Half NEW!!!
Course: Musashi Yokote Station – Kusumi Slope – Mt. Ookuro – Mt. Tonosu – Iruma River (Swimming) – Kahara River Bank – Hanno Station
Walking time: About 4 hours
From Ikebukuro, take the Seibu Ikebukuro (Semi-Express) Line’s 8:25AM train and get off at Hanno Station, arriving there at 10:01AM. Change to the Seibu Chichibu Line (across the platforme), taking the 10:04 train. This arrives at Musashi Yokote at 10:14. 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 Seibu Ikebukuro Line platform at 8:25, or meet at Musashi Yokote’s ticket gate at 10:15.
[map]武蔵横手駅[/map]
Please wear appropriate shoes (tennis shoes, hiking boots), bring a lunch to eat on the mountain, and plenty of liquids.
Since we’ll be swimming in the river, also bring your swimsuit and towel.
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The pictures from the Uenohara Hike & Swim on September have been uploaded onto Yasuhiro’s Suminoe’s page & the JAMBO picture page. Please take a look at:
http://picasaweb.google.co.jp/yasuhirosuminoe
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jambodave/
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Wonder-Full!
“…we can’t survive without enchantment… the loss of it is killing us.”
— Thomas Moore
“There is one thing that all true spirituality has in common, whether that spirituality is derived from faith, from science, from nature or from the arts – a sense of wonder.”
— Andrew Schneider
“There are only two ways to live your life: One is as though nothing is a miracle, The other is as though everything is a miracle. I believe in the latter.”
Albert Einstein
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Meeting Place/Time: Uenohara Station Ticket Gate at 11:25
Train Schedule
10:00 Leave Shinjuku Station on the Keio Line (Express going towards Takaosanguchi)
10:49 Arrive at Tako Station and change to the Chuo Line
10:58 Take the Chuo Line (towards Ootsuki)
11:24 Arrive at Uenohara
If you’d like to go from Shinjuku, get on the front of the 10:00 train at Shinjuku Station.
[map]御前山[/map]
Please bring your lunch and drink, and wear appropriate shoes for hiking.
Course: Uenohara Station – Muku no ki (a Natural Treasure) – Mt. Gozen – Sagami River (Swim, watch the sunset while eating/drinking) – Uenohara
Walking time: about 4 hours
After the hike, we’ll hang out on the riverside. The river is wide and calm so we can have a good time swimming (bring your swimsuit and towel). There’s also a convenience store nearby to buy food and drink. We should be there to see the sunset as well.
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2 Charities for September
Proliteracy, an International Literacy Organization (Women in Literacy) (http://www.proliteracy.org/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=359&srcid=191) supports women literacy around the world.
The Institute for Sustainable Transportation (http://www.itdp.org/) is an organization that supports sustainable transport around the world, especially in developing countries.
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Tokyo/Kanagawa City Exploratory Green Course Walk
Please see http://www.ops.dti.ne.jp/~hmiura/sagamiryokudo.html for a course explanation (only in Japanese)
Course: Machida Station – Sagami Green Road – Komoregi Woods (Lunch) – Sagami Green Area – Minami Rinkan Station (Odakyuu Line)
[map]町田駅[/map]
We go through residential areas, fields and woods. There’s some walking on roads but mostly on designed city walking paths.
Walking Time: About 3 Hours (10KM) plus a lot of time for fun, so the hike should take about 5 hours.
From Shinjuku, take the Odakyu Express train (going towards Fujisawa) at 11:28AM and get off at Machida Station, arriving at 11:58AM. We’ll meet at the Machida Station’s (Odakyuu Line) South ticket gate at 12:00 noon.
People going from Shinjuku Station can meet at the front end of the 11:28 train. David will get on the front car of that train at Yoyogi Uehara Station.
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August 28 (Saturday) – The Shinjuku International Friendship Party from 6:30-9:30pm at the Nishi Shinjuku Hotel’s Rooftop Terrace
For JAMBO members, the cost is Y3,500 for men and 3,000 for women w/reservation (or plus 500 yen if you go directly without making a reservation). All drinks, buffet with roast beef and party cake from Kyle’s Good Finds Bakery included. Reservations can be made with David by July 23.
Half of your admission fee will be donated to ASHOKA, an NGO which support poor people in developing countries who are trying to start their own businesses (www.ashoka.org). 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 the Shinjuku West Exit police box at 6:15PM on the 24th.
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There will be a JAMBO Live House in Soshigaya (at Live House Ikeda, a 2 minute walk from the Odakyu Line’s Soshigaya Ookura Station) on Saturday, October 2. If you are interested in playing therein, please let Nori Funabashi (oofunafuna@yahoo.co.jp) know by September 10 (stating what kind of performance you’d like to do and how long). Candidates will be chosen by lottery and informed of the results on September 14.
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The pictures from the Yanagawa/Mt. Takao event on August 23 have been uploaded onto the JAMBO picture page. Please take a look at:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jambodave/
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Chuo Line Yanagawa Swimming & Mt. Takao Hike/Beer Garden
Meeting Place/Time: Yanagawa Station Ticket Gate at 10:15AM
We will relax on the Yanagawa River. You can stroll along the river and swim into a gorge, so bring your swimsuit and towel. After that, we will go back to Takao Station, hike up Mt. Takao and go to the Beer Garden there.
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Please bring your lunch and drink.
Train Schedule
8:50 Leave Shinjuku Station on the Keio Line (Express going towards Takaosanguchi)
9:38 Arrive at Tako Station and change to the Chuo Line
9:47 Take the Chuo Line (towards Ootsuki)
10:13 Arrive at Yanagawa
If you’d like to go from Shinjuku, get on the front of the 8:50 train at Shinjuku Station.
For those only joining in the afternoon, meet at the JR Line Takao Station North ticket gate at 13:50 (participation fee – \500). We’ll hike up Mt. Takao from there and hit the Mt. Takao Beer Garden at about 4:00PM. (\3300 for men and \3000 for women – all you can eat and drink for 2 hours)
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