(Not Difficult Course)
We will meet at the ticket gate of Ogose at 11:00AM. From Ikebukuro, take the Tobu Tojo Line’s Express Train at 9:45 and change at Sakado (arriving here at 10:28) to the Tobu Ogose Line. Take the 10:40AM Tobu Ogose Line train to the end (Ogose Station). It arrives at Ogose at 10:58AM. From here, we hike by a nice temple, up a small mountain, and down to Ogose Plum Tree Park, which should be in bloom and has 1,000 trees, with some being 600 years old.
The hike itself is about 3.5 hours. Should be a lot of fun! The train fare is 700¥ one-way.
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If you’d like to go from Ikebukuro, get on the front of the 9:45 train at Ikebukuro Station.
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The pictures from the Sagami Lake(Mt. Sekirou) & Illumination Hike on February 27 have been uploaded onto the JAMBO picture page. Please take a look at:
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Bring your own beverages and lunch.
We will meet at the ticket gate of Sagamiko Station (on the Chuou Line) at 10:42AM
Train Schedule
9:30 Leave Shinjuku Station on the Keio Line (Express going towards Takaosanguchi)
10:20 Arrive at Tako Station and change to the Chuo Line
10:31 Take the Chuo Line (towards Ootsuki)
10:40 Arrive at Sagamiko
If you’d like to go from Shinjuku, get on the front of the 9:30 train at Shinjuku Station.
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The hiking course time will be about 6 hours.
At the end of the hike, we arrive at “Pleasure Forest,” where there is a spectacular illumination of lights. (Adults 500 yen, Elementary School and under 300 yen). Please take a look at: http://www.sagamiko-resort.jp/illumillion
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The pictures from the JAMBO LIVE have been uploaded onto the JAMBO picture page. Please take a look at:
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The pictures from the JAMBO Presentation to the Ichikawa Volunteer Interpreters’ Society on February 20 have been uploaded onto the JAMBO picture page. Please take a look at:
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JAMBO SPECIAL MUSIC & SHOW EVENT at IKEDA Bar in Soshigaya (1500 Yen Entrance Fee (1000 yen donation and 500 yen for 1 drink ticket for all participants)
This time, a special program with talented guest performances will be held. Please look forward to a night of wonderful music.
6:30 pm open
7:00～9:00 pm
１ 7:00～7:30 HORINOVA ― Rie (Voice), Inakyon (Saxophone), Koh (ギター), Yoshipon (ドラムス)
２ 7:40～8:10 Ikeda＆Kuramoto ― duo
３ 8:20～8:50 Ayano＆Ippei ― duo
Entrance: 1500 yen
PLACE: Complex Bar IKEDA (a 2 minute walk from the Odakyu Line’s SoshigayaOokura Station
Setagaya-ku, Soshigaya 3-4-8 Ishida Building 3F Tel: 03-3482-2225
A map can be found on the URL at http://www.ab.auone-net.jp/~monsieur
Approximately half of your admission fee will be donated to AAAG (a Japanese group doing wonderful projects in Asia & Africa – Please see the HP at http://www.aaag.org/aaagorg.html). They have been kind enough to help JAMBO with shipment of clothes to Uganda for the Street Child Project there.
So you can have an enjoyable evening and help a good cause at the same time.
If you’d like to go with David, meet at the SoshigayaOokura Station’s ticket gate at 6:40PM.
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We will have a 5 hour hike that takes us up 3 low mountains and next to a marsh.
Course: Tobu Takesawa Station – Mt. Kinsho – Tenno Marsh – Ogawamachi Station
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石尊山
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From Ikebukuro, take the Tobu Tojo (Express) Line’s 9:00AM train and get off at Ogawamachi Station, arriving at 10:14AM. Change here to the local train going the same direction towards Yorii, getting on the 10:19 train which arrives at Tobu Takesawa Station at 10:23AM. Make sure to get on this train as we cannot wait for the next one.
People going from Ikebukuro Station can meet at the front end of the train on the Tobu Tojo Line platform at 8:55, or meet at Tobu Takesawa Station’s ticket gate at 10:25.
Please wear appropriate shoes (tennis shoes, hiking boots), bring a lunch to eat on the mountain, and plenty of liquids.
As we will go to a Hot Springs in Ogawamachi after the hike, please bring a change of clothes and a towel if you’d like to join!
Hiking Leader: Leszek Rybicki 080-4369-2537
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Int’l Friendship Sushi Party from 6:30-9:30pm at the Polygon (behind the Oriental Bazaar on Omotesando)
Map: http://www.kokusaika.org/english/polygon.html
For JAMBO members, the cost is ¥3,500 for men and ¥3,000 for women w/reservation (or plus ¥500 if you go directly without making a reservation). All beer, wine, cocktails, sot 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 February 11.
Half of your admission fee will be donated to AAAG (a Japanese group doing wonderful projects in Asia & Africa – Please see the HP at http://www.aaag.org/aaagorg.html). They have been kind enough to help JAMBO with shipment of clothes to Uganda for the Street Child Project there.
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 12th.
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