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| May 1st - 5th | Thursday night to Monday Golden Week 4 Day Cycle Tour ** 1/2 Explore the beautiful hills on Shikoku Island, including Shikoku's 2nd largest peak 'Tsurugi san' by bicycle. Suitable for all intermediate and advanced cyclists. Route and accommodation will be finalised early April and early reservations will be necessary for the ferry booking. Leader: Estella Dean <Join the event!> Time: TBD Costs: TBD Bring: All-terrain or mountain bike. Notes: Anyone interested, please contact Estella after 4th April. ____________________________________________________ May 3rd | Saturday Nara to Kasagi Onsen Hike ** The man of a thousand hikes, Paul Sinclair, is brewing up something for this weekend. It will start at JR Nara and cover about 23km, 6.5 hours walking time; arriving at Kasagi Onsen at 4pm. Leader: Paul Sinclair <Join the event!> Costs: TBD Bring: TBD Notes: Contact Paul for more details. ____________________________________________________ May 3rd - 5th | Saturday to Monday Tsurugi-san Hiking in Shikoku ** Are you going to stay in Japan for Golden Week? Then, please join the "Tsurugi-san hiking in Shikoku. Leader: Koji Otani <Join the event!> Time: Kobe 10:00 - Sightsee AwajiIsland and Koutsunosato Costs: Lodging: JPY12000- Includes Dinner and Breakfast. Transportation: about JPY5000- AwajiBrige and Seto Brige are expensive. Bring: Strong mountain boots, Rain gear and lunch. Lodging: We will be staying at "LAFORET TURUGI-SAN" for 1 night and 2 days. Notes: We will return on the morning of May 5th. Sign up early, there is only space for 5 participants ____________________________________________________ May 10th | Saturday IOC Meeting There's no better way to meet people than to travel alone. Michelle Katz will share her experiences on a recent solo trip to Papua New Guinea. Time: Newcomers welcome at 18:00. Regular members come at 18:30. See the map for directions to get there ____________________________________________________ May 11th | Sunday Mt. Hiei Day Hike in Kyoto * Enjoy the spring beauty of Mt. Hiei and the surrounding plains, and the spiritual aura of Enryaku temple (the main hall is a United Nations World Heritage Site) at the top. It is a 2 hour hike to the top of Mt. Hiei and Enryaku temple. We will spend some time exploring the temple complex and then people will have the choice of hiking or taking the cable car down into Kyoto. . Leader: Mark Smith <Join the Event!> Meet: JR Hieizan Sakamoto Station at 10:00am. Directions: Transportation details: Take the JR Kosei line (trains bound for the west side of Lake Biwa). Don't confuse these with the more frequent JR Tokaido line trains which go to the east side of Lake Biwa. There is an express train (Shinkaisoku) that leave Kobe's Sannomiya at 8:54am and arrives at Hieizan Sakamoto at 9:59. This train will stop at various stations along the way (Ashiya, Osaka, Takatsuki, Kyoto to name a few), so please check the time for the station nearest you. Bring: Lunch and sturdy footwear. Costs: The fare from Sannomiya is 1,280 yen one way. Note: From Enryaku temple you will have the choice of hiking or taking the cable car down into Kyoto. Either way, we should be down in Kyoto mid afternoon. This hike will be canceled if there is more than a 20% chance of rain that morning. Please check the weather forecast. No phone calls please ____________________________________________________ May 16 | Friday Full Moon Cycling in South Kyoto * Let's ride along the Kizu river under the light of the full moon. Easy, level riding. Leader: Jacquelyn <Join the event!> Phone: O78-802-3585 Meet: time and place to be determined according to the participants. Bring: helmet, good headlight and tail light. ____________________________________________________ May 17th | Saturday Sanda Area Bike Ride ** 1/2 A warm up ride for the following Sat. The ride is about a 80-100km max loop from Sanda to Sasayama. We will start from Sanda past beautiful Aono reservoir and head towards Moschi pass and cycle down to Sasayama and back to Sanda via Togyo dam area. The view of the surrounding hills are just beautiful on a nice day. Leader: Dean Johannson <Join the event!> Meet: Jr Sanda station at 9:30am Bring: lunch and necessary cycle needs. Slick tires for Mtb or road bike are important ____________________________________________________ May 18th | Sunday 3 Prefecture Cycle Circuit Around Kamo ** 1/2 Starting from Kamo we climb into the mountains North of the Kizu river heading East, with spectacular views of the peaks of Nara and Mie. We drop back into the valley at Shimagahara, then climb again to Otogi pass (590m). We then descend into the back country heading West, finally climbing Mt. Jyuubu (607m) with views of Biwako to the North and the mountain ranges to the South before returning to Kamo. Leader: Chris James <Join the event!> Meet: JR Tennoji Cost: Train 950 yen one-way Bring: Helmet, lunch, bike & repair kit Notes: Total distance is about 80km, all on road. It is possible to catch a train back from Shimagahara after 35km or so for those who don't want to do the entire circuit. ____________________________________________________ May 24th | Saturday Cycle to the Japan Sea Coast *** 1/2 A century ride with little traffic from Sanda to Japan Sea Coast. We will first head to Route 173 via Shitsukawa. From route 173 we head to Miwa cho and on to Fukuchiyama. From Fukuchiyama we can have rest, snacks or lunch and from there cycle along Yura river to Japan Sea. The final destination is Kanegamisaki beach. We can take an onsen if you wish and hop on the train from Tango Kanzaki stn. back towards Osaka/Kobe area via JR Fukuchiyama or those with a strong heart can cycle back along Yura river to Fukuchiyama and take the Jr train from there too. Leader: Dean Johannson <Join the event!> Meeting: 8:00am at Jr Sanda station. Cost: Total transport cost is about JPY4000 Bring: snacks,lunch,bike necessities (*bike bag for trip back home) thin slick tires for mtb or road bike important. Notes: Total distance about 130-170km *3-3.5 ____________________________________________________ Late May Hiking/Camping/Kayaking/Snorkelling Trip ** I would like to organize an overnight trip to Yakushima, Kyusyu known for old cedar trees for at least 2 nights and 3 days between May 20 and 26th Leader: Sayoko Tanaka <Join the event!> Mobile: 090-2332-9668 Mobile E-mail: [email protected] Regular Home Phone/Fax: 03-3795-7868 Notes: The following event is being organised by Sayoko in the Tokyo IAC, If you are interested, please contact her to see if it would be possible for you to join. Click here to get full details |
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