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| April 10th| Saturday IOC Meeting Time: New members at 18:00, regular members come at 18:30. See the map for directions to get there. ____________________________________________________ April 3rd | Saturday Mt. Rokko and Arima Onsen Hike * Let's enjoy the beautiful spring air of Mt. Rokko and Arima Onsen(hot sping) on the 3rd of April. 4.5 hours walking time, having lunch on the top of the montain, and arriving at Arima Onsen at 3pm. You can experience easy rock climbing on the way as well. We will take a train from Arima back to Sannnomiya. Leader: Shinobu <Join the event!> Meet: Hankyu Ashiyagawa station, 10:00am. Deadline to Register: March 31st 2004 Bring: Lunch and a towel (for onsen). ____________________________________________________ It�s time to kiss the chill of winter goodbye! Let�s cast off our heavy coats, throw away our well worn mittens, and put away our heavy boots! Let�s step out of the fridge and into the warm fresh air of spring! Yes! It�s finally here! What better way to kick-start your spring then at the Annual IOC Ohanami Party on Sunday, April 11th! This year�s party will be at Himeji Castle. The meeting time will be announced later, but plan to meet sometime before noon. Before the party begins, we will �hike� around the temple grounds to work up our appetite. After some exercise, we�ll begin our Ohanami Party! This year�s party will be a potluck, so please bring one dish to share. Also, please bring a Frisbee if you have one, or any other toys, as the weather is bound to be great! Hope to see you all there! Details about time and the specific meeting place will be sent out at a later date! Cheers! Ivan _____________________________________________________ April 17th | Saturday Hiking Atago-san, NW of Kyoto ** A fun-filled day of hiking, sight-seeing, coffee-sipping, sento-bathing, and Izakaya-dining in Kyoto on Saturday, April 17th! If you like to hike while still enjoying the finer things in life, you won't want to miss this fun-filled day of adventure! Our target will be to climb Atago-san, NW of Kyoto City. Meet at the Sanjo Starbucks at 9:00am (come early if you�d like to sit and have a coffee by the river). From there we�ll take a bus to Kiyotaki, the trailhead for Atago-san. After a leisurely five hour hike, we will return to Kyoto by bus from the village of Takao. Upon return to Sanjo, we will visit the sento of Shomen-yu, where you�ll get a chance to ride an elevator naked! Come on! You can�t pass that up! Finally, after soaking our sore muscles and getting cleaned up, we�ll hit a nearby Izakaya for food, drinks, and good times! Don�t be shy now! Come on and sign on up! Leader: Ivan Breen <Join the event!> Meeting: Sanjo Starbucks, 9am. _____________________________________________________ April 29th - May 5th | Goldenweek Shimanami Kaido and Western Shikoku Cycling and Camping event ** Opened recently in 1999, the Shimanami Kaido links Onomichi City in Hiroshima Prefecture with Imabari City in Ehime Prefecture - an unique string of island to island bridges connecting six islands in all - Mukaishima, Innoshima, Ikuchijima, Omishima, Hakatajima and Oshima. The Shimanami Kaido also - as the only link from Honshu to Shikoku - allows pedestrians and cyclists to passage. Beautiful scenery, laid-back atmosphere, friendly prople and several interesting sights is the trademarks of Shikoku island, Japan's fourth largest island. Shikoku offers elements of traditional Japan, that are often hard to find elsewhere, like the sacred 88 temple pilgrimmage dating back more than 1000 years. Leader: Lars B. Jensen <Join the event!> Meet: Fukuyama Station, 29th at 08.00 Cost: 10-15.000 for Shinkansen out and overnight ferry home + lunch/dinner Note: As it seems Goldenweek is "fluid" in Japan, it will be possible to join 30th or possibly 1st April, at Imabari using overnight ferry from Rokko Island in Kobe. Contact for further details |