(Bring your own beverages and lunch box)

Meet at the JR Ohme Line’s Okutama Station’s Ticket Gate at 10:25AM.  From Shinjuku, take the Chuo Line Holiday Special Express going towards Okutama at 8:47. This goes all the way to Okutama Station, arriving at 10:24AM (but be sure to get on the right part of the train which goes to Okutama, and beware that the platform may not be the regular Chuo Line Platform at Shinjuku).  Be sure to arrive on this train as we will be unable to wait for the next one.
 
The hike will be Okutama Station – Anjizawa – Mt. Honida – Mt. Kobutaka – Mt. One Shrine – Hatonosu Station

The hiking time is about 5 hours.
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As we will go to a Hot Springs 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

Please don’t forget to have your rucksack and exercise or tracking shoes to avoid  injury.
Wearing sandals is not permitted.
 
Leszek will be waiting at Okutama Station.

(Participation Fee 1000 Yen) (A bit difficult) (Cancelled in case of rain)

Meet at the ticket gate of Ashigara Station on the Gotemba Line at 10:00AM.

From Shinjuku, take the 7:51 express Odakyuu Line train going towards Odawara. In ShinMatsuda (arriving at 9:14), walk to Matsuda Station (4 minutes) and switch to the 9:30 Gotemba Line train going towards Numazu. This train arrives in Ashigara at 9:57AM. DEFINITELY get on this train because we can’t wait for the next one since they are infrequent.

Leszek will get on the train at Shimokitazawa station.

We will hike from the station to Mt. Kitoki (1212 Meters). There are many shrines, temples, and a 360 degree panoramic view from the top, with a great view of Mt. Fuji. The hiking time itself is about 5.5 – 6 hours.

Please bring your lunch and drink.

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

Leader: Leszek, 070-6572-2537

Hike – (1000 yen Participation Fee) (A bit difficult) (Cancelled in case of rain)
Please bring your lunch and drinks

Meeting Place and Time: KaiYamato Station ticket gate at 9:28.

Train Schedule
DEPART 7:35am  Shinjuku (Chuo line to Takao)(Guy will board this train at Mitaka)
ARRIVE 8:18 Takao (change to the Chuo line going towards Kofu)
LEAVE TAKAO 8:20
ARRIVE 9.26  Kai-yamato
DEPART 9:45   Kai-yamato (by bus)
ARRIVE about 10:05 YamatotenmokuOnsen
HIKE
DEPART Either 5:15 or 6:30PM  Higawakeikoku Leisure Center (bus) to Kai-yamato Station
A peaceful area of broad mountain top with alpine grasses and vegetation and great views if the weather is clear.
The entry and exit roads are rather long but the 5-6 hour walk is worth it!
Okuratakamaru (1752m)

Bring appropriate hiking shoes and a torch/headlamp.

Shinjuku – Kaiyamato – ¥1940
Kaiyamato – YamatoTenmokuOnsen – ¥700
Hikawa Keikoku Leisure Center – Kaiyamato – ¥700
Kaiyamato – Shinjuku – ¥1940

LEADER: Guy (080-4818-2089)

We will meet at 8:05 a.m. at JR Shinjuku Station at the north end of Platform 11 (front of the train) and take the Chuo Line JR Holiday Kaisoku departing at 8:14.  The train arrives at JR Takao Station at 8:59 and departs at 9:05, arriving at Saruhashi Station at 9:45.  (You can also meet us at either Takao Station at 8:59 or Saruhashi Station at 9:45.)  Starting from Saruhashi Station, we walk through pine and mixed forests to the top of Momokura-yama, where there are fine views of the mountains of Yamanashi to the north and Tanzawa to the south.  Hopefully the autumn leaves will be in full color!  We follow a ridge trail back to Saruhashi Station (the FOE website says Torisawa Station, but this is wrong!), stopping off at the “Monkey Bridge” (“Saruhashi”) before taking the Chuo Line back to Hachioji for a stop at the Galway Irish pub. 

The hike is rated moderately hard and the walking time is about 5.5 hours.  A donation of 1,000 yen to Friends of the Earth is requested.  More information is available at the FOE websites:  (in English) / (in Japanese).

Leader: Richard Evanoff

If the hike is canceled due to rain, a cancellation notice will be posted by 7:00 a.m. on the morning of the hike at .

We will meet at the ticket gates of Kawaguchiko station at 10:26 AM.

Take the following train: JR Holiday Kaisoku from Shinjuku station 8:14AM – Kawaguchiko station 10:26AM. From there, we take the 10:35 Fujikyu Yamanashi bus (750 yen) to Tenkachaya (arriving at 11:05AM).

If you’d like to go with Wai, please meet at the end of the train at Hachioji Station at 8:53AM.

We will be unable to wait for latecomers.

: Tenkachaya (spectacular views of Mt. Fuji in good weather) – Misakayama 1596m – Kurodake 1793m – Kawakuchiko station. 

The total walking time for the hike will be about 5~6 hours.

The hiking leader will be Wai (09091513313) waiinjp@gmail.com

* Please put on a trekking shoes (or exercise shoes), hiking poles, gloves and bring your lunch and drink. Wearing sandals are not permitted.

Bring your own beverages and food for lunch, also good hiking shoes, backpack, and rain gear.

Meeting Place/Time: The ticket gate for Takao-san-guchi Station on the Keio Line at 9:52 AM.

Train: Shinjuku Station (Keio Line Limited Express) departing at 9:00 and arriving at Kitano at 9:36. Transfer at Kitano to the Keio-Takao Line departing at 9:38 and arriving at Takao-san-guchi Station at 9:52.

Return: Keio Bus from the Hikage bus stop to Takao Station (JR / Keio Lines) arriving around 5:00 or 6:00 PM, depending on which bus we catch.

Course: Takao-san-guchi Station – Mt. Takao Inariyama Trail – Shiroyama (lunch) – Kobotoke-touge – Mt. Kagenobu – Kogesawa – Ura-takao Plum Orchard – Hikage bus stop – Takao Station (JR/Keio Lines) – HUB British pub in Hachioji.

Walking time: 5 hours

Leader: Richard Evanoff

Please bring your lunch and drink.

Meeting Place/Time: Torisawa Station Ticket Gate at 10:18AM

Course: JR Torisawa Station – Mt. Ougi (1138M) – Mt. Okubo (1109M) – JR Torisawa Station 

The top of Mt. Ougi is very spacious with a wonderful view of Mt. Fuji.
Hiking time: about 5 hours

Train Schedule
8:47 Leave Shinjuku Station on the Keio Line (special express going towards TakaoSanGuchi)
9:38 Arrive at Takao Station
9:47 Take the Chuo Line train (towards Ootsuki)
10:15 Arrive at Torisawa Station

Meet on the front of the 9:47 Chuo Line train at Takao if you want to go together from there.

(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.

We will have a 5-6 hour hike on this course with nice views and beautiful forests. There’s also a place where we scale a rock wall with a gentle incline (not dangerous) using a chain.

Course:  Shomaru Station – Shoumaru Pass – Izu Peak – Agano Station

From Ikebukuro, take the Seibu Ikebukuro (Express) Line’s 8:05AM train (going towards MitsumineGuchi) and get off at Shomaru Station, arriving at 9:27AM. Make sure to get on this train as we cannot wait for the next one.  We’ll meet at the ticket gate there at 9:30AM.

Meet on the front of the 8:05 train at Ikebukuro if you want to go from there.

(Bring your own beverages and lunch box)

Meet at the JR Ohme Line’s Okutama Station’s Ticket Gate at 9:55AM.  From Shinjuku, take the Chuo Line Holiday Special Express going towards Okutama at 8:19. This goes all the way to Okutama Station, arriving at 9:54AM (but be sure to get on the right part of the train which goes to Okutama, and beware that the platform may not be the regular Chuo Line Platform at Shinjuku (probably leaves from platform #7).  Be sure to arrive on this train as we will be unable to wait for the next one.

David will get on the front car of this train at Haijima (at 9:04).

The hike will be Okutama Station – Anjizawa – Mt. Honita – Mt. Kobutaka –  Oneyama Shrine – Hatonosu Station

The hiking time is about 5 hours.

Please don’t forget to have your rucksack and exercise or tracking shoes to avoid  injury.

Wearing sandals is not permitted.

(928m)

A Bit Difficult COURSE

Please bring your lunch and drinks.

Meeting: Suruga-Oyama Station Ticket Gate 9:53

Train: Shinjuku (Odakyu line train going to Odawara) 7:51 – Shinmatsuda (arrives at 9:14) –   Matsuda Station (JR Gotemba Line – leaves at 9:28) –  Suruga-Oyama Station – 9:50 arrival

Please be sure to get on the right train, since we can’t wait for the next one.  You can get on the front car at Shinjuku Station to ride with others at 7:51. David will get on from Shin Yurigaoka.

Course:

Suruga-Oyama station – Furounotaki waterfall – Furou-yama – Tani-ga-yama – Suruga-Oyama station.

Expected walking time: 6 hours

Ootsuki Station – – Mt. Kuki (970m, Mt. Fuji Lookout) – Tanokura Station (Fuji Kyuko Line)

Take the Chuo Line (Special Express) at 8:26AM from Shinjuku Station (going towards Takao). This arrives at Takao at 9:09. Change at Takao Station to the Chuo Line (going towards Kofu), leaving at 9:20.  Take this to Ootsuki Station, arriving at 9:56AM.

Meeting Place/Time: Ootsuki Station Ticket Gate 10:00AM

Please be sure to get on this train as we cannot wait for the next one.

Meet on the front of the 9:20 Chuo Line train at Takao if you want to go together from there .

Walking time: about 6 hours

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

(Participation fee 1000 yen) (Moderately difficult course) (Cancelled in case of rain)

Bring your own beverages and food for lunch, also good hiking shoes, backpack.

Meeting Place/Time:  The ticket gate for Sagamiko Station on the Chuo Line at 10:25 AM.

Train:  Shinjuku Station (Keio Line Limited Express towards Hachioji) departing at 9:19 and arriving at Kitano at 9:58  Transfer at Kitano to the Keio-Takao Line departing at 9:58 and arriving at Takao Station at 10:08. Then change to the Chuo Line (going towards Otsuki), leaving at 10:13 and arriving at Sagamiko Station at 10:22.

Course:  Sagamiko Station – – Mt. Kagenobu – Kogesawa – Ura-takao Plum Orchard – Takao Station (JR/Keio Lines)

Walking time:  5.5 hours

1) Mt. Ougi Hiking (Chuo Line)

(Participation Fee 1000 yen)(Intermediate-Advanced Course) (Cancelled in case of rain)

Please bring your lunch and drink.

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

Course: JR Torisawa Station – Mt. Ougi (1138M) – Mt. Okubo (1109M) – JR Torisawa Station

The top of Mt. Ougi is very spacious with a wonderful view of Mt. Fuji.

Hiking time: about 5 hours

Train Schedule

• 8:26AM Leave Shinjuku Station on the Keio Line (special express going towards TakaoSanGuchi)
• 9:18 Arrive at Takao Station
• 9:24 Take the Chuo Line train (towards Kofu)
• 9:52 Arrive at Torisawa Station

Meet on the front of the 9:47 Chuo Line train at Takao if you want to go together from there.

2)  Int’l Friendship  Party from 7:00-9:30pm in Kamiyacho

Place: Mulligan’s Irish Pub

For JAMBO members, the cost is 1,500 yen  for men and 1000 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 the buffet! Drinks can be bought at Happy Hour prices.

Reservations can be made with David (jamboddave@green.email.ne.jp)by April 12.

Half of your admission fee will be donated to Tokyo River Friends. 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 7:00PM on the 9th.

 （￥1000 Participation Fee)   (Cancelled in case of rain) (A bit difficult)

Bring your food and drink and wear shoes appropriate for hiking.

From Ikebukuro, take the Seibu Ikebukuro (Express) Line’s 8:50AM train (going towards Hanno) and get off at the last stop (Hanno). Change there (cross the platform) to the Seibu Chichibu Line going towards Seibu Chichibu. Get off at Shomaru Station, arriving at 10:17AM. Make sure to get on this train as we cannot wait for the next one.  We’ll meet at the ticket gate there at 10:20AM.    

Course:  Shomaru Station – Shoumaru Pass – Izu Peak – Nishi Agano Station

We will have a 5 hour hike on this course with nice views and beautiful forests. There’s also a place where we scale a rock wall with a gentle incline (not dangerous  using a chain.

Course:  Shomaru Station – Shoumaru Pass – Izu Peak – Nishi Agano Station

1) Mt. Kintoki Hiking

(Participation Fee 1000 Yen) (A bit difficult) (Cancelled in case of rain)
Please bring your lunch and drink.
Please don’t forget to have your rucksack and exercise or treking shoes!
Meet at the ticket gate of Ashigara Station on the Gotemba Line at 9:55AM.
From Shinjuku, take the 7:50 express Odakyuu Line train going towards Odawara. In ShinMatsuda (arriving at 9:16), walk to Matsuda Station (4 minutes) and switch to the 9:26 Gotemba Line train going towards Gotemba. This train arrives in Ashigara at 9:51AM. (DEFINITELY get on this train because we can’t wait for the next one since they are infrequent.)
(BE CAREFUL – this is Ashigara (Shizuoka), not Ashigara (Kanagawa), which is a different station)
We will hike from the station to Mt. Kintoki (1212 Meters). There are many shrines, temples, and a 360 degree panoramic view from the top, with a great view of Mt. Fuji. The hiking time itself is about 5.5 – 6 hours.

2) Arakawa River Clean Up at NISHI KASAI
Gather at Nishi Kasai Station: 13:00
Go to the river by car 13:10
River Clean Up: 13:30-16:30
Relaxing riverside: 16:30-17:00
Return to station by Car: 17:00-17:15
Nijikai Dinner at nearby restaurant: 17:30-18:30

RIVER CLEAN UP
Gather at NISHI KASAI Station (Tozai Line) outside the only ticket gate at 13:00, and then go to the Arakawa River by car and pick up trash along the banks for about about 3 hours.

NIJIKAI DINNER
Some participants may go for dinner at a nearby restaurant or weather/daylight permitting we could picnic riverside with some bentos bought at a nearby convenience store. The schedule will be flexible and up to the members who want to stay for a nijikai.

OPTIONAL MORNING SESSION
As I will be on the river in the morning doing some scouting and precleaning, people welcome to join me at that time, but please make specific arrangements with me by e-mail, arrival time, location, etc.

INFO:
If you come late, it will be about a 25-min walk to our location on Nakagawa Island (under the C2 highway) at the waterline near the Tozai Line bridge. Note: That you must access the Nakagawa island from the Kasaibashi Bridge. There is no access from the road bridge next to the Tozai Line. Also call my cell phone 090-1847-5075 if there are any problems finding us.

RAIN:
In the event of light or medium rain this event will NOT be cancelled as we will move to and from the river by car and use rain ware and take coveras necessary. In the event of heavy rain/strong winds (e.g., typhoon conditions) or lightning then the event will be cancelled.

Let’s have fun enjoying our local nature while making it better at the same time.

(Participation Fee 1000 yen)(A bit difficult Course (Many ups & downs)) (Cancelled in case of rain)

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

Meeting Place/Time: Ashigakubo Station ticket gate 10:00

From Ikebukuro Station, take the 8:20 Seibu Ikebukuro express going towards Hanno, and get off at Hanno Station, arriving there at 9:16AM.   Change there to the 9:19 train (going towards Chichibu) and get off at Ashigakubo (arriving at 9:59). Make sure to get on this train as we cannot wait for the next one.
 
Course (from Ashigakubo Station): Mt. Futago – Yakiyama – Mt. Futago –  Ashigakuboo Station
 
Walking Time: About 5 hours

（￥1000 Participation Fee)   (Cancelled in case of rain) (A bit difficult)

(Bring your own beverages and lunch box)

Meet at the JR Ohme Line’s Okutama Station’s Ticket Gate at 9:55AM.  From Shinjuku, take the Chuo Line Holiday Special Express going towards Okutama at 8:19. This goes all the way to Okutama Station, arriving at 9:54AM (but be sure to get on the right part of the train which goes to Okutama, and beware that the platform may not be the regular Chuo Line Platform at Shinjuku (probably leaves from platform #7).

Be sure to arrive on this train as we will be unable to wait for the next one.

The hike will be Okutama Station – Anjizawa – Mt. Honita – Mt. Kobutaka –  Oneyama Shrine – Hatonosu Station

The hiking time is about 5 hours.

Please don’t forget to have your rucksack and exercise or tracking shoes to avoid  injury.

After the hike, those who want to go are welcome to join David and others to Tachikawa (on the way back to Tokyo) to see the Illumination there and have a “Farewell to 2019 drink.”

Tachikawa Illumination

https://illumi.walkerplus.com/detail/ar0313e52420/ 

1) Tanzawa Hiking – Furou-yama (928m)

Cancelled in case of rain, 1000yen, A Bit Difficult
Please bring your lunch and drinks.

Meeting: Suruga-Oyama Station Ticket Gate 9:45

Train: Shinjuku (Odakyu line train going to Odawara) 7:50 – Shinmatsuda (arrives at 9:16) –   Matsuda Station (JR Gotemba Line – leaves at 9:26) –  Suruga-Oyama Station – 9:44 arrival

Please be sure to get on the right train, since we can’t wait for the next one.

Course: Suruga-Oyama station – Furounotaki waterfall – Furou-yama – Tani-ga-yama – Suruga-Oyama station.

Expected walking time: 6 hours

2) Arakawa River Clean Up

Gather at FUNABORI Station: 13:00

Go to the river 13:10

River Clean Up: 13:30-16:30

Relaxing riverside: 16:30-17:00

Return to station: 17:00-17:15

Nijikai Dinner (optional) at nearby restaurant: 17:30-18:30

RIVER CLEAN UP

Gather at FUNABORI Station (Shinjuku Line) outside the ticket gate at 13:00, and then go to the Arakawa River and pick up trash along the banks for about about 3 hours to 3 and a half hours.

NIJIKAI DINNER (optional)

Some participants may go for dinner at a nearby restaurant or weather/daylight permitting we could picnic riverside with some bentos bought at a nearby convenience store. The schedule will be flexible and up to the members who want to stay for a nijikai.

MORNING SESSION (optional)

As I will be on the river in the morning doing some scouting and precleaning, people welcome to join me at that time, but please make specific arrangements with me by e-mail, arrival time, location, etc.

INFO:

If you come late, it will be about a 20-min walk to our location on the river at the waterline about 100 meters downstream from the Shinjuku Line bridge. Also call James’ cell phone 090-1847-5075 if there are any problems finding us.

RAIN:

In the event of light or medium rain this event will NOT be cancelled as we will move to and from the river by car and use rain ware and take coveras necessary. In the event of heavy rain/strong winds (e.g., typhoon conditions) or lightning then the event will be cancelled.

Let’s have fun enjoying our local nature while making it better at the same time. If you will attend please message James Gibbs (the organizer) yaesukita@gmail.com

（￥1000 Participation Fee) (Bring your own beverages and lunch box) (Cancelled in case of rain)(A Bit Difficult)

We will meet at the ticket gate of Hon-Atsugi at 9:25AM.

Take the Odakyuu Line (Express) from Shinjuku at 8:30AM, arriving at Hon-Atsugi at 9:23AM

We’ll take the 9:40 bus going towards Miyagase-ko, getting off at Susugaya (at 10:12 – 500 Yen).

Course – Susugaya Bus Stop – Mt. Mitsumine – Koutakiji Onsen Iriguchi – Hon-Atsugi (by bus)

Walking Time: about 5.5 Hours

There is an a springs at the end, so if you want to go there, bring towel and a change of clothes.

To apply, please contact Miki at seitansai1335@yahoo.co.jp and write your full name in English (you may only apply for yourself (one person)).
– This time, we will not have a waiting list.
– If you apply with a cell phone address, please make sure that it is able to receive email from PCs.
– There’s a possibility the response may go into your spam mail box, so please check that as well.
– Since we must limit the number this time, we cannot take people suddenly, so if you aren’t chosen by the lottery, please refrain from coming.

< Hiking Details> (1000 Yen, Canceled in case of rain, Intermediate-Advanced Course)

Meeting place & time: Okutama station ticket gate at 10:24 am
Take the 9:41 Oume line train from Oume going towards Okutama. It arrives in Okutama at 10:24 am (Make sure to be on this train as we cannot wait for the next one)

Course: Okutama station → Atago Shrine →  Nokogiri-yama (1109 meters) → Okutama station
Please wear good shoes, bring lunch and drink (In order to avoid crowding at supermarkets and convenient stores, please bring your lunch with you to the meeting place.  We will not stop at any stores after meeting).

Walking time: about 4.5 hours (13km)