Shinagawa Firefly Watching (Free)
You can watch fireflies in Shinagawa. High schoolers are raising fireflies in this small place.

☆Meeting Time/Place: 18:30 JR Oimachi Station Central ticket gate

☆Course : Oimachi Station – Shinagawa Shoei Nature Reservation Garden – Omori Station

☆The program is free.

☆Leader: Ichikawa Mariko

☆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.

Organized by Tokyo River Friends

Gather at FUNABORI Station: 13:00
Gather riverside 13:30
Finishing up: 17:00

RIVER CLEAN UP
Gather at FUNABORI Station (Shinjuku Line) outside the only ticket gate,
and then go to the Arakawa River and pick up trash along the banks 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 at the
dirty angle between the Shinjuku train line bridge and the Kasaibashi
Bridge but much closer to the Shinjuku train line bridge. Call David and
Miki  (080-6546-7688) 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.

★ Because the train frequency is low (the next train on the Gotemba Line is in 45 minutes), waiting for the next train is not possible.  Please make sure to arrive at the meeting point by the specified time.

★This course is for physically fit people.  Please make sure to wear hiking shoes.

1) Tanzawa Hiking – Mt. Furou
(Cancelled in case of rain)(1000yen)(DIFFICULT intermediate)

Meeting place and time: Suruga-Oyama Station Ticket Gate 9:47

Train: Shinjuku (Odakyu line train going to Odawara) 8:01 – Shinmatsuda (arrives at 9:16) –  Matsuda Station (JR Gotemba Line – leaves at 9:27) –  Suruga-Oyama Station – 9:45 arrival

Course: Suruga-Oyama station – Mt. Furou-yama (928m) – Mt. Taniga – Suruga-Oyama station

Expected walking time: 5.5 hours

Please bring your lunch and drinks.

2) Arakawa River Clean Up
Organized by Tokyo River Friends

Gather at FUNABORI Station: 10:00
Gather riverside 10:30
Lunch riverside 12:00-12:45
Finishing up: 14:30

RIVER CLEAN UP

Gather at FUNABORI Station (Shinjuku Line) outside the only
ticket
gate, and then go to the Arakawa River and pick up trash along
the banks
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 at
the
dirty angle between the Shinjuku train line bridge and the
Kasaibashi
Bridge but much closer to the Shinjuku train line bridge.
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) Sri Lanka Festival
(Free)(Festival)

Sri Lankan food and drink will be offered and there will be traditional dance shows and a market selling local goods. Let’s have fun together.

☆Meeting Time/Place: 13:30 Tobu Urban Park Line Shin-Kamagaya Station ticket gate
☆The program is free.
☆Leader: Ichikawa Mariko
☆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.

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
13:00
and then go to the Tamagawa River and pick up trash along the
banks for
about 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 my 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.

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

Meeting Place & Time: Tsudayama Station (Nanbu Line) at 10:25AM

Course:  Tsudayama Station (Nanbu Line) – Green Hill Cemetary – Higashi Takane Forest Park (Lunch) – Ikuta Rose Garden – Ikuta Green Area – Mukougaoka Yuuen Station (Odakyuu Line)

We go mostly through parks, but there’s also walking on roads.

Walking Time: About 3 Hours (8 km) plus a lot of time for fun, so the walk should take about 5 hours.

The parks we go to have  an observation platform at the top of Mt. Masugata, a Fountain Square, a Science Center for Youth (which includes a Planetarium,  Nihon Minka-en (Japan Open-Air Folk Museum) where there are many Traditional Folk Houses and more!!!

Organized by Tokyo River Friends

Gather at FUNABORI Station: 10:00
Gather riverside 10:30
Lunch riverside 12:00-12:45
Finishing up: 14:30

RIVER CLEAN UP
Gather at FUNABORI Station (Shinjuku Line) outside the only ticket
gate, and then go to the Arakawa River and pick up trash along the banks
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 at
the
dirty angle between the Shinjuku train line bridge and the
Kasaibashi
Bridge but much closer to the Shinjuku train line bridge.
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.

★The trains are running infrequently and we will be unable to wait for
the next train.  Please be sure to arrive by the appointed meeting time.

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

Meeting Place/Time: Mitake Station Ticket Gate at 10:36 am

Train: Oume Station Departure (Oume line going towards Okutama) – 10:13, Mitake Station arrival – 10:33

Course: Mitake Station – Mt. Sougaku – Mt. Iwatakeishi – Mt. Takamizu – Ikusabata Station  (about 4-5 hours)

Please make sure to your lunch and drinks, as well as wear appropriate clothes and shoes for hiking.

Organized by Tokyo River Friends

Gather at Nishi Kasai Station: 10:00
Gather riverside 10:30
Finishing up: 14:30

RIVER CLEAN UP
Gather at NISHI KASAI Station (Tozai Line) outside the
only
ticket gate, and then go to the Arakawa River and pick up
trash
along the banks 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 not far from the Kasaibashi Bridge in the upstream direction.
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.

★For this hike, we can’t attend to latecomers since the trains are running infrequently (the next train is 50 minutes later). Please make sure to come to the meeting place by the appointed time. 

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

Meeting Place/Time: Saruhashi Station Ticket Gate at 9:53 am

Train : (for those going from Takao Station)  9:17 Takao Departure – Chuo Line train (towards Kofu) 9:49 Arrive at Saruhashi Station

Course: JR Saruhashi Station – Mt. Momokura (1003 m) – Mt. Kotara (849 m) – Saruhashi Bridge – JR Saruhashi Station

Walking time: about 5.5 hours

Please bring your lunch and drink and make sure to wear proper hiking shoes.

Organized by Tokyo River Friends

Gather at FUNABORI Station: 13:00
Gather riverside 13:30
Finishing up: 17:00

RIVER CLEAN UP
Gather at FUNABORI Station (Shinjuku Line) outside the only ticket gate, and then go to the Arakawa River and pick up trash along the banks 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 at the
dirty angle between the Shinjuku train line bridge and the Kasaibashi
Bridge but much closer to the Shinjuku train line bridge. Call David and Miki  (080-6546-7688) 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.