We will have a 5 hour hike that takes us up 3 low mountains and next to a marsh.

Course: Tobu Takesawa Station – Mt. Kinsho – Tenno Marsh – Ogawamachi Station

From Ikebukuro, take the Tobu Tojo (Express) Line’s 9:00AM train and get off at Ogawamachi Station, arriving at 10:04AM. Change here to the local train going the same direction towards Saitama, getting on the 10:07 train which arrives at Tobu Takesawa Station at 10:11AM. Make sure to get on this train as we cannot wait for the next one.

People going from Ikebukuro Station can meet at the front end of the train on the Tobu Tojo Line platform at 9:00, or meet at Tobu Takesawa Station’s ticket gate at 10:15.

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

As we will go to a Hot Springs in Ogawamachi after the hike, please bring a change of clothes if you’d like to join!

Reservations needed

Time/Place:  6:30-9:00pm at Ebisu 7

For JAMBO members, the cost is Y3,500 for men and 3,000 for women w/reservation (less 500 yen for foreigners, or plus 500 yen if you go directly without making a reservation). Large international party with bottled beer, wine, cocktails, soft drinks (all you can drink) and sushi buffet.

Reservations can be made with David at jambodave@green.email.ne.jp or phone (03-6599-8112) by March 24.

Half of your admission fee will be donated to Friends of the Earth Japan.

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 the Hibiya Line’s Ebisu Station (Exit # 1) at 6:22PM on the 25th.

(Easy Course) (1000 yen Participation Fee)

Meeting Place/Time: Kounandai Station (JR.Negishi Line) ticket gate

10:00am

JR.Negishi line 09:04 Shinagawa ~ Kounandai (arrives 09:56)

Please bring your lunch and drink.

We will go even if it rains (in which case, bring raingear and umbrella).

Course

Kounandai Station ~ Yokohama Nature Park ~ 0ld-fashioned house ~ Earth plaza(4km) meeting space ~ Hongodai Station

You have to make 3~5 of your original haiku (Japanese poems) during the 4 hour hike. Writing in English or Japanese is fine.

Please bring paper and pen to write your poems.

You don’t have to use seasonal words.

From 2~5pm, we will have a discussion about our haiku at the Earth Plaza. We will choose the 3 best Haiku from the participants.

Leader  Nori Funabashi

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Almost 6 years have past since the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami. We’d like to take this opportunity to help restore the disaster-hit areas and to enlighten people about veganism. We will have a vegan meal and show you a video on Riasunomori’s restoration project.

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

Time/Place:  13:30-15:30pm at Space SHINRA

https://www.shinra-aico.com/space-shinra/

Fee:  ¥2,500  (primary schoolchildren and under ¥1,000), includes vegan food and soft drinks

Menu: Kansei-han (Blended barley, millet, yellow split, peas, lentils, golden linseed, bulgar wheat, konbu seaweed, umisiba seaweed, mung beans, rice, mochi rice and black rice mixed together), Spring Rolls, Chapche, Daikon Radish with Barley Powder, Carrot and Walnut Salad, Steamed Vegetables with Medicinal Spices, Organic Peanuts Marinated in Soy Sauce, Dates and Sweet Rice Powder, Irish Seaweed Marinated in Soy Sauce and Dates, Dessert

Registration EM: ichi_mariko at yahoo.co.jp

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<<About the cancellation fee>> You may cancel without penalty until March 12th (Sun). Those who cancel after that will be asked to pay (unless someone else takes your place) due to the preparation of food and drink.

You can have an enjoyable day and help a good cause at the same time.

Tel: 03-5842-1780

(to support Friends of the Earth)

Meet at the ticket gate at Sagamiko Station on Chuo Line (one stop past Takao) at 9:09 a.m.  From Shinjuku, take the JR Holiday Kaisoku departing at 8:14.  This train goes directly to Sagamiko Station, arriving at 9:09 a.m.

From Sagamiko Station, we’ll climb up to Myouou-toge, with good views of Lake Sagami along the way.  After lunch at Myouou-toge, we will go to Doudokoro-yama, which is not often visited, and return by an infrequently used back trail on the North Takao Ridge to the Daishita bus stop.  On parts of this hike you will really feel that “away from it all”!

The hike is rated “moderate” and the walking time is about 5 hours.

Leader: Richard Evanoff

(Participation Fee 1000 yen + Mogusaen Park entrance 300 yen)

Course:  Mogusaen Station (Keio Line) – Nanao Hills Hiking Course  – Mogusaen(Plum Tree Park and Festival) – Takahatafudo Station or Tama DobutsuKoen Station

Walking Time: About 4 Hours (10KM)

From Shinjuku, take the Keio Line (Special Express) train at 9:40AM  and get off at Fuchuu Station at 10:00. Change to the Keio Line Local train, leaving at 10:04 and arriving at Mogusaen Station at 10:12. We’ll meet at the ticket gate there at 10:15AM

People going from Shinjuku Station can meet at the front end of the 9:40 train.

There are 500 Plum trees in Mogusaen Park with white, pink and mixed flowers:

http://www.keio-mogusaen.jp

(in English)

Topic: Disaster Drill

Venue:Jambo School (Map)

19:00-20:00 Disaster Drill (Mr. Nishihara’s talk in English ) – Questions are welcome.

20:00-21:00 Informal get-together (Please bring snacks and drinks to enjoy during this time.)

Reservation needed! (Free) by March 1st to jambodave@green.email.ne.jp

Environmental Project Volunteering at Tama Zoo –

Maintaining the grounds around Dragonfly Pond and Insect Park

(Cancelled in case of 70% or more chance of rain)  9:30AM – 2:30PM

Cost: FREE

We meet at 9:30AM at the front main entrance of Tama Zoo’s Station (Tama Dobutsukoen).

Take the 8:47AM Keio Line Semi-express from Shinjuku to Takahatafudo (arriving at 9:21AM) and change to the Keio Dobutsu Koen Line train, leaving Takahatafudo at 9:25 and arriving at Tama Dobutsu Koen Station  at 9:28AM.

If you would like to participate, please inform David by February 9 (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.

LIMIT: 15 People

Reservations needed

Time/Place:  6:30-9:00pm at Ebisu 7 (Map is at http://www.kokusaika.org/english/ebisu.html)

For JAMBO members, the cost is Y3,500 for men and 3,000 for women w/reservation (less 500 yen for foreigners, or plus 500 yen if you go directly without making a reservation). Large international party with bottled beer, wine, cocktails, soft drinks (all you can drink) and sushi buffet.

Reservations can be made with David at jambodave@green.email.ne.jp or phone (03-6599-8112) by February 10.

Half of your admission fee will be donated to 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 the Hibiya Line’s Ebisu Station (Exit # 1) at 6:22PM on the 11th.

Tokyo/Kanagawa City Exploratory Green Course Walk (Easy)
(Participation Fee 1000 yen・Cancelled in case of rain)

Please see http://www.ops.dti.ne.jp/~hmiura/sagamiryokudo.html for a course explanation (only in Japanese)

Course:  Machida Station – Sagami Green Area – Komorebi Woods (Lunch) – Oowa Pedestrian Walkway  – Minami Rinkan Station (Odakyuu Line)

We go through residential areas, fields and woods.  There’s some walking on roads but mostly on designed city walking paths.

Walking Time: About 3 Hours (10KM) plus a lot of time for fun, so the hike should take about 5 hours.

From Shinjuku, take the Odakyu Express train (going towards Fujisawa) at 10:29AM  and get off at Machida Station, arriving at 10:59AM. We’ll meet at the Machida Station’s (Odakyuu Line) South ticket gate at 11:00AM.