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

Meeting Place & Time: Tsudayama Station (Nanbu Line) at 10:25AM

Course:  Tsudayama Station (Nanbu Line) – Green Hill Cemetary – Higashi Takane Forest Park (Lunch) – Ikuta Rose Garden – Ikuta Green Area – Mukougaoka Yuuen Station (Odakyuu Line)

We go mostly through parks, but there’s also walking on roads.

Walking Time: About 3 Hours (8 km) plus a lot of time for fun, so the walk should take about 5 hours.

The parks we go to have  an observation platform at the top of Mt. Masugata, a Fountain Square, a Science Center for Youth (which includes a Planetarium,  Nihon Minka-en (Japan Open-Air Folk Museum) where there are many Traditional Folk Houses and more!!!

Organized by Tokyo River Friends

Gather at FUNABORI Station: 10:00
Gather riverside 10:30
Lunch riverside 12:00-12:45
Finishing up: 14:30

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.

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 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 trains are running infrequently and we will be unable to wait for
the next train.  Please be sure to arrive by the appointed meeting time.

(Intermediate Course) (1000 yen) (Cancelled in case of rain)

Meeting Place/Time: Mitake Station Ticket Gate at 10:36 am

Train: Oume Station Departure (Oume line going towards Okutama) – 10:13, Mitake Station arrival – 10:33

Course: Mitake Station – Mt. Sougaku – Mt. Iwatakeishi – Mt. Takamizu – Ikusabata Station  (about 4-5 hours)

Please make sure to your lunch and drinks, as well as wear appropriate clothes and shoes for hiking.

Organized by Tokyo River Friends

Gather at Nishi Kasai Station: 10:00
Gather riverside 10:30
Finishing up: 14:30

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.

★For this hike, we can’t attend to latecomers since the trains are running infrequently (the next train is 50 minutes later). Please make sure to come to the meeting place by the appointed time. 

(Intermediate (on the difficult side) (Participation Fee 1000 yen) (Cancelled in case of rain)

Meeting Place/Time: Saruhashi Station Ticket Gate at 9:53 am

Train : (for those going from Takao Station)  9:17 Takao Departure – Chuo Line train (towards Kofu) 9:49 Arrive at Saruhashi Station

Course: JR Saruhashi Station – Mt. Momokura (1003 m) – Mt. Kotara (849 m) – Saruhashi Bridge – JR Saruhashi Station

Walking time: about 5.5 hours

Please bring your lunch and drink and make sure to wear proper hiking shoes.

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.

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 David and Miki  (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.

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

Meeting place and time: At Izu-Hakone Daiyuuzan Line’s Iidaoka Station Ticket Gate at 11:00 am

Train: 9:01  Shinjuku (Odakyu Line (Express going towards Odawara) and get off at Odawara (arriving at 10:38), 10:45 Izu-Hakone Daiyuuzan train going towards Daiyuuzan.  This arrives at Iidaoka Station at 10:55.

Course:  Odawara Station – Odawara Flower Garden – Ikoi Forest – Wanpaku Park (One hour stay)  – Odawara Castle Park (Wisteria, Azalea) – Odawara Station

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

Please bring lunch and drinks.

Odawar Walking map (in Japanese)

★(Chichibu Hiking) The next train is 40 minutes later, so we can’t accommodate latecomers. Please make sure to arrive on time

1) Chichibu Hiking- Moss Pink Park
(Intermediate Course (on the easy side) (Participation Fee 1000 yen) (Cancelled in case of rain)

Meeting Time & Place: 10:18 am at Ashigakubo Station’s ticket gate

Train: Take the Seibu Chichibu Line train from Hanno Station at 9:32. This arrives at Ashigakubo at 10:15

Make sure to be on this train as we cannot wait for the next one.

Hiking Course:  Ashigakubo Station – Mountain Flower Road – Hitsujiyama  Park – Chichibu Station (The total walking time is about 4 hours)

Please bring your lunch and drink.

2) Arakawa River Clean Up
Organized by Tokyo River Friends

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

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 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.

Organized by Tokyo River Friends

Gather at Myoden Station: 13:00
River Clean Up: 13:30
Relaxing riverside: 17:00
Return to station: 17:30

RIVER CLEAN UP
Gather at Myoden Station (Tozai Line) outside the only ticket
gate at 13:00, and then go to the Edogawa 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 on the opposite side of the river from the Clean Spa under
the bay front bridges. Just walk to the river from the station and the
head to the orange 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.

1) Yanesen Azalea Walk (Easy)
(￥1000 Participation Fee) (Cancelled in case of heavy rain)

There are plenty of old temples and old buildings from the Edo Period
still standing in Yanesen. The azalea garden at Nezu Shrine has over
3,000 flowers and 100 varieties of Azalea that bloom from early April
until early May. Bunkyo Azalea Festival will be held as well.

☆Meeting Time/Place: 11:00AM at JR Nippori Station north ticket gate

☆Course: Nippori Station – Yanaka Ginza – Sudo Park – Zenshoan Temple –  Nezu Shrine – Nezu Station

☆Walking Time: About 1 hour (3km) plus a lot of time for shopping and sightseeing so the walk should take about 2 hours.

☆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 @.

☆You can buy food and drink on the way.

☆The program is ¥1000.

☆ The donation will be given to Riasnomori – an organization in
Ishinomaki which works for community development.
https://riasnomori.wixsite.com/info

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

RESERVATIONS REQUIRED to David (jambodave@green.email.ne.jp ) by April 11 (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
 (Carrying logs, wood splitting,  etc)

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) (in Japanese)