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IHG Charity Walk-a-Thon 2026

30 October 2026

Date: September 30, 2026Place: Osaka, Tokyo, Beppu, Okinawa, Hakone, Karuizawa, Nagasaki, Niigata, Okayama & SapporoParticipants:  2 Mirai no Mori staff, 400 sponsorsSponsor: IHG Hotels & Resorts September is IHG Giving for Good month, and for the second year in a row, IHG has supported Mirai no Mori through its annual charity walk-a-thon! On September 30th, close to 400 employees from 29 IHG Hotels across 10 prefectures in Japan took action to raise awareness and incredible funds for Mirai no Mori’s mission

2026 Workplace Visit with KEEN

22 October 2026

Thanks to our continuing and growing partnership with KEEN, our Leader in Training youth spent a day exploring what it means to build a career in an international footwear industry

2026 Workplace Visit with Columbia

05 October 2026

We were once again fortunate to partner with Columbia, a longtime supporter of Mirai no Mori, to offer a meaningful learning opportunity for the high school youth in our Leader in Training program

2026 Leader in Training program report: September Rafting

05 October 2026

In September, our Leaders in Training (LITs) joined our rafting programs over two full weekends

2026 September Back to Nature: Special Rafting Report

15 September 2026

Date: September 13, 2026Place: Mitake, TokyoParticipants: 6 grade nine campers, 3 LITs, 2 graduates, 6  Mirai no Mori staffProgram Partner: Mitake Race Rafting Club Our final rafting program of the year marked a first in Mirai no Mori's history: a Back to Nature program dedicated to Graduates, LITs in high school, and those interested in becoming LITs, third-year middle school students standing at that in-between stage

2026 September Back to Nature: Rafting Report with KEEN

15 September 2026

Date: September 12, 2026Place: Mitake, TokyoParticipants: 21 campers, 8 care workers, 8 Mirai no Mori staff, 3 sponsorsSponsor: KEENProgram Partner: Mitake Race Rafting Club With rain in the days leading up to the second weekend of our rafting program, Tamagawa River greeted us with a higher water level than usual, making it an especially adventure-filled program

2026 September Back to Nature: Rafting Report with KIWL

11 September 2026

Date: September 5 & 6, 2026Place: Mitake, TokyoParticipants: 39 campers, 3 LITs, 19 care workers,  15 Mirai no Mori staff, 5 sponsors (2 days in total)Sponsor: Knights in White LycraProgram Partner: Mitake Race Rafting Club Summer is a very exciting season for Mirai no Mori

2026 Mirai no Mori Winter Party

10 September 2026

North Star This year, we're celebrating the role Mirai no Mori has come to play in the lives of the children we support even as they grow into young adults, and the long-term community we’ve been able to create in the past 13 years

2026 Summer Camp Report

04 September 2026

Location: Miyagi PrefectureParticipants: 89 campers, 4 LITs, 1 graduate, 32 care workers, 27 camp volunteers and staff (3 sessions total) Dates: Session 1: August 7-11 / Session 2: 14-18 / Session 3: 21-25Sponsors: Morgan Stanley, Adobe, KIWL, Public Resource Foundation, Avery Dennison, Equipment Japan, Patrick Achache, Tokyo Canadians Hockey ClubIn-kind donors: Costco, Blue Owl Capital Summer 2026 is officially behind us! This year's Summer Camp welcomed around 90 campers from 9 care homes three sessions, each one built around five days of outdoor adventure and growth

2026 Charity Run

04 September 2026

Get active and make an impact!The Mirai no Mori Charity Run is back- an opportunity to challenge yourself, connect with like-minded individuals, and empower youth living in care homes across Japan

2026 July & August Graduate Program Report

03 September 2026

July and August was a time of learning and connection at Mirai no Mori, which Graduates experienced through a wide variety of opportunities to grow and give back, from learning together with LITs at workshops and internships, to sharing their knowledge from experience at Summer Camp

2026 Leader in Training program report: Summer Camp

03 September 2026

This summer, high school students in the Leader in Training program (LITs) took one of their biggest Mirai no Mori challenges of the year: supporting three sessions of our flagship summer camp program, each a 5-day adventure in Miyagi Prefecture