kasai Station (Tozai Line) ticket gate
12:30 – 15:00 – Lunch & Garbage Clean-up under Kasaibashi bridge (Edogawa Ward)(Please bring work gloves if you have them)
15:00 – 16:30 – Walk along the Arakawa River to Kasai Rinkai Park
16:30 – 17:45 – Fun in the Park and Sunset Viewing
Do something good for the environment and join the garbage pick-up. Then, go to one of the best parks in Tokyo, Kasai Rinkai Park, on the Tokyo Bay (eating, drinking, frisbee, seeing the sunset (hopefully).
For those joining along the way or coming to the park later, please contact David at 080-6546-7688.
(Reservation Needed) (No Participation Fee)
A simple, interesting game that will help you understand how international trade leads to many of the world’s inequities.
☆Facilitator: Sekiguchi Yumi, worked as a science teacher in Mozambique, Vietnam and Japan.
☆Time:
19:00-20:00 Trading game
20:00-21:00 Informal get-together (Please bring snacks and drinks to enjoy during this time)
☆Location:
Jambo English School
Shimada Building #203, Tomioka 1-26-13, Koto Ward
＊A 3 minute walk from Monzennakacho Station Exit 2
If you can’t find it, feel free to call David (080-6546-7688)
☆Free of charge
☆Reservation needed!
Applications and any inquiries may be made to
ichi_mariko at yahoo.co.jp
Please replace at with @.
For reservations, please include your FULL name and the number of people with you.
Don’t forget to whitelist this EM address.
＊LIMIT: 10 people (first come, first served)
Leader: Ichikawa Mariko
(Cutting down bamboo grass, picking chestnuts, etc)
10:00 – 15:30
(Participation Fee – 500 yen) (Canceled in case of rain)
RESERVATIONS REQUIRED by September 6.
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) SeisekiSakuragaoka Station Area Course
(1000 yen Participation Fee) (Easy Course)(Cancelled in case of rain)
Meet at SeisekiSakuragaoka Station on the Keio Line at 12:48M. Take the Keio Line super express train (going towards Takaosanguchi)from Shinjuku Station at 12:20PM. This arrives at SeisekiSakuragaoka Station at 12:46.
Course: SeisekiSakuragaoka Station – Keio Store – Iroha Slope Park – Haramine Park – Sakuragaoka Park – Shimizudani Green Area – SeisekiSakuragaoka Station
We will first stop at the Keio Store in front of the station to buy lunch goods. From there, we will walk to Haraho Park where we will have lunch. This hiking course includes a walk along a river, a couple of green areas, several parks and a couple of shrines. It’s an easy, fun walk which should last about 4 hours.
Taka a look at the course (in Japanese) at
http://tama.tokyo-park.or.jp/enjoy/hiking/pdf/keio_sakuragaoka.pdf
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 September 7.
Half of your admission fee will be donated to Riasunomori &
Institute for Transportation & Development Policy. 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.
(Participation Fee 1000 yen)(Intermediate Course) (Cancelled in case of rain)
Meeting Place/Time: Hanno Station ticket gate at 10:44
Course: Hanno Station – Mt. Tenran – Mt. Tonosu – Iruma River (Swimming & river fun) – Hanno Station
Walking time: About 3.5 hours
From Ikebukuro, take the Seibu Ikebukuro (Semi-Express) Line’s 9:50AM train and get off at Hanno Station, arriving there at 10:42AM. Make sure to get on this train as we cannot wait for the next one.
Please wear appropriate shoes (tennis shoes, hiking boots), bring a lunch to eat on the mountain, and plenty of liquids.
Since we’ll be swimming in the river, also bring your swimsuit and towel.
1) September 1-2 (Sat~Sun) World Heritage Mt Fuji climb is CANCELED due to bad weather.
2) September 1 – Arakawa River Clean Up & Picnic
We will met at Minami-Sunamachi Station (on the Tozai Line) outside of Exit 3 at 9:30a.m., and then go to the Arakawa River by car and pick up trash along the banks for about 2.5 hours. Afterwards we will have a picnic along the river at a nearby park.
All food and drinks will be provided for the picnic. Admission Y1,000 to cover the cost of food and drinks (+Y500 or Y1,500 for people drinking beer or wine). The picnic should finish between 3:00 and 3:30.
Recommended: Hat, long-sleeve shirt (for sun protection), gloves, walking/hiking shoes, generally older clothing that you don’t mind getting a little dirty. The clean up route will be mostly paved so rubber boots will not be necessary
If you come late, walk to the river alongside the Tozai Line and go to the water where the Tozai Line Bridge crosses the river and look for us along the water line. Also call my cell phone 090-1847-5075 if there are any problems finding us. The adjacent park has restrooms nearby the clean up area.
Let’s have fun enjoying our local nature while making it better at the same time.
