1) FOE Environmental Project
(Participation Fee 500 yen) (Canceled in case of rain)

RESERVATIONS REQUIRED to David (jambodave@green.email.ne.jp ) by April
10 (Fri).

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 9:25. We will take the 9:30 bus from there (15 minutes).

Work hours: 10:00 – 15:30
 (Chopping wood, digging up bamboo shoots (?), 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) .

2) 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: 10:00 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. You can buy food and drink on the way.

☆Leader: Mariko Ichikawa
Any inquiries may be made to qwt06267 at gmail.com following the term [Jambo] at the head of the subject. Please replace at with @.  Don’t forget to whitelist this EM address.

☆The program is ¥1000.

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