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Meet at MonzenNakaCho Station’s (on the Tozai Line) A4 Exit at 13:00
13:00 – 14:00 – Ooyoko Canal Cherry Blossom walk, Fukagawa Shrine
14:00 – 15:00 – Kiyosumi Japanese Garden
15:00 – 17:00 – Koto Ward “Full of Cherry Blossoms” Sumida River and Ecchuujima Park Walk
The course is about 5 Kilometers.
Meet at the ticket gate of Higashi-akiru Station (on the Itsukaichi Line) at 10:37AM.
From Shinjuku, take the Chuo Line (Express going towards Takao) at 9:38 , arriving at Tachikawa Station at 10:12AM. Change to the 10:15 Oume Line train (which changes into the JR Itsukaichi line at Haijima), arriving at Higashi-akiru Station at 10:35.
David will get on the front of the Chuo Line train at Nakano at 9:42AM.
Course: Higashi-akiru Station – Mt. Daichou Hiking Course – Hamura Tulip Field – Tamagawa cherry tree festival – Fussa Station
Walking Time: about 4 hours
http://www.city.hamura.tokyo.jp/0000000957.html – Hamura Flower and Water Festival
http://www.enjoytokyo.jp/life/event/574905/ – Fussa Cherry Tree Festival
(Bring your own beverages and lunch box)
We will meet at the Chichibu Railway’s BushuuNakagawa Station’s ticket gate at 10:10AM or on the front car of the Seibu Ikebukuro Line at Ikebukuro Station at 8:05AM. Take the 8:05AM Seibu Ikebukuro Line express train (going towards MitsumineGuchi) at Ikebukuro Station. This arrives at Chichibu Station at 9:48 and becomes the Chichibu Railway. Stay on this train, leaving at 9:57 and arriving at BushuuNakagawa Station at 10:07. Be sure to arrive by this time since we will be unable to wait for the next train.
Actual walking time is about 4.5 hours.
Course: BushuuNakagawa Station – Seiunji Temple (Weeping Cherry Tree) – Gokoku Goddess of Mercy Statue – Chosha Mansion Remains – Hitsujiyama Park (Ground Pink Blossom Viewing) – Chichibu Station
Meet on the front of the 8:05 train at Ikebukuro if you want to go from there.
http://www.mapple.net/sp_sakura/details.asp?NEWSID=98245 - HitsujiYama Park Cherry Tree Festival
http://www.mapple.net/sp_sakura/details.asp?NEWSID=98244 – Seiunji Temple Weeping Cherry Trees
(Participation Fee 1000 yen + Temple Entrances)
We will meet at the east ticket gate of Kita Kamakura Station (on the Yokosuka Line) at 9:40AM. From Yokohama Station, take the 9:18AM JRShounanShinjuku Line train (towards Zushi). This arrives at KitaKamakura at 9:38AM.
If you’d like to go with David, please meet at the front of the JRShounanShinjuku Line train at Yokohama Station at 9:18AM.
Hiking Course: Kita Kamakura – Tokeiji Temple – Jochiji Temple – Kaizoji – Meigetsuin – Ten-en Hiking Course – Kamakura Station
The selected temples and shrine are well-known for the Fringed Iris and Magnolia blooming this season!!!
After the hike, we will go to a 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).
If you’re only joining the party (not the hike), meet at the JR Tsurumi east exit ticket gate at 4:50PM
Please bring whatever snacks and drinks you want. We can buy food and drink near Tsurumi Sta.
We will meet at the Odakyu Line West Exit at Odawara at 10:47 AM.
9:11 Depart Shinjuku on the Odakyu Line (Express going towards Odawara) and get off at Odawara (arriving at 10:45).
If you’d like to go from Shinjuku, get on the front of the 9:11 Odakyu Line train at Shinjuku Station. David will get on the first car at the next station (Yoyogi Uehara).
Course: Odawara Station (West Exit) – History and Culture Walking Course (part of it – including a temple, shrine, parks and castle) – Sakawa Beach (Garbage clean-up and fun) – Odawara Station
You can see the History and Culture Walking Course (in Japanese) at http://www.city.odawara.kanagawa.jp/kanko/Leisure/aruku/walking/rekishi.html
The walking time for the walk will be about 4 hours.
After the hike, from 2:00 – 4:30PM, we will do a garbage clean-up on the beach and have some beach fun. Sakawa Beach is infamous for having a lot of garbage, so we’ll have a lot to pick up.
Please bring your lunch, drinks and work gloves.
(Bring your own beverages and lunch box)
We will meet at Seibu Shinjuku Line’s MusashiYamato Station’s ticket gate at 10:40AM or at the front of the Seibu Shinjuku Line platform at Takadanobaba Station at 10:06AM. Take the 10:06AM Seibu Shinjuku Line express train (going towards SeibuYuuenchi) at Takadanobaba Station. This arrives at MusashiYamato Station at 10:39AM. (340 yen)
Course: MusashiYamato Station – Sayama Park – Totoro Forest – Hakkoku Green Area – Kitayama Park (Iris Festival) – Higashi Murayama Station (Shinjuku Line)
Actual walking time is about 3 hours, going to Totoro Forest and finishing off with a view of 7,000 irises, which should be in bloom, at the Kitayama Park Iris Festival. Please look at the web site:
http://www.shoukoukai.or.jp/shoubu.kaika.html
Bring your own beverages and lunch
We will meet you at the ticket gate at Uraga Station on the Keihin Kyuko Line at 11:05AM.
COURSE: Uraga Station – Kannonzaki Ocean Park – Ocean Breeze Promenade – Yokosuka Station (by bus)
Total course time: 5 hours
If you’re going from Shinagawa Station, take the following train. We’ll meet at the front of the train.
Train Schedule
Keihin Kyuko Line (Express going towards KeikyuKurihama)
Shinagawa Station 10:07AM
Hori no Uchi Station 10:54 (Arrive)
Change to the local train going towards Uraga leaving at 10:56 and arriving at Uragawa at 11:02.
Check out this HP:
http://www.kanagawaparks.com/kannon/
Enjoy walking in the parks and green paths in the Tama area!
Meet at the Keio Line’s TamaSakai Station’s ticket gate at 10:53AM.
Take the Keio Express (going towards Hashimoto) from Shinjuku Station at 10:09AM and change to the Keio local line (going towards Hashimoto) at MinamiOosawa (arriving at 10:42 and departing at 10:49). Take this to TamaSakai, arriving at 10:51.
If you’d like to go from Shinjuku, David and others will be on the front of the 10:09 Keio Line train at Shinjuku Station.
Course: TamaSakai Station – KomatsuUchiura Park – One Green Path – NagaIke Park – Minami Oosawa (with it’s Spanish building atmosphere) – Minami Oosawa Station It’s a fairly easy 3.5 hour hike with a lot of greenery.
Take a look at http://www.123po.jp/070818ht/pgn.html for some of this course’s details (in Japanese) and pictures.
Bring your own beverages and lunch box and backpack.
We will have a 4 hour hike up a small mountain and into a gorge.
Course: MusashiRanzan Station – Mt. Ohira – Ranzan Gorge – Toki River Swim & fun – MusashiRanzan Station
From Ikebukuro, take the Tobu Tojo (Express) Line’s 9:07AM train and get off at Ogawamachi Station, arriving at 10:19AM. Change here to the local train going the same direction towards Yorii, getting on the 10:22 train which arrives at Tobu Takesawa Station at 10:26AM. 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 Tobu Tojo Line platform at 9:07, or meet at Tobu Takesawa Station’s ticket gate at 10:28.
Please wear appropriate shoes (tennis shoes, hiking boots), bring a lunch and plenty of liquids、and a swimsuit if you want to swim.
Please take a look of this area where we will hang out on the river:
http://iko-yo.net/facilities/3541
(In case of rain, only afternoon program)
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
8:49 Leave Shinjuku Station on the Keio Line (Express going towards Takaosanguchi)
9:39 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 8:49 train at Shinjuku Station.
For those only joining in the afternoon, meet at the JR Line Takao Station North ticket gate at 14:23 (participation fee – 500 yen). We’ll hike up Mt. Takao from there and hit the Mt. Takao Beer Garden at about 4:30PM. (3300 yen for men and 3000 yen for women – all you can eat and drink for 2 hours)
(FREE) (Cancelled in case of rain)
We will meet at the ticket gate of Youga Station (Toukyuu DenenToshi line) at 19:00.
Take the following train: Toukyuu DenenToshi Line at Shibuya Station (going towards ChuuouRinkan) 18:46 – Youga Station (arrives at 18:58)
Course: Youga Station – Kinuta Park – Tama River – Todoroki Gorge – Todoroki Station (Toukyuu Ooimachi Line)
This course has a wealth of nature in the middle of Tokyo, along with the FULL MOON!!!
Walking Time: About 2.5 hours
(Participation Fee 1000 yen) (Party goers will pay 500 yen more for BBQ food)
Meeting Time & Place: １０：４5AM Keikyuu (Keihin Kyuuko) line’s Kanazawa Hakkei Station’s ticket gate
Shinagawa Station departure (Keikyu line) – 10:07am
Kanazawa Hakkei Station (arrival) – １０；43AM
COURSE: Kanazawa Hakkei → Mt. Tendai→ Tenen Hiking Course → Nature Observation Center → Yokama Nature Forest→ Kanazawa Bunko station →Tsurumi station (Keihin Kyuukou)→ Clyde’s house party
Please wear good shoes for about ４ hours walk and bring some lunch and drink.
17:08 Keihin Kyuukou (Keikyuu) Tsurumi Station ticket gate
BYOD Party in large 11F riverside apartment in Tsurumi where David’s friend Clyde lives.
We will have a blast there.
Clyde will have food for BBQing for us, which will cost 500 yen per person. Please bring your own drinks (which we will buy on the way to Clyde’s place from the station).
You may join just the party (if you don’t go on the hike) if you’d like.
Meet at the Keihin Kyuukou (Keikyuu) Tsurumi Station ticket gate at 17:08
We’ll not only go up Mt. Takao, but also take a walk along Koshukaido (a major road lined with 4km of around 770 yellow Ginko trees) from Takao Station (about 3-4 hours walking altogether).
Please take a look at http://www.tachikawaonline.jp/walk/hachioji.htm for Ginko tree street information (in Japanese).
From Shinjuku Station, take the 10:31AM Keio Line Express, which arrives in Takaosanguchi at 11:25AM. If you’d like to go with David, please meet on the front car of the Keio Line at Shinjuku Station at 10:31AM. Otherwise, meet at the Takaosanguchi ticket gate at 11:27.
(Participation Fee 1000 yen + Temple Entrances)
We will meet at the west ticket gate of Kamakura Station (on the Yokosuka/JRShounanShijuku Line) at 10:16AM. From Yokohama Station, take the 9:49AM JRShounanShinjuku Line train (towards Zushi). This arrives at Kamakura at 10:14AM.
If you’d like to go with David, please meet at the front of the JRShounanShinjuku Line train at Yokohama Station at 9:49AM.
Hiking Course: Kamakura Staion – HaseDera Temple – Great Buddha Hiking Course – GenshiYama Park – Kewaizaka Slope – TsuruokaHachimanguu Temple – Kamakura Station
This is a 7 Km walk with about 4 hours walking time.
The selected temples and park are well-known for the maples and Ginko trees which should be in full color!!!
Enjoy hiking in the woods while having views of the surrounding Tokyo!
Meet at the Odayuu Line’s Yomiuri Land Mae Station at 11:13AM. Take the Odakyu Express (Kyuukou) from Shinjuku Station at 10:41AM and change to the Odakyuu Local line at Mukougaokayuuen (arriving at 11:02 and departing at 11:07). Take this to Yomiuri Land Mae, arriving at 11:11AM.
This hiking course passes by several temples and shrines, a nice wooded area, a Japanese garden, a “Fruits Park” and a lot of greenery. It’s a fairly easy 3.5 hour hike ending up at Tamagawa Station on the Keio Line.
Bring your own beverages and lunch box and backpack.
Please wear comfortable hiking shoes/boots.
Burn off that beer gut DAY (and then put it back on)! Feel free to join either hike or both hikes (1000 yen for doing both so you can get twice as much for your money and enjoy more by making it a day) and/or the hot springs afterwards for a New Year Party with JAMBO!!!
TANZAWA HIKING BIG DAY (Part 1) (Easy Course)
(1000 yen Participation Fee for morning and afternoon, or just one part) (We go even if it rains)
Today’s hiking has two parts. Both parts are about 3 hour hikes. Feel free to do either hike, both hikes, or simply the hot springs at the end.
We meet at Shibusawa Station at 8:59AM. Take the 7:41AM Odakyuu Line Express train from Shinjuku Station. This arrives at Shibusawa Station at 8:57. Meet at the ticket gate. Or, if you’d like to go with others from Shinjuku, get on the front of the 7:41 Odakyu Line express train at Shinjuku Station. David will get on the first car at the next station (Yoyogi Uehara). Be sure to arrive by this time since we will be unable to wait for the next train. From here, we hike up into the Shibusawa Hills and Mt. Asama, then down to Hadano Station, where we will meet other people who are joining for the 2nd hike.
Please wear appropriate shoes (tennis shoes, hiking boots), bring a lunch to eat on the mountain, and plenty of liquids.
TANZAWA Hiking (Part 2)
(1000 yen Participation Fee) (We go even if it rains)
Meeting Place and Time: The ticket gate of Hadano Station (on the Odakyuu Line) at 12:15PM (For those going there from Shinjuku, board the 11:01AM Odakyuu Line train at Shinjuku. This arrives in Hadano at 12:12.
Hiking Course (3 hours walking): Hatano Satation- Mt. Gongen- Mt.Koubou- Mt Azuma –Sazanka Onsen…
Both hikes are appropriate for children.
HOT SPRINGS!!! (Part 3)
(We’ll go even if it rains)
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 Tokai-daigaku-mae Station) at around 17:00 to do just this. The hot springs website (in Japanese) and phone number are as follows: (Onsen Sazanka – 750 yen – 0463-78-0026)
From Uenohara we take the bus to Arai. Then we climb over the top of No-Dake (542m) to the top of Yae-Yama. After lunch, to bus stop Ohori, then bus to Uenohara and with JR-Chuo line to Shinjuku.
Meeting place: 10:05 at Uenohara station
Leader: Guy Exley 08048182089
Train:
Walking time is about 4 hours.
Total train cost: ¥2,460
Participation Fee: 1000 yen + Mogusaen Park entrance 300 yen
Course: Takafudadou Station – Takahatafudo Pagoda – Mogusadai Nature Park (and Observatory) – Mogusaen (Plum Tree Park) – Nanao Hills Hiking Course (if there is time) – Mogusaen Station (Keio Line)
Walking Time: About 3 Hours (10KM)
From Shinjuku, take the Keio Line (Special Express) train at 9:30AM and get off at Takahatafudou Station, arriving at 10:08AM. We’ll meet at the ticket gate there at 10:10AM
People going from Shinjuku Station can meet at the front end of the 9:30 train.
There are 500 Plum trees in Mogusaen Park with white, pink and mixed flowers:
http://park.tachikawaonline.jp/event/29_mogusaen_ume.htm
http://blog.goo.ne.jp/kyokoma_1978/e/a16cdc15737dfa48013d6e855ec95393
HALF NEW!
Meeting Place and Time: Exit 3 of Kiba Station (on the Tozai Line) at 14:00
The afternoon program is ¥1000 and includes explanations of places 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.
14:00 – 15:30 – Kiba Park to Sarue Park (along the canal) (English Only Please)
15:30 – 16:30 – Sarue Park to SendaiboriKoen
16:30 – 18:00 – Enjoy the food and drink stands and Ohanami at Sendaibori Canal
The course is about 6 Kilometers.
Evening Program (Free)
19:00 – 20:00 – Yasukuni Jinja Ohanami and eating/drinking
20:30 – 21:30 – 20:30 – 21:30 – See the lunar eclipse (at 9:00PM) at Kita no Maru Park (near the Budokan) (Bring snacks & drinks)
Look for the group in either place at these times. If you can’t find us, please call David at 080-6546-7688.
(Bring your own beverages and lunch box)
We will meet at Seibu Ikebukuro Line’s SeibuKyuujoMae Station’s ticket gate at 11:00AM. Take the 10:10AM Seibu Ikebukuro Line express train (going towards SeibuKyuujoMae) at Ikebukuro Station. This arrives at SeibuKyuujoMae Station at 10:56AM.
Course: Seibu KyuujoMae Station – Totoro Forest (Section 1) – Totoro Forest (Section 3) – Sayama Lake Walk and Ohanami – Seibu KyuujoMae Station
Sayama Lake is one of the top 100 man-made (damned) lakes in Japan. It lies within the Sayama Nature Park, which has about 20,000 cherry trees, so the Ohanami should be especially enjoyable!!!
Actual walking time is about 3 hours. Please look at the web sites:
http://www.enjoytokyo.jp/amuse/event/786181/
http://www.jorudan.co.jp/sp/hanami/spot_94.html
http://tokyosanpopo.com/archives/7311
Morning Course:
Meet at 9:03 at the Kitami Station (on the Odakyuu Line) ticket gate.
COURSE: Kitami Station → Kitami Playground Area → Walk along the Nogawa River → Eianji Temple → FutagoTamagawa Station
Please take a look at this website for the basic course:
http://www.city.setagaya.lg.jp/kurashi/102/126/418/407/d00004905_d/fil/4905_2.pdf
Afternoon Program
Meet at 12:00 Noon at the FutagoTamagawa station (on the Tokyuu DenenToshi Line) ticket gate.
COURSE: Futagotamagawa Station → Uenomou Nature Park → Temples and Shrines → Tama River (We’ll eat and hang out on the riverbank) → Todoroki Gorge → Todoroki Station
Please take a look at this website for the basic course:
http://www.nikotama-kun.jp/fuukei_cource04.htm
After the event, anybody who is interested is welcome to join us to go to a party in Tsurumi!!!
Meeting Place and Time: Exit 3 (South Exit) of Komagome Station (on the JR Yamanote Line or Nanboku Line) at 15:00
The program is ¥1000 and includes explanations of places 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 (until arriving at Kyuu Furukawa Garden).
15:00 – 15:30 – Walk to Rikugien (English Only Please)
15:30 – 17:00 – Rikugien
17:00 – 17:30 -Walk to KyuuFurukawa Garden
17:30 – 18:30 – Enjoy the Rose Festival and light Light Up in the Garden
If you can’t find us, please call David at 080-6546-7688.
Please look back at this site on the morning (anytime after 9:00) of the event to check if it is canceled due to rain.
We will ride through a shopping area and some parks from Mitaka station, and can shop for the afternoon’s picnic at a supermarket in Musashi Sakai and a Co-op. Then, we coninue along the Nogawa River, to a Kokubunji natural spring park, and on to Musashi Kokubunji Park, where we’ll hang out, eat and drink, take a walk, play frisbee, etc. http://bit.ly/1E7GqsD
For people who need to rent a bicycle, please come to Mitaka Station’s south exit Police box at 9:30. Hiro will meet you there and go to Susuzake Bicycle Rental: http://www.mitaka.ne.jp/machidukuri/rentalcycle/index.html to rent bikes. The cost is ￥300 /day and the number of bicycles is limited, so please do not come late.
If you’d like us to make a bicycle reservation for you, contact jambodave@green.email.ne.jp by May 14.
If you have your bicycle – we meet at 10:00am at Mitaka Station south exit Police Box.
Latecomers can come to the picnic at Musashi Kokubunji Park anytime from 12:30. It’s a 7 minute walk from NishiKokubunji Station (on the JR Chuo Line).
Please bring snacks and foods for the picnic and drinks (you can also buy them at a store near the station) as well as all kinds of park toys: balls, frisbees, unicycles, juggling balls, badminton rackets, inflatable sumo suits, foam swords and squirt guns. For riders, helmets are recommended.
Ride leader: Mr. Kono (09017392996)
Hiro (09035385511)
iEarthDay Ride Team Web Page (www.earthdayride.org).
You can see the route here
* Mitaka – Otaka Springs Park (60 minutes)
Optional Tour (Tama Riverbank Ride (40 minutes one way)
Return (Musashi Kokubuni Park – Mitaka (50 minutes)
Meeting Place and Time: Exit 3 of Yushima Station (on the Chiyoda Line) at 13:30
The program is ¥1000 and includes explanations of the shrine, the park, and foodstuffs sold at the stands) 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 only until 16:00.
13:30 – 14:30 – Yushima Shrine
14:30 – 15:00 – Walk to Ueno Park
15:00 – 17:00 -See the hydrangea, the pond and the food stands in Ueno Park
If you can’t find us, please call David at 080-6546-7688.
Please look back at this site on the morning (anytime after 9:00) of the event to check if it is canceled due to rain.
Bring food for lunch and drinks.
We will go to Arasaki on the Miura Peninsula. This is a coastline hike with nice sea views, beaches and caves. We will meet at Misakiguchi station on the Keihin Kyuko (Keikyuu) Line at 9:30AM. From Shinagawa station, take the 8:18AM Keihin Kyuko Line train bound for Kurihama. Get off at Kurihama station at 9:11 and change to the 9:17 Keikyuu line going towards Misakiguchi. Get off at the last station (Misakiguchi). It arrives there at 9:29AM. This is an easy hike, so bring a plastic bag and we’ll pick up garbage on Nagahama Beach (at the end of the coastal walk.
Meet at the ticket gate of MisakiGuchi station on the Keihin Kyuko line at 9:30AM or Shinagawa station (meet in the front car of the Keihin Kyuko 8:18 train (David will already be in that car).
We will take the 9:43 bus from Misakiguchi to Arasaki (about 15-20 minutes)
David will also bring many garbage bags, received in cooperation with the Kanagawa “Beautify the Oceans” Foundation
(http://www.bikazaidan.or.jp/).
After the event, anybody who is interested is welcome to join us to go to a party in Tsurumi!!!
(Participation Fee 1000 yen (includes Sunday) + 500 yen Camping Fee)
We will go out to Tadara Beach (Beach on the Tokyo Bay near Tomiura Station) on Saturday night. We can watch the sunset (since the beach faces west) and then eat, drink and enjoy the beach that night as well as the next day.
Please bring your swimsuit, sleeping bag and tent (you can sleep directly on the sand, but may get eaten up by sand flies), beach toys, food and drink. There is a supermarket near the station where we can buy drinks and food, however the food selection may be limited.
Train Schedule (Saturday)
15:14 Leave Chiba Station on the Uchibo Line (Local)
16:55 – Arrive at Tomiura Station
You can meet David and others on the front of the Uchibo Line train at the ticket gate at Tomiura Station at 16:57.
Please bring your swimsuit, beach toys, food and drink (or you can buy at a supermarket near the station).
Train Schedule
9:04 – Leave Chiba Station on the Uchibo Line (Local)
10:47 – Arrive at Tomiura Station (David & others will be waiting at the ticket gate)
The hike will be Tomiura Station – Hokkezaki Peninsula – Tatara Coast – Daibusami Peninsula Green Road and Park – Observation Point – Tadara Beach
After the hike, we’ll enjoy time on the beach.
The walking time is about 3.5 hours.
Please bring your own food and plenty to drink. We’ll finish at the Tama River and enjoy some river fun, so bring your swimsuit as well.
Meet at the ticket gate of Kawai Station (on the Oume Line) at 10:35 AM.
Take the Chuo/Oume Line express train (going towards Oume) at 9:09 from Shinjuku, arriving at Oume Station at 10:07. Change to the 10:09 Oume line train (going towards Okutama). This arrives at Kawai Station at 10:32.
David will get on the front of the Chuo Line train at Nakano Station at 9:13AM.
Course: Kawai Station – Mt. Zumado – Kori Station – Kawai Station (by train) – Kawai Station area Walking and River fun – Kawai Station
Walking Time: about 3 hours
We meet at Miyanohira Station at 10:15AM. Take the 9:09AM Oume Line Express train (it’s a Chuo Line train that goes all the way to Oume) from Shinjuku Station. This arrives at Ome Station at 10:07. Go across the platform and take the 10:09 train towards Okutama. This train arrives at MiyanoHira Station at 10:12. Be sure to arrive by this time since we will be unable to wait for the next train.
Meet on the front of the 9:09 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.
Hiking Course – Miya no Hira Station – Oume Ridge Hiking Course – Shiofune Goddess of Mercy & KasumiKyuuryou Nature Park (22,000 Spider Lillies) – Kama no Fuchi Park (swim on the Tama River) – Oume Station
Today’s hiking is about 4 hours.
Please wear appropriate shoes (tennis shoes, hiking boots), bring a lunch to eat on the mountain, and plenty of liquids.
Please take a look:
http://www.enjoytokyo.jp/amuse/event/682117/ ー KasumiKyuuryou Nature Park
http://www.enjoytokyo.jp/amuse/event/682116/ ー Shiofune Goddess of Mercy
http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=釜の淵公園&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8 ー Kama no Fuchi Park
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 8:19 and arriving at Okutama at 9:51).
David will be at the Okutama Station ticket gate at 10:00 to bring you to the supermarket (where you can get food and drink) and the river. We’ll hang out on the river for a while, and then go for a hike, swimming here and there along the way.
COURSE: Okutama Station – Tama River – Mt. Atago – Shiromaru Dam – Hatonosu Gorge – Hatonosu Station
Please bring your lunch and drinks.
