Refresh your spirit. Touch the earth. Touch the sea. Connect with yourself and nature.

Barefoot walking, breathing, enjoying fresh sea breeze.

Where

Saturday 16 July 2022, 13:00

Grassy space in Rinko Park in Yokohama, next to Rinko Park Arch Bridge.

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Details

Enjoy Nature

Rinko Park features large grassy open spaces surrounded by trees, plus concrete steps, walkways, and a bridge, great for experiencing many surfaces barefoot.

Enjoy Connection

Enjoy connection to yourself and our community. Share new experiences with like-minded others.

Enjoy the present moment by settling into your the motions of your body, one breath and one step at a time.

What to Expect:

• I will talk about how to safely walk barefoot.
• We will feel grass, concrete, and sea breeze.
• Let’s enjoy discovering the park together!
• If the weather is nice, bring lunch to enjoy in the park!

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Donation:

1000 yen

What to bring

Lunch if you’d like to join us for lunch!

Anything else you need to take care of yourself.

No need for a shoe bag; we’ll be walking in sight of our belongings.

Self care is important, so wear shoes whenever you need to!

Enjoy the night air. Enjoy moonlight. Touch the earth. Connect with nature. Connect with friends.

Enjoy chatting and barefoot walking on the full moon night. Share beautiful experiences with like-minded friends!

The energy of the full moon supports us in releasing unwanted energies, so we’ll also share some time in meditative energetic release under the full moon.

When

Wednesday 13 July 2022, gather at 19:45; walk toward Tama River at 20:00

Where

Meeting Spot #1 by the benches near Izumi-Tamagawa station https://goo.gl/maps/4yh8TLgADixQYnzU8

Meeting Spot #2 by baseball fields by Tama River below Odakyu rail line https://goo.gl/maps/2Ysk1D4EWmc41q3k7 (on the Tokyo side of the river)

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Details

Enjoy moonlight

Weather permitting, we’ll be bathed in moonlight while enjoying the grassy field with bare feet!

Enjoy Grass

We’ll relax in a lovely grass baseball field next to Tama River.

Enjoy Breathing

Get away from it all by settling into your being and noticing the motions of your body, one breath and one step at a time.

19:45 Meet at Izumi-Tamagawa Station near benches https://goo.gl/maps/4yh8TLgADixQYnzU8

19:55: Walk toward Tama River

The grass is nice for walking and relaxing. Enjoy the light of the full moon.

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Donation:

2000 yen

What to bring

Whatever you need to take care of yourself. Probably should bring a jacket because the weather is getting cooler. Bring lightweight shoes for the short (~5 minute) walk to the river. Watch for little rocks!

Self care is important, so wear shoes whenever you need to!

Refresh your spirit. Step in mud. Connect with nature. Connect with friends.

Barefoot Walking Experience in Manpukuji Hiyama Park

Barefoot walking, breathing, enjoying fresh air and a hilly park.

First Meeting Point

Friday 01 July 2022, 12:30

Shin Yurigaoka between KFC, MUFG, and Dean and Deluca: 35°36'13.3"N 139°30'29.5"E https://w3w.co/locator.juggler.nail

Second Meeting Point is Manpukuji Hiyama Park

Friday 01 July 2022, 13:00

Manpukuji Hiyama Park https://goo.gl/maps/cDRmrwqTXid1Cfd2A

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Details

Enjoy Mud

Manpukuji Hiyama Park features stairs, slight hills, shaded spaces, a small muddy leafy stretch to step in mud, and a faucet for rinsing off.

Enjoy Breathing

Get away from it all by settling into your being and noticing the motions of your body, one breath and one step at a time.

Enjoy Community

Find like-minded others who enjoy walking barefoot in mud!

What to Expect

• The event is on, rain or shine.
• We’ll walk from Shin Yurigaoka station starting 12:45
• Feel free to join at Manpukuji Hiyama Park by 13:00.
• Take off your shoes in the park; connect with mother earth via leafy mud!
• Meet friends, enjoy chatting, connecting
• Wash feet at an outdoor faucet in the park.

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Donation:

1000 yen

Summary:

Slow Paced, crowded, Barefoot Hike on Mt Takao

10am July 10th (Sunday, so it will be crowded!)

Meet at 9:45am Takaosanguchi Station

1000 yen

Bring your own lunch and water. We’ll eat lunch on top of Mt Takao.

We will climb the (mostly paved) Trail 1 of Mt Takao.

Onsen at the bottom after hike!

Details:

What to bring:

• Water: enough for yourself (*)
• Your lunch (we will have lunch on the top of the mountain)
• Hat in case of sun
• Rainwear in case of rain
• (Hiking) shoes (please wear shoes whenever you need to!)
• 1000 yen

Optional:

• Towel, wet tissues for your feet
• First aid supplies
• Sunscreen
• Insect spray
• Picnic sheet, seat pad

After party:

• Bath towel, spare clothes (there is an onsen near Takaosanguchi Station, if you want to relax in onsen after the hike).

(*) It takes 100+ minutes to go up Mt Takao (in shoes), so I suspect at least 2-3 hours for us to hike/walk barefoot. This site says bring 1 liter of water for every 2 hours: https://www.advnture.com/features/water-for-hiking

Insurance:

You can buy insurance from your own provider at your own discretion.

By joining the hike you agree that safety is your own responsibility, not organizers'.

This event is on, rain or shine. Only if the trails are closed or trains stopped will the event be canceled. That said, updates will be posted on this URL until the morning of the event: https://www.robnugen.com/en/events/2022/07/10slow-paced-hike-on-mt-takao-barefoot-challenge/

RSVP on LINE

Add me (Barefoot Rob) on LINE and lemme know you want info about this hike. I will make sure you stay up to date for this hike. You have the option to join our LINE group for barefoot walking events.

About Takao Trail 1:

• https://en.mttakaomagazine.com/trails/1st
• https://livejapan.com/en/in-tokyo/in-pref-tokyo/in-mount_takao/article-a0003384/#table_of_contents_anchor2

Refresh your spirit. Touch the earth. Connect with nature. Connect with friends.

Enjoy chatting and barefoot walking: share new experiences with like-minded friends!

Join Us

Meeting Spot #1 12:45 by the benches near Izumi-Tamagawa station https://goo.gl/maps/4yh8TLgADixQYnzU8

Meeting Spot #2 around 13:00 Blue Cafe Tamagawa https://goo.gl/maps/PX2LgNKF9iz4EyXx9

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Details

12:45 Meet at Izumi-Tamagawa Station near benches https://goo.gl/maps/4yh8TLgADixQYnzU8

12:55: Walk toward Blue Cafe

13:00: Go to riverside for barefoot walk and talk event

Enjoy Grass

We’ll walk on grassy area next to Tama River.

The grass is nice for walking and relaxing. We sometimes play frisbee on the field!

Enjoy Breathing

Get away from it all by settling into your being and noticing the motions of your body, one breath and one step at a time.

Stay Updated

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Donation:

500 yen

What to bring

Whatever you need to take care of yourself. Bring lightweight shoes for the short (~5 minute) walk to the river. Watch for little rocks!

Self care is important, so wear shoes whenever you need to!