There are many places where it’s easy to get lost, so it will be a VERY FUN TIME!!!
Meet at the ticket gate of MusashiItsukaichi Station (the last stop of the Itsukaichi Line) at 10:50AM.
From Shinjuku, take the Chuo Line (Express goingt towards Oume) at 9:16, arriving at Haijima Station at 10:08AM. Change to the Itsukaichi Line, leaving Haijima at 10:12 and arriving at MusashiItsukaichi at 10:29AM.
David will get on the front of the same train at Nakano Station.
Course: MusashiItsukaichi Station – Mt. Konpira – Konpira Ridge – Mt. Kappo – MusashiItsukaichi Station
Walking Time: about 5 hours
http://homepage1.nifty.com/toshiyuk/TamaSam/TamaSa423/tmaSa423.htm
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Why do we need pain?
When you accidentally bite your tongue, it’s hard to see “pain” as something positive.
The same goes for a blister on your big toe. Who needs a throbbing foot?
But what if you felt no pain? How often would you bite off bits of your tongue – or burn your backside in the bath?
Physical pain is a marvelous alarm system that prevents further damage.
It tells us: “You’d better (more…)
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We will meet at the Odakyu Line West Exit at Odawara at 10:47 AM.
9:11 Depart Shinjuku on the Odakyu Line (Express going towards Odawara) and get off at Odawara (arriving at 10:45).
If you’d like to go from Shinjuku, get on the front of the 9:11 Odakyu Line train at Shinjuku Station. David will get on the first car at the next station (Yoyogi Uehara).
Course: Odawara Station (West Exit) – History and Culture Walking Course (part of it – including a temple, shrine, parks and castle) – Sakawa Beach (Garbage clean-up and fun) – Odawara Station
You can see the History and Culture Walking Course (in Japanese) at http://www.city.odawara.kanagawa.jp/kanko/Leisure/aruku/walking/rekishi.html
The walking time for the walk will be about 4 hours.
After the hike, from 2:00 – 4:30PM, we will do a garbage clean-up on the beach and have some beach fun. Sakawa Beach is infamous for having a lot of garbage, so we’ll have a lot to pick up.
Please bring your lunch, drinks and work gloves.
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1) First ever 2000m JAMBO Course! (No Participation Fee for JAMBO member appreciation day！)
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We will meet at the ticket gate of Kai-Yamato station at 0801.
Please make sure you to bring lunch and plenty with you. There will not be time to purchase lunch and water at Kai-yamato station and the options will be very limited once we get off the bus.
Take the Chuo line from Shinjuku at 0600 arriving in Tachikawa at 0638 and then transfer to the Chuo-hon line departing at 0643 and arriving at Kai-Yamato station at 0801 (1944 yen). We will take the Eiwa bus departing from Kai-Yamato station at 0810 and arriving at Kamihikawa-touge bus stop at 0851 (1000 yen).
Hiking Course: Kamihikawa-touge bus stop (toilet)—1:40—Ishimaru-touge—1:25 (toilet on the way)—Kaminariiwa (lunch)—0:10—Daibosatsurei peak—2:35—Daibosatsu-sanguchi (toilet) Trekking time: 5:50 Return bus from Daibosatsutouge-touzanguchi bus stop at 1603 arriving at Enzan station at 1630 (300 yen).
Take the JR Holiday Express departing Enzan station at 1705 arriving in Shinjuku at 1855 (1944 yen).
Total fare: 5188 yen
Level: Moderate
Leader: Mark (cell: 080-3401-9349 and email is markadam_98@yahoo.com). If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to call.
2) International Party in Kichijyoji With WENSday(English school) & EC88(English speaking club)
From 6:30 to 9:00pm at Just Meet(American dinning bar) 1 min from Kichijyoji station on the Chuo line or Inokashira line Admission fee ￥2,500(If you are a Jambo member,you will get a ￥200 discount). A third of your admission fee will be donated to the JAMBO Charity.
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(This will be a joint hike, co-sponsored by Friends of the Earth Japan and JAMBO)
MEETING TIME AND PLACE: 10:05 a.m. in front of the ticket gate of Takao-san-guchi Station of the Keio Line.
TRANSPORTATION: If you’re coming from Shinjuku, take the Keio Line departing from Keio Shinjuku Station at 9:11 a.m. and arriving at Takao-san-guchi Station at 10:05 (¥390).
WALKING TIME: About five hours
GRADE: Moderately easy
LEADER: Richard Evanoff
DESCRIPTION OF THE HIKE: A lovely late-spring hike through mixed forests, with no major climbs but lots of little ups and downs. We climb Mt. Nakazawa and then follow the South Takao Ridge (Minami Takao Sanryo), with views of Lake Tuskui along the way. We have lunch at the Nishiyama Pass and then a break at Lake Shiroyama. The trail ends at the Kompira Shrine, just a short walk from Takao Station (for both the JR Chuo Line and the Keio Line). During the hike, brief explanations of three sites that local citizens groups have been trying to protect will be given. After the hike everyone is welcome to join us at the Galway Irish Pub, a five-minute walk from JR Hachioji Station.
FURTHER DETAILS: No reservation system—just turn up at the meeting place. The hike will be canceled in the event of rain. Bring your lunch, drink, rain gear, health insurance card (in case of an accident), and proper hiking shoes. Participation fee: 1,000 yen donation to Friends of the Earth to support the work it is doing on environmental issues in Japan and worldwide. You should be reasonably fit. Although the leaders take every precaution, participation is at your own risk
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JAMBO contributed 67,108 yen to Hiro’s Organic Farming Group (KENYA) – A Japanese couple (Mr. and Mrs. Nagata) has been running this NPO in Kenya since 2011. They’ve facilitated a variety of projects to help local people live more independently based on agriculture and to help the community become more sustainable through teaching organic farming to them.
http://hiroorganicshop.kbo.co.ke/home
These funds come from you, the participants of JAMBO, Thank you very much.
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A big ego is not a sign that one likes oneself, but just the opposite. If people “brag” and “show off” a lot, it raises the question, what do they dislike about themselves so much that they feel they have to get others to like them to compensate? …
True self-love (more…)
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Jambo & Earthday Group Ride
Let’s ride to Chim Chim Racing!
We will ride from Mitaka station, through Musashino Central Park, pass by Kodaira Old Village( http://kodaira-furusatomura.jp/ ), where we might have a local cable Television, J-com, interview us. You can let us know if you do not wish to be in TV show. We can buy local vegetables from the farmer’s stands along with Tama Lake Cycling Road then we’ll have a BBQ and lots of fun. Children and beginner riders are very welcome!
We can also buy food and drinks near Kodaira station, which is near the goal.
The goal aka BBQ spot will be at Chim Chim Racing（http://chimchimracing.com/) – the owner Mr. ZUKKY is a bicycle frame builder. We will exchange great bike stories. We can ride up to Murayama reservoir as an optional tour.
For people who need to rent a bicycle, please come to Mitaka Station’s south exit Police box at 9:30. Hiro (090-3538-5511) and David will meet you there and go to Susuzake Bicycle Rental: ( http://www.mitaka.ne.jp/machidukuri/rentalcycle/index.html ) to rent bikes. The cost is ￥300 /day and the number of bicycles is limited.
If you have your bicycle – we meet at 10:00am at Mitaka Station’s south exit Police Box.
Latecomers can come to the BBQ at Chim Chim Racing at 12:30. The nearest station is Kodaira station on the Seibushinjuku line and Haijima line.
Please bring snacks and foods for the BBQ and drinks (you can also buy them at a store near the BBQ location or at some farmer’s stands) as well as any kind of park toys: balls, frisbees, unicycles, juggling balls, badminton rackets, inflatable sumo suits, foam swords and squirt guns. For riders, helmets are recommended.
Ride leader: Kono (090-1739-2996) in cooperation with the EarthDay Ride team (www.earthdayride.org).
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This is a monthly JAMBO International Environmental/Social Issues English Class. Like with other JAMBO International events, half of the fees will be given to Friends of the Earth Japan, so you can learn English, learn (and talk) about a current issue, and help the cause (which is discussed) all at the same time.
The cost is 2000 yen per person and attendance is limited to 12. Reservations will be taken on a first come, first serve basis (by writing to jambodave@green.email.ne.jp). The class is held at JAMBO school in MonzenNakacho (See Map – http://www.jamboschool.jp/en/contact.html). After the class, interested participants can stay and have some eats and drinks in the school while socializing.
David Howenstein is the teacher and the class format is as follows. First, David will teach vocabulary which will be used during the lesson. He will then give a presentation about the topic. There will then be a discussion about the topic, during which time David will write good vocabulary and sentences (which come up in the discussion) on the whiteboard. The class is open to all – from beginners to advanced. You can come just to listen (if you don’t wish to talk) and David will give each participant (who wishes to talk) time to speak. This is on May 15 (Thursday) from 7:30PM (the door opens at 7:15) to 9:00. The topic is “The Aging Society.” David will present some interesting statistics and facts about this topic as well. Afterwards, we will have a social hour in JAMBO School with the participants who want to join, so you are welcome to buy food and drink beforehand, or go out to a nearby store to get some with David after the class.
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Cutting Down Bamboo Grass and Old Trees
9:30AM – 2:30PM
We meet at 9:25AM at the front main entrance of Tama Zoo’s station (TamaDobutsukoen).
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 May 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) are required.
Please bring whatever you want to eat for lunch, and drinks during the work project.
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