Events March 2008

2008-03-08 09:00:00 - 2008-03-08 12:00:00 | Hiking *

Hike along the old Fukuchiyama train line(again)on Mar.8th(sat)

One Star.
Markus and I want to do the railway hike he did in September with some of you on Saturday, 8th of March.
Meeting point is Namaze train station, at 9:30 am.
We will arrive at Takedao train station around 12:30.
From Namaze we will walk about 10 min to the river and the starting point of the old Fukuchiyama railway track.
It follows the river most of the time, so there should be a lot of nice views, and no really steep slopes, so a quite relaxing hike.
It is about 6-7 km long, so it will take about 1.5-2 hours without break, but I would suggest to have lunch at a nice place near the river somewhere.
So please bring some food and drinks, there won't be any kombini and most probably no vending machines neither. :-)
And bring a flashlight, headlamp, candle, or something similar. We will go through 6-7 tunnels of that some are pretty long.


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2008-03-08 18:00:00 - 2008-03-08 21:00:00 | IOC Meetings

March General Meeting and Elections (Sat Mar 8).

Come along to the March General Meeting to find out what is going on in the club and to vote in the 2008 IOC Elections.
PLEASE NOTE THE VENUE CHANGE!
The usual location in Umeda wasn't available so we will have the meeting at the Osaka Shiritsu Chuo Seinen Center in Morinomiya.
It's a 10min walk west of JR Morinomiya Station (Osaka Loop Line). Or an 8min walk from exit 10 of Tanimachi 4-chome station (Tanimachi line).  If you are coming by subway from Umeda, it's easier to get off there rather than changing  and going on to Morinomiya.
Here's a map
http://www.itac.gr.jp/juku­/map9.html

If you have trouble finding the place, call me on 090-3929-3842

Time: New member information from 6pm
          General meeting and elections - 6:30pm start
Cost: Free!

Join us for dinner and drinks afterwards at this Okinawan restaurant
http://www.chinenya.com/oo­saka.html
2500yen for a set course meal without nomihoudai
4000yen for a set course meal with nomihoudai
If you know that you're coming or aren't coming, please let me know - it makes reservations much easier. Thanks.

Also, if you would like to run for a committee or non-committee position in the IOC, or if you'd like to nominate someone, please let me know.
Thanks

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2008-03-09 09:00:00 - 2008-03-09 18:00:00 | Hiking *

Myouken San hike on Sunday March 9th

Description:  Myouken San.  This is a day hike half-way between Hyogo-Ken and Osaka-Fu.

Date:  Sunday March 9th
Meeting Time : 10AM, Miyouken Guchi Station; Hankyu Line
Rating: 1 Star

We will take a 20 minute bus ride north. 
It's a 1-hour hike to the top of the small mountain-Utagaki Yama. 
Then, it's another 2 1/2 hours to Miyouken San.
It takes 1 hour to walk back down to Miyouken Guchi Station.

Cost: 
It's 580 Yen and 50 minutes each way from Umeda Station to Miyouken Guchi Station.
Bus Fare
Bring: Lunch and appropriate clothes. 

Please contact me if you want to join and for additional information.  FYI - I have never done this hike before. 

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2008-03-09 10:00:00 - 2008-03-09 19:00:00 | Hiking *

Plum grove explore on Mar.9th(sun)

Half star.
Spring is come. really? So warm that the flowers on the Plum tree might almost be coaxed into showing signs of blooming.
We will take 30-60 minutes cruising plum grove area, we have a lunch and drink beer under plum trees.
AODANI-BAIRIN
http://www.pref.kyoto.jp/y­amashiro/news/general/promo­tion/2008/1/1201072908523.h­tml
At dusk, we will enjoy nice onsen near there. http://www.onsen19.jp/
We will enjoy base rock bath(GANBANYOKU) (option)

Bring : Lunch (supermarket Yamadaya in front of station)
        Beer and Snack, Onsen kit
Meeting : JR Yamashiro-Aodani (JR Nara Line) 10:00am
http://www.jorudan.co.jp/e­nglish/  You can find your train.


Leader : Koji Otani (koji.o) | send e-mail

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2008-03-22 09:00:00 - 2008-03-23 18:00:00 | Watersports *

Charity Polar Bear Swim 2008 at Lake Biwa : Mar. 22-23

Hi everyone,

Yuri & I’ll organize another Charity Swim event this year.
Everyone is welcome to join us.

**Date: Mar. 22-23rd
**Star: 1 star
**The place: Omimaiko beach on Lake Biwa
**Meeting time and place : Meet up in Saturday morning  (the details will be informed to the participants.)
**The cost: JPY5,000/person for 2 meals (dinner and breakfast) and the stay
No cancellation please as I have to fix the numbers of the people who’ll stay overnight beforehand. Cancellation fee may be occurred.  I request non-members pay in advance.
**The deadline of signing up: Mar. 18?? It depends on a vacancy in the guest house/

The Polar Bear Swim is a charity event. The swimmers will raise money for a NGO that was established for conservation of nature(I have’nt decided yet, for which NGO we are going to donate. We’ll discuss together before the swim) People who don't want to swim but want to support their swimming friends can sponsor swimmers. Sponsors should also indicate the maximum that they are willing to pay. If you want more information about how it works, or you want to get some sponsors, send me an email and I'll send you the information and the sponsorship form, which Josh made last year.
Since we need to take a hot bath and have a party after the swim, I booked a guesthouse called BB DYLAN(Former Kihachi), where we stayed last year.
Before the swim, we may go on a short hike to Hira mountains or Mt. Hiei. The schedule is flexible, therefore, please let me know what you want to do Saturday and Sunday mornings.

To sign up, please e-mail me or Yuri. We’ll send more details to the participants. Also, please feel free to contact us if you have any questions and suggestions..Hope many of you will join us!!

Keiko Yamaguchi

Leader : Keiko Yamaguchi (keiko.y) | send e-mail
Co-leader : Yuri Takakura (yuri.t) | send e-mail

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