September 19 (Sunday) – Forest Restoration Project in Okutama (Hatonosu) (Cutting down old trees and making hiking paths)　Participation Fee ¥200

We will meet at the Hatonosu Station Ticket gate at 9:35AM. Take the Oume Line train from Tachikawa at 8:20AM. This arrives at Oume (the last stop) at 8:55. Cross the platform and take the 8:56 (Okutama bound) train. This arrives at Hatonosu at 9:32AM.

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David and other JAMBO members will take part in this project which is put on by the Tama Forest/”Great Nature School” (my terrible translation) Office. RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED as soon as possible and the number of people is limited. If interested, please look up the detailed information and how to reserve on their homepage（http://hatonosu.blog39.fc2.com/） (only in Japanese)

September 19 (Sunday) OKUTAMA CAMPING & RIVER FUN (Cancelled in case of rain)(Participation Fee 500 yen and camping fee 700 yen)

The Hikawa Campground is about a 10 minute walk from the station. We’ll buy food and drink at the nearby supermarket, go swimming, and enjoy the starry sky. If you have your own tent, no reservation is necessary. If you need to borrow a tent or want to stay in a bungalow there, you must contact the Okutama Hikawa Cammpground at 0428-83-2134 to reserve.

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David will be at the Okutama Station ticket gate at 16:23 to bring you to the supermarket and the campground. From Shinjuku, take the Special Express train going towards Takao to Kokubunji (leaving Shinjuku at 14:36 and arriving at Kokubunji at 14:56. Change here to the Chuo Line express (going towards Oome) leaving at 14:58 and arriving in Oome at 15:39. Change to the Oume Line, going towards Okutama, leaving at 15:46 and arriving at Okutama (the last stop) at 16:23. We’ll meet at the ticket gate at 16:25.

September 20 (Monday) OKUTAMA SWIMMING, River Walk, Hanging Out (Cancelled in case of rain)(Participation Fee 500 yen)

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!!!

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3/13 (Sunday) – Okutama Hike & the famous Yoshino Plum Blossom Park （￥500 Participation Fee) (Bring your own beverages and lunch box) (Cancelled in case of rain)(A bit difficult)

Meet at the JR Ohme Line’s Kori Station’s Ticket Gate at 9:30 am. From Shinjuku, take the Chuo Line Special Express
at 7:52 to Tachikawa (arriving at 8:17) and change here for the Oume Line, leaving Tachikawa at 8:20 and arriving at Oume Station at 8:55AM. Change here to the Oume Line (local) leaving at 8:56 and arriving at Kori Station at 9:26AM. Be sure to arrive on this train as we will be unable to wait for the next one. A part of the train leaving from Shinjuku may go all the way to Ome, so please check there (in which case there would be no need to transfer at Tachikawa).

If you want to ride on the train with others, please get on the front car at Shinjuku Station (David will get on that same train at Mitaka Station.)

The hike will be Kori Station – Mt. Ootsuka – Mitake Shrine -Mt. Mitake -Mt. Hinode – Yoshino Plum Park (near Hinatawada Station).

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The hiking time is about 6 hours, but if you get tired, you can hike about 3 hours, then take a cable car and train to Yoshino Plum Park. This hike as spectacular scenery and ends up at Yoshino Plum Blossom Park (ranked number 1 amongst 90 national plum blossom parks throughout Japan). Please see:
http://www.enjoytokyo.jp/amuse/event/318987/

May 15 (Sunday) – Forest Restoration Project in Okutama (Hatonosu) (Cutting down old trees and making hiking paths)　Participation Fee \200

We will meet at the Hatonosu Station Ticket gate at 9:35AM. Take the Oume Line train from Tachikawa at 8:20AM. This arrives at Oume (the last stop) at 8:55. Cross the platform and take the 8:56 (Okutama bound) train. This arrives at Hatonosu at 9:32AM.

David and other JAMBO members will take part in this project which is put on by the Tama Forest/”Great Nature School” (my terrible translation) Office. RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED as soon as possible (by May 3) and the number of people is limited. If interested, please look up the detailed information and how to reserve on their homepage（http://hatonosu.blog39.fc2.com/） (only in Japanese)

5/22 (Sunday) – Okutama Hike （￥500 Participation Fee) (Bring your own beverages and lunch box) (Cancelled in case of rain)(A bit difficult)

Meet at the JR Ohme Line’s Kori Station’s Ticket Gate at 9:30 am. From Shinjuku, take the Chuo Line Special Express at 7:52 to Tachikawa (arriving at 8:17) and change here for the Oume Line, leaving Tachikawa at 8:20 and arriving at Oume Station at 8:55AM. Change here to the Oume Line (local) leaving at 8:56 and arriving at Kori Station at 9:26AM. Be sure to arrive on this train as we will be unable to wait for the next one.

If you want to ride on the train with others, please get on the front car at Shinjuku Station (David will get on that same train at Mitaka Station.)

The hike will be Kori Station – Mt. Ootsuka – Mitake Shrine -Mt. Mitake -Nanayono Waterfall – Rock Garden – Mt. Mitake – Mitake Station

The hiking time is about 6 hours, but if you get tired, you can hike about 3 hours, then take a cable car. This hike as spectacular scenery.

(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.

Therapy Road Hiking and Okutama Lake 
 
Please take a look at http://4travel.jp/traveler/airpentaro/album/10398206/ for details of this walk (in Japanese)
 
Meet at the JR Ohme Line’s Okutama Station’s Ticket Gate at 10:25AM.  From Shinjuku, take the JR Holiday Special Rapid Okutama#5 (going to Okutama) at 8:47AM.  This arrives at Okutama Station at 10:24.  Be sure to arrive on this train as we will be unable to wait for the next one.
 
Meet on the front of the 8:47 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.
 
Course (from Okutama Station): Old (Therapy) Road – Shidakura Suspension Bridge – Water & Greenery Exhibit Building  – Okutama Station (by bus – 15 minutes)
 
Walking Time: About 5 hours

(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.

This is a Friends of the Earth Hike which JAMBO will join.
Bring your own food and drink!
Course:  Mt. Ootake – Rock Garden – 3 waterfalls
The hike is highlighted by the beautiful rock garden and magnificent views from Mt. Ootake.
Leader: Richard Evanoff
Details will be posted on the Friends of the Earth HP by early May.  Please see:

http://www.foejapan.org/en/event/hike.html

Starting from the Kami-Yosawa bus stop we hike along a forest road to a waterfall, Nanayonotaki, just below Mt. Mitake. The route then goes through a beautiful rock garden and we have lunch at a second waterfall, Ayahirontaki. After lunch we climb to the top of Mt. Otake, where we can enjoy a panoramic view of the surrounding moutains. From the top we hike past a third waterfall, Otaki, to the Otake-Shounyudou bus stop, where we catch the bus back to Musashi-Itsukaichi Station.

Meeting time:
at 8:10am

place: at the front end of Platform 7 at JR Shinjuku station.
Walking hours: 5.0 hrs.

Note:
You can also meet us at the ticket barrier of Musashi Itsukaichi station at 9.21am.

Transport Dept. time & place Arrival time & place Fare (Yen)
JR Chuo line Holiday Kaisoku 8:19 Shinjuku 9:21 Musashi Itsukaichi 780
Nishitokyo bus 9:35 Musashi Itsukaichi
10:12 Kami yosawa

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Nishitokyo bus 16:36 Otake-shounyudou
17:12 Musashi Itsukaichi

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JR Chuo line Holiday Kaisoku 17:21 Musashi Itsukaichi 18:22 Shinjuku 780

Total fare: 2,500

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 hike to Shiromaru (about 1.5 hours), where we will meet others for a BBQ, canoeing, and swimming.  Very laid back day!!! (The supermarket in Okutama doesn’t have much so feel free to bring food for the BBQ from Tokyo.)

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Hinode hike & hot spring

We’ll take the cable car up to Mitake shrine and hike to Mt. Hinode. After the hike, we’ll go to Tsuru-tsuru Onsen and take a shuttle bus to Musashi Itsukaichi station.

Meeting place and time: Mitake station, 10:50am 10:15.

From Shinjuku take the 8:48 8:47 JR Chuo line train towards Oume. It will reach Oume at 10:00 am. From there, we’ll switch to the 10:17 train towards Okutama, which arrives at Mitake station at 10:45 10:10.

Leader: Leszek 070-6572-2537

Moonlit Acoustic Music in the Forest. Sat. Midnight to Sun. Dawn

A JAMBO – Light Footprint joint event1
1:00 AM to 8:30 AM　

Guests are welcome to bring a musical instrument and join in.

We have a beautiful venue which is designed as a forest stroll for handicapped nature lovers.  It is wheelchair accessible, and only a short walk from the station..  The concert is from midnight to dawn, technically on Sunday, the 27th of September, but you have to leave Tokyo late Saturday night to arrive on or before the last train.   Here is the data:

We’ll meet at the last train, last stop — Okutama station at 00:40.  (The last departure from Shinjuku is at 22:40 Saturday on the Chuo Line, arriving in Tachikawa at 23:12 and changing there to the Oume line, leaving at 23:21 and arriving in Okutama at 00:33) We then stroll up through the sleeping town and forest to the top of a path that has several performance spaces, seats and tables, a little stream, a well-lit toilet… Candle lanterns and live music in the open air by the light of the moon.  Please bring your own midnight snack, there is no catering. It will be cool enough for a sweater or a second long-sleeve layer. Sampling others’ beverages seems likely, so bring a cup or glass.  Also, a flashlight or headlamp, a musical instrument ( in case impromptu jams with the professional musicians ). Pat will pack in the telescope so we can moon gaze with resolution ( but bring any optics – binoculars, opera glasses- that you might have to point at the  moon).  Pat will also bring some hammocks for recumbent listening pleasure. A yoga mat could enhance the experience of looking upward while listening….

Between sets, we’ll walk down to the next stage and settle in for some more acoustic tunes.  

Cost: ¥3000 (which includes the JAMBO hiking event on Sunday).
This event is limited to 30 people and reservations can be made with Pat Utley at  pat@global-language.biz.

After the last set, we’ll make our way back to the train station in time for first train – the 05:07, which gets one into Shinuku before 7. Or stay and come down to the riverside for a campfire and cowboy coffee.  Then spend the morning in the mountain air and join the JAMBO hike.  Or there is a month-long Arts Festival going on in Okutama, so you can visit exhibitions, explore hiking trails, nap in the shade by the river….