Date: July 12 , 2025Place: Mitake, TokyoParticipants: 18 campers, 2 LIT, 7 care workers, 10 Mirai no Mori staff, 16 sponsorsSponsor: Morgan Stanley Last Saturday, campers from care homes across Kanagawa, Chiba, and Tokyo gathered in Mitake for Mirai no Mori’s summer hiking program
Date: July 13 , 2025Place: Sawai, TokyoParticipants: 18 campers, 2 LIT, 6 care workers, 10 Mirai no Mori staff, 6 sponsorsSponsor: Robert HalfPartner: Hiroyuki Sakamoto, Yoshihiro Ito Last Sunday, Mirai no Mori welcomed back a special program that hadn’t happened since 2019: our Back to Nature Boxing Program! Campers from four care homes gathered in Sawai for a program that tested their physical and mental strengths, in an environment where they feel supported
Date: June 19, 2025Place: TokyoParticipants: About 15 campers, 1 LIT, 1 graduate, 9 Mirai no Mori staff, 18 sponsorsSponsor: Morgan Stanley As part of an ongoing partnership, we recently visited a care home in Tokyo with Morgan Stanley, whose employees had the rare chance to see where the children’s daily life takes place and to connect with them in a comfortable setting
May and June were two months full of meaningful connections with long-time sponsors and supporters of Mirai no Mori: Knights in White Lycra (KIWL) and Morgan Stanley
We’re excited to invite you to the KIWL & Mirai no Mori Post-Ride Party, a special evening to celebrate everyone's amazing efforts, reconnect with fellow riders, and share the KIWL spirit with friends, family, and sponsors
Date: June 20, 2025Place: TokyoParticipants: 2 graduates, 2 Mirai no Mori staffPartner: Morgan Stanley Last week, we had the privilege of holding our 4th awareness talk at Morgan Stanley, one of our long-time sponsors
This month’s Back to Nature Program was a weekend full of creativity and teamwork
Date: June 21, 2025Place: Mitake, TokyoParticipants: 25 campers, 3 LIT, 10 care workers, 13 Mirai no Mori staff, 10 sponsorsSponsor: Oracle This June, we returned to the beautiful riverside of Mitake for our June Back to Nature program
Date: June 22, 2025Place: Mitake, TokyoParticipants: 6 campers, 2 LIT, 4 care workers, 9 Mirai no Mori staff, 7 sponsorsSponsor: FedEx Express The June Crafts program is designed to spark creativity both indoors and out
Date: Thursday, May 29, 2025 - Sunday, June 1, 2025Place: KanazawaParticipants: 44 KIWL riders, 7 support crew, 3 WildTame video crew, 5 graduates, 1 Mirai no Mori staff The 2025 Knights in White Lycra (KIWL) Charity Ride brought together 44 riders, 7 support crew, and a shared mission to cycle over 100 kilometers per day in Ishikawa prefecture to raise funds for Mirai no Mori
This month's Back to Nature program was a Kikori program in Takao
Date: Saturday, May 24, 2025Place: Takao, TokyoParticipants: 15 campers, 2 LITs, 4 care worker, 12 Mirai no Mori staff, 13 sponsorsSponsor: Morgan Stanley Saturday marked the first Kikori Back to Nature Program of the year