See you at KEENFEST on March 30th and 31st!
Date: Saturday, March 30th & Sunday, March 31st Place: Yoyogi Park Mirai no Mori will be at KEENFEST as a part of their KEEN EFFECT booth
Leader in Training Program vol.13 Report
We had forestry theme Back to Nature Program in the woods of Takao
February Back to Nature: Fun in the Woods Report
Date: February 16, 2019 Location: Takao Participants: 21 campers, 2 LITs, 6 care workers, 18 corporate volunteers, 4 Mirai no Mori Staff Partner: Morito Odoru This past weekend we were back in woods of Takao with our partners from Morito Odoru
Leader in Training Program vol.12 Report
We had a very special over-night Yukiita (Snow Surfing) Back to Nature Program in Tsunan, Niigata
February Back to Nature: Yukiita Snow Surfing Report
Date: February 2-3, 2019 Location: Tsunan, Niigata Sponsor: KEEN Partner: English Adventure Participants: 33 campers, 7 care workers, 6 high school students, 4 sponsors, 12 Mirai no Mori staff and volunteers Program: This year, we went to Tsunan in Niigata, where is very famous for its heavy snowfall for our annual snow-surfing program with our long-term partner, KEEN
Interview with Phil, in-kind service partner for 3 years
Phil Robertson Co-founder and co-owner of Honyaku Plus Three years ago, Phil Robertson joined a Tokyo-based philanthropic cycling group known as the Knights in White Lycra, with the intention of getting fitter and giving something back to Japanese society
Leader in Training Program vol.11 Report
This special LIT program was held in the snowy town of Tsunan in Niigata
Charity T-shirts by KEEN
Unique charity T-shirts designed by Professor Kurakake, ambassador of KEEN, inspired by our mission "Change begins In the outdoors” are now on sale! KEEN official site： 1) A big tree design in white 2) Forest design in beige & navy With a very generous support from KEEN, JPY 1,600 out of JPY3,000 will be donated to Mirai no Mori programs for the children we support
Excellent NPO Award
Mirai no Mori is happy to announce that we have received an award for “Excellent NPO” at the 6th annual Excellent NPO ceremony
New Partnership with Pedaru
Pedaru is a bicycle sharing platform in Japan that takes unused bicycles from owners who no longer need them, and shares them through their mobile application with users who want to access a bicycle
Winter Camp 2019 Report
Location: NORTHSTAR Alpine Lodge, Nagano Participants: 43 campers from 9 different homes, 4 LIT, 11 care workers, 9 Mirai no Mori staff Date: January 3-6, 2019 Program: Winter Camp: We did it! Thank you again to all of our wonderful supporters that made this Winter Camp possible
Leader in Training Program vol.10 Report
Date: Saturday, December 15th ~ Sunday, December 16th Place: Mitake Program: The Back to Nature Program was the end of year Christmas program, and it was one of the biggest we had, with over 70 participants! LITs had a several tasks, starting with supporting campers and staff for preparation to welcome bicycle-riding Santa