Events July 2005
2005-07-01 22:00:00 - 2005-07-03 22:00:00 | Cycling **Shimanami Kaido on July 1-3rd
This event has been postponed from June 17-19th to July 1-3rd
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Shimanami Kaido information: http://www.go-shimanami.jp/index.html
Schedule
Day 1 June 17(Fri) 22:35 Departure, Rokko Ferry Terminal(4,600yen)
http://www.diamond-ferry.co.jp/
Day 2 June 18(Sat) 05:15 Arrival, Imabari Port
08:00 Rental Bycycle Shop Open(500yen/day)
(Deposit:1,000yen, unreturnable if dropped off)
Bridge Passage Fee: 500yen in total
Accomodation:
Option 1)
Staying at Youth Hostel
(Member:4,200yen, Nonmember:5,250yen)
http://www.d1.dion.ne.jp/~sunami/youth/
Option 2)
Camping
http://www.sunset-bc.com/
* If some beginners join this event, we stay at the youth hostel.
Day 3 June 19(Sun) Departure Youth Hostel
JR Onomichi-JR Osaka(4,310yen for 3-3.5 hours)
Total Budget:15,850yen if you rent a bike(Without membership for YH),
14,650yen if you bring your own bike
Sign-up Deadline: June 11(You need to reserve ferry by yourself)
Leader :
2005-07-02 12:00:00 - 2005-07-03 18:00:00 | Camping *
Wakayama River Trekking and Camp on July 2-3
This event is fully booked. Thanks.
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Hi everyone,
I am glad to inform you guys that we had a great new member Naoko!!
Naoko & her friends rent a school in Susami ,which was closed down and
is used for lodgings now. So, we are planning the following event.
Members: 12-13 people max. by 3 cars/ one each from Nara, Osaka & Kobe
This event is only for members.
Schedule
JULY 2 (sat) A.M.
Leave by car to Susami in Wakayama (About 3 hours from Osaka)
Have a lunch (bring yourself) on the way to Wakayama
P.M.
Arrive at the school in Susami.
Clean up the rooms where we stay at the school and go to buy foods for BBQ
** If we have spare time, let's go to an easy hike or a beach!!
EVENING
Have a BBQ party and HANABI at school playground
Go to hot spring
NIGHT
Stay at the school.
JULY 3 (sun) A.M.
Have a breakfast
River Trekking
** Naoko will guide us to the river trekking. It is not a hard one.
Please image we will walk down and swim in the river with helmet and life jacket.
If you have any further questions, please contact Naoko!!
P.M.
Have a lunch at river side
Clean up the school and prepare to go
We will leave there around 16:00 to Osaka/Nara/Kobe
On the way to go home, we will stop at the Wakayama marina city
to see the firework show from 20:00
(just 15 minutes, but I heard it is wonderful!!)
About the school and river trekking, please take a look at the following:
(sorry, only in Japanese)
http://www.aska.ne.jp/wave2000/photo.htm
Bring: Lunch & Sleeping bag (There are enough futons for everyone,
but there are ticks and fleas in futons)
For river trekking, please bring a swimsuit, a T-shirt and long trousers
(quick-drying ones are preferable), socks (old ones are enough because
we wear shoes first and cover them with socks. It works very well not to
slip on rocks), shoes (No sandals, please. It is dangerous to
walk with sandals in the river) and a hat (preferable).
We prepare helmets, life jackets for everyone.
Budget/per person : Transportation (gasoline & highway fee) 4,000yen
BBQ & HANABE fee : 2,000 - 3,000yen
Hot spring fee : 200yen
Accommodation at the school : free of charge
Helmets and life jackets: free of charge
NOTE: The participants are required to come to the meeting point by
themselves as the drivers cannot pick them up individually.
About sport insurance, I am still considering. Will inform the
participants later.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me:
Keiko Yamaguchi
Leader : Keiko Yamaguchi (keiko.y) | send e-mail
Co-leader :
2005-07-09 12:00:00 - 2005-07-10 18:00:00 | Watersports *
Tokushima Sea Kayak and Scuba Diving, July 9-10 (Sat-Sun)
***Please note, this activity is currently full.***Members - 8 maximum
Schedule - Leave by car Saturday morning to arrive at
Shishikui cho
(East coast of Shikoku) around noon. In the afternoon we'll
rent sea
kayaks - 2-3,000 yen per person for a two-hour course
including guide.
Saturday night we'll camp in the area, and go scuba diving
on Sunday.
All equipment is available for rental, and people without a
scuba
license can have a trial dive.
The total cost for two dives including all equipment and
boat rides is
about 18,000 yen.
Basically, the sea kayaking and/or diving are optional - if
people just
want to relax on the beach and swim or go snorkeling, that's
fine too.
dive shop home page:
http://www.tk2.nmt.ne.jp/~noah2000/index.html
Rie Akagi
Leader :
Cost :
Scuba diving (2-boat diving) 12,400yen
Scuba diving (2-boat diving)
with all rental equipment 18,200yen
Trial diving 13,600yen
Seakayak 2,000-3,000yen
Car 4,500yen
Camp 1,300yen
Onsen 1000yen
Food &drink 3,000yen
2005-07-14 12:00:00 - 2005-07-18 18:00:00 | Multiple **
Yakushima Trip July 14th - 18th
Hi guys,HIS offered round trip flight to Kyushu(Kagoshima) with first night accomodation from 19800. The price depends on the date, flight and the accomodation.
Here is rough plan about Yakushima trip.
July 14th Thu: take a Flight(ANA551) from Itami at 19:45, stay at Kagoshima city hotel.
15th Fri : take Toppi(jet foil) from Kagoshima at 8:00, arrived Yakushima at 10:05. go to minshuku(I haven't decided) and you can do cycling, swimming etc
16th to 17th : hike up to Miyanoura-dake we can stay hut on 16th
18th : do whatever you want, take Toppi at 13:10, arrived Kagoshima at 16:00 returning flight is ANA??? from Kagoshima to Kansai or
Itami at evening. ANA will change the schedure, but I forgot the number of the flight and time, sorry.
If you want take another flight, you can choose the flight til 27th.
If you want to join this trip, please e-mail me ASAP.
I need your full name, age, and which flight you want to take for
returning.
Flight and first night accomo 21800-22800 +1500(depends on the
returning flight)
Toppi costs 12600 for round trip, if you want to stay longer and to visit
Tnegashima or Ibusuki(Kagoshima), they have other prices. I'll try to get
minshuku under 5000/night.
more information: but only in Japanese, sorry
HIS
http://www.his-j.com/kix/kokunai/k-t-kyu-kyujiyujizai.htm#4dep
Orita-kisen(Ferry)
http://www.f2.dion.ne.jp/~orita.k/
Toppi(Jet foil)
http://www.toppy.jp/
YUKA HORIKAWA
Leader :
Co-leader : Koji Otani (koji.o) | send e-mail
2005-07-15 12:00:00 - 2005-07-18 18:00:00 |
Nichinan Kaigan and Sakurajima on July 15-18th
Day 1 July 15 (Fri)* Departure at 19:30 from Osaka Nanko Ferry Terminal (8,800 yen)
http://www.marineexpress.co.jp/
Day 2 July 16 (Sat)
* Arrival at 08:20 at Miyazaki port
* Cycling to Sakurajima via Nichinan coastline (100km)
* Accomodation:
Staying at Youth Hostel(Kagoshima YH or Sakurajima YH)
http://www.jyh.or.jp/index2fr.html
(Member:3,200yen, Nonmember:4,200yen)
Day 3 July 17 (Sun)
* Sightseeing of Sakurajima, and Kagoshima, etc
* Cycling from Kagoshima to Shibushi port (About 100 km)
* Departure at Shibushi port at 18:00
Day 4 July 18 (Mon/Nat'l holiday)
* Arrival at Osaka Nanko Ferry Terminal at 07:40 (9,500 yen)
Total Budget: Around 21,000 yen excluding food
Sign-up Deadline: July 10(You need to reserve ferry by yourself)
Leader :
2005-07-21 12:00:00 - 2005-07-24 18:00:00 | Multiple *
Oki trip July 21st-24th
Hi members,I give you very rough plan of Oki trip and some infomation about Oki. If you are interested, please contact Yuri at
y6r8@m3.dion.ne.jp
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Up dated Oki Trip! (The Oki islands Shimane Prefecture)
Date: July21-24 (Thu.-Sun.)
Total Budget: hoply around 60,000yen (depend on how many we are)
Cruse is option.
1st day
Meeting at Itami airport at 09:40. Flight to Oki and take jet-foil to Nishino island. Getting Nishino
island around 14:00. And then swimming at Sotohama beach. Seafood dinner and overnight stay at hotel.
2nd day
Kayak for half day about 3 hours. If the weather and the sea conditions are good, we can go to
Tutenkyo (It is arch of rock) by Kayak. After Kayak, swimming. We will take jet-foil to Dogo island. Camping
at Tachigi camp site.
3rd day
Mt.Daimanji hiking in the morning. After hiking, swimming at other beach by rent-a-car or by bus.
Camping at Tachigi camp site.
4th day
Swimming and sightseeing by rent-a-car. Flight back to Osaka (Itami) in the afternoon.
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members: 4people
July21st (Thu) flight to Oki. Oki airport to Saigo pier by bus 10min. 280yen. Saigo pier
to Beppu pier by hydrofoil 45min. 2,270yen. Pier to hotel transfer free of charge . Afternoon swiming. To
the beach, take a bus 200yen(each time taking bus 200yen in Nishino island.
July22nd (Fri) kayaking or scuba diving.
July23rd (Sat) hiking
July24th (Sun) move to Dogn. sightseeing. PM flight back to Osaka.
There are Dogo and Tomae area some guide books call Domae) in Oki. Airport is in Dogo
which is a biggest island in Oki. I booked 1st night hotel in Nishino island which is one of islands in
Tomae area. So we have to take a hydrofoil from Dogo to Nishino island. I am still deciding to stay
3nights in Nishino island or Dogo.
About Kayak, I Think one in Nishino island is cheapest. 1575yen per hour. But half day 5250yen.
There are some small mountain,hill in Dogo,Nishino island, Nakano island, Chiburi island. Hightest one
is in Dogo 608m. Also Oki is histrical islands.
These infomation are from web site.
www.e-oki.net
This is Japanese site. Sorry it is not English.
Plan have not fixed yet. still planning.
Fumie
Leader :
Co-leader : Yuri Takakura (yuri.t) | send e-mail
2005-07-23 09:00:00 - 2005-07-24 22:00:00 | Hiking ***
Fuji-san! Hiking, Shizuoka, July 23-24th
Fuji-san sunrise climbThree stars
Come hike to the top of Japan with us in July! We値l start climbing on Saturday evening from Fujinomiya (southern side of the mountain) 5th station (altitude about 2500 m). As the night grows darker, we値l climb higher and higher, into the stars (or clouds, depending on the weather) lead by naught but our headlamps and the moonlight (as well as the thousands of signposts making sure we stay put on the trail). When tired, we値l refuge at the various mountain huts stacked along the mountain, and chill (literally?) near the summit (altitude about 3600 m) for the most popular outdoor sport in Japan: viewing the sunrise from the top of Fuji-san! After recovering our breath and spirits, we値l bound into the sun down the suna-bashiri (sand run) on the eastern slope of the mountain, to Gotemba 5th station (altitude about 2000 m). From there, we値l take a bus to the town of Gotemba, where we値l seek out some grub and an onsen before embarking on our journey back to Kansai.
Bring: headlamp or flashlight, rain/wind-proof shell/coat, sweater, warm hat and gloves, long pants, sturdy boots, bento for Saturday痴 lunch and dinner, onsen kit, change of clothes, sunscreen, sunglasses, snack food.
Leader :
Co-leader : Junko Abe (junko_a76) | send e-mail
Meet :
If you plan to come with us via JR 18 ticket, meet on Saturday, July 23, 9:30am at JR Kyoto station central exit. If you want to take the shinkansen or get there another way via faster or more comfortable transportation, you can meet us at JR Fujinomiya station at 4:45pm, or at Fujinomiya new 5th station near the trailhead by 7pm
Cost :
Buses on the mountain will total about 4000yen. If you come via the JR 18 ticket with us, the total cost for trains will be about 7000yen/person round-trip. If you want us to organize your JR 18 ticket for you, please request your spot on the trip by July 10, and specify whether you want to start from Kyoto station (Junko will organize these tickets) or Sannomiya station (Jeremy will organize these). If you don稚 want us to reserve your JR 18 tickets, or decide about this trip after July 10, then you should purchase your own tickets. For folks starting from Osaka or Nara, we can put you in touch with each other so you can organize your own tickets as a group (cheaper that way).
2005-07-30 12:00:00 - 2005-07-31 18:00:00 | Camping *
Biwa-ko Camp July 30-31st
Hi,Summer is approaching. This year, we will have a camp and BBQ event, instead of the July and August regular meetings. The date is July 30-31st and the place is Makino which is located north west of Biwa-ko in Shiga prefecture.
Here's a rough plan now I think of.
(July 25th)
We meet at JR Makino station afternoon. Walk to the camp site
(it takes 10 minutes). Set up tents and have free time (swimming etc).
Around 17:00, start preparing for dinner.
(July 26th)
Have breakfast and have freetime.
We have to clean up the camp site until 11:00.
This is a HP of the campsite.
http://www.ex.biwa.ne.jp/~takagihama/
The deadline for sign up is July 15th.
Yoshimi
suzukiym@yahoo.co.jp
Leader :
Cost :
Around 3000 (depents on members) except the transportation
