Tachikawa/Chofu/Kichijoji Reservation for Insect collecting | Activity Japan

• Age 0～Age 80
• 2～3 hours
• 09:00 / 13:00

We will meet at Fukadai Ninja Village, move to my house, which is 3 minutes away, and travel by electric bicycle (with child seats on both sides) to experience catching insects in the forest and spring water. First, we will search for rhinoceros beetle larvae in the compost, then enter the spring water in fool boots (free rental) and search for river crabs, fish (Buddha loach, oil minnow, Moroko, loach), and dragonfly nymphs (giant dragonfly, blue dragonfly, small dragonfly). The tour lasts about 2.5 hours. What you need to bring: marine shoes (from the end of March to October), swimsuit, rash guard, spats, drinks, hat, rucksack, plastic case for taking home + bukubuku (battery-powered oxygen supply machine) What you need to prepare: electric bicycle, helmet, fool boots (from November to mid-March), net, storage bucket At the end, there will be an explanation session, and there will also be a lecture on how to care for the animals. We look forward to your participation. Nogawa Nature School Sonoda

• For Groups
• For Family

• Age 0～Age 90
• 2～3 hours
• 09:00 / 13:00

We will meet at Chofu Nigiwai no Sato, travel to my house, which is 3 minutes away, and then ride an electric bicycle (with child seats on both sides) to the forest and the spring. The tour lasts approximately 2.5 hours, and as the spring is shallow even small children can participate. All equipment will be provided, so please bring a plastic case and a bubbler to take home. The bubbler is a battery-powered machine that delivers oxygen, and at the end there will be an explanation session on how to care for and increase the number of them. We look forward to your participation. What to bring: Marine shoes (from the end of March to October), swimsuit, rash guard, spats, drink, hat, rucksack, plastic case to take home + bubbler (battery-powered machine that delivers oxygen) What to prepare on your side: Electric bicycle, helmet, rain boots (from November to mid-March), net, storage bucket Nogawa Nature School Sonoda

• For Groups
• For Family

• Age 3～Age 60
• 2～3 hours
• 08:45 / 13:15

We will hold a tour to capture six kinds of dragonfly nymphs. Travel by electric bicycle, time limit is 2 hours + 30 minutes of explanation, with explanation of how to raise dragonflies and dragonflies. 1. Black dragonfly nymph capture rate 100% 2. Blue dragonfly nymph capture rate 50% 3. Ancient dragonfly nymph capture rate 30% 4. Dragonfly nymph capture rate 20%. Capturers will receive a dragonfly brooch (worth 1000 yen) 5. Common dragonfly nymph capture rate 10%. Capturers will receive a capture bucket + bubble set (worth 1500 yen) 6. Silver dragonfly nymph capture rate 3%. Capture rate is 3 out of 100 times. Capturers will receive a net + bucket + bubble (worth 3000 yen). What you need to bring: Marine shoes (from the end of March to October), hat, drink, plastic case for taking things home, bubble tea, marine shoes from spring to autumn, what we will prepare: rubber boots (from November to mid-March), net, storage bucket, nymph guide, information materials We look forward to your participation. Nogawa Nature School Sonoda (Tosshi)

• For Rainy Days
• For Groups

• Age 6～Age 12
• Over 6 hours on the day
• 08:00

We will hold tours for elementary school students and above, birthday months, and children only. We will apply for one child per adult, but please note that adults cannot participate in the tour as they will only be picked up and dropped off. We will hold a Happy Birthday Thank You Tour for children (3,900 yen for children). 8:00 AM meeting point Chofu Station East Exit or Fukadai Nigiwai Sato meeting point Morning: Sea, river, mountain tour @ Tokyo, Kanagawa Prefecture 11:30 AM: Lunch Afternoon: Sea, river, mountain tour @ Tokyo, Kanagawa Prefecture 5:00 PM: Dinner Scheduled to end around 6:00 PM, Chofu Station East Exit or Fukadai Nigiwai Sato, total 8 hours, 2 meals included Happy Birthday Tour will be held. We look forward to your participation. What to bring: marine shoes (from the end of March to October), swimsuit, rash guard, spats, drinks, hat, rucksack, plastic case to take things home with + bubbler (battery-powered oxygen supply device) What you need to prepare: car for transportation, rubber boots (from November to mid-March), net, storage bucket. We look forward to seeing you.

• For Rainy Days
• For Groups

• Age 3～Age 60
• 1～2 hours
• 07:00

This will be an experience tour where you will use a hammer to break down fallen trees that you have captured in your local forest and your own garden to search for adult (hibernating) stag beetles and larvae. As there is a limit to the number of rotten trees, we will be holding individual events for each family, and depending on the number of rotten trees we have in stock, we will be able to accommodate your request, so we look forward to hearing from you. The trapping time is one hour in your home's garden, followed by explanation, splitting the fallen wood, and searching for fallen wood in the nearby forest (near Fuchu and Chofu). Thank you.

• For Rainy Days
• For Groups

• Age 3～Age 60
• 2～3 hours
• 07:00 / 15:30

This is a tour to observe Japanese mitten crabs and soft-shelled turtles, held from spring to autumn. It is a tour to catch them with nets and traps. The experience involves catching them with traps set up the night before and mainly catching them with stones. The tour lasts about 1 hour and 45 minutes, and is a morning tour only available from spring to autumn. What you need to prepare: Marine shoes (from the end of March to October), change of clothes, swimsuit, spats, rash guard, drinks, rucksack, bucket for taking them home + bubbler (battery-powered oxygen supply machine), and a large bucket for turtles. What you need to prepare: Rubber boots (from November to mid-March), net, and storage bucket. We look forward to your participation.

• For Rainy Days
• For Groups

• Age 3～Age 18
• 4～5 hours
• 08:00

~Flow of the day~For those coming by train, meet at 8:00 on the right side of the ground exit at the east exit of Chofu Station (3776 number of orange Serena Fujisan). For those coming by car, meet at 8:15. Meet at the coin parking lot (this is the coin parking lot in Someji along the Tama River). Someike 2-chome Parking Lot (for those coming by car). 5 minutes walk to Tama River. Lure fishing class with worms. Targets are Small Mouse Bass, Catfish, and Carp. (Smallmouth Bass, Catfish, Nigoi, Koi, and Herabuna). We will also be bait fishing at the same time, so we will make sure you catch something. Event ends at 10:00. From 11:00 to 11:30, we will eat at a pizza restaurant along the Tama River (if it is closed, we will eat at a nearby family restaurant). We will pay. Lunch included♪ We plan to go raking in a new river until 12:00 (we plan to rent stupid boots for free). The main targets of this Kanagawa river are chum fish, minnows, loaches, and crayfish. Scheduled to finish around 12:00 to 12:30 (at Fukadai Nigiwai no Sato or Chofu Station East Exit). That's all. We look forward to your participation. This tour has a minimum of 5 people and a maximum of 18 people. This is a special event for children, so adults cannot participate. (For small children, the main activity will be bait fishing with earthworms and crayfish. Lures are difficult, so only elementary school students are allowed.) What to bring: Marine shoes (from the end of March to October), swimsuit, rash guard, spats, drinks, hat, rucksack, plastic case to take home + bubbler (battery-powered device that delivers oxygen) What you need to prepare: Transportation by car, rubber boots (from November to mid-March), net, storage bucket, each person's own set of fishing gear

• Pickup Service
• For Rainy Days

• Age 3～Age 60
• 2～3 hours /4～5 hours
• 08:30 / 12:30

The second most popular tour is the upstream tour. You can encounter beautiful aquatic creatures in the spring water upstream. This is a bicycle tour around rice fields, spring water points, and upstream. Please note that this tour is limited to electric three-seater bicycles, so only those who can ride a bicycle can participate. The targets are river crabs, loaches, crayfish, four types of dragonfly nymphs, mitten crabs, chichibu, minnows, moroko, and carp. (Shallow points only) Gather at the meeting point, use the toilet, and use insect repellent, then start cycling. Please wear a helmet and drive safely. This tour involves cycling around the spring water repeatedly. Since the tour is aimed at shallow waters, it is a safe point for small children, and although exploration requires a little skill, it is a tour to explore the source of the hidden area, so you can make summer memories with your family, learn about the creatures while enjoying the constant temperature spring water, which is cool in summer and warm in winter, and then go home. The appeal of this tour is that there are few invasive species. There are a lot of crayfish living in some areas, but this tour focuses on native species. We look forward to your application. What to bring: Marine shoes (from the end of March to October), swimsuit, rash guard, spats, drinks, hat, backpack, plastic case for taking home + bubble (battery-powered oxygen supply device) What to prepare on your side: Electric bicycle, helmet, rubber boots (from November to mid-March), net, storage bucket That's it.

• For Rainy Days
• For Groups

• Age 3～Age 60
• 2～3 hours
• 09:15 / 12:30

We will be holding a river creature exploration for parents and children, so we look forward to your participation. On the day, please gather at the meeting place, rent waders (30 sets in stock, free of charge, from 15cm to 28cm), put on gloves, turn over stones, and catch fish and crayfish. Please bring a marine scrub, as it is required from spring, the end of March to autumn and the end of October. During the cold water period from winter to spring, they do not move, so you can catch them with your bare hands. The main targets for capture are turtles, frogs, catfish, mitten crabs, striped shrimp, Yamato swamp shrimp, American crayfish, Ukigoi, Chichibu, loach, Moroko, Motsugo, Japanese river snail, Taiwanese clam, dragonfly nymph, and river insects. Many creatures live behind the stones and many hide underneath, so turn over a lot of stones to see them. It is easier to catch them in the winter observation session. We look forward to your participation and application. If you want to take some fish home, please bring a plastic case and a bubbler (battery-operated, only the fish need oxygen). There are many paid parking lots at the meeting point. They are located in and around the market. We will meet 10 minutes before the meeting point on the day and move there. If you are late due to traffic congestion, you will not be able to participate. In that case, we can arrange an afternoon session or reschedule, so please contact us. Thank you very much. Depending on the circumstances, the instructor may be Tosshi, Ryo, or Sora. What to bring: Marine shoes, change of clothes, swimsuit, spats, rash guard, drink, rucksack, plastic case for taking fish home, bubbler What to prepare on our side: Stupid boots (from November to mid-March), net, storage bucket We look forward to your participation.

• For Rainy Days
• For Groups

• Age 3～Age 60
• 3～4 hours
• 08:00 / 13:00

A summer vacation special plan for kids to learn how to capture insects. There is a hot spring nearby, so please bring a change of clothes and recover from your fatigue after the experience. The schedule for the day is as follows. ・Looking for insects in the woods: Mainly stag beetles, rhinoceros beetles, long-horned beetles, dragonflies, butterflies, grasshoppers, praying mantises, etc. ・After that, move to the river and explore the river: Observe the spring water in the upstream part and look for the following creatures. Crayfish, Oniyanma nyago, loach, chichibu, Moroko, Kuchiboso, Mitten crab, Crayfish, Kawanina, Catfish, Oikawa, Kamatsuka, Medaka, etc. ・Finally, we will finish with an explanation of the creatures. Why not make a summer vacation memory with your children? We look forward to your reservation. ▼ What the host prepares Electric bicycle (Panasonic 16Ah) with child seats in front and back, can carry up to 3 people, basket, net, insect repellent, helmet, rain boots (from November to mid-March) Depending on the circumstances, the instructor may be Tosshi or Ryo. What to bring: Marine shoes, change of clothes, swimsuit, spats, rash guard, drink, rucksack, plastic case for taking things home, bubble tea. We look forward to your participation.

• For Rainy Days
• For Groups

• Age 3～Age 12
• Over 6 hours on the day
• 15:30

This is a special river and forest exploration tour. Meet at Chofu Station (for train passengers) or Fukadaiminawai no Sato (for car passengers) from 3:30 pm to 3:45 pm Briefing session from 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm Explore the spring water upstream, search for several kinds of nymphs, river crabs, fish, and loaches. from 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm Eat at a nearby restaurant (we will provide food) from 7:00 pm Forest tour starts from 8:30 pm to 9:00 pm Ends at Nishi-Kokubunji Station rotary What you need to bring: Marine shoes (from the end of March to October), swimsuit, rash guard, spats, drinks, hat, rucksack, plastic case for takeaway + bubble (battery-powered oxygen delivery machine) What you need to prepare: Car transportation, rubber boots (from November to mid-March), net, storage bucket That's all. We look forward to your participation.

• For Rainy Days
• For Groups

• Age 3～Age 12
• Over 6 hours on the day
• 08:00

NOPLAN's one-day forest (insect capture), sea (living creature observation), and river (sniffing) tours will begin. Meet at 8am at the ground exit of the east exit of Chofu Station or at Fukadai Nigiwai no Sato. 9am to 12pm. River and sea sniffing, mountain stream tour. 12pm to 1pm. Lunch at a nearby restaurant. 1pm to 4pm. Fishing, sniffing, insect and larvae hunting. 4pm to 5pm. Dinner at a nearby restaurant. Ends at 5pm. Please bring your car to Fukadai Nigiwai no Sato. If you are coming by train, please either take us to Chofu Station or take the train home. We look forward to your reservations. At least two staff members will participate, and photos will be sent to you on the LINE Group. For ages 3 to 12, what you need to bring: marine shoes (from the end of March to October), swimsuit, rash guard, spats, drinks, hat, backpack, plastic case for taking things home + bubble tea (battery-powered oxygen supply device) What you need to prepare: car transportation, rain boots (from November to mid-March), net, storage bucket, lunch, dinner fee

• For Rainy Days
• For Groups

• Age 0～Age 60
• 2～3 hours
• 09:00 / 13:00

This is a tour to remove American crayfish, which will be designated as a conditional invasive species on June 1, 2023. This tour allows you to earn rewards depending on the number of American crayfish you catch. You will also receive materials for your summer vacation research project. Enter the river for 2 hours and catch the number of crayfish (total number of family members)SIZE5cm or more1 to 5 crayfishMaximum 3 sweets gift (answer a quiz, you must get the right answer)6 to 10 crayfishGift of Oniyanma brooch (worth 1000 yen) or 500 yen Payback11 to 15 crayfishSet of net and bucket (worth 2000 yen) or 1000 yen Payback16 to 20 crayfishSet of net + bucket + bubble (worth 2500 yen) or 1500 yen Payback20 crayfish or more45cm aquarium set gift or 2000 yen Cashback. (Note: crayfish received from other participants or Tosshi will not be counted.) After catching the crayfish, the tour will cover a 30-minute explanation and delve into the issues surrounding the ecosystem, including the history of crayfish, current issues, and future responses. How about a topic for your summer vacation independent study? We will also explain in detail how to raise them and teach you how to eat them. We look forward to your participation. What to bring: marine shoes, change of clothes, swimsuit, spats, rash guard, drink, rucksack, plastic case for taking them home, bubble tea. What to prepare on your side: rubber boots (from November to mid-March), net, storage bucket.

• For Rainy Days
• For Groups
• For Family

• Age 3～Age 60
• Over 6 hours on the day
• 10:00

This tour will take care of your children while you enjoy a BBQ from morning until late afternoon, and you can experience rummaging around in the nearby river and searching for stag and rhinoceros beetle larvae in the forest. Parents start getting ready from 10am and enjoy a leisurely BBQ until noon, while children join after 12pm and stay until 1.30pm. After 1.30pm, you can go to the nearby Kuroyu Onsen and Yumori no Sato hot springs (admission fee included). Or you can rent an electric bicycle for free and take a tour around Jindaiji Temple. Children can be looked after from 10am to 12pm and from 1.30pm to 4pm. AM: 2 hours of rummaging through the tributaries, midstream, and rivers of the Tama River 1.5 hours of BBQ lunch on the way PM: 1 hour of forest larvae hunting and 2 hours of rummaging through the tributaries and upper reaches of the Tama River This BBQ is a plan with the usual MENU ♪ We will prepare a set of vegetables, meat, yakisoba, etc. (ingredients change depending on the season), ingredients for the number of people, tools, chairs, tables, etc., so you can participate empty-handed. Nature experience: Full equipment is planned, including idiot boots (from November to mid-March), nets, cases, buckets, etc. We ask that you bring marine shoes, rucksacks, drinks, hats, sneakers, short boots (for the forest), and plenty of clothes to change into, and if you are taking things home, please bring plastic cases for larvae and fish + a battery-powered oxygen device. We look forward to your participation.

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity
• For Groups

• Age 0～Age 60
• 2～3 hours
• 09:00 / 13:00

Experience river exploration, catch targets include river crabs, Japanese loaches, crayfish, shrimp, fish, dragonfly nymphs, tadpoles, turtles, etc. The tour is held twice, from 9:00 am to 11:30 am and from 1:00 pm to 3:30 pm. We look forward to your reservation. The tour is 2.5 hours in total. On the day, we will travel by bicycle, enter the river, and experience exploration. The first half is about 2 hours, mainly observing creatures in the spring or upstream, and the second half is searching for creatures and exploring in the upstream river. We will explain how to observe at the beginning and the creatures at the end. About 30 minutes P.S.: Waders and foolish boots can be rented for free from autumn to spring. What to bring: Marine shoes, change of clothes, swimsuit, spats, rash guard, drink, rucksack, plastic case for taking things home, bubble What to prepare on your side: foolish boots (from November to mid-March), net, storage bucket

• For Rainy Days
• For Groups
• For Family

• Age 0～Age 60
• 2～3 hours
• 09:00 / 13:00

This is the most popular tour held from autumn to spring. A tour to search for aquatic insects around several forests and streams (spring water points) on an electric bicycle with front and rear child seats. Free rental of waders is available from autumn to spring. Please bring marine shoes in summer. Search for rhinoceros beetle larvae in the forest and stag beetle larvae in the trees. Move to the stream and search for about five types of nymphs. Search for giant dragonflies, small dragonflies, blue dragonflies, dragonflies, autumn darter nymphs, fish, crabs, and crayfish. The tour will take about 2 to 3 hours. What you need to prepare: Marine shoes (from the end of March to November), change of clothes, spats, rash guards, ricks, hats, and drinks. If you want to take them home, please bring a plastic case and a bubbler (a battery-powered oxygen supplying machine). We will prepare a kit for taking larvae home. Here are the items we will be preparing: Electric bicycle (with front and rear child seats), Helmet, net, storage bucket, larva bucket, mycelium bottle (one per person), rake, hammer, and gloves. We look forward to your participation. Nogawa Nature School Sonoda

• For Rainy Days
• For Groups
• For Family