Tama “Abundance of Parks” Walk NEW!!!

Meeting Place & Time: Tsudayama Station (Nanbu Line) at 11:00AM

Course: Tsudayama Station (Nanbu Line) – Green Hill Cemetary – Higashi Takane Forest Park (Lunch) – Mukougaoka Yuuen Remains Park – Ikuta Green Area -Mukougooka Yuuen Station (Odakyuu Line)

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Nihon Minka-en (\500)

We go mostly through parks, but there’s also walking on roads.

Walking Time: About 3 Hours (8KM) plus a lot of time for fun, so the hike should take about 5 hours.

The parks we go to have a daffodil garden, an observation platform at the top of Mt. Masugata, a Fountain Square, a Science Center for Youth (which includes a Planetarium, Nihon Minka-en (Japan Open-Air Folk Museum) where there are many Traditional Folk Houses (¥500) and more!!!
Please see http://www.city.kawasaki.jp/71/71tama/home/ikutaryokuti/gaikokugo/english.htm and http://www.kanagawaparks.com/higasitakane/

April 3 (Sunday) – Koto Ward “Full of Cherry Blossoms” Canal Hike SPECIAL TOUR (Easy Course) (Participation fee 500 yen) (Will still go in case of light rain) HALFNEW!

Meet at Minami Sunamachi Station’s (on the Tozai Line) A2 Exit at 10:00AM

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Course (3 hours slow walking = 6.2 KM): MinamiSunamachi Station – Sendaiborigawa Canal – Kiba Park (Cherry Trees, Eating, Drinking, Sports) – Kiba Station (or, for those who want to do more, you can do more cherry blossom viewing along the canal and go to MonzenNakacho Station)

You can go shopping along the way for food & drink.

April 24 (Sunday) – EARTH DAY SUPER ECO PROGRAM – Tamagawa, Todoroki Gorge, Sunset Hiking and Garbage Clean Up (500 Yen) (Cancelled in case of rain!) HALFNEW!

Meet at 10:30AM at Tamagawa station (on the Tokyuu Toyoko Line) ticket gate OR (for late risers) meet at 1:45PM at Todoroki (on the Tokyuu Oimachi Line) Station ticket gate at 1:45PM.

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Course: Tamagawa Station – Tamagawadai Park (Water plants botanical garden) – Tamagawa River Garbage pick up – Todoroki Gorge – Todoroki Station (1:45) – Todoroki Gorge – Tamagawa River Garbage pick up – Futago Tamagawa Hyogoshima Park (Sunset)

This is an easy hike so children can join too. On the riverside, we will pick up garbage (so bring a garbage bag or two) and also play sports (so bring frisbees, balls, whatever).

Walking Distance: about 10KM

May 3 (Tuesday) – Nishizawa Azalea Garden & Jindai Botanical Park Flower Double Whammy! (EASY)(￥５００ Participation Fee + ￥５００ Jindai Park Entrance Fee) (Cancelled in case of rain) Half NEW!

Meeting Place/Time: Keio Line’s ChitoseKarakuyama Station’s West Exit at 9:58AM (Get on the front car of the 9:41 Express Keio Line) or Keio Line’s Tobitakyuu Station’s North Exit at 11:25AM.

Course: ChitoseKarasuyama Station – Nishizawa Azalea Garden (15,000 stalks) – Tobitakyuu Station (by train arriving at 11:22) – Musashino Forest Park – Jindai Botanical Garden (Wisteria, Azalea and other flowers should be in bloom)

This is an 8 km course. We finish up at Jindai Botanical Park. The entrance fee to the park is ￥５００ for adults, ￥５００ for those over 65 and ￥５００ those 15 years and younger.

Please see the following HPs:

http://www.tokyo-park.or.jp/park/format/index045.html (Jindai Botanical Park)
http://www.enjoytokyo.jp/amuse/event/424677/ (Nishizawa Azalea Park）
http://www.tokyo-park.or.jp/park/format/index058.html　(Musashino Forest Park)

(We will go even if it rains)

We will meet at the east ticket gate of Kamakura　Station (on the Yokosuka Line) at 10:20AM.　From Shinbashi Station, take the 9:25AM Yokosuka Line train (towards Kurihama). This arrives at Kamakura at 10:19AM.

If you’d like to go with David, please meet at the front of the Yokosuka Line platform of Shinbashi Station at 9:24AM.

Hiking Course – Kamakura Station – Ankokuronji Temple – Yuigahama Beach – Daibutsu Hiking Course – Genshiyama Park – Engakuji Temple – Meigetsuin Shrine – Kitakamakura Station

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The selected temples and shrine are well-known for the hydrongea blooming this season!!!

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) at 9:32, arriving at Tachikawa Station at 10:06AM. Change to the Oume Line, leaving Tachikawa at 10:14 (be sure to get on the section that goes to Musashi Itsukaichi). This train arrives at MusashiItsukaichi at 10:47AM.
David will get on the front of the Oume Line train at Haijima at 10:26AM.

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Course: MusashiItsukaichi Station – Mt. Konpira – HoshiTake Line – Akikawa River (we will swim and play along the river as we walk back to the station (along road and river) – MusashiItsukaichi Station

Walking Time: about 4 hours

Meet at the ticket gate of Miura Kaigan Station on the Keihin Kyuko line at 10:00AM or Shinagawa station (meet on the front car of the Keihin Kyuko line at 8:45
and take the 8:45 express train (going towards Misakiguchi), arriving at MiuraKaigan Station at 9:56. David will get on the front car of that train at Kamata Station at 8:53).

Course: MiuraKaigan Station – Tomikawacho Bus Stop (25 minutes by bus – 420 yen) – Tomigawa Waterfall – Thief Cliff – Kensaki Lighthouse – Ooura Coast – Matsuwa Bus Stop (15 minute bus ride – 250 yen) – Miura Beach – MiuraKaigan Station

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This is a coastline hike with nice sea views, beaches and waterfalls. We will play frisbee, look around on the coast for creatures of the sea, go swimming here and there, and end up at the wonderful Miura Kaigan beach, so wear your swimsuits!

Bring food for lunch and drinks.

Feel free to check out these HPs (in Japanese) about the course:

http://www.nousagi.net/03/0125miura/next2.htm
http://www.azami.sakura.ne.jp/miurahantou/miti/gansyounomiti.htm

The Yoshimi Hyakuana National Historic Site preserves 219 ancient tombs carved into a soft sandstone hillside between the sixth and seventh centuries.

(Bring your own beverages and lunch box)

We will meet at Tobu Tojo Line’s Higashi Matsuyama Station’s ticket gate at 10:55AM or at the front of the Tobu Tojo Line platform at Ikebukuro Station at 10:00AM. Take the 10:00AM Tobu Tojo Line express train (going towards Ogawamachi) at Ikebukuro Station. This arrives at HigashiMatsuyama Station at 10:53AM. (630 yen)

Course: HigashiMatsuyama Station – Big Marsh – Mt. PonPon – – Haccho Lake – Yoshimi Goddess of Mercy – Mt. Tenno Nature Park – 100 tombs – Higashi Matsuyama Station

Actual walking time is about 4 hours.

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Please take a look at this HP in English:
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fv20101212a1.html
and Japanese
http://cobaton.at.webry.info/200805/article_14.html

Bring your own beverages, lunch, and a plastic bag for picking up garbage on the Chigasaki beach.

Meet at Chigasaki Station (on the Tokaido Line & Shonan Shinjuku Line) at 11:00AM. Take the 10:31AM Shinjuku Shonan Line train from Yokohama (going towards Odawara). This becomes the Tokaido Line at Oofuna Station and arrives at Chigasaki at 10:56AM. Meet at the front of the Shonan Shinjuku Line platform at Yokohama at 9:31 if you want to go from there there. David will get on there as well.

COURSE: Chigasaki Station – Chigasaki Beach – Surfing Beach (Watch the Surfers/Swim) – Tsujido Nishi Hama (Frisbee, Garbage Clean-up, Beach fun) – Kugenuma Kaigan (Sunset & Party)

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Walking time: About 4 hours

Bring your own beverages, lunch, and a plastic bag for picking up garbage on the Chigasaki beach.

Meet at Chigasaki Station (on the Tokaido Line & Shonan Shinjuku Line) at 11:00AM.

Take the 10:31AM Shinjuku Shonan Line train from Yokohama (going towards Odawara).

This becomes the Tokaido Line at Oofuna Station and arrives at Chigasaki at 10:56AM.

Meet at the front of the Shonan Shinjuku Line platform at Yokohama at 10:31 if you want to go from there there. David will get on there as well.

COURSE: Chigasaki Station – Chigasaki Beach – Surfing Beach (Watch the Surfers/Swim) – Tsujido Nishi Hama (Frisbee, Garbage Clean-up, Beach fun) – Kugenuma Kaigan (Sunset & Party)

Walking time: About 4 hours

Meeting Place/Time: Yanagawa Station Ticket Gate at 11:10

Train Schedule
9:30 Leave Shinjuku Station on the Keio Line (Express going towards Takaosanguchi)
10:19 Arrive at Tako Station and change to the Chuo Line
10:31 Take the Chuo Line (towards Ootsuki)
11:09 Arrive at Yanagawa

If you’d like to go from Shinjuku, get on the front of the 9:30 train at Shinjuku Station.

Please bring your lunch and drink, and wear appropriate shoes for hiking.

Course: Yanagawa Station – Suwa Jinja Shrine – Oono Reservoir – Yanagawa River (near Shiotsu Station for swimming) – Shiotsu Station

Walking time: about 2.5 hours

After the hike, we’ll hang out on the riverside and have a good time swimming there, so we can have a good time swimming (bring your swimsuit and towel).

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.

Please bring your lunch and drink.

Train Schedule

8:50 Leave Shinjuku Station on the Keio Line (Express going towards Takaosanguchi)
9:40 Arrive at Tako Station and change to the Chuo Line
9:48 Take the Chuo Line (towards Ootsuki)
10:14 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 14:22 (participation fee – 500 yen). We’ll hike up Mt. Takao from there and hit the Mt. Takao Beer Garden at about 4:30PM . (\3300 for men and \3000 for women – all you can eat and drink for 2 hours)

From Shinjuku, take the Special Holiday Express train going towards Okutama (it’s the Chuo Line but may be on another track which is not the main Chuo Line track – BE CAREFUL!) to Okutama (leaving Shinjuku at 8:47 and arriving at Okutama at 10:24). David will be at the Okutama Station ticket gate at 10:27 to bring you to the supermarket and the river. We’ll have lunch on the river, swim, hike and do whatever you want. Very laid back day!!!

(Participation Fee 500 yen + 350 yen for entering Flower Center)(We will do it even if it rains)

We will meet at the North ticket gate of Kitakamakura Station (on the Yokosuka Line) at 9:55AM .

You can get on the Yokosuka Line (going towards Yokosuka) at Shinbashi Station at 9:04, arriving in Kitakamakura at 9:53AM

Hiking Course – KitaKamakura Station – Mt Rokkokumi – Kounodai – Ofuna Goddess of Mercy Statue – Ofuna Flower Center – Ofuna Station

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Walking Time: about 3 hours

Take a look at the Ofuna Flower Center HP at http://www.pref.kanagawa.jp/cnt/f598/ and the day’s hiking course at http://homepage3.nifty.com/kamakurakikou/mrokukokuken.html (both in Japanese)

If you’d like to go from Shinbashi , David and others will be on the front of the 9:04 JR Yokosuka Line train at Shinbashi Station.

After the hike, those who want to go are invited to a friend’s party in a wonderful place on the 11th floor overlooking the Tsurumi River. For those not going on the hike but wanting to go to the party, please meet us at the Tsurumi Station (on the Keihin Tohoku Line) ticket gate at 15:58.

UNUSUAL WEEKDAY HIKE!

Meet at the ticket gate of Akigawa Station (on the Itsukaichi Line) at 10:23AM .

From Shinjuku, take the Chuo/Oume Line at 9:16 , arriving at Haijima Station at 10:06AM.
Change to the MusashiItsukaichi Line, leaving Haijima at 10:11 This train arrives at Akigawa at 10:21AM .

David will get on the front of the MusashiItsukaichi Line train at Haijima at 10:11AM.

Course: Akigawa Station – Culture Forest – Nishifukuji Temple – MusashiItsukaichi Station

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Walking Time: about 4 hours

Please take a look at the basic course at http://www.tachikawaonline.jp/walk/hinode.htm

(We’ll go even if it rains)

A SUPER POPULAR HOTSPOT FOR FALL COLORS!!!
See the HP at http://www.shosenkyo-kankoukyokai.com/b/

Kofu Station – Shousenkyou Entrance (by bus) – Shousenkyou (top of the waterfalls) – Shousenkyou Entrance (Round Trip Course) – Kofu Station (by bus)

From Takao Station, take the 8:20 Chuo Line going to Kofu and get off at Kofu Station, arriving at 10:04AM. This train costs 1450 yen.

Meeting Place/Time: Kofu Station (Chuo Line) Ticket Gate 10:07AM (If you’re going from Takao Station, we will meet on the front car of the Chuo Line train at 8:20)
From Kofu Station, we’ll take the 10:25 bus to Shousenkyou Gorge, arriving at Shousenkyou Entrance at 10:54 (570 yen one way)

Walking time: about 4 hours

Please wear appropriate shoes (tennis shoes, hiking boots), bring a lunch to eat on the mountain, and plenty of liquids.

The fall colors and gorge atmosphere on this hike are especially spectacular!!!

Meeting time & place:　 １０：３５AM 　　 Kounanndai Station’s JR,Negishi line ticket gate

Shinagawa Station 09：48am Keikyu line – Yokohama (arriving at 10:06) and change to the Negishi Line (leaving Yokohama at 10:12) – Kounandai Station (arriving at 10:34)
　　　　　　　　
Please wear good shoes for about a 3 hour walk and bring some food and drink.　

The donation will be donated to the people who live in the Tohoku area affected by the earthquake. 　　　　　　　　

Kounanndai → Segami Community Woods →Segami pond→ Momiji bridge→ Itachi river→ Hongoudai sta.→ Earth plaza

1４;00 ～17:00 Earth Plaza Team Game. 　In an information forum (4 desks and 30 chairs), we will do a Japanese version of the “Trade Game,” originally made by the U.K. NGO “Chistian Aid.” The materials give us an understanding of the North-South unequal structure. We make a product from resources and experience its development process, with members expressing their different opinions through the simulation activities of selling and buying. After the game, we will talk about the trade friction problem. （In Japanese and English）

(Cancelled in case of rain)

Part 1

The first part is an intermediate four hour hike.

Course: Kawai Station – Mt. Iwatakeishi – Mt. Takamizu- Ikusabata Station

Meeting Place/Time: Kawai Station Ticket Gate at 8:50AM

We meet at Kawai Station at 8:50AM. Take the 7:07AM Chuo Line Express train from Shinjuku Station. This arrives at Tachikawa Station at 7:43AM. Change there to the 7:51 Ome Line train. Take this to the end (Ome Station), arriving there at 8:24AM and go across the platform and take the 8:26AM train towards Okutama. This train arrives at Kawai Station at 8:49AM. Be sure to arrive by this time since we will be unable to wait for the next train. From here, we do a 4 hour hike to Ikusabata Station. We will meet other people there at 1:02PM for the following river hike.

David will get on the Oume Line train at Haijima Station at 8:06.

Please wear appropriate shoes (tennis shoes, hiking boots), bring a lunch to eat on the mountain, and plenty of liquids.

Part 2

A refreshing walk along the river in Okutama viewing the fall colors!

Meeting Place and Time: The ticket gate of Ikusabata Station (on the Ome Line) at 13:05PM
(For those going there from Tachikawa, board the 12:15PM train going to Oume. This arrives in Oume at 12:46. Change in Oume to the 12:51 train going to Okutama and get off at Ikusabata at 13:02PM.)

Take a walk along the river and see the fall colors. An easy hike especially for children!
Bring a lunch and liquids.

Enjoy walking in the parks and green paths in the Tama area!

PART 1

Meet at the Odakyuu Tama Line’s Karakida Station’s ticket gate at 10:00AM.

Take the Odakyuu Line (going towards Odawara) from Shinjuku Station at 9:13AM and change to the Odakyuu Tama Express line at Kyoudou (arriving at 9:30 and departing at 9:32). Take this to Karakida, arriving at 9:59.

If you’d like to go from Shinjuku, ride at the front of the 9:13 train at Shinjuku Station. David will meet you at the front of the Kyoudou Station platform at 9:30AM to change to the Odakyuu Tama Express.

Course: Karakida Station – Tsurumaki Park – Gingko tree lined walk – Tama Chuou Park – Tomigaoka Park – Keiou Eiyama Station It’s a fairly easy 6 KM 2.5 hour hike with a lot of greenery.

Take a look at http://www.odakyu.jp/walk/14/print/guide_3.pdf for some of this course’s details (in Japanese) and pictures.

Afternoon (PART 2)

Meet at the Keio Line’s Keiou Eiyama Station’s ticket gate at 1:00PM.

Take the Keio Semi-Express (Junkyuu going towards Takaosanguchi) from Shinjuku Station at 12:30 and change to the Keio Sagamihara line (express going towards Hashimoto) at Chofu (arriving at 12:46 and departing at 12:47). Take this to KeiouEiyama, arriving at 13:00.

Course: KeiouEiyama Station – SuwaKita Park – TouKaede Tree-Lined Walk – TamaHigashi Park – Toritsu Sakuragaoka Park – Seigaoka Green Road – KeiouEiyama Station It’s a fairly easy 7 KM – 3.5 hour hike with a lot of greenery.

Take a look at http://www.odakyu.jp/walk/15/print/guide_3.pdf for some of this course’s details (in Japanese) and pictures.

FUTAGOTAMAGAWA – TODOROKI GORGE HIKE & GARBAGE CLEAN-UP (

Meet at 10:30 at Futagotamagawa station (on the Toukyuu Denentoshi Line) ticket gate.

From Shibuya, take the 10:16AM Toukyuu Denentoshi Line train to Futagotamagawa (arriving at 10:27). We will hike from there to Todoroki (visiting temples and shrines along the way), then go through Todoroki Gorge (a beautiful Gorge in Setagaya Ward, believe it or not), down to the Tama River, and up the river back to FutagoTamagawa. On the riverside, we will pick up garbage (so bring a garbage bag or two) while hanging out there.

Walking time: about 4 hours

http://www.nikotama-kun.jp/fuukei_cource04.htm (Half of this course PLUS)

Course: Nakagawara Station – Tamagawa River Green Area – – Kyodou Forest (Plum Festival) – Shimogawara Green Course – Fuchu Honmachi Station
 
Walking Time: About 4 Hours (7KM)  
 
From Shinjuku, take the  Keio Line (Semi-Express) train at 10:30AM  and get off at Bubaigawara Station, arriving at 10:54AM, and change to the 10:57 local train, taking it to Nakagawara.. It arrives at 10:59 and we’ll meet at the ticket gate there at 11:00AM
 
People going from Shinjuku Station can meet at the front end of the train at 10:25, or meet at Bunbaigawara’s ticket gate at 10:55.

Tama “Abundance of Parks” Walk & Chidorigafuchi Night Cherry Blossom Viewing

PART 1

Meeting Place & Time: Karakida Station (Odakyu Line) at 10:33AM

Course: Karakida Station (Odakyuu Line) – Bessho Park – Sasaragi Green Area – Nagaike Pond – Shimizu Green Area – HorinoUchi Station (Keio Line)

Walking Time: About 4 Hours (12KM) plus a lot of time for fun, so the hike should take about 5 hours.

Course (in Japanese)
http://www.ops.dti.ne.jp/~hmiura/hachioji_besshoryokuchi.html

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PART 2
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JAMBO’s Chidorigafuchi Night Cherry Blossom Viewing (Cancelled in case of rain)(FREE)

Meet in front of the Budokan at 6:15PM.　
Please bring some snacks/drinks.

If you come late, please go to the Kita no Maru Park which is past the Budokan on the left side. If you can ‘t find us, please call me (080-6546-7688) and I’ll meet you at the clock just past the Budokan.
Kita no Maru Park – 6:15 – 7:30PM
Yasukuni Shrine Food Stand Area – 7:30 – 8:30PM

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Meet at Minami Sunamachi Station’s (on the Tozai Line) A2 Exit at 12:00 Noon

12:00 – 14:30 – Cherry Blossom Viewing and Picnic in the (in front of the station) park
If you come late, please call David at 080-6546-7688 from the A2 Exit. We will be somewhere near there.
Please bring some snacks/drinks. There is also a supermarket nearby where you can go shopping.

14:30 – 17:00 – Koto Ward “Full of Cherry Blossoms” Canal Hike
Course (2.5 hours slow walking = 6.3 KM): MinamiSunamachi Station – Sendaiborigawa Canal – Kiba Park (Cherry Tree Viewing and Sports) – Kiba Station

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Meet at ShimoTakaido Station’s (on the Keio Line) ticket gate at 10:35AM
 
From Shinjuku, take the Keio Line (Local) at 10:22.  It arrives at ShimoTakaido at 10:33.
 
Course (3.5 hours walking – 10KM): ShimoTakaido Station – Walk along the Kanda River (full of Cherry Trees) – Inokashira Park

We will have a cherry blossom party in the beautiful Inokashira Park after the walk.

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Meeting Place and Time:  The ticket gate of Hirai Station (Sobu Line) at 9:30AM
 
Event Places: Garbage Pick Up on the Arakawa River (under the Komatsugawa bridge) – 10:00 – 12:00 (Please bring work gloves if you have them)
12:00 – 12:30 – Walk along the river to Oojima Komatsukawa Park
12:30 – 14:00 – Picnic and Cherry Blossom Viewing

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Meeting Place and Time: Mukogaokayuen Station’s (on the Odakyuu Line) South ticket gate (East Exit) at 13:30 or Ikuta Green Area Rose Garden (12 minute walk from the Station) at 14:00 or thereafter
14:00 – 15:00 – Ikuta Green Area Rose Garden – http://www.ikuta-rose.jp/open.html
15:00 – 16:00 – Walk to Tama River Green Area
16:00 – 18:00 – Riverside Fun (frisbee, sports, eating, drinking)(At this time, David will also be available to talk with potential JAMBO leaders and volunteers.)
David and others will join the UNICEF charity walk in the morning at the Ikuta Green Area.  If you want to join, contact UNICEF directly (see “Other Events” below).
 
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Chigasaki – Enoshima Hike/Capoeira/Garbage Clean-up/Beach Fun (Swimming)

To celebrate Ocean Day, we’ll have a beach garbage clean up and a Capoeira workshop organized by Bantus (http://jp.bantus.org).

This event is non-smoking.

Bring your own beverages and lunch.

We meet at Chigasaki Station (on the JR Tokaido Line) at 10:30AM.
Take the 9:19AM Odakyu Line train from Shinjuku (going towards Fujisawa). This arrives at Fujisawa at 10:17AM. Switch to the 10:22 JR Tokaido train going to Chigasaki, arriving there at 10:29.

Leszek will get on the front car of the Odakyu Line train at Shimokitazawa (so ride there if you want to go together) and on the front car of the Tokaido Line train at Fujisawa.

COURSE:
Chigasaki Station – Chigasaki Beach – Tsujido Nishi Hama (Frisbee, Garbage Clean-up, Beach fun) – Tsujido Kaihin Park (Capoeira Session) – Kugenuma Kaigan station (Sunset & Party)

Walking time: About 3 hours, garbage pick-up (1 hour), Capoeira (2 hours)

Leader: Leszek（070-6572-2537）

View JAMBO+BANTUS Ocean Day Event in a larger map

Meet at the ticket gate of Hamura Station (on the Oume Line) at 10:50AM .  

From Shinjuku, take the Chuo Line (Special Express going towards Takao) at 9:51 , arriving at Tachikawa Station at 10:17AM.  Change to the 10:25 Oume Line train, arriving at Hamura Station at 10:49.

David will get on the front of the Chuo Line train at Nakano at 10:56AM.

Course: Hamura Station – Hamura Artifact Museum – MYSTERY COURSE! – HiraiKawa (River Fun) – HigashiAkiru Station (Itsukaichi Line)

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Walking Time: about 4 hours

Nori’s Hike and New Game ＆ BYO Party (Daytime Participation Fee – 1000 yen: Party fee – 500 yen (includes veggies, meat, fish for the BBQ))

Meeting time/place: 10:35 AM Kounanndai Station of the JR Negishi line ticket gate
Leave Shinagawa Station on the 09:47am Keikyu line, arriving in Yokohama at 10:05. Transfer there to the 10:12 JR Negishi line train and go to Kounandai, arriving at 10:34

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Please wear good shoes for about ４ hours walk and bring some lunch and drink.　　　　　　　
　　　　　　　
Course: Kounanndai → Segami community woods →Segani pond→ Momiji bridge→ Itachi river→ Earth plaza→ Hongoudai Sta

15:00 ～17:00 Earth plaza Team game. in the Information Forum (4 desks and 30 chairs)
　　　　　　　　　　Doing a well known game from the US – ” Wheel of fortune”
　　　　　　　　　　You can guess idioms or country names when you see the pictures
　　　　　　　　　　about African life, people, nature, the food for 1 week and so on.
　　　　　　　　　　The worst team will have a penalty game.

If you’re only joining the party (not the hike), meet at the JR Tsurumi east exit ticket gate at 18:00

BYO Party in a large, 11F riverside apt. in Tsurumi, where David’s friend Clyde lives.
We will have a lot of fun there. Party fee – 500 yen (includes veggies, meat, fish for the BBQ).
Please bring whatever snacks and drinks you want. We can buy food and drink near Tsurumi Sta.

Leader: Nori 090-8436-3903

Shinrin Koen – Hiking, Chrysanthemum Festival, Fall Colors Light Up (Participation Fee: 1000 yen, which includes the entrance fee)

We will meet at 10:27 AM at the ticket gate of Shinrin Koen Station on the Tobu

Tojo Line. If you go from Ikebukuro, take the 9:30 Tobu Tojo Line Express train (going towards Ogawamachi), which arrives at Shinrin Koen Station at 10:26AM. We will then take the 10:32 bus (200 yen, 7 minutes) to the park.

Those who wish to go together from Ikebukuro, please get on the front car of the Tobu Toujou 9:30 train there.

This is a huge, beautiful park in Saitama with wonderful gardens, woods, nature and bike paths, a frisbee golf course, etc. There’s also a Chysantemum Festival (exhibit) and Autumn Colors Light Up from 4:30PM. Should be a lot of fun!!!

Please take a look at the HP:

• http://www.shinrin-koen.go.jp/event/index.html
• http://www.shinrin-koen.go.jp/event/2012/10/36_1.html (Chysantemum Festival)
• http://www.shinrin-koen.go.jp/event/2012/10/post_14.html (Fall Colors Light Up and Starlight Illumination from 4:30PM)

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