Due to bad weather conditions, this program has been canceled!

1) September 1-2 (Sat~Sun) World Heritage Mt Fuji climb is CANCELED due to bad weather.

2) September 1 – Arakawa River Clean Up & Picnic

We will met at Minami-Sunamachi Station (on the Tozai Line) outside of Exit 3 at 9:30a.m., and then go to the Arakawa River by car and pick up trash along the banks for about 2.5 hours. Afterwards we will have a picnic along the river at a nearby park.

All food and drinks will be provided for the picnic. Admission Y1,000 to cover the cost of food and drinks (+Y500 or Y1,500 for people drinking beer or wine). The picnic should finish between 3:00 and 3:30.

Recommended: Hat, long-sleeve shirt (for sun protection), gloves, walking/hiking shoes, generally older clothing that you don’t mind getting a little dirty. The clean up route will be mostly paved so rubber boots will not be necessary

If you come late, walk to the river alongside the Tozai Line and go to the water where the Tozai Line Bridge crosses the river and look for us along the water line. Also call my cell phone 090-1847-5075 if there are any problems finding us. The adjacent park has restrooms nearby the clean up area.

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

1) 7/20 to 7/21 (Sat~Sun) World Heritage Mt Fuji climb

(Very Difficult)

(Participation Fee 1000 yen) (Cancelled in case of rain)

Bring your own food, rice balls, energy snack bars, chocolate, bananas and plenty of water.

We will meet at Kawaguchiko station at 14:20. Then take the (15:00) bus to the 5th station.

Take the following trains: From Shinjuku station take the 11:22am Chuo line going towards Ome & change at Tachikawa to the 11:47am train going to Takao. Then take the 12:18 Chuo line to Otsuki. Change to the Fujikyu line to Kawaguchiko at 13:13 arriving at 14:16.

We will spend a couple of hours at Mt Fuji 5th station to climatise & then start the climb around 18:00. Climbing slowly & taking many short breaks so we can time our ascend to reach the top just before sunrise.

: Fuji Yoshida trail – Kusushi shrine (top) – Subashiri 5th station.

The total walking time for the hike will be about 7~8 hours going up & about 4~5 hours going down.

http://www.fujisan-climb.jp/en/

https://www.camp-outdoor.com/tozan/fujisan/mtfuji_yoshidatrack.shtml

* Please bring hiking boots, warm clothes, rainwear, headlight, gloves, hiking stick, sunglasses, & a hat.

Important: We are climbing from the evening (bullet climb) & aiming to see the sunrise from the top. So it is more difficult than a normal Fuji climb as you need more physical strength and energy. Please make sure you have enough preparation and training.

No reservations necessary just show up and have fun. Finish time is estimated.

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

2) Edogawa River Clean-up & Picnic

This will be a 3-part event centered around a riverside picnic at 1:00pm. Participants can attend one or both sessions and or just the picnic. There will be 3 pick up times at Barakinakayama Station

Part 1: River Clean Up 9:00a.m.-12:30p.m. (morning session)
Riverside Picnic: 1:00p.m.-2:30p.m.
Part 2 River Clean Up 3:00pm-6:30p.m. (afternoon session)

MORNING SESSION:
Gather at BARAKINAKAYAMA Station (Tozai Line) outside the only ticket gate at 9:00a.m., and then go to te Edogawa River by car and pick up trash along the banks for about 2.5 to 3 hours.

PICNIC:
Gather at BARAKINAKAYAMA Station at 12:45p.m. and go to the river by car for a 1:00p.m. picnic start. Picnic will basically include bentos with desert (fruit/sweets), soft drinks and beer/wine. Y1,000/Y1,500 for participants without alcohol / with alcohol, respectively. Afterwards we can throw frisbees and balls around, and there is a swimming pool and spa with rotemburo only 2-3min. away on foot for those interested in finishing their day with a swim (bring swim ware and cap, Y500 admission to pool + Y600 if entering sento/rotemburo area)

AFTERNOON SESSION:
Gather at BARAKINAKAYAMA Station (Tozai Line) outside the only ticket gate at 2:45p.m.., and then go to te Edogawa River by car and pick up trash along the banks for about 2.5 to 3 hours.

INFO:
If you come late, it will be about a 25-min walk to our location behind the Ichikawa Clean Spa, or take one of the Clean Spa shuttle buses to our location. Also call my cell phone 090-1847-5075 if there are any problems finding us. There are restrooms in the Clean Spa (Y200 admission to the facility) at the tennis courts next to the Clean Spa (no charge)

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 we can clean up under cover the bay front bridges as a Plan B as well as adjacent areas using rain ware. In the event of heavy rain/strong winds (e.g., typhoon conditions) then the event will be cancelled.

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