HALF NEW!
Meeting Place and Time: Exit 3 of Kiba Station (on the Tozai Line) at 14:00
The afternoon program is ¥1000 and includes explanations of places along the way in English. Everyone is requested to use English only for the first hour. After that, people may speak in their preferred language, but David will use only English during the walk.
14:00 – 15:30 – Kiba Park to Sarue Park (along the canal) (English Only Please)
15:30 – 16:30 – Sarue Park to SendaiboriKoen
16:30 – 18:00 – Enjoy the food and drink stands and Ohanami at Sendaibori Canal
The course is about 6 Kilometers.
Evening Program (Free)
19:00 – 20:00 – Yasukuni Jinja Ohanami and eating/drinking
20:30 – 21:30 – 20:30 – 21:30 – See the lunar eclipse (at 9:00PM) at Kita no Maru Park (near the Budokan) (Bring snacks & drinks)
Look for the group in either place at these times. If you can’t find us, please call David at 080-6546-7688.
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This month’s donations go to Arakawa Clean Aid, a group which carry out activities to clean up Tokyo’s Arakawa river.
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Participation Fee 1000 yen + 200 yen for Tropical Dome at the Flower Garden.
We will meet at the IzuHakoneDaiyuuzan Line’s Iidaoka Station Ticket Gate at 10:12 AM.
8:11 Depart Shinjuku on the Odakyu Line (Express going towards Odawara) and get off at Odawara, arriving at 9:47. Change to the 10:00 IzuHakoneDaiyuuzan train going towards Daiyuuzan. This arrives at Iidaoka Station at 10:10.
If you’d like to go from Shinjuku, get on the front of the 8:11 Odakyu Line train at Shinjuku Station. David will get on the first car at the next station (Yoyogi Uehara).
Course: Odawara Station – Odawara Flower Garden – Ikoi Forest – Wanpaku Park (we’ll stay 2 hours with many fund things to do there) – Odawara Castle Park (for Cherry blossom viewing?) – Odawara Station
The total walking time for the hike will be about 4 hours.
Please check the following web sites for the many fun things which this hike entails:
（わんぱくランド）
http://www.city.odawara.kanagawa.jp/global-image/units/78808/1-20120104154635.pdf
http://www.city.odawara.kanagawa.jp/global-image/units/28610/1-20121128172754.pdf
http://www.city.odawara.kanagawa.jp/kanko/Leisure/aruku/walking/suwanoharawc.html
Please bring your lunch and drinks.
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FREE & EASY
The garbage pick-up will be canceled in case of rain, but the afternoon plan will still take place even if it rains.
ARAKAWA RIVER CLEAN UP & Chance to meet people of various organizations!
Meeting Place and Time: The ticket gate of Funabori Station (Toei Shinjuku Line) at 9:30AM
SCHEDULE
9:30AM – Meet at Funabori Station (Toei Shinjuku Line) ticket gate
10:00 – 12:00 – Do a Garbage Clean-up on the Arakawa River (about a 30 minute walk from the station)
1:30 – 3:30PM – International Friendship Circle at Nishi-Oojima Public Hall
Do something good for the environment and join the garbage pick-up. Please bring work gloves if you have them.
Language Volunteer Co-Talk (LVC) is looking for volunteers to sit at their “English Challenge” booth for one hour or more anytime between 11:00 and 15:30. It’s a wonderful chance to meet the good people from this organization, which is making a volunteer network of Japanese and foreigners in Tokyo. If interested, please contact rocky_ishii@nifty.com (Rocky Ishii, in English or Japanese).
Japanese box lunch (Bento) & Bottled green tea will be provided free of charge if you request.
You may join both the garbage pick-up (no reservation necessary) and International Friendship Circle, or only one of them if you prefer.
For those joining along the way, please contact David at 080-6546-7688.
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Participation Fee: 1000 yen + Mogusaen Park entrance 300 yen
Course: Takafudadou Station – Takahatafudo Pagoda – Mogusadai Nature Park (and Observatory) – Mogusaen (Plum Tree Park) – Nanao Hills Hiking Course (if there is time) – Mogusaen Station (Keio Line)
Walking Time: About 3 Hours (10KM)
From Shinjuku, take the Keio Line (Special Express) train at 9:30AM and get off at Takahatafudou Station, arriving at 10:08AM. We’ll meet at the ticket gate there at 10:10AM
People going from Shinjuku Station can meet at the front end of the 9:30 train.
There are 500 Plum trees in Mogusaen Park with white, pink and mixed flowers:
http://park.tachikawaonline.jp/event/29_mogusaen_ume.htm
http://blog.goo.ne.jp/kyokoma_1978/e/a16cdc15737dfa48013d6e855ec95393
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“Fear is a question: What are you afraid of, and why? Just as the seed of health is in illness, because illness contains information, our fears are a treasure house of self-knowledge if we explore them.”
— Marilyn Ferguson
In our world of duality, fear and love sit at opposite ends of the continuum. Fear belongs only to (more…)
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2 Rapeseed Blossom Hot Spots & Mt. Ogusu Hiking!
(Bring your own food and drink for the hike)
We will meet at the ticket gate of Yokosuka Line’s Kinugasa Station at 10:30AM. From Shinbashi, take the JR Tokaido Line train (going towards Odawara) at 9:07. This arrives at Totsuka at 9:42. Change at Totsuka and get on the 9:47 JR Yokosuka Line train (going towards Zushi), arriving at Kinugasa Station at 10:30.
Leader: Leszek 070-6572-2537
If you want to ride with Leszek and others, please get on the front car of the 9:47 Yokosuka Line train at Totsuka.
Hiking Course: Kinugasa Station – Kinugasa Park – Mt. Oogusu – Koyasu no Sato Park – Zushi Station (by bus or on foot)
The hike itself is about 5 hours.
Both Mt. Oogusu and Koyasu no Sato are famous for their rapeseed blossoms during this time of year.
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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 March 13.
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 Exit A1 of Omotesando Station at 6:15PM on the 14th.
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Amazing how time flies. It seems we just celebrated the new year and already the sights and smells of springtime are tickling our hearts and minds. And spring, as spring usually does, brings new developments and ideas.
First of all, David will continue leading events, but in a limited capacity, to protect his knee. You will see a lot of events where we split at some point and David takes a group on a shorter, easier course, while the other group marches on with the other leader. All in the spirit of making Jambo all-inclusive and accessible for participants of all ages and strength levels.
Secondly, we are now working together with a service called Trippiece to spread the word about Jambo events to the international community in Japan. The volunteer outdoor events seem to be very popular, with the Tama Zoo event in February bringing a record number of 24 participants. On a rainy day! Thanks to the great work of Shuying and Tammy from Trippiece.
Also, words of gratitude go to Guy, who led a hike to a place yet unexplored by Jambo. Other leaders are preparing events soon, but we are always looking for more. The call for leaders is still active!
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Planting mushroom spores & wood chopping
10:00 – 15:30
Participation Fee – 500 yen
Canceled in case of rain
RESERVATIONS REQUIRED by March 4 (MAXIMUM 7 people).
Meeting Place: 10:04 at Utsugidai Bus Stop
Please wear long pants and long-sleeved shirt and exercise shoes.
Please bring your own drinks, food (for lunch) and work gloves
Fee: 500 yen for non-members
Those who wish to go with David, please meet at Hino Station (on the Chuo Line) ticket gate at 9:40. We will take the 9:46 bus from there (18 minutes).
Information (in Japanese): http://www.foejapan.org/satoyama/activity/index.html
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