Outdoor Club Japan (OCJ) 国際 アウトドア・クラブ・ジャパン Events Norikuradake Super Downhill 10 March Friday to 12 March Monday If you are not satisfied ski & snowboard in ski area. You can skiing from summit. Norikuradake(3026m)is one of hundred best mountain in Japan. This time is good condition of backcountry ski season. Go up to the summit of Norikuradake by walk from the top of last lift(2000m). Climb about 5 hours and down to bottom lift(1500m) about 50 min. (Deta of last time) Transport: Train from Shinjuku to Matsumoto and Taxi from Matsumoto to Norikura-kogen. Return : Bus from Norikura-kogen to Sinshimashima and train to Shinjuku. Meeting Time & Place : 19:30 Shijuku st. platform 5 car no.1 for super Azusa15 Cost : About Yen30000 Train Shinjuku to matsumoto Yen6200(ow) but should buy 4coupon ticket each coupon Yen4190 or You can buy discount ticket shop in town price is similar. (price is non-reserve seat) Taxi about Yen13000 we will share. Return bus Yen1300 and local train Yen680. Inn Yen14000+tax 2 overnight 2 breakfast 1 dinner (no dinner Friday) Japanese room and hot spring! Necessary equipment : Skiers & Telemarkers need a nylon mohair skin. Snowboarders need snowshoes. Crampons(over 8point!) Clothes: Gore-tex jacket and pants, fleece, hut, musk, gloves, sunglasses, headlamp, thermos, lunch, sunscreen If you do not go up to the summit, you can enjoy the ski area and hot springs. 1 day lift pass Yen4000 Limit : 12persons (priority is downhill from summit) In Japanese : ０２６ｍ)の頂上からの滑降です。 ゲレンデスキーに物足りないスキーヤー、スノーボーダー向き。 山スキーにいいシーズンですが、天気次第なので一応土、日と２日間の時間をとりました。 スキー場のリフト の最上 部（標高２０００ｍ）から歩き出し約５時間で、頂上に立ちそこからスキー場の下（１５ ００ｍ）まで滑り降 ります。下り約５０分。（前回のデータ） 乗物 中央本線で新宿から松本まで行き、松本から乗鞍高原の宿までタクシー帰りは、乗鞍高原か らバスで新島々へ そこから松本まで電車（車で行きたい人もどうぞ） 費用 綴りを１枚にバラすと￥４１９０もし相棒が見つからないときは、金券屋でもだいたい同 じ 段でかえます。 （金額は自由席） 必要な装備 スキーヤー、テレマーカーはナイロンモヘアのシール、スノーボーダーはスノーシュー、ア イゼン（８本爪以 上。１２本爪がいい）、ゴアテックスのジャケットとパンツ、フリース、即乾性の下着（綿は イカン！）手 袋、帽子、目出帽、サングラス、日焼け止めクリーム、テルモス、昼食 頂上から滑り降りたくない人はスキー場でスキー、スノボできます。１日券￥４０００ 温泉も楽しめます。 １２人で予約しています。（頂上から滑降したい人優先です。） Outdoor Club Japan (OCJ) 国際 アウトドア・クラブ・ジャパン Events ay Hike Itsukaichi to Okutama Station 4 March Sunday Taxis from Itsukaichi Station to Gundo trail head. A very rough estimate for taxi costs is yen 1,000 each. The hike will take us from Mazukariyama , Otakesan , Nokogiriyama , to Okutama Station. Total trail time is about seven hours, it is very possible it will be dark before we get to Okutama, which adds complications like the cold and possibility of getting lost). I’m thinking of taking this hike again in the summer, but starting from a Friday evening, and walking all night until Saturday morning. If anyone thinks they might be interested in trying such an unpleasant-sounding hike with me, I recommend coming this time as well. This trip will be canceled if there is a good chance of rain on Saturday. Call me Friday night if you want to confirm. Remember that the Okutama Free Pass is available from JR that allows travel to/from any stations on the Itsukaichi or Ome lines over a two day period. I believe the price at Shinjuku is about JPY1400. You can also get the pass at Mitaka (the last station at which it is available) for JPY1040. Meeting Time & Place : The train time for this trip is 6:44 (ouch!) from Shinjuku. We meet near the middle of the platform for tracks 9 and 10. (The trainapparently doesn’t always leave from the same track, but the platform is the same anyway.) The train arrives in Tachikawa at 7:11, and we groggily race to platform 3 for the 7:30 train to Itsukaichi. We arrive at Itsukaichi at7:56 and take taxis to Gundo. Bring : hiking boots (a must), comfortable hiking pants, rain gear, headlamp flashlight . Outdoor Club Japan (OCJ) 国際 アウトドア・クラブ・ジャパン Events Ski Trip in Shiga 10 March Friday to 11 March Saturday We are planning to rent cars and leave Tokyo on Friday night. We are looking for drivers! We do need drivers to make this trip happen. Do you know anyone Up to 10 people for two nights, the cabin charges 4,500 yen a person. Beyond that is no charge, so we would pay less with more people. (Maximum 20 people.) The cabin has two stories, each with a kitchen. The kitchen has pans and basic utensils. Gas stove would be great if we want to do nabe on a table. Ten sets of futon are available. The cabin has floor-heating and a hotspring. We can also go onsen-hopping at nearby Shibu Hot Spring. Groceries and liqueurs are available at a supermarket within five-minute drive. (Miwa says she abstains from alcohol this time. Poor lady...) The cabin offers privacy and Karaoke sets. Accommodation : A cabin at Yudanaka Hot Spring in Nagano, 4,500yen per person. Ski Resort : 20-minute drive from the cabin to Yakebitai Ski Resort. Yakebitai ski resort has excellent slopes for skiers. It is also good for snowboarders. In Japanese : ３月１０日１１日で、スキーツアーを企画しています。 場所は長野の湯田中温泉、焼額スキー場まで、約２０分。 スキーヤーにはすっごいいいゲレンデ。ボーダー OK。 金曜日の夜出を考えてます。 お宿の金額は、２泊 1 ０人までは、一名につき￥４，５００。 それ以上は無料なので、人数が多いほうが安いです。 最高２０人までの予定です。 一階と２階にキッチン付き。 なべ皿箸等は揃ってます。 なべ物するなら卓上コンロが必要。 布団１０組まで、床暖房、温泉付き。 近くに、渋温泉があって、温泉巡り可能。 大型スーパー酒屋さん付きが、宿から車で５分程度のところにあり。 （ちなみに私は、禁酒中です！） 一戸建てなので、騒いでも OK！！お好みの方は一応カラオケもございまぁす。 ドライバーが足りないと、このツアーはなくなってしまいます。ドライバー大募集中！ （移動はレンタカーを考えています。） 心当たりある方連絡よろしくおねがいします。 Outdoor Club Japan (OCJ) 国際 アウトドア・クラブ・ジャパン Events Cross-country ski trip in SUGADAIRA (NAGANO) 11 March Saturday to 12 March Sunday We will head for SUGADAIRA, NAGANO pref., early Saturday morning, to enjoy two full days of cross-country skiing. The plan is to go on two different 5 hour courses on Saturday and Sunday. If the weather is good, spectacular views of the Japanese alps summits are to be seen on the way. Cross-country ski experience is necessary for joining this trip. We will spend one night in the pension KINOKO (TEL: 0268-74-2350, 8000 yen with 2 meals), which has ski rentals. If you need rental and your feet size is over 27, then warn me in advance (the pension does no have so many big sizes). Bring with you lunch for Sunday and sun protection (the course on Saturday is on a slope facing South). Meeting Time & Place : On Saturday, we will ride the Nagano Shinkansen ASAMA 1 あさま １ (TOKYO sta. 7:32 ->UEDA sta. 8:45). Please buy your own Shinkansen Ticket. Then we will take the bus SUGADAIRA 1 菅平 1 号(UEDA 9:05 -> SUGADAIRA KOUGEN 菅平 高原 10:00). The meeting place is just outside the ticket gate at UEDA sta. at 8:50AM. We will be back in TOKYO on Sunday around 8PM. Cost : 25,000 yen (or 29,000 with ski rental). Outdoor Club Japan (OCJ) 国際 アウトドア・クラブ・ジャパン Event Nozawa Onsen (long weekend) 17 March Friday to 20 March Monday We will visit a famous Nozawa Onsen, which has many traditional public bath houses throughout the town. The ski resort is large and challenging. We successfully reserved eight seats in a package bus tour. Whileaccommodations may be very basic, it is a great value. Meeting Time & Place : Departure: Friday March 17 22:00 Ikebukuro, overnight travel Return:Monday, March 20, Leave around 14:50. Arrive Tokyo by 21:30 Cost : About 20,500 yens covers two nights stay with two Breakfast and two dinner. Transportation by bus from & to Tokyo. Lift: You buy your own tickets. Outdoor Club Japan (OCJ) 国際 アウトドア・クラブ・ジャパン Event Hakkoda Yama-Ski 7 April Friday 10 April Monday We will tour around some “secret spots” in Hakkoda area. Reserved accommodation with hot-springs for eight people already. The plan is: Fri., Apr. 7, we leave Ueno in the evening by an overnight train, “shindai- sha”. (The trains has beds.) Sat., Apr. 8, we arrive at Aomori, take a bus to Hakkoda, where we check in to Sukayu Onsen Inn. 8,800yen + tax. + service charge. Sun. Apr. 9, we move to Aoni Onsen, or so-called “Rampu-no-Yado” (Inn of Lamp). 8500yen + tax + service charge. Mon. Apr. 10, we leave Hakkoda in the afternoon, take a shinkansen (bullet train) to arrive in Tokyo in the evening. You need to take a Monday off. Yama-skies or telemark skies with skins are required. Cost : around 20,000yen for the accommodation + transportation. In Japanese : 「八甲田」山スキー４月７日（金）夜 10 日（月）. 昨年、グリーンランドのスライドショーをしてくれた浩子が八甲田の山スキーの穴場を案 内してくれます。 宿は雰囲気のある温泉宿を 8 名で予約済み。 ４月７日（金）夜、上野発の寝台車で青森へ ４月８日（土）朝、青森駅着バス乗車八甲田山へ，酢ヶ湯温泉温泉泊（8800$B1_+ 税、サ） ４月９日（日）青荷温泉（通称:ランプの宿）泊(8500 円+税) ４月 10 日（月）午後、新幹線で東京戻り夜、東京着 費用：宿泊約 2 万円+交通費 * 月曜休みが取得出来、山スキーを持っている方に限ります。 興味のある方は市川裕美子 まで。 Outdoor Club Japan (OCJ) 国際 アウトドア・クラブ・ジャパン Event White water rafting/hiking/hot spring tour in Minakami 27 May Saturday to 28 May Sunday white water rafting trip for theweekend of May 27-28. We tried to go to a different place other than Minakami in Gunma, looking for a more adventurous trip, however, thebest rafting season in other places such as Kiso River and Nagara Riverin Nagoya will not kick in until September. The only place we can enjoy relatively adventurous trip is seen limited to Minakami at this moment,although we suffered from a lack of water there last year. Well, actually no matter where you go, it is up to the weather that day. If you know any other good rafting places close to Tokyo, let us know.Please note that the season for Ayu fishing starts in June, which is also limiting our options. Meanwhile, with the assumption that we are again going to Minakami, we are looking for following volunteers to help organize this event: 1] a treasurer who can collect money from participants and calculate how much we are spending 2) BBQ crews.