(1000 yen, Canceled in case of rain, Intermediate-Advanced Course)

This course is for physically fit people as there is quite steep ascent and high elevation difference.

Meeting place & time: Okutama station ticket gate at 10:00 am

Make sure to be on this train as we cannot attend to latecomers.  The train is running infrequently and we can’t wait for the next train (40 minutes later).

Take the 9:14 Oume line train from Oume Station going towards Okutama. It arrives in Okutama Station at 9:57 am

Course: Okutama station → Atago Shrine →  Nokogiri-yama (1109 meters) →
Okutama station

Elevation Change: 760 m

Walking time: about 4.5 hours (13km)

Please wear good shoes, bring lunch and drink.

1) Mt. Hachikubo Hiking
(Easy Course)(Cancelled in case of heavy rain)(￥1000 Participation Fee)

The trail, relatively wide and gentle for walking, goes through copse forests. The top of the mountain, where the crater remains, is a lookout of Mt. Fuji.

☆Meeting Time/Place: 10:30 Izu-Hakone Railway Sunzu Line Shuzenji Station Ticket Gate

☆Course: Suzenji Station -bus(0:40)-  Joren-no-taki –  Hachikuboyama(674m) – Joren-no-taki – -bus(0:40)- Shuzenji Station

☆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 2 hour (about 3km) plus a lot of time for sightseeing and rest so the walk should take about 3 hours.

☆The program is ¥1000.

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

☆Please have your rucksack and wear appropriate shoes for a hike to avoid injury and bring your own lunch and plenty of liquids.

https://kanko.city.izu.shizuoka.jp/pdf/d5016_2.pdf

2) Arakawa River Clean Up

Organized by Tokyo River Friends

SCHEDULE
Gather at Nishi Kasai Station: 13:00
Gather riverside 13:30
Finishing up: 17:30

RIVER CLEAN UP
Gather at NISHI KASAI Station (Tozai 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.

ADDITIONAL INFO
If you come late, it will be about a 25 min. walk to our location not far from the Kasaibashi Bridge in the upstream direction. 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 (and usually moved to a different day).

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

(Easy Course)(1000 Yen) (Will be held even in light rain)

Meeting time and place: 10:43 am at the Kitami Station (on the Odakyuu
Line) ticket gate.

Course: Kitami Station → Kitami Playground Area (Lunch) → Walk along the Nogawa River → Jidayubori Park’s Old Farm House Garden →  Okamoto Park’s Old Farm House Garden → Tama River (We’ll eat, drink, play frisbee and hang out on the riverbank, people who want to leave may go to nearby FutagoTamagawa Station) → Todoroki Gorge → Todoroki Station

Walking distance: About 10 km (about 4 hours)

Please bring lunch and drinks.

Organized by Tokyo River Friends

SCHEDULE
Gather at Nishi Kasai Station: 13:00
Gather riverside 13:30
Finishing up: 17:00

RIVER CLEAN UP
Gather at NISHI KASAI Station (Tozai 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.

ADDITIONAL INFO
If you come late, it will be about a 25 min. walk to our location not far from the Kasaibashi Bridge in the upstream direction. Call David and Miki’s cell phone 080-6546-7688 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 (and usually moved to a different day).

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

(Easy Course) (1000 yen participation fee) (Canceled in case of rain)

Meeting Place and Time: The ticket gate of Tsurumaki Onsen Station (on the Odakyuu Line) at 11:00 AM

Train: For those going there from Shinjuku, board the 10:01 Odakyu Line train at Shinjuku (going towards Odawara). This arrives in TsurumakiOnsen at 10:59.

Course: Tsurumaki Onsen Station – Mt. Azuma – Mt.Koubou – Mt.Gongen – Yukaraku Onsen – Shibusawa Station (about 4 hours)

After the hike, for those who want to go to onsen, we will stop by the hot springs: Yukaraku hotsprings  (￥950)

1) Okutama Hiking

This event is canceled due to  both leaders (David and Miki) illnesses

2)  Tama River Clean Up

Organized by Tokyo River Friends

Gather at Kojimashinden Station (ticket gate): 13:00
River Clean Up: 13:30
Return to station 17:00

RIVER CLEAN UP
Gather at Kojimashinden Station outside the only ticket gate at 13:00 and then go to the Tamagawa River and pick up trash along the banks for about about 3.5 to 4 hours.

INFO:
If you come late, it will be about a 25-min walk to our location under or near the new Tamagawa Sky Bridge (But walk straight to the river first as there is no access from the bridge.) 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 using rain ware. 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.

It’s a casual board game event. Let’s play various games together.  It’s OK to come late or leave early. Feel free to sign up.We’ll bring the following games: Waterwork, Uno, Blokus, Jenga, Cards

☆Time: 13:00-16:00

☆Location: KissaIbasho

☆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.

☆What to bring: Board games if you have.

☆Buy one drink.

【Notice】
We are NOT encouraging participants to do such as;
– Recruiting for religion.
– Sales talk for goods and services.
– Forcing participants to join any network business.

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※Wearing a mask is an optional.
※Follow the cough etiquette.
※Stay home if you have any symptoms or in case there is an infected person inside your home (and even someone who has had some type of contact).
※In order to prevent the spread of COVID-19, this event may be canceled.  We will try to make an early decision, but please check Twitter before participating.
※If you are tested positive for Corona after the event, please let us know so we can inform others.
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Please contact the organizer (James) directly if you have any inquires.

Organized by Tokyo River Friends

SCHEDULE
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.

ADDITIONAL INFO:
If you come late, it will be about a 25-min walk to our location at the dirty angle between the Shinjuku train line bridge and the Kasaibashi Bridge but much closer to the Shinjuku train 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 heavyrain/strong winds (e.g., typhoon conditions) or lightning then the event will be cancelled (and usually moved to a different day).

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

Organized by Tokyo River Friends

SCHEDULE

Gather at Nishi Kasai Station: 13:00
Gather riverside 13:30
Finishing up: 17:30

RIVER CLEAN UP

Gather at NISHI KASAI Station (Tozai 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.

ADDITIONAL INFO:

If you come late, it will be about a 25 min. walk to our location not far from the Kasaibashi Bridge in the upstream direction. Call James (the organizer) at 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 (and usually moved to a different day).

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

★The reservation for the end of the party is closed as we have reached the capacity. 

1)Chichibu Hike

(1000 yen Participation Fee) (Intermediate Course)(Canceled in case of rain.)

Meeting Place/Time: Agano Station at 10:30 am

Train: Trains are infrequent, only once every 30 minutes or so.  We can’t attend to latecomers and we also need to start a hike as scheduled.  Be sure to take this train as we will be unable to wait for the next one.

Hanno Station Departure – 10:05 (Seibu Chichibu line train going towards Seibu Chichibu), Agano Station Arrival – 10:28

Course: Agano Station – Maesaka – Mt. Ootaka – Mt. Tenkaku – Mt. Kamado – MusashiYokote Station.  The hiking time is about 4.5  hours.

Please bring your lunch and drinks.  Also please put on shoes appropriate for the hike.

2) Illumination & The end of the year party

★The reservation for the end of the party is closed as we have reached the capacity. 

★Illumination
For those not going on the hike, but want to see the Illuminations together, we will meet Global Ring Cafe inside Ikebukuro Nishiguchi Park at 6:10 pm.  Call 080 6546-7688 (Miki and David) if you can’t find us.

Illumination in Ikebukuro
Rikkyo University
Ikebukuro Nishiguchi Park

★The-end-of-the-year-party: Reservations required

We will have an end-of-the-year party at a Japanese Pub (from 7:00 pm) in Ikebukuro.

Reservations Deadline: By December 15 (Fri) 1 pm

Please make a reservation to Miki at (seitansai1335★yahoo.co.jp) (please change ★ to @) and include your full name.

You can only reserve for yourself in an email, so you cannot reserve for someone else. First 20 people will be accepted.  Please understand that we cannot increase the number of people after the deadline (including the day of the event) as this is a very busy season for Izakaya. Also, we apologize for not being able to keep a waiting list.

Place: Kaisen Izakaya Hana-no-mai Ikebukuro Nisiguchi-koen mae

Time: 19:00 – 21:00

Fee: 5,000 yen (all you can drink for 2 hours)

<<About the cancellation fee>>
If you cancel by 1 pm on December 15 (Friday), there will be no cancellation fee. Cancelations made after that will incur a 3,500 yen cancelation fee and you are asked to pay for it. So, please make sure to contact Miki by email and cancel before this time and date if necessary.

3) Tama River Clean Up

Organized by Tokyo River Friends

Gather at Kojimashinden Station (ticket gate): 13:00
River Clean Up: 13:30
Return to station 17:00

RIVER CLEAN UP
Gather at Kojimashinden Station outside the only ticket gate at 13:00 and then go to the Tamagawa River and pick up trash along the banks for about about 3.5 to 4 hours.

INFO:
If you come late, it will be about a 25-min walk to our location under or near the new Tamagawa Sky Bridge (But walk straight to the river first as there is no access from the bridge.) 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 using rain ware. 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.