Events June 2006
2006-06-03 18:00:00 - 2006-06-03 21:00:00 | IOC Meetings *IOC Monthly Meeting, Saturday, Jun. 3rd.
Come to our general meeting, and meet nice folks who enjoy the outdoors just like you do.Yuri will collect money for Sea Kayak reservation.
Yuri will present some basic rules and exercises about first-aid. Most of us don't know anything about what to do in case of an accident. It is thus important to have some basic knowledge as we don't always have a nurse or a doctor hiking with us... Please come and join the meeting.?
Leader : Benoit Camenen (benoit.c) | send e-mail
Meet :
6:30pm - our regular meeting
6:00pm - new member information meeting
For directions to our meeting location, please see our web site at
http://IOCkansai.com/event/meeting/
2006-06-04 08:00:00 - 2006-06-04 17:00:00 | Watersports *
Nara Yoshino River Kayaking on Jun 4th
Hi everyone,We are planning a one-day kayaking event at Yoshino river in Nara on Jun 4th. After the lesson we will have the river tour. Both begginers and those who have experienced kayaking are welcomed. If you want to start kayaking, it must be a great opportunity!! Please sign up by May 31st:)
Member : 7 people
Plan to go by car. Please let me know if you can use your car and give us a ride to Nara
Rough Schedule:
Meeting & Breaking up time & place: To be informed after allocating cars
If we leave from Osaka by car
8:00 – 8:30 Leave from Osaka
10:00-12:00 Kayaking school
12:00-13:00 Lunch
13:00-15:00 River touring
17:00 Arrive in Osaka
Budget: Kayak rental & school/guide fee 9,500yen (including insurance)
Plus gasoline fee (depending on number of participants)
Bring: Lunch, Swimsuit, Towel, sandal with strap for heel or deck sneakers, clothes which can be wet (polyester shirt is preferred), band for glasses
Dead line: May 31st
*No cancellation please!! I have to fix the numbers of participant to the canoe shop on June 1st.
When you sign up, please let me know where you live and your height and weight for wet suit.
I will inform the participants more details such as cancellation policy and payment.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us.
Keiko Yamaguchi
Leader : Keiko Yamaguchi (keiko.y) | send e-mail
Co-leader : Mayumi Uejima (mayumi.u) | send e-mail
2006-06-10 12:00:00 - 2006-06-10 21:00:00 | Multiple
Booze and BBQ in Nada-ku on Jun. 10th
Summertime is here, and it's time for a BBQ, folks! We'll start off this event with a walking tour of Nada-ku's historic Sake breweries. Afterwards we'll walk back to my place for BBQ, beers, cocktails and -weather permitting- a little Ultimate (also known as Frisbee football) in the park next door. We'll finish up the evening with Scotch tasting (highland, lowland, and Islay) and general fun.I can sleep 4 here, if anyone can't make it home, and there's a sento right next door for those who'd like to take an evening bath.
Sunday morning, if anyone's up for it, we'll meet for an Indian food brunch in Sannomiya.
If you want to play Ultimate, wear shoes and clothes you can run in. Hope to see you there-
Date and Time: Saturday, June 10th 12:00 - ?
Difficulty: no stars!
Limit: 12 people
Cost: 2000 yen
Meeting place: Uozaki Station, Kobe (Hanshin line)
Sign-up Deadline: June 8th
Josh
Leader : Josh Wilson (ichifish) | send e-mail
Meet :
Uozaki Station, Kobe (Hanshin line) at 12:00
Cost :
2000 yen
2006-06-11 12:00:00 - 2006-06-11 18:00:00 | Multiple
Photo workshop in Nara park on Jun. 11th (Sun)
Let's go shooting some pictures and learn about photography in the relaxed atmosphere of Nara park. We'll start by buying our lunch at a nearby (and good) bakery. Then we'll move to Nara park, eat our croissants and... take pictures. Nara park has various subjects and should be able to satisfy your shashin tastes: temples, deer, people, ponds, buildings, nature,... At the end of the day we'll watch the sunset from a temple overlooking Nara. We'll then eat in the city for those who are interested. Optional: a visit to ToDaiji is possible (500Y).Meeting: the fountain in front of Nara Kintetsu station
at 12pm
http://www.mapfan.com/index.cgi?MAP=E135.49.53.3N34.40.51.0&ZM=12
What to bring: your camera, film and/or memory cards, tripod (if you have one), lenses, small notebook and pen (a drawing is worth a thousand words), light coat (for rain),...
Stars: * or ** (depending on how much equipment you bring)
Cancellation: this event may be cancelled if the weather forecast for Sunday is bad.
Fixed costs: zero yen
Group size: limited to 5 persons.
Damien 'Takahara' Douxchamps
Leader : Damien Douxchamps (ddouxchamps) | send e-mail
2006-06-13 12:00:00 - 2006-06-13 18:00:00 | Hiking ***1/2
Tatyama to Kamikochi traverse, July 21st - 29th
This is supposed to be the ultimate seven-day hike in Japan! It is long but not incredibly hard and no technical skill is required. But as we don’t want to go to any mountain hut (very expensive, crowded … and I cannot eat typical Japanese breakfast anymore!), we will camp, and thus carry tent and food most of the time. So, you need to be perfectly fit to join this trek. Remember you will have to hike 8-10 hours per days with a 15Kg backpack and for 7 days. It is possible to shorten the trek (several escape routes) but only if two persons agree to do it together.7/21: Leave Osaka/Kyoto (21:50/23:00) by a night bus to Murodo
7/22: Hike to Tsurugisawa (base camp) and climb (without bag) Tsurugidake
7/23: Hike to GoshikiGaHaraSanso through Dainichidake (Onanjiyama)
7/24: Hike to YakushiToge through YakushiDake
7/25: Hike to KurobegorooGoya through KurobegorooDake
7/26: Hike to YariDakeSanso
7/27: Hike to HotakaDakeSansoo through ObamiDake, NakaDake, MinamiDake, KitahotakaDake and KarasawaDake (5 pics over 3000m!)
7/28: Hike to Kamikochi through OkuHotakaDake and MaeHotakaDake. Then, we will take some rest at Kamikochi, have onsen, nice dinner, long sleep and leave by bus on the 29th back to Kyoto /Osaka.
For those who want to go back straight home, a possibility (but more expensive) would be to take a bus to Matsumoto and there a train back to Osaka and arrive on Saturday 28th in the late evening.
Bring: Good hiking shoes, tent (possible to share with someone else of course; and to borrow an IOC tent), mattress and sleeping bag, rain gear, flashlight, small camera, cooking material and food for 7 days (light dried food, cookies, pasta… nothing heavy…). For this kind of hike the weight of the backpack is fundamental: it should be as light as possible! So, take a minimum of clothing, it’s better to be smelly than having a pain on your back!
Cost:
Camping: usually 500 yens / night
Overnight Bus from Osaka/Kyoto to Murodo: 11000 yens
Bus from Kamikuchi to Kyoto/Osaka: 8000 yens
Bus from Kamikuchi to Matsumoto: 4400 yens
Train from Matsumoto to Osaka: 10500 yens (With Limited express and Nozomi).
We also advise participants to get their insurance plan for this event.
Leader : Benoit Camenen (benoit.c) | send e-mail
Co-leader : Yoshimi Suzuki (yoshimi.s) | send e-mail
2006-06-17 08:45:00 - 2006-06-17 20:00:00 | Cycling *
Kyoto easy cycle & Irish night on Jun. 17th
Hi everyone,Kei & Keiko organize a joint event as follows. We plan to cycle in Kyoto and go to the Irish bar.
Member : 8 people
Cycling event : One star
Meeting time and place: 8:50 at the central exit of JR Kyoto station
Cost: None
When you sign up, please inform Kei if you need to rent a bike. (Cost 1,700 yen)
He booked some rental bikes for those who are 160cm – 170cm tall. If you don’t think those bikes suit you, please tell him your height.
Bring: lunch, water, gloves, a helmet (You can rent a helmet at the rental bike shop, though)
After we return the rental bikes in Shijo area, let’s enjoy Irish music. One of IOC member Matteo holds a concert at the Irish bar. Many members must remember his fabulous performance at the Momoi annual camp event of last year. If you missed it, don’t miss this opportunity !! His live show will start around 19:00.
leader: Kei Sasabe
Co Leader Keiko Yamaguchi
Deadline: June 14th
If it rains, the cycling event will be cancelled but we can still go to Matteo’s concert.
If you are interested in, please contact Kei or Keiko.
Kei Sasabe & Keiko Yamaguchi
Leader : Kei Sasabe (kei.s) | send e-mail
Co-leader : Keiko Yamaguchi (keiko.y) | send e-mail
2006-06-17 09:00:00 - 2006-06-18 18:00:00 | Watersports **
Sea kayaking adventure in Ushimado Jun.17-18th
Since we will take a bus instead of Nozomi, we will arrive in Ushimado after 12:00 on June 17th. Then, our kayaking trip will be little bit shorter. That means, the trip will be little bit cheaper. The cost of kayaking will be 18400yen, if we have 8 people. Now we have 5 people and the cost of kayaking is 24400yen. So,we have decided to accept 2 beginners to have more people. Please feel free to contact me as soon as possible if you are interested in:)Thank you!
Yuri
Here is the new event plan.
Date:June 17th~18th
Number of people 8~10
Transportation: JR high speed bus, JR local train, Toubi bus, Maejima ferry
Cost for each person: Kayaking trip including food and insurance-->18400yen(when we have 8 participants) +Transportation from Osaka ( round trip)-->approximately 8000yen
Dead line for sign up: May 30th
Thank you!
Yuri
****** Event Details ******************************************
Two Stars.
Let's enjoy a great see kayaking trip with Koji and me, in Ushimado!! We will leave Ushimado port with the equipments for a camping, then make a sea kayaking trip to an island. After we will get an island, we'll be able to
enjoy doing like see kayaking, fishing and so on. That is going to be a wonderful trip with super view!! Furthermore, there will be a star-filled night sky, if we'll be lucky. So, why don't you join us?
** No cancellation, please!!
* This event is only for IOC members.
Leader : Yuri Takakura (yuri.t) | send e-mail
Co-leader : Koji Otani (koji.o) | send e-mail
Meet :
JR Osaka Station 7:40.
Cost :
Kayaking trip including food and insurance-->18400yen(when we have 8 participants) +Transportation from Osaka ( round trip)-->approximately 8000yen
2006-06-24 07:00:00 - 2006-06-25 19:00:00 | Hiking *
GREEN hiking Mie Jun.24-25th
One starFor 6 members
Deadline June 10th
I will lead great Green two mountains on June24-25th.
Mt.Miuneyama and Mt.Kurosoyama are border Nara pref.and Mie pref.
You can enjoy look at fresh GREEN.
***Day 1***
05:25 JR Sannomiya - 05:59 JR Osaka
06:07 JR Osaka - 06:22 Tsuruhashi (JR loop line)
06:30 Tsuruhashi - 07:38 Haibara(Kintetsu line)
We meet at the station Haibara.
If you come late, we will not wait for you.
We go to the starting point of Miuneyama by bus.
11:00 The starting point of Miuneyama
14:00 The top of Miuneyama
16:00 The camp place
We eat BBQ and take a bath and stay in the lodge.
There is no blanket in the lodge.
You have to bring a sleeping bag or rent a blanket(300yen).
Depending on the situation, we will do night hiking after BBQ.
***Day 2***
We leave the camp place at 7:30
and go to the starting point of Kurosoyama by bus.
08:30 The starting point of Kurosoyama
10:30 The top of Kurusoyama
We go to the station Nabari by bus.
16:07 Nabari - 17:13 Tsuruhashi(Kintetsu line)
17:21 JR Tsuruhashi - 17:35 JR Osaka
17:45 JR Osaka - 18:06 JR Sannomiya
Cost : About 9,000yen
JR Osaka - Haibara : 900yen
Nabari - JR Osaka : 1,150yen
Bus : total 2,400yen
Lodge : 10,000yen(for 6 members)
BBQ : About2,000yen
Blanket : 300yen
To enter Kurosoyama : 500yen
Bring:
Hiking shoes, lunch for two days, breakfast, something to drink, hat,
Sleeping bag(if you need), flash light, Onsen Kit
Leader : Kei Sasabe (kei.s) | send e-mail
2006-06-24 12:00:00 - 2006-06-25 18:00:00 | Watersports **
Watersports weekend on Jun. 24 - 25th
Two stars,*** This event was cancel due to bad weather ***
Finally watersports season has come.
I'm planning snorkeling and scuba-diving in Kumano (Mie prefecture).
Of course you can just relax at the seaside too. We'll leave Friday
night and head to Kumano-city through the night and camp at
Kumano-nada beach.
24th snorkeling at Kumano bay
Onsen in the evening
Cook Mexican food the night
Camp at the same place
25th It's optional, you can choose from these 3.
1, Scuba diving
2, Odaigahara hiking
http://www.vill.kamikitayama.nara.jp/kankou_2.html
  3, Snorkeling again
Onsen in the evening
http://www.vill.kamikitayama.nara.jp/kankou_8.html#kodokoro
Bring tent, sleeping bag/towel kit, mattress, snorkeling equipment,
suimsuit, diving equipment (scuba-divers), raingear and hiking shoes
(hikers at Odaigahara), onsen-kit, Saturday breakfast, suncream,
bugspray.
In case of bad weather, we'll decide to go or not on June 22nd.
Now we have 2 cars and 7 people. Thank you.
Leader : Rie James (rie.j) | send e-mail
