For all hashes, there are no rules. And hashers often lie. But I digress.
On the Men's Hash, regular attendees eventually get picked to set a run. They are not asked, they have little choice, and they will be given a date. They must do the following:
If you do not understand the short form above, here's the long form for those in need of:
If you can't make the run on the date assigned, please ask somebody to take over or more likely to trade for another date. Your first decision is to find a party location where hashers can drown their sorrows. I repeat, this cannot be underestimated.
Once you decide a good location of the On-On, the rest is less difficult. Tokyo HHH starts from a station, and often needs to know which exit to leave in order to go to a park or the restaurant in order to leave bags. Make sure you tell the Hash Spider Man this detail or you will take much abuse at confusing stations.
A tip: take a bike or a friend to help scout the run, and at any rate, plan the run in advance to be sure about the locations. Many Tokyo hashers set the run the day before, as these runs are not usually live unless conditions demand it. Be prepared to remark in High traffic areas or bad weather.
Trashes are faxed, and sent by email, each week unlike the "ladies" with their mails or the Samurai hash with its word of mouth. If you want to be added to either of these contact Mismanagement.
The Tokyo Hash is traditionally preset with chalk. However, there are those poor conditions such as rainy season, snow or appalling heat. In wet weather, use a combination of flour and chalk, and really wet weather calls for five or six bags of flour, and sometimes even a live hare! The hare is required to make sure the runners get chalk, too, at the start of the run.
The Tokyo Hash is run at night, so the chalk/flour marks are best placed under streetlights or other well-lit areas. The marks should be visible and regular, but be sure to give runners extra chalk to mark where checkbacks and checks are headed to help the latecomers. If walking it should not take you longer than 2 hours and 15 minutes to set a -un. This translates to about a 1 hour hash.
The run should last about an hour, 5-8 kilometers or 3-5 miles, conditions permitting. It is better to be short than too long. In very cold, very hot, or inclement conditions, the Tokyo Hash will ALWAYS run. On 20 March 1995 after a Sarin gas attack on the subway lines, the Tokyo hash ran from Hibiya station. Of course, we served antidotes with our down-downs.
We do ask that the following signs be used to mark, and to call to others on the run.
The beer at the end should be cold and waiting at the finish. Some hashers (particularly our female visitors) prefer soft-drinks, but we let them run anyway.
Tokyo hashers tend to forget the flaws in the setting, or the boring parts of the run if you do the next part right, and keep the beer flowing. So please pay attention.
I just read the Ladies' page where they talk about the number of hashers each week. Gimme a break. The number of hashers depends on their marital situation, the number of singles likely to show, and the time of season they are in heat. Ok, ok, only kidding. The weather and location can make a difference, but talk to the mis-management if you have a question. Tokyo HHH tends to be pretty steady at 25-30 for runs, 20 for on-on, but it depends.
By the way, be prepared for down-downs. Did I tell you that?
The Tokyo Hash has an all-inclusive tradition in its down-downs. We start with the hare and virgin runners, then we seek out returnees, new shoes, infractions, departees, and work up other excuses after that.
By the way, did I say that if there is enough BEER, all errors are forgiven, and everyone goes home happy. Good luck on your run.
This page was prepared by: Head Cheese