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

RESERVATIONS REQUIRED to David (jambodave@green.email.ne.jp ) by July 10 (Thur).

Meeting Place and time: 9:47 am at Utsugidai Bus Stop

Those who wish to go with David, please meet at Hino Station (on the　Chuo Line) ticket gate at 9:27.  We will take the 9:32 bus from there (15 minutes).

Work hours: 10:00 – 15:30
 (Cutting down bamboo grass, carrying/arranging logs)

Please wear long pants and long-sleeved shirt and exercise shoes. Please
bring your own drinks, food (for lunch) and work gloves.

Here is the information on FOE (Friends of the Earth)

1) Enoshima Beach Fun (Walking, Swimming, Beach Sunset and (almost) full moon)!
(Easy) (1000 yen Participation Fee) (Cancelled in case of rain)

Meeting Time/Place: 13:55 at the Katase-Enoshima Station ticket gate

Train: From Fujisawa, take the Odakyu Enoshima Line going toward Katase-Enoshima, leaving at 13:48. This arrives at Katase-Enoshima at 13:54.

Course: KataseEnoshima Station – Subana Shopping Street – Ryuguchi Temple and Pagoda – East Beach – Enoshima Island (walk around the island) – West Beach (swimming and beach fun) – KataseEnoshima Station

Walking time: About 2.5 hours. Bring beach wear and beach toys!!!

2) Arakawa River Clean Up
Organized by Tokyo River Friends

Gather at FUNABORI Station: 14:30
Gather riverside 15:00
Finishing up: 18:30

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 with a break in the middle.

WHAT TO BRING
Wear old clothing that you do not mind getting dirty, and please wear
 long pants. Bare legs are not recommended because they can easily get
 cut from objects like cut river reeds. Also, a hat is recommended,
 especially during the summer months, and please bring lots of liquids to
 drink. Bringing gloves is also recommended but we usually have some 
extra pairs available to loan out.

ADDITIONAL INFO
If you come late, it will be about a 25 min. walk to our location on 
the island under the elevated C2 highway between the Kasaibashi Bridge
iand the Shinjuku Line train bridge but much closer to the Shinjuku Line 
Bridge. Call James (the organizer’s) 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.

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

1) (Participation Fee 1000 yen + 300 yen Bird Park Entrance Fee) (Easy) (We go even if in light rain)

Meeting Time &  Place: Keikyu Hansen Line Omori-Kaigan Station Ticket Gate at 12:30 pm

Train: Shinagawa Station departure (Keikyu line Local going toward Uraga) –  12:16,
Omori-Kaigan Station arrival 12:27

Course: Omori-Kaigan Station → Shinagawa Kumin Park → Ooi Central Seaside Park  → Tokyo Bay Wild Bird Park → Heiwa Forest Park → Heiwajima Station

Walking time: About 3.5 hours  (8km)

2) Dumplings Cooking Event  (Separate Events)
(Reservation Needed) (Participation Fee ¥3000)
Learn how to cook Dumplings! Join us, if you like cooking – and it’s OK only to eat and do the dishes or take photos as well (if you don’t care to cook). Let’s enjoy cooking together and have a wonderful time with good homemade dishes♪

☆Time: 18:00-21:30
＊Please come to the cooking room between 17:50 and 18:00 if you want to learn how to make all of the dishes. You may come late (but may miss out on learning how to make some of them).

☆Location: The cooking room Kyurian 4F in Shinagawa ward
＊It takes 1 minute from Oimachi station on the Keihin-Tohoku Line / Rinkai Line / Tokyu Oimachi Line.

☆Menu: Shrimp dumplings and pork dumplings/ Egyptian spinach and sweet potato and dried whitebait soup/Three-sliver salad
＊You can get easy-to-cook recipes for them ♪
＊These are pescatarian and gluten-free except for pork dumplings.
＊We’ll prepare soy sauce, salt, vinegar and chili oil, Chinese bean sauce as dumpling’s sauce. If you’d like something else, please bring it.
＊We may change ingredients due to unpredictability or availability.

☆Instructors: Hiromi & Cindy

☆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.

☆Fee: 3000yen (collected on that day)

☆What to bring: Apron/ Face towel/ Your own drinks

☆Applications:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Aff56Vy1xPjOZwomuuu6ykis7yektpGQ7L3wQl1hC9U/edit?pli=1
＊LIMIT: 36 people (first come, first served)
＊You may cancel without penalty until July 2. Those who cancel after that will be asked to pay (unless someone else takes your place) due to the preparation of food.

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

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

Meeting Place & Time: KeioKatakura Station (Keio Line) Ticket Gate at 12:35 pm

Train: Kitano Departure – 12:31 (Keio Line bound for Takao Sanguchi),  Keio-Katakura Station Arrival – 12:33

Course: Keio-Katakura Station – Katakura Palace Remains Park (lunch) – Mixed Forest Road (Mt. Fuji Lookout Point) – Mt. Ootsuka Park – Silk Road – KamiYuugi Park – Minami-Oosawa Station (Keio Line)

Walking Time: About 4 Hours (10 km)

We finish a walk at the outlet near Minami-Osawa station.

1) Let’s Walk along Yokohama Bay Bridge
(Easy)(￥1000 Participation Fee) (Cancelled in case of heavy rain)

The Yokohama Bay Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge. There is an observation deck and a walking path “SkyWalk” , where you can see the force and scenery of a large passenger ship passing by. The pedestrian path is open only on one side. You can walk across the bridge for free. It’s a superb view spot.

☆Meeting Time/Place: 10:40 JR Tsurumi Station south ticket gate

☆Course: Tsurumi Station 10:50(dpt) -bus- 11:10(arr) SkyWalk Iriguchi – Yokohama Bay Bridge SkyWalk – SkyWalk Mae 11:54 (dpt) -bus- 12:07(arr) Yamashita-Futo Iriguchi – Motomachi Chukagai Satation

☆Walking Time: Less 1 hour (about 1km) plus a lot of time for sightseeing so the walk should take about 2 hours.  You can buy food and drink on the way.

☆Leader: Mariko Ichikawa
Any inquiries may be made to ichi_mariko at yahoo.co.jp

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

2) Arakawa River Clean Up
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 with a break in the middle.

WHAT TO BRING
Wear old clothing that you do not mind getting dirty, and please wear
long pants. Bare legs are not recommended because they can easily get
cut from objects like cut river reeds. Also, a hat is recommended,
especially during the summer months, and please bring lots of liquids
to
 drink. Bringing gloves is also recommended but we usually have some
extra pairs available to loan out.

ADDITIONAL INFO
If you come late, it will be about a 25 min. walk to our location on
the island under the elevated C2 highway between the Kasaibashi
Bridge
iand the Shinjuku Line train bridge but much closer to the
Shinjuku 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.

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

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

Meeting place and time: At the ticket gate of MusashiItsukaichi Station (the last stop of the Itsukaichi Line) at 10:15 am

Train: Haijima Departure (JR Itsukaichi Line) 9:56 – MusashiItsukaichi (the last stop) Arrival 10:13

Course: MusashiItsukaichi Station – Hydrangea Mountain (Minamisawa Aisai) – Mt. Konpira – HoshiTake Line – Mt. Shiroyama – Kougonji Temple – Akikawa River – MusashiItsukaichi Station

Walking Time: about 5 hours

Please check this website, which shows the hydrangea mountain (in Japanese).

Organized by Tokyo River Friends

SCHEDULE
Gather at Myoden Station: 14:30
Riverside Meetup: 15:00
Return to station: 18:30

RIVER CLEAN UP
Gather at Myoden Station (Tozai Line) outside the only ticket gate,
and
 then go to the Edogawa River and pick up trash along the banks for
 about 3.5 to 4 hours.

INFO
If you come late, it will be about a 25-min walk to our location
 behind
 Clean Center (incineration plant) and the Clean Spa. First walk 
to the
 Myoden Bridge, cross it, and enter the riverside path on the 
embankment.
Then head in the direction of Tokyo Bay until you see us 
along the water
line. Also 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
 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.
 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.

1) Okutama Therapy Road Walk – The weather forecast predicts light rain, but the event will still be held.

(Participation Fee 1000 yen)(Not Difficult) (Canceled in case of rain)

Meeting Place/Time: Okutama Station ticket gate at 10:00 am

Train: 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.

Oume Departure (JR Oume Line going towards Okutama) 9:14 ⇒  Okutama Arrival 9:59

Course (from Okutama Station): Okutama Station (10:05 bus – 15 minutes)   – Okutama Lake – Old (Therapy) Road – Shidakura Suspension Bridge – Tama River –  Okutama Station

Please take a look at Therapy Road for details of this walk (in Japanese)

Walking Time: About 4 hours.  Please bring a lunch and drinks.

2) Okutama Camping (※Reservations must be made individually / Deadline on June 12 (Thursday))

★ Location: Okutama Hikawa Campground

If you are joining us on a walk earlier in the day, we will check-in to the campsite before 4 pm.  There are lockers at Okutama station.

If you are NOT participating in a walk and would like to go directly to the campground yourself, you can check-in any time after 8:30 am on your own. For more details, please check the official website of the campground (Japanese language only): https://www.okutamas.co.jp/hikawa/

★ Reservations
Deadline for reservation : 12:00 noon on June 13 (Thursday) – up to 15 people

Each individual is responsible for making their own reservation via the following link: https://www3.yadosys.com/reserve/ja/room/calendar/147/hagngpfgelhcenelfjeddedn/all

Please make sure to inform Miki at seitansai1335@yahoo.co.jp once your reservation has been placed. For those who reserve, Miki will contact the campground to let them know they are part of the same group (so we can be together). There is a limit of 15 people per group according to the campground rules. Also, the campground does fill up so the earlier you reserve the better. We will announce here that we are no longer accepting reservations once the number reaches 15.

★ Food and Equipment
Each individual is responsible for their own food (including preparation) and equipment. Please make sure to bring and prepare for your own food/items for this day. There is a convenience store located about 15 minutes’ walk from the campground. The campground also offers a variety of rental items. For more information, please check the official website: https://www.okutamas.co.jp/hikawa/

3) Arakawa River Clean Up

Organized by Tokyo River Friends

Gather at FUNABORI Station: 14:30
Gather riverside 15:00
Finishing up: 18:30

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 with a break in the middle

WHAT TO BRING
Wear old clothing that you do not mind getting dirty, and please wear
long pants. Bare legs are not recommended because they can easily get
cut from objects like cut river reeds. Also, a hat is recommended,
especially during the summer months, and please bring lots of liquids to
drink. Bringing gloves is also recommended but we usually have some
extra pairs available to loan out.

ADDITIONAL INFO
If you come late, it will be about a 25 min. walk to our location on
the island under the elevated C2 highway between the Kasaibashi Bridge
iand the Shinjuku Line train bridge but much closer to the Shinjjuk Line
Bridge. 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.
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.

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

1) Oze Asian Skunk Cabbage Hike
(Intermediate level)(Postponed in case of rain)(￥1000 Participation Fee)

The largest highland marshland is known for alpine plants such as the Asian skunk cabbage. The threshold is a bit far, but this course is good even for children and seniors.

☆Meeting Time/Place: 9:45 Aizu Line Aizu-Tajima Station Ticket Gate
We will take a bus at 10:00.

The buses are not running frequently so we cannot wait for the next bus.

https://www.aizubus.com/rosen/pdf/20250401/04_tajima_hinoemata_oze_202505.pdf?20250428

☆Train: If you are coming from Asakusa, take the 6:30 Tobu Line limited express train from Asakusa Station (going towards Aizu-Tajima). This arrives at Aizu Line Aizu-Tajima Station at 9:42.

☆Course: Numayama-Toge Bus Stop – Numayama-Toge Observation Deck- Oe Marsh – Kobuchi-Tashiro Juncture – Visitor Center – Kamappori Marsh – Oe Marsh Juncture – Numayama-Toge Observation Deck – Numayama-Toge Bus Stop
We will take a bus at 15:10.

☆Train: If you are going back to Asakusa, take the 17:48 Aizu Line limited express train from Aizu- Tajima Station (going towards Asakusa). This arrives at Tobu Line Asakusa Station at 21:05.

☆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.

☆Walking Time : About 4 hours. (7km)

☆Please have your rucksack and headlight and wear appropriate shoes for a hike to avoid injury.

☆Bring your own lunch and drinks.

☆The program is ¥1000

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

2) FOE Environmental Project
(Participation Fee 500 yen) (Canceled in case of rain)

RESERVATIONS REQUIRED to David (jambodave@green.email.ne.jp ) by June 5 (Thur).

Meeting Place and time: 9:47 am at Utsugidai Bus Stop

Those who wish to go with David, please meet at Hino Station (on the　Chuo Line) ticket gate at 9:27.  We will take the 9:32 bus from there (15 minutes).

Work hours: 10:00 – 15:30
 (Cutting down bamboo grass, plum picking?)

Please wear long pants and long-sleeved shirt and exercise shoes. Please
bring your own drinks, food (for lunch) and work gloves.

Here is the information on FOE (Friends of the Earth)

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

Meeting Place/Time: Mogusaen Station (Keio Line) at 10:27 am or TamaDobutsukoen Station at 1:30 pm

Course:  Mogusaen Station (Keio Line) – Nanao Hills Hiking Course  – Mogusadai Nature Park – Tama Zoo hiking course – Takahatafudo-son Temple (7500 hydrangeas of 20 different species) – Hydrangea Festival (Parade, Yosakoi Dance, etc) – Takahatafudo Station (Keio Line)

Walking Time: About 4 Hours (10 km)

Takahatafudo-son Temple
Hydrangea Festival