【2026 Leader in Training program report: February 】
Over three weekends in January and February, we once again held three sessions of our Snow Program
2026 February Back to Nature: Snow Report
Date: Session 2: January 31- February 1 / Session 3: February 7-8Place: Tsunan, NiigataParticipants: 74 campers, 22 care workers, 4 LITs, 2 graduates, 24 Mirai no Mori staffSponsor: KEEN and Costco WholesalePartner: English Adventure Across two sessions in February, we welcomed over 60 children ages 6 and up for a weekend in snowy Niigata
2026 January Back to Nature: Snow Report
Date: January 24-25, 2026Place: Tsunan, NiigataParticipants: 41 campers, 12 care workers, 3 LITs, 1 graduate, 13 Mirai no Mori staffSponsor: Costco Wholesale Every year, we begin our program calendar with our residential snow program in Niigata
2026 Imperial Palace Charity Walk
REGISTER NOW!April marks a season of transition in Japan
Partnership with the Knights in White Lycra 2026
We’re excited to announce that Mirai no Mori has been chosen as the charity partner for the 500km KIWL Charity Ride in 2026! Knights In White Lycra (KIWL) is a Japan-based fundraising group of people of all ages and backgrounds who 'get fit & give back'
2025 November & December Graduate Program Report
November and December were lively and heartwarming months as we moved toward the end of the year, filled with a wide variety of events
2025 Leader in Training Program Report: December
This month’s Back to Nature Program was a Christmas program held in Mitake
2025 December Back to Nature: Christmas Report with Robert Half & Protiviti
Date: Sunday, December 14, 2025Place: Mitake, TokyoParticipants: 7 campers, 2 LITs, 1 graduate, 3 care workers, 6 Mirai no Mori staff, 10 sponsors Sponsor: Robert Half & ProtivitiIn-Kind Donors & Pro-Bono partners: Costco, Build+, Cartier To close out the year, we held our final Back to Nature program of 2025, a Christmas program in Mitake generously sponsored by Robert Half & Protiviti who brought 10 enthusiastic volunteers with festive spirit
2025 December Back to Nature: Christmas Report
Date: Saturday, December 13, 2025Place: Mitake, TokyoParticipants: 17 campers, 3 LITs, 2 graduates, 4 care workers, 9 Mirai no Mori staffIn-Kind Donors & Pro-Bono partners: Costco, Build+, Cartier, Robert Half Last Saturday, our annual Back to Nature Christmas program brought together campers from 3 care homes in Mitake, where the crisp winter air set the scene for a festive and heartwarming day
2025 December Back to Nature: KIWL Santa Ride Report
Date: December 6, 2025Place: TokyoParticipants: around 35 campers, around 5 care worker, 2 LITs, 11 Mirai no Mori staff, 2 sponsors, 8 KIWL SantasSponsors: KIWL, Dom Dom Burger, Costco, Build+, Cartier, Goodera, IBM Corporation, Robert Half Our third Christmas care home program was filled with creativity and festive surprises, thanks to the sponsorship of Knights in White Lycra (KIWL) who brought eight volunteer Santas, and Dom Dom Burger who provided a delicious lunch and a special Christmas gift for every child
2025 Mirai no Mori Winter Party Report
Date: Wednesday, December 3, 2025Place & Catering: THE CORE KITCHEN/SPACEParticipants: 121 people (including guests and volunteers)Pro-bono support: Wild Tame (welcome video) / Satoshi Aoki (photos) / Nayalan Moodley (video) Last week, we celebrated one more year of positive impact with our community at our 2025 Winter Party, generously sponsored by KEEN- a continuous partner and believer of our mission
2025 Leader in Training program report: November
This month’s Back to Nature Program was our forestry program in Takao