(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.

(Bring your own beverages and lunch box)

Meet at the JR Ohme Line’s Okutama Station’s Ticket Gate at 9:55AM.  From Shinjuku, take the Chuo Line Holiday Special Express going towards Okutama at 8:19. This goes all the way to Okutama Station, arriving at 9:54AM (but be sure to get on the right part of the train which goes to Okutama, and beware that the platform may not be the regular Chuo Line Platform at Shinjuku (probably leaves from platform #7).  Be sure to arrive on this train as we will be unable to wait for the next one.

David will get on the front car of this train at Haijima (at 9:04).

The hike will be Okutama Station – Anjizawa – Mt. Honita – Mt. Kobutaka –  Oneyama Shrine – Hatonosu Station

The hiking time is about 5 hours.

Please don’t forget to have your rucksack and exercise or tracking shoes to avoid  injury.

Wearing sandals is not permitted.

Topic: The Era of President Trump

Venue: JAMBO School (Map) – Tomioka 1-26-13-203 Koto-Ward Tokyo (Shimada Bld. Room 203) (a 3 minute walk from MonzenNakaCho Station Exit 2) 080-6546-7688

19:00 – 20:00  The Era of President Trump (David’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 February 2 to jambodave@green.email.ne.jp)

LIMIT: 10 People

Learn how to cook Pho and easy-to-cook Vietnamese 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♪

☆Time:

16:30-21:30

＊Please come to the cooking room between 16:15 and 16:30 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

Takaido-chiiki community center 3F in Suginami ward :

http://sdh-takaido.sakura.ne.jp/overview.html

＊It takes 3 minutes from the Inokashira line’s Takaido station.

Don’t get on the Inokashira line express train, because it doesn’t stop at Takaido station.

☆Menu:

Pho Bo (Beef and rice-noodle soup)/ Fresh spring rolls/ Steamed chicken with coriander sauce/ Ché with mango topping (Vietnamese dessert)/ Lotus tea or Vietnamese coffee

＊You can get easy-to-cook 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 beer and wine!

☆Applications and any inquiries may be made to Momoka at prinzenallee27@gmail.com by January 25th (Wednesday). For reservations, please include your FULL name and the number of people with you.

＊LIMIT: 30 people (first come, first served)

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

• You may cancel without penalty until January 25th. Those who cancel after that will be asked to pay (unless someone else takes your place) due to the preparation of food.

Fee: 1000 yen participation fee + 600 yen Nokogiri Entrance Fee

From Chiba Station, take the Uchibo Line at 9:04AM. This arrives at Hamakanaya Station at 10:29. Definitely make this train as the trains are very infrequent! The transport fee is 1150 yen one way from Chiba to Hamakanaya.

If you want to ride with others, get on the front car of the train at Chiba Station. David will get on that train at Soga at 9:13.

Meeting place/time: Hamakanaya Station Ticket Gate 10:30AM

Walking time: About 5 hours Course: Hamakanaya Station – Mountain Peak (Temple’s Gate) – Lookout point, Sengen Shrine – Hyakushaku Kannon – Jigoku Nozoki (Peeping into hell)- Stone Buddha – Daffodil Fields – JR Hota Station

Features: A wonderful view of Tokyo Bay from the top; 1500 Rakans; the Giant Buddha Stone Statue, “Peeping into Hell”

Near Hota Station, we will walk through the daffodil fields and enjoy their heavenly scent – a wonderful experience!

(￥1500 Participation Fee) (in English)

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

http://www.riasnomori.jp

The program is ¥1500 (children ¥500) and everyone is requested to speak English. David will speak only English during the event.

Time/Place: 17:30 – 18:30 in a tea ceremony room, near Omori Station

We will serve tea and sweets.

Experience the culture of tea.

A teacher will demonstrate tea ceremony.

It is not necessary to take a seiza position.

Space limited, apply soon.

We’ll let you know the details later.

Registration EM: ichi_mariko@yahoo.co.jp
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If you can’t find us, please call David at 080-6546-7688.

<<About the cancellation fee>> You may cancel without penalty until January 14th(Sat). Those who cancel after that will be asked to pay (unless someone else takes your place) due to the preparation of food and drink.