If it rains, the hike is canceled but we will still go to the Ilumination and Party.

MEETING TIME AND PLACE: 10:03 a.m. in front of the ticket gate of Takao-san-guchi Station of the Keio Line.

TRANSPORTATION: If you’re coming from Shinjuku, take the Keio Line departing from Keio Shinjuku Station at 9:07 a.m. and arriving at Takao-san-guchi Station at 10:01 (¥390).

WALKING TIME: About five hours

Course: TakaoSanGuchi Station – Mt. Nakazawa – South Takao Ridge – Nishiyama Pass (Lake views) – TakaoSanGuchi

Shinjuku Christmas Illuminationsー http://www.rurubu.com/season/winter/illumination/list.aspx?stc=6 ー　5:45 – 7:15PM

End of the Year Party – 7:30 – 9:30PM – 7 Course dinner & all you can drink – 35００ yen　ー Hana no Mae
Reservations necessary (reserve with David at jambodave@green.email.ne.jp)
Up to 20 people (First come, first served).
If you reserve and then cancel after December 18, you may have to pay the full amount (if we don’t find another person to fill the place)
RESERVATION DEADLINE: December 20

Meeting Place & Time: KeioKatakura Station (Keio Line) Ticket Gate at 10:30AM

Train Schedule
 
9:47 Leave Shinjuku Station on the Keiou Line (Quasi-express going towards Kitano/Takaosanguchi)
10:29 Arrive at Keio-Katakura Station (Keio Line)
 
Course:  Keio-Katakura Station  –  Katakura Palace Remains Park – Mixed Forest Road – Mt. Fuji Lookout Point – Mt. Ootsuka Park – Silk Road – KamiYuugi Park  – MinamiOosawa Station (Keio Line)
 
Walking Time: About 5 Hours (12KM) plus a lot of time for fun, so the hike should take about 6 hours.

Charity Christmas Party and Fun with FREE English Class

Place: Miran Hall  (Chitosekarasuyama Station on the Keio Line)
Time: 6:30 – 10:00PM
6:30 – 7:15PM – Fun English Conversation (Show and Tell – Bring something that has a special meaning to you and talk about it (those who can’t speak English may use Japanese))
7:30 – 10:00 – Party and Gift Exchange
David will meet people at the North Exit (of the East ticket gate) at 6:25PM and again at 7:25PM. Or you can go to the Miran Hall directly.

Fee: 2000 yen (Party)(Includes sandwiches, snacks, wine, and soft drinks)

To go to Miran Hall, go out the North Exit (at the East ticket gate) of Chitosekarasuyama Station, Turn right and walk along the railroad tracks (DO NOT CROSS the tracks). The tracks should be on your right.  In about 1 minute, you’ll come to a stairway on the outside of a barber shop which goes up to Miran Hall.  If you can’t find it, please call 3300-0912 or 080-6546-7688 for directions,
      
This is a Kris Kringle Party.  People who want to participate in the gift exchange, please bring a recycled present or new present worth about ￥1000 and participants exchange the gifts with each other.
 
Proceeds from the entrance fee will be donated to Save the Children and Ashinaga (Support for Tohoku Orphans), and used to pay for the hall, food, and drink.

With Friends of the Earth (Cutting wood, making rope, woodmaking workshop for interested people)
(Participation Fee – 500 yen) (Canceled in case of rain)

10:00 – 15:30 (There will be a party afterwards for anyone who wants to join)

RESERVATIONS REQUIRED by December 10.

Meeting Place: 10:04 at Utsugidai Bus Stop
 
Please wear long pants and long-sleeved shirt and exercise shoes.
 
Please bring your own drinks, food (for lunch) and work gloves.
Those who wish to go with David, please meet at Hino Station (on the Chuo Line) ticket gate at 9:40. We will take the 9:46 bus from there (18 minutes).
 
Information (in Japanese): http://www.foejapan.org/satoyama/activity/index.html

LIMIT: 15 people

With LVC!
外国人向きだから、英語の説明だけです。WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY for foreigners living in Japan to learn Japanese in a friendly environment, make connections with Japanese who are actively involved with volunteerism, find short term and long term volunteer opportunities, and have a fun time sharing food, drink and conversation.

19:00 – 20:00 – Private or semi-private conversation/lesson in Japanese or (if nobody wants a lesson) talk on volunteerism

20:00 – 21:00 – An information get-together in English and Japanese while eating and drinking (Free if you bring some snacks/drinks OR ¥500 for the snacks/drinks we provide). Learn about volunteer opportunities, make friends with active bi-lingual speakers giving you the chance to expand your network and your perspective.

The Japanese volunteers for this event come from LVC (Language Volunteer Co-Talk), a group which is forming an international volunteer network in Tokyo. This event will be held at JAMBO SCHOOL on the second Friday of each month for as long as there is a demand.

Time and Place: 19:00 at JAMBO SCHOOL (Monzennakacho)
LIMIT: 7 Participants (Sign up with David or on the JAMBO VOLUNTEERS Website) BY December 9.

From Ikebukuro, take the Seibu Ikebukuro (Express) Line’s 8:05AM train (going towards Nagatoro) and get off at Agano Station, arriving there at 9:16AM.   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 Seibu Ikebukuro Line at 8:05, or meet at Agano’s ticket gate at 9:18. 
 
Please wear appropriate shoes (tennis shoes, hiking boots), bring a lunch to eat on the mountain, and plenty of liquids.
 
Course (from Agano Station): Kaburi Pass – Kasasugi Pass – Kuroyama Santaki –  Ogose Station (on the Tobu Tojo Line)
 
Walking Time: About 6 hours

Note: Kuroyama Santaki was once a training center for monks who practice asceticism, but now it has become a sightseeing spot for hikers.

Meeting Place & Time: Karakida Station (Odakyu Line) at 10:32AM

Train: Shinjuku (Odakyuu Line slow Ward train going toward Karakida) 9:51 departure → 9:55 Yoyogi Uehara arrival (CHANGE trains) → Yoyogi Uehara (Odakyuu Line fast train direct going to Karakida) 9:57 departure → Karakida 10:30 arrival
If you want to go together, get on front of the train leaving at 9:57 from Yoyogi Uehara.

Course:  Karakida Station (Odakyuu Line) –  Bessho Park – Sasaragi Green Area – Nagaike Pond – Shimizu Green Area  – HorinoUchi Station (Keio Line)
 
Walking Time: About 4 Hours (12KM) plus a lot of time for fun, so the hike should take about 5 hours.

Course (in Japanese)
http://www.ops.dti.ne.jp/~hmiura/hachioji_besshoryokuchi.html

3 OPTIONS
Walk only (1000 yen)
Italian Cooking Event only (2500 yen (Reservation Required))
Both Walk and Cooking Event (2500 yen (Reservation Required))

1) Royal Palace Walk – NEW!
Meeting Place and Time: Exit C13 of Ootemachi Station at 14:00
 
The program is ¥1000 and includes explanations of places along the way in English. 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 (until arriving at Yasukuni Shrine).

14:00 – 15:00 – Walk through the East Royal Garden (English Only Please)
15:00 – 16:30 –  Walk through Kitanomaru Park, past the Budokan and on to Yasukuni Shrine
16:30 – Finished
If you can’t find us, please call David at 080-6546-7688.

2) Italian Cooking Event
Learn how to make and cook fresh homemade pasta and easy cooking Italian dishes! 
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 dishes♪

☆Date and time:
17:45-21:45 on November 28th (Saturday)
＊Please come to the cooking room between 17:30 and 17:45 if you want to learn how to cook the various dishes.  You may come late (but may miss out on learning how to cook some of the dishes).

☆Location:
The Cooking Room “Tomato”
Ushigome-tansucho Community Center 4F in Shinjuku ward
http://www2.odn.ne.jp/~hak34780/
＊This center located just above the subway station Ushigome-kagurazaka on the Oedo line. The exit is A1.

☆Menu:
Caprese etc. & easy cooking appetizer / Homemade Pasta (Genovese/Tomatocream sauses) / Fish Carpaccio / Dessert
＊You can get easy cooking recipes for them ♪

☆Fee:
2500yen (collected on that day)

☆What to bring:
Apron/ Hand towel / Your own Drinks
＊Though the place is a community center, alcohol is allowed, so you are welcome to bring Italian wine!
☆Applications and any inquiries may be made to Momoko at prinzenallee27@gmail.com
by November 25 (Wednesday). For reservations, please include your name and the number of people with you.  
＊LIMIT: 25 people (first come, first served)
＊Please be sure to let Momoko know if you have a serious food allergy.
☆ You may cancel without penalty until November 25.  Those who cancel after that will be asked to pay (unless someone else takes your place) due to the preparation of food.

Meeting Time & Place: 10:00AM (or 12:00 noon for Latecomers) 　　 Keikyuu (Keihin Kyuuko) line’s Oppama Station’s ticket gate

Shinagawa Station departure (Keikyu line) – 09:17am
Kanazawa Hakkei Station (arrival) – 9:54AM
Kanazawa Hakkei (departure, Keikyuu going towards Uraga) – 9:57
Oppama (arrival) – 9:59AM

追浜駅→雷神社→観音寺→榎戸港（遊歩道）→追浜駅（12：00）→鷹取山公園→神武寺→神武寺駅
COURSE: Oppama Station → Ikazuchi Shrine→Goddess of Mercy Temple →Enokido Harbor (nice walking course)→ Oppama Station (12:00)→ Takatoriyama Park→ Jinmuji Temple→ Jinmuji Station

This course has many historical spots as well as beautiful views of the yacht harbor and rock walls.

Please wear good shoes for about ４ hours walk and bring some lunch and drink.
http://www.ne.jp/asahi/koiwa/hakkei/takatoriko-su.html  (afternoon part)

We start the hike by climbing a hundred stairs to Atago Shrine. It’s a little steep for some, so be sure you’re in good condition.

Meeting place & time: Okutama station ticket gate at 9:55AM

If you go from Shinjuku, meet us at the front car of the 8:19 Holiday Express going towards Okutama. Please be sure to take the right train.

Course: Okutama station → Nokogiri-yama → Okutama station

Walking time: 4 to 5 hours.

Please wear good shoes, bring lunch and drink.

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We may go to onsen after, so please bring a towel.

Leader: Leszek 070-6572-2537