★As we won’t be looking at the phone so often during the party, those who need to contact us, please do so by phoning (not messaging) at 080-6546-7688 (David and Miki).

1) Cherry Viewing Walk (2 parts)
(For  beginners)(Participation Fee: 1000 yen (for one part, or for both)(Canceled in case of rain)

Part 1): Zenpukuji River Walk

Meeting place and time: 9:30 am at Eifukucho Station (Keio Inokashira line) ticket gate

Course: Eifukucho Station (Keio Inokashira Line) – Ryukoji Temple – Wada Bori Park – Zenpukuji Green Park  – Hamadayama Station (Keio Inokashira Line)

Walking Time: About 2 hours (5.5 km)

Bring your lunch and drinks.

Part 2): Kanda River “Full of Cherry Blossoms” Walk

Meeting place and time: 11:45 am at Hamadayama Station (Keio Inokashira Line) ticket gate

Course : Hamadayama Station – Tsukayama Park (Lunch) – Walk along the Kanda River (full of Cherry Trees) – Inokashira Park

We will have a cherry blossom viewing party in the park after the walk (probably from about 4:00 pm).

2) Arakawa River Clean Up
Organized by Tokyo River Friends

SCHEDULE

Gather at Nishi Kasai Station: 13:00
Gather riverside 13:30
Finishing up: 17:30

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.

★According to the weather forecast, it looks like the rain will stop in the early after afternoon and tonight is nice, so today’s event is on as planned. There’s a possibility that the ground might be wet, so please bring a sheet to sit on if you have one.

★The party place – In Kita no Maru Park next to the pond, which is past the Budokan on the right side.

★As we won’t be looking at the phone so often during the party, those who need to contact us, please call (not messaging) at 080*6546*7688 (David and Miki)

(FREE) (Cancelled in case of rain)

Meeting place and time: At Exit 3b of Kudanshita Station at 6 pm or in front of the clock tower near Budokan at 6:30 pm

Cherry Blossom viewing party: 6:45 pm – 8 pm in Kita-no-maru park

After that, we will walk around Yasukuni Shrine and the moat area to see the nighttime cherry trees.

Those meeting at 6:00 will shop at the nearby convenience store. Those coming afterwards, please bring some snacks/drinks.

If you come late, please go to the Kita no Maru Park (next to the pond) which is past the Budokan on the right side.  If you can’t find us, please call (not text messaging) David and Miki (080-6546-7688).

(￥1000 Participation Fee)(Cancelled in case of rain)(Easy-Intermediate Course)

Meeting Place and Time: Kinugasa Station at 10:12 am

Train: From Zushi station, take the 9:55 Yokosuka Line train towards Kurihama.  Get off at Kinugasa Station at 10:10

Hiking Course: Kinugasa Station – Kinugasayama Parke (2000 cherry trees
and ranked in the top 100 cherry tree spots in Japan) – Mt. Oogusu (242m) –
Tsukayama Park (with 10,000 cherry trees) – Anjinzuka Station

The hike itself is about 5 hours.

Please be noted that we are unsure whether the cherry blossoms will be in bloom on the day of the hike.

Mr. Ogusu Hiking (In Japanese)

Tsukayama park Sakura Festival  (In Japanese).

Please bring your own lunch.

1) Kandagawa Walking(Easy Course)(Cancelled in case of heavy rain)(￥1000 Participation Fee)

The Kanda River is a mostly man-made aqueduct designed to bring drinking water to the shogun’s capital. Let’s enjoy walking along the river viewing nature and history.

☆Meeting Time/Place: 11:00 Tokyo Metro Edogawabashi Station Ticket Gate

☆Course: Edogawabashi Station – Edogawa Park – Site of Kanda Freshwater Intake Ōarai Weir – Sekiguchi Bashoan – Basho Residence – Fish Path -Totsuka Regional Center – Takadanobaba Station

☆Walking Time: About 1 hour (about 3km) plus a lot of time for sightseeing so the walk should take about 2 hours.

☆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.

☆The program is ¥1000.

☆The donation will be given to Riasunomori – an organization in Ishinomaki which works for community development.  http://www.riasnomori.jp

2) Arakawa River Clean Up
Organized by Tokyo River Friends

SCHEDULE
Gather at Nishi Kasai Station: 10:00
Gather riverside: 10:30
Lunch riverside (bring your your own bento): 12:00
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.

1) Game Time

It’s a casual board game event. Let’s play various games together. It’s
OK to come late or leave early. Feel free to sign up.

We’ll bring the following games: Waterwork, Uno, Blokus, Jenga, Cards

☆Time: 13:00-16:00

☆Location: Kissa Ibasho

☆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.

☆What to bring: Board games if you have.

☆Buy one drink.

【Notice】
We are NOT encouraging participants to do such as;
– Recruiting for religion.
– Sales talk for goods and services.
– Forcing participants to join any network business.

2) Arakawa River Clean Up
Organized by Tokyo River Friends

SCHEDULE
Gather at Nishi Kasai Station: 13:00
Gather riverside 13:30
Finishing up: 17:30

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.

1) Tokyo Area Green Walk
(1000 yen Participation Fee) (Easy Course)(We go even in light rain)

Meeting time and place: SeisekiSakuragaoka Station on the Keio Line at 9:55 am

Course: SeisekiSakuragaoka Station – Ono Shrine –  Ichinomiya Park –  Iroha Slope Park – Haramine Park –Sakuragaoka Park – Sakuragaoka  Green Area – Wakabadai Park  – Wakabadai Station

This walking 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 4.5 hours (about 10 km)

Please bring your food and drink with you.

2) Tama 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.

★For this hike, we can’t accommodate latecomers since there is only one train running every 30 minutes.  We will start hiking as scheduled.

★There are no stores near the station, so please be sure to bring your own lunch.

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

Meeting place and time: At Miyanohira Station at 9:55 am (Exit 1)

Train: Oume departure 9:50 ⇒ Miyanohira arrival 9:53
(Make sure to be on this train as we cannot wait for the next one)

Course: Miyanohira Station – Tengu Rock (Beautiful Views) – Akabokko – Kyuu-Futatsuzuka Pass – Oume Station

The course should take about 5 hours.

Leader: Miki

Please wear appropriate shoes for a hike.

Organized by Tokyo River Friends

SCHEDULE
Gather at Nishi Kasai Station: 10:00
Gather riverside: 10:30
Lunch riverside (bring your your own bento): 12:00
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.

1) Mt. Otakatori hiking/Ogose Plum Blossom Festival
(Easy Intermediate Course) (1000 yen Participation Fee + 400 yen Park entrance fee)(Cancelled in case of rain)

Meeting Place/Time: Ogose Station ticket gate at 10:03 am

Train: If you go from Ikebukuro: Tobu Tojo Line Ikebukuro (express going towards Shinrin Koen) – 8:44, Sakado Arrival – 9:30.  Get off and change to the 9:36 Ogose Line train, Ogose Arrival – 10:00

Course: Ogose station → Hoonji Temple→ NishiYama Takatori → Mt.Otakatori → Ogose Plum Tree Park (festival)→ Ogose Station

Walking time: 4-5 hours.

Ogose Plum Tree Park, which should be in bloom and has 1,000 trees, with some being 670 years old.  We’ll enjoy the festival there before returning to Ogose Station.

Bring your own lunch and drinks.

2) Arakawa River Clean Up

Organized by Tokyo River Friends

SCHEDULE
Gather at Nishi Kasai Station: 13:00
Gather riverside 13:30
Finishing up: 17:00

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.

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 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.