Morning Course:
Meet at 9:03 at the Kitami Station (on the Odakyuu Line) ticket gate.
COURSE: Kitami Station → Kitami Playground Area → Walk along the Nogawa River → Eianji Temple → FutagoTamagawa Station
Please take a look at this website for the basic course:
http://www.city.setagaya.lg.jp/kurashi/102/126/418/407/d00004905_d/fil/4905_2.pdf
Afternoon Program
Meet at 12:00 Noon at the FutagoTamagawa station (on the Tokyuu DenenToshi Line) ticket gate.
COURSE: Futagotamagawa Station → Uenomou Nature Park → Temples and Shrines → Tama River (We’ll eat and hang out on the riverbank) → Todoroki Gorge → Todoroki Station
Please take a look at this website for the basic course:
http://www.nikotama-kun.jp/fuukei_cource04.htm
After the event, anybody who is interested is welcome to join us to go to a party in Tsurumi!!!
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This month’s donations will be given to Plant with Purpose – Environmental Solutions to Humanitarian Problems.
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It is truly unfortunate that spirituality and religion have come to have negative connotations for so many. There’s no question that there are people who misuse them for their own purposes. And yet, their deeper significance is meant to provide a strong foundation to uplift the human spirit, and to develop a larger perspective of our existence.
In more simplistic terms, they force us to re-learn – to see with the eyes of a child a world filled with awe and wonder at the natural world around us. And to cultivate appreciation for the many splendid, FREE gifts which come with this life – the air and water we depend on, and the plants and animals which join us in this worldly adventure. When we are able to develop these capabilities, there is less need to make more money or get more things, since we are able to more fully enjoy the deeper pleasures which make life more meaningful. Please look at this month’s Spirituality and Appreciation blogs to give yourself an emotional buzz (without the negative side effects).
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Please bring your own food and drinks.
Please wear trekking shoes (or exercise shoes). Bring non-slip gloves to grab on to branches and ropes.
Course: Hatsukari Station – Mt. Takagawa – Tenjin Pass – Batou Goddess of Mercy – Ootsuki Station
From the top of the mountain, we have a 360 degree panoramic view, including beautiful Mt. Fuji.
Meeting Place and Time: Hatsukari ticket gate at 10:50AM.
Train：Keio Line (Shinjuku Departure) 8：49⇒Takao (Arrival) 9：39⇒（Change to the Chuo Line）⇒Takao (Departure) 9：48⇒Hatsugari (Arrival) 10：48
More information about the course (in Japanese):
yamazuki.fc2web.com/takagawa.html
www.geocities.jp/hmrmyamada/yamaaruki/takagawayama.html
www.yamareco.com/modules/yamareco/detail-587266.html
From Hatsukari Station (leaving around 11:00AM), it’s about 5 hours of walking (plus rest time and lunch time).
Leaders: Wai (09091513313) Email: waiinjp@gmail.com
Danny (08081576074)
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(Participation Fee 1000 Yen) (A bit difficult) (Cancelled in case of rain)
Meet at the ticket gate of Ashigara Station on the Gotemba Line at 10:00AM.
From Shinjuku, take the 7:51 express Odakyuu Line train going towards Odawara. In ShinMatsuda (arriving at 9:14), walk to Matsuda Station (4 minutes) and switch to the 9:30 Gotemba Line train going towards Numazu. This train arrives in Ashigara at 9:57AM. DEFINITELY get on this train because we can’t wait for the next one since they are infrequent.
Leszek will get on the train at Shimokitazawa station.
We will hike from the station to Mt. Kitoki (1212 Meters). There are many shrines, temples, and a 360 degree panoramic view from the top, with a great view of Mt. Fuji. The hiking time itself is about 5.5 – 6 hours.
Please bring your lunch and drink.
Please don’t forget to have your rucksack and exercise or treking shoes!
Leader: Leszek, 070-6572-2537
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(Bring your own beverages and lunch box)
We will meet at the Chichibu Railway’s Wadoukuroya Station’s ticket gate at 10:10AM or on the front car of the Seibu Ikebukuro Line at Ikebukuro Station at 8:05AM. Take the 8:05AM Seibu Ikebukuro Line express train (going towards Nagatoro) at Ikebukuro Station. This arrives at WadouKuroya at 10:07. Be sure to arrive by this time since we will be unable to wait for the next train.
Actual walking time is about 3.5 hours.
Course: WadouKuroya Station – Hijiri Shrine – Cherry Tree Lined Hiking Path – MinoYama Park Mountain Top (Cherry blossom viewing and picnic for a few hours) – Wadou Ruins – WadouKuroya Station
Meet on the front of the 8:05 train at Ikebukuro if you want to go from there.
MinoYama Park is famous for having about 100 varieties of cherry trees, with approximately 8000 trees in all. FANTASTIC!!!
http://www.enjoytokyo.jp/amuse/event/572855/
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Planting mushroom spores
9:30AM – 2:30PM
We meet at 9:25AM at the front main entrance of Tama Zoo’s Station (Tama Dobutsukoen).
Take the 8:40AM Keio Line Semi-express from Shinjuku to Takahatafudo (arriving at 9:13AM) and change to the Keio Dobutsu Koen Line train, leaving Takahatafudo at 9:17 and arriving at Tama Dobutsu Koen Station at 9:20AM.
If you would like to participate, please inform David by April 9 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), and insurance card.
Please bring whatever you want to eat for lunch, and drinks during the work project.
LIMIT: 15 People
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From 6:30-9:30pm at the Polygon (behind the Oriental Bazaar on Omotesando)
For JAMBO members, the cost is 3,500 yen for men and 3,000 yen for women w/reservation (foreigners get a 500 yen discount)(or plus 500 yen if you go directly without making a reservation). All beer, wine, cocktails, soft drinks + sushi buffet, garden salad, veggies, cheeses, breads, and pies for dessert included.
Reservations can be made with David at jambodave@green.email.ne.jp or phone (03-6599-8112) by April 10.
Half of your admission fee will be donated to Arakawa Clean Aid.
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 Exit A1 of Omotesando Station at 6:15PM on the 11th.
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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
20:00 – 21:30 – Participants can go to the nearby store to buy food/drinks they want and come back for an informal get-together in English or Japanese. 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.
Sign up here
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(Bring your own beverages and lunch box)
We will meet at Seibu Ikebukuro Line’s SeibuKyuujoMae Station’s ticket gate at 11:00AM. Take the 10:10AM Seibu Ikebukuro Line express train (going towards SeibuKyuujoMae) at Ikebukuro Station. This arrives at SeibuKyuujoMae Station at 10:56AM.
Course: Seibu KyuujoMae Station – Totoro Forest (Section 1) – Totoro Forest (Section 3) – Sayama Lake Walk and Ohanami – Seibu KyuujoMae Station
Sayama Lake is one of the top 100 man-made (damned) lakes in Japan. It lies within the Sayama Nature Park, which has about 20,000 cherry trees, so the Ohanami should be especially enjoyable!!!
Actual walking time is about 3 hours. Please look at the web sites:
http://www.enjoytokyo.jp/amuse/event/786181/
http://www.jorudan.co.jp/sp/hanami/spot_94.html
http://tokyosanpopo.com/archives/7311
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