Please bring Food and Drinks to share

Venue: JAMBO School (Map) – Tomioka 1-26-13-203 Koto-Ward Tokyo (Shimada Bld. Room 203) (a 3 minute walk from MonzenNakaCho Station Exit 2) 080-6546-7688

18:00-19:00   Self-introductions

Language Volunteer Co-Talk (LVC) Introduction and Programs

Explanation of JAMBO Leaders Program and Event Organizing Ideas

JAMBO OPEN HOUSE – 7:00-9:00PM at Jambo School

While eating, drinking, and talking, feel free to take whatever you like among the many things I’m giving away (Books, CDs, decorations, toys, etc.) Please bring drinks. This event is FREE!!! You are welcome to bring any things which you wish to give away. However, it is requested that you take them back home with you if nobody takes them.

Meet at the ticket gate of Shin Matsuda Station on the Odakyuu Line at 9:30AM.

From Shinjuku, take the 8:01 express Odakyuu Line train (towards Odawara) and get off at ShinMatsuda (arriving at 9:25). We’ll meet at the ticket gate there at 9:30AM (DEFINITELY get on this train because we can’t wait for the next one since we take a 9:40 bus)

Those riding from Shinjuku can meet on the front car of the 8:24 train. David will get on the first car of this train at the YoyogiUehara station at 8:06.

*COURSE:: ShinMatsuda Station – Yadorigi Bus Stop (by bus – 520 yen – 30 minutes) – Kuri no Ki Doh (908 meters) – Mizuhi Great Falls – Black Dragon’s Falls – YonJuuHatchiSe Gawa River – Shibusawa Station – TokaiDaigakumae Station (by train) – Sazanka Hot Springs (near TokaiDaigakumae Station)

The hiking time itself is about 5.5 hours.

Please bring your lunch and drink.

Please don’t forget to have your rucksack and exercise or treking shoes!

For you lazy people who just want to enjoy a hot springs and a New Year’s Party, we will meet at the Super Hot Springs (a 5 minute walk from the Odakyuu Line’s TodaiDaigakuMae Station) at around 17:30 to do just this. The hot springs is 750 yen and their HP (in Japanese) and phone phone number are as follows: (http://www.onsen-sazanka.com/　- 750 yen – 0463-78-0026)

Meet at the ticket gate of MusashiItsukaichi Station (the last stop of the Itsukaichi Line) at 8:50AM. From the station, we will take the 9:00AM bus (900 yen, 59 minutes) going to Sengen-one Tozan Guchi.  We will hike up to Henbori Pass, Mt. Sengen and then down to Hossawa Waterfall (The hiking time is 4.5 hours).  From there we will take the bus back to MusashiItsukaichi Station (470 yen, 33 minutes).

From Shinjuku, take the Special Holiday Express, going towards MusashiItsukaichi at 7:44.  This is the Chuo Line, but leaves from platform #11.  Please be careful and get on the part of the train going to Musashi Itsukaichi (the last stop).  It arrives there at 8:48AM.

Make sure to arrive at this time since we must catch a bus.

Meet on the front car of the train at Shinjuku at 7:44 if you want to go from there there. One way from Shinjuku is 780 yen.
 
David will get on the first car of the same train at Nakano Station. 

(1000 Yen Participation Fee) (Moderate Course) HALF NEW! (Canceled in case of rain)

The End of the Year Party will be held even if the hike is canceled.

• Those who would like to join the end of the year party NEED TO MAKE A RESERVATION by 9 pm on December 15(first come first served for 30 people). Please make a reservation to Miki at nawatobi1335@gmail.com   Also, make sure to read << About cancellation fee>> below.

○About hiking

We will meet at the ticket gate of Higashi Moro at 9:55AM. From Ikebukuro, take the Tobu Tojo Line’s Express Train (going towards Ogawamachi) at 9:00 and change at Sakado (arriving here at 9:37) to the Tobu Ogose Line. Take the 9:39AM Tobu Ogose Line train to Higashi Moro Station.  It arrives there at 9:53AM.  If you’d like to go together from Ikebukuro, get on the front of the 9:00 Tobu Tojo Line train from there.

COURSE: Higashi Moro Station – Kamakita Lake – Shuzutani Waterfall – Moroyama Sogo Park – Higashi Moro Station.  Please feel free to take a look at the course at here:

The walking time itself is about 5 hours. Should be a lot of fun! The train fare is 650 Yen one-way from Ikebukuro. Please bring your own food and drink.

○About the-end-of-the-year party

We will have an end-of-the-year party at a Japanese Pub (from 18:00) in Ikebukuro. Reservations are needed by December15(Thu) 9 pm.  Please make a reservation to Miki at ( nawatobi1335@gmail.com ).  First 30 people will be accepted.

It is an 11 course, all-you-can-drink course for ¥4000 (2 hours) at Ikebukuro’s YuYu Japanese Pub.

<<About the cancellation fee>>  Due to the busy winter season, you will be asked to pay 80 % of the cancellation fee anytime if the cancelation is made after 5 pm on December 16 (Fri).  So, please make sure to cancel before this time and date if necessary.   Contact Miki at ( nawatobi1335@gmail.com ).  After the party, we will see the Christmas illuminations there.

See the following HPs for the illuminations in Ikebukuro:

Sunshine Bldg Xmas Illumination

Station Illumination

Meeting Place/Time: Saruhashi Station Ticket Gate at 9:55AM

Course: JR Saruhashi Station – Mt. Kotara(849Ｍ） – Mt. Momokura (1003M) – JR Saruhashi Station

Please bring your lunch and drink.

Train Schedule

8:20 Leave Shinjuku Station on the Keio Line (express going towards Hachioji)
8:59 Arrive at Kitano and cross platform
8:59 Leave Kitano (local train to Takaosanguchi)
9:09 Arrive at Takao Station
9:20 Take the Chuo Line train (towards Kofu)
9:52 Arrive at Saruhashi Station

Meet on the front of the8:20 Keio train at Shinjuku if you want to go from there.

With Friends of the Earth (Raking leaves, cutting down old trees, chopping wood, End-of-the-year party)

10:00 – 15:30 (There will be a party afterwards for anyone who wants to join)

(Participation Fee – 500 yen) (Canceled in case of rain)

RESERVATIONS REQUIRED by December 8.

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.
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

LIMIT: 15 people

From 6:30-9:30pm in Kamiyacho

Information: http://www.kokusaika.org/english/Mulligans.html
Place: Mulligan’s Irish Pub
For JAMBO members, the cost is 2,000 yen for men and 1500 yen for women w/reservation (or plus 500 yen if you go directly without making a reservation). Foreigners get at 500 yen discount. This includes  1 drink  & buffet included!

Reservations can be made with David by e-mail by December 9.
Half of your admission fee will be donated to Save the Children & Ashinaga .  
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 3 of Kamiyacho Station’s Hibiya Line at 6:30PM on the 10th.

Reservations are requested by 10:00AM on Thursday, December 8 so we can plan accordingly.

Charity Christmas Party and Fun with FREE English Class

Place: Miran Hall (Chitosekarasuyama Station on the Keio Line)
Time: 6:30 – 10:30PM
6:25 – 7:10PM – Fun English Conversation (Simple Self Introductions)
7:30 – 8:30 – Party
8:30 – 9:30 – Gift Exchange
9:30 – 10:30 – Party and Dancing
David will meet people at the North Exit #1 at 6:15PM and again at 7:15PM. Or you can go to the Miran Hall directly.

Special Guests: Members of Kobakonokai (a group of visually impaired)

Fee: Men 2500 yen Women 1500 yen (Party)(Includes sandwiches, snacks, wine, and soft drinks)
Reservations are requested by 10:00AM on Thursday, December 8 so we can plan accordingly.

To go to Miran Hall, go out the North Exit (at the East ticket gate) of Chitosekarasuyama Station, Turn right and walk along the railroad tracks (DO NOT CROSS the tracks). The tracks should be on your right. In about 1 minute, you’ll come to a stairway on the outside of a barber shop which goes up to Miran Hall. If you can’t find it, please call 3300-0912 or 080-6546-7688 for directions,

This is a Kris Kringle Party. People who want to participate in the gift exchange, please bring a recycled present or new present worth about ￥1000 and participants exchange the gifts with each other.

Proceeds from the entrance fee will be donated to Save the Children and Ashinaga, and used to pay for the hall, food, and drink. Please bring gifts appropriate for either a man or a woman.