2023 2023

Yokota FSS invites you to honor our planet with an Earth Day activity. See how you can make a difference and partner with ODR, the Community Centers or Youth Programs to celebrate Earth Day 2023!

Trout Fishing Derby

Sat • 15 Apr • Sakana Pool

$20/Family/Session or $8/Person/Session

9 a.m.–12 p.m. & 1–4 p.m.

Bring the family for a trout fishing derby! Catch and take away as many fish as you can. Prizes will be awarded for the first catch and the biggest fish. Contact the Natatorium at 225-6133 to register. Limited fishing poles available. Participants may use their own.

WE WALK ON WEDNESDAY–WALK FOR EARTH WEEK

Wed • 19 Apr • 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.

Samurai Field Track

Get some fresh air and join us for 21 laps around the track for Earth Day. Participants who complete all laps will receive a recyclable bag and an Earth Day pin!

HORIZONS

COMMUNITY GARDEN PLANTING WITH YOUTH PROGRAMS & ODR

Sat • 22 Apr • 9 a.m.–12 p.m.

Par 3

What better way to celebrate Earth Day than spending some time in the garden? We will be decorating and planting garden plots for Youth Programs and ODR, plus we’ll be hosting a lottery for 20 personal rental plots. We can’t wait to see you there!

EARTH DAY CRAFTERNOON

Sat • 22 Apr • 9 a.m.–12 p.m.

Par 3 • Free • All Ages

Explore your creative side and enjoy an Earth Day themed crafternoon!

EARTH DAY TAKE & MAKE

Mon • 24 Apr • Library

Celebrate Earth Day and learn about the environment with fun upcycle activities. Yokota Library will be offering Upcycle Take and Make craft kits starting on 22 April. Kits are available while supplies last.

COST BY AGE GROUP: $50 (16 & Up) $40 (6–15) $30 (4–5) $30 (3 & Under if a seat is needed)

NIKKO SPRING FESTIVAL –PROCESSION OF A THOUSAND WARRIORS

THU • 18 MAY

Cultural Connection

HORIZONS

ITINERARY: Depart 7 a.m. Nikko 9:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m. Return 6 p.m.

Tourcostincludesbustransportationand admissiontoToshoguShrine.Thefoodis mostlyJapanesecuisine.Note:Ifthefestivalis canceled due to rain, this tour will be a Nikko ToshoguShrinesightseeingtour.

Nikko Toshogu Shrine is dedicated to Tokugawa Ieyasu (15421616), the emperor who founded the Tokugawa Shogunate in Edo, present-day Tokyo. Registered as a World Heritage site, Nikko Toshogu Shrine hosts the procession of a thousand warriors, where one thousand men dressed as samurai warriors reenact the transfer of Ieyasu’s grave from the distant Shizuoka Prefecture to Nikko, in accordance with his will.

The procession departs from Toshogu Shrine and is guided to a temporary resting place about one kilometer away, called Otabisho. It is led by three portable shrines that carry the spirits of the three Shoguns, Tokugawa Ieyasu, Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Minamoto Yoritomo. They are followed on horseback by Shinto priests and samurai warriors adorned in full armor. When the procession reaches the Otabisho, offerings are made and the priests perform traditional Shinto dances called Yaotome No Mai and Azuma Asobi No Mai, which mimic an angel’s dance. The grand procession then returns to Toshogu Shrine, guiding the spirits back to their resting place.

MAY TOUR SIGN UP BEGINS SATURDAY, 8 APRIL AT 10 A.M. Sumo Tournament, Kamakura Great Buddha and Shrine, Shibazakura (Lawn Cherry Blossom) Festival & Mt Fuji, Mother’s Day Brunch, Hakone National Park, Shosenkyo Gorge and much more. For updates on all things ITT, visit /YokotaITT.

For detailed information on ITT’s upcoming tours, visit YokotaFSS.com/ ITT.

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