Meeting Time & Place: 10:35AM at Seibu Chichibu Station’s ticket gate

Take the Seibu Ikebukuro Line Express train from Ikebukuro Station at 8:50AM.  This arrives at Hanno Station (the final destination) at 9:37AM.  Change here to the Seibu Chichibu Line (which leaves at 9:43) and get off at Seibu Chichibu Station (the last stop) (arriving at 10:32AM).

David will meet people who want to ride together at the front of the Hanno Station platform at 9:40.

Hiking Course:  SeibuChichibu Station – 3 shrines on the pilgrimage path – Muse Park (with a spring and observation tower) – Music Shrine – Seibu Chichibu Station

The hiking time is about 5 hours.

(Participation Fee 1000 yen + 200 yen (Tropical Dome at the Flower Garden))

We will meet at the IzuHakoneDaiyuuzan Line’s Iidaoka Station Ticket Gate at 11:00 AM.

9:01  Depart Shinjuku on the Odakyu Line (Express going towards Odawara) and get off at Odawara (arriving at 10:34).  Change to the 10:48 IzuHakoneDaiyuuzan train going towards Daiyuuzan.  This arrives at Iidaoka Station at 10:58.

David will be waiting at Odawara Station’s ticket gate at 10:37.

Course:  Odawara Station – Odawara Flower Garden – Ikoi Forest – Wanpaku Park (we’ll stay 1 hour with many fun things to do there) – Odawara Castle Park – Odawara Beach (We hope to arrive at around 17:30 and eat, drink, and have fun there while looking at the full moon) – Odawara Station

The total walking time for the hike will be about 4 hours.

Please check the following web sites for the many fun things which this hike entails:

http://1000enpark.com/park/kanagawa/odawara/flower.html　（フラーワガーデン）

http://www.city.odawara.kanagawa.jp/global-image/units/78808/1-20120104154635.pdf　（わんぱくランド）

http://www.city.odawara.kanagawa.jp/global-image/units/28610/1-20121128172754.pdf

http://www.city.odawara.kanagawa.jp/kanko/Leisure/aruku/walking/suwanoharawc.html

Please bring your lunch and drinks.

Join us for the world famous Shibuya Halloween Event. Wear a costume and take a walk around the crazy-filled streets of Shibuya. Since it is SO CROWDED, we will meet about 5 minutes away from the station, in front of BIC Camera

Meeting Place/Time: 8:00PM in front of BIC Camera Shibuya east exit shop Main Building (Address: Shibuya 1-24-12)

If you can’t find us, please call 080-6546-7688 (by 8:15PM, since the phone will be turned off after that).

It’s a GREAT EXPERIENCE!

(1000 yen Participation Fee) (Easy Course)(Canceled in case of big rain)

Enjoy walking in the parks and green paths in the Tama area!

Meet at the Keio Line’s TamaSakai Station’s ticket gate at 10:55AM.

Take the Keio Super Express (going towards Hashimoto) from Shinjuku Station at 10:12AM and change to the Keio (Sagamihara) Express  (going towards Hashimoto) at Keio Tama Centre (arriving at 10:42 and departing at 10:46).  Take this to TamaSakai, arriving at 10:53.

If you’d like to go from Shinjuku, David and others will be on the front of the 10:09 Keio Line train at Shinjuku Station.

Course: TamaSakai Station – Oyamadairi Park – One Green Path – Nagaike Park – Minami Oosawa (with it’s Spanish building atmosphere) – Minami Oosawa Station  It’s a fairly easy 3.5 hour hike with a lot of greenery.

Take a look at http://www.123po.jp/070818ht/pgn.html for some of this course’s details (in Japanese) and pictures.

Bring your own beverages and lunch box and backpack.

(EASY)(￥1000 Participation Fee (Children free)) (Canceled in case of rain)(in English)

The program is ¥1000 and everyone is requested to use English only for the first hour.  After that, people may speak in their preferred language, but David will use only English during the walk for the first 2 hours.

Meeting Place/Time: Kasai Station (Tozai Line) Ticket Gate at 13:30

Course:

13:30 – 14:00 – Walk to Recreation Park Flower (Roses) Garden and spend half an hour there

14:30 – 15:00 – Take a green road to Shinsui Park Pond

15:00 – 15:30 – English Fun (TOPIC: Freaky Plants)

15:30 – 16:30 – Walk along the RinkaiCho Green Path to Kasai Rinkai Park

16:30 – 17:30 – See the large Cosmos Field, park fun and Sayonara Sunset

If you come late or can’t find us, please call David at 080-6546-7688.

Walking distance is about 4.5 KM. This is a short, easy hike.

(Participation Fee – 1000 yen) (Intermediate)

Meet at the Seibu Chichibu Line’s Agano Station’s Ticket Gate at 10:10. From Ikebukuro, take the Seibu Ikebukuro Line’s Express train at 8:50 to Hanno (arriving at Hanno at 9:37) and change here for the Seibu Chichibu Line’s train, leaving Hanno at 9:43. This train arrives at Agano Station at 10:08.  Be sure to arrive on this train as we will be unable to wait for the next one.

People going from Ikebukuro Station can meet in the front car of the Seibu Ikebukuro Line train  at 8:50. David will meet people on the front of the Hanno Station platform at 9:40.

The hike will be Agano Station – Maesaka – Mt. Ootaka – Mt. Tenkaku – Higashi Agano Station.

The hiking time is about 4  hours.

After the hike, we will go to the famous Kawagoe Festival in Kawagoe.  Whether the hike is on or not (due to rain), we plan to meet at the ticket gate of HonKawagoe at 17:05. In case of rain, confirmation that the festival is not canceled will be made and a message will be uploaded on Twitter.

Here’s the website:

http://www.kawagoematsuri.jp/English/index.html

From 6:30-9:30pm in Kamiyacho

Information: http://www.kokusaika.org/english/Mulligans.html

Place: Mulligan’s Irish Pub

For JAMBO members, the cost is 2,000 yen  for men and 1500 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  1 drink  & buffet included!

Reservations can be made with David by e-mail by October 13.

Half of your admission fee will be donated to SHU – The Environment NPO & O.G.AforAid.   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 6:30PM on the 14th.

1) (Participation Fee 1000 yen)(Intermdiate Course) (We will do it even if it rains)

We will meet at the East ticket gate of Kamakura Station at 9:45AM .

You can get on the JR Shonan Shinjuku Line (going towards Zushi) at Yokohama Station at 9:18, arriving in Kamakura at 9:41AM

Hiking Course – Kamakura Station – Zuisenji Temple – Tenen Hiking Course – Mt Rokkokenzan – Takanodai – Oofuna Goddess of Mercy Statue – – Oofuna Station

Walking Time: about 5 hours

Take a look at the day’s hiking course at http://kamakuratrip.net/mtenen.html and http://kamakuratrip.net/mrokukokuken.html  (both in Japanese)

After the hike, those who want to go are invited to a friend’s party in a wonderful place on the 11th floor overlooking the Tsurumi River.  For those not going on the hike but wanting to go to the party, please meet us at the Tsurumi Station (on the Keihin Tohoku Line) ticket gate at 17:00.

The party fee is 500 yen for BBQ goods, and you can buy other food/drinks on the way to the party.

2) October 1  Disaster Drill (an LVC EVENT)

For an applicat ion:

Language Volunteer Co-talk (LVC)

http://lvc-tokyo.org/npo/en/2017/08/16/disaster-drill-in-english-and-chinese/

Date: Monday, October 9th, 2017 (Public Holiday)

with English translation 10:10 to 12:20 / with Chinese translation 12:50 to 15:00

Place: Honjo Bosaikan (Life Safety Learning Center) Free of charge

In the Tokyo metropolitan area earthquakes occur frequently and global warming can cause rainstorms and floods. It is necessary for residents in Japan to participate in disaster drills against such events. Language Volunteer Co-talk (LVC) encourages you to participate in the disaster drill to learn how to act safely in the event of disasters.

Realistic Experiences

The training includes realistic disaster experiences using simulators.

1. Earthquake simulation

You can experience an earthquake with an intensity of up to seven on the Japanese seismic intensity scale. 2. Urban flooding experience

Evacuation in torrential rain can be difficult. You can experience the phenomenon of basement doors that won’t open due to the pressure of floodwater and the situation of being trapped in a submerged car. 3. Storm simulation

You can experience a powerful storm of typhoon force.

Environmental Project Volunteering at Tama Zoo –  Cutting down bamboo grass, Repairing/making hiking course stairs

(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 October 5 (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

(Reservation Needed) (Participation Fee ¥2000)

Learn how to cook mont blanc tart!

Join us, if you like cooking – and it’s OK only to eat as well (if you don’t care to cook).

Let’s enjoy cooking together and have a wonderful time with good homemade dessert♪ A teacher will demonstrate tea ceremony.

Experience the culture of tea. It is not necessary to take a seiza position.

☆Time:

17:00-19:00

＊Please come to the venue between 16:50 and 17:00 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:

Pottery Studio Hana

http://aquarina.net/corabo-hana.html

＊It takes 7 minutes from Omori station North Exit on the Keihin-Tohoku Line.

☆Menu:

Mont Blanc Tart

＊You can get an easy-to-cook recipe for it ♪

☆Fee:

2000 yen (collected on that day)

☆What to bring:

Apron/ Hand towel/ Your own drinks

☆Applications and any inquiries may be made to

ichi_mariko at yahoo.co.jp

Please replace at with @.

by October 4th (Wednesday). 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)

＊Please be sure to let Mariko know if you have a serious food allergy.

☆You may cancel without penalty until October 4th. 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 Riasnomori – an organization in Ishinomaki which works for community development.

http://www.riasnomori.jp

Leader: Ichikawa Mariko