Time/Place: 6:30-9:00pm at Ebisu 7 (Map is at http://www.kokusaika.org/english/ebisu.html)
For JAMBO members, the cost is Y3,000 for men and 2,000 for women w/reservation (less 500 yen for foreigners, or plus 500 yen if you go directly without making a reservation). Large international party with bottled beer, wine, cocktails, soft drinks (all you can drink) and food buffet.
Reservations can be made with David at jambodave@green.email.ne.jp or phone (03-6599-8112) by May 27.
Half of your admission fee will be donated to Plant With Purpose.
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 Hibiya Line’s Ebisu Station (Exit # 1) at 6:22PM on the 16th.
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People have always dreamed of telling the future by looking at the sky. The mystery of how clouds and stars move has always been appealing. Predicting the weather and how it affects crops was our first lesson but, with the progress of technology, we have learned to look deeper and further. We now know that stars are giant balls of burning gas, and that our own Sun is one of them.
We later learned that the “wandering stars” were actually planets orbiting around the Sun and that the Earth, in turn, was one of them. Not many decades ago, we were wondering if there were creatures living on them but, as technology progressed again, we were disappointed to find vast deserts, or endless oceans of boiling, poisonous gasses. We now know that Mars used to have a lot more water, but it evaporated. We know that Venus is suffering from extreme temperatures because her atmosphere is keeping radiation in. We also know that a similar effect is happening in our atmosphere, causing more and more extreme weather each year. Most likely, it’s our fault and, most certainly, it’s up to us to try and fix it.
Could it be that looking at the sky has actually given us a glimpse of the future? One that we didn’t really hope to see, but maybe one that we needed to see right now. With recent findings of planets belonging to other stars, we, again, become more conscious of our place in the Universe. Sun, Earth and the family of planets may be more of a rule than the exception, but we still haven’t found another planet that may support life. And even if we do, even if we find the Universe is full of life, this planet is ours. And it would be quite a bummer to us if it were to go out of balance.
Have a nice summer. It’s going to be hot.
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Please wear appropriate shoes (tennis shoes, hiking boots), bring a lunch to eat on the mountain, and plenty of liquids.
We will have a 4.5 hour hike that takes us up 2 low mountains and around a big lake (Tsuburada Lake).
Course: Yorii Station – Mt. Kinsho – Taisho Pond – Mt. Kanetsukido – Tsuburada Lake – Mt. Rakan – Yorii Station
From Ikebukuro, take the Tobu Tojo (Express) Line’s 9:30AM train and get off at Ogawamachi Station, arriving at 10:38AM. Change here to the local train going the same direction towards Yorii, getting on the 10:42 train which arrives at Yorii Station at 10:57AM. 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 car of the Tobu Tojo Line train at 9:30, or meet at Yorii’s ticket gate at 11:00.
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Learn how to make and cook fresh homemade corn tortilla tacos and easy-to-cook Mexican dishes!
Join us, if you like cooking – and it’s ok only to eat as well (if you don’t care to cook).
Let’s enjoy cooking together and have a wonderful time with good homemade dishes♪
☆Date and time:
16:30-21:30 on May 21th (Saturday)
＊Please come to the cooking room between 16:15 and 16:30 if you want to learn how to make all of the dishes. You may come late (but may miss out on learning how to make some of them).
☆Location:
The cooking room
Takaido-chiiki community center 3F in Suginami ward :
http://sdh-takaido.sakura.ne.jp/overview.html
＊It takes 3 minutes from the Inokashira line’s Takaido station.
Don’t get on the Inokashira line express train, because it doesn’t stop at Takaido station.
☆Menu:
Tacos (fresh corn tortilla)/ Chicken Enchilada/ Chili Con Carne/ Ceviche (Seafood Marinade)/ Flan (Mexican Pudding)
＊You can get easy-to-cook recipes for them ♪
☆Fee:
2500yen (collected on that day)
☆What to bring:
Apron/ Hand towel/ Your own drinks
＊Though the place is a community center, alcohol is allowed, so you are welcome to bring tequila, Corona beer or wine!
☆Applications and any inquiries may be made to Momoka at prinzenallee27@gmail.com
by May 18th (Wednesday). For reservations, please include your name and the number of people with you.
＊LIMIT: 30 people (first come, first served)
＊Please be sure to let Momoka know if you have a serious food allergy.
☆ You may cancel without penalty until May 18th. Those who cancel after that will be asked to pay (unless someone else takes your place) due to the preparation of food.
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Please bring your lunch and drink! (There are no stores near the station)
Meet at the ticket gate of Surugaoyama Station on the Gotemba Line at 11:05AM.
>From Shinjuku, take the 9:01 express Odakyuu Line train (going towards Odawara) to Shin-Matsuda (arriving at 10:24AM). Walk to Matsuda Station (which has the JR Gotemba Line) and get on the 10:43 train. This train arrives at Surugaoyama at 11:04 AM.
(DEFINITELY get on this train because we can’t wait for the next one since they are infrequent.)
If you’d like to go from Shinjuku, get on the front of the 9:01 Odakyu Line express train at Shinjuku Station. David will get on the first car at the next station (Yoyogi Uehara).
We will hike from the station to the Yuujo Waterfall, then to the Ashigara Pass, and return to Ashigara Station (on the Gotemba Line). The hiking time itself is about 4 hours.
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Meeting Place and Time: Kumanomae (Toneri Liner, one stop from Nishi Nippori) Ticket Gate at 13:00.
The program is ¥1000 and includes explanations of plants 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 for the first 2 hours. David will teach some English jokes in the first park.
COURSE:
13:00 – 13:30 – Walk to Ogunohara Park (and stop at a Convenience Store to buy food/drink (English Only Please)
13:30 – 14:00 – Short English Jokes Fun
14:00 – 15:00 – Walk to Arakawa Nature Park
15:00 -15:30 – Enjoy the park
16:00 – Enjoy the Rose Festival near Machiya Station
16:30 – Finished
If you can’t find us, please call David at 080-6546-7688.
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Cutting down bamboo grass & old trees
(Cancelled in case of 70% or more chance of rain) 9:30AM – 2:30PM
Cost: 500 yen for insurance
We meet at 9:30AM at the front main entrance of Tama Zoo’s Station (Tama Dobutsukoen).
Take the 8:47AM Keio Line Semi-express from Shinjuku to Takahatafudo (arriving at 9:21AM) and change to the Keio Dobutsu Koen Line train, leaving Takahatafudo at 9:25 and arriving at Tama Dobutsu Koen Station at 9:28AM.
If you would like to participate, please inform David by May 5 (Thursday) 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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We meet at Miyanohira Station at 10:50AM. Take the 9:26AM Chuo Line train (going towards Hachiouji), get off at Tachikawa (arriving 10:01) and hurry to the Oume line (10:05 departure). Take this to the last stop (Oume, arriving at 10:39) and cross the platform to the Okutama bound Oume line train, leaving at 10:40. This arrives at Miyanohira Station at 10:43
Course: Miyanohira Station – Tengu Rock (Beautiful Views) – KyuuNittsuka Pass -Oume Station
The course should take about 5 hours.
Meet on the front of the 9:26 Chuo Line train at Shinjuku if you want to go from there there. David will get on the first car of the same train at Nakano Station.
Please wear appropriate shoes (tennis shoes, hiking boots), bring a lunch to eat on the mountain, and plenty of liquids.
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(In case of rain, the hike is canceled but we go to the party, meeting at Yashio Station at 17:00)
Please bring your lunch and drinks.
Meeting Time & Place: 8:47AM at Tsukuba Station’s ticket gate
Take the Tsukuba Express Train at Kita Senju at 8:11AM. This arrives at Tsukuba (the final destination) at 8:45AM and costs 1,030 yen.
People going from Kita Senju Station can meet in the front car of the of the Tsukuba Express Line to start at 8:11.
We will take the 9:00 bus from Tsukuba Station to TsukubaJinjaIriguchi (36 minutes, 720 yen), and hike up Mt. Tsukuba (877M・altitude difference 610M). The hiking time is about 5 hours. The Azaleas should be BEAUTIFUL!!!
After that, we hope to take the 16:30 train from Tsukuba to Yashio (on the Tsukuba Line, arriving at 17:07) and go to Herman’s (a Canadian Friend) nice place for a fun-filled party. People who only want to go to the party should meet at Yashio Station’s ticket gate at 17:08.
BYO Party in a nice house, where David’s friend Herman lives (Togasaki 3119-2, Misato-Shi, Saitama 341-0044). We will have a lot of fun there. Party fee – 500 yen (for order-out pizza).
Please bring whatever snacks and drinks you want. We can buy food and drink near Herman’s house. Latecomers can call Herman at 080-4140-6470.
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May’s CHARITY
This month’s donations will be given to Plant with Purpose – Environmental Solutions to Humanitarian Problems.
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