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
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
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
This month’s Back to Nature Program was our forestry program in Takao
Date: November 13, 2025Place: TokyoParticipants: About 20 campers, 1 LIT, 7 Mirai no Mori staff, 7 sponsorsSponsor: Morgan Stanley Throughout the year, Mirai no Mori creates opportunities for employees of our corporate partners to experience the impact they are making and meet the children we support
Date: Sunday, November 16, 2025Place: Takao, TokyoParticipants: 7 campers, 4 care workers, 7 Mirai no Mori staff, 6 sponsors Sponsor: OracleProgram Partner: Mori to Odoru The outdoors is one of the three core tools we build our programs on, and Kikori, forestry experience is a unique opportunity that Mirai no Mori brings to the children we support, offering challenges and hands-on learning
Date: Saturday, November 15, 2025Place: Takao, TokyoParticipants: 27 campers, 6 care workers, 11 Mirai no Mori staff, 6 sponsors Sponsor: IHG Hotels & ResortsProgram Partner: Mori to Odoru Last Saturday in Takao, around 30 campers joined our Autumn Kikori Program, a hands-on activity in the forest, surrounded by shades of yellow, orange and red
Date: November 18, 2025Place: TokyoParticipants: Around 20 campers, 1 LIT, 1 graduate, 8 Mirai no Mori staff, 7 sponsorsSponsor: KEEN Kicking off the festive season, we hosted a special Christmas care home visit with KEEN that has supported our programs for many years as a sponsor, partner and advocate
Date: November 9, 2025Location: Futako Tamagawa, TokyoParticipants: 137 runners, 1 LIT, 4 graduates, 3 volunteers, 14 Mirai no Mori staff/internsPartners: Eco Marathon, KIWL, Ai Sakura, Patrick AchachePhotographers: Satoshi Aoki, Mario Elfadi (Wild Tame), Hope Davison (Wild Tame) This autumn, 137 participants of all ages and backgrounds came together in Futakotamagawa for our annual Charity Run, an active and inspiring day that raised an outstanding 1,024,000 yen for Mirai no Mori’s programs
September and October marked the start of the busy autumn season for Mirai no Mori program graduates! Graduates at various stages of their lives returned to the community, each engaging in different ways and embracing new challenges
Date: October 12, 2025Place: Mitake, TokyoParticipants: 28 campers, 10 care workers, 10 Mirai no Mori staff, 13 sponsors Sponsor: FedEx The ideal weather between summer and fall set the stage for our Back to Nature Hiking Program in Mitake
Date: October 11, 2025Place: Hachioji, TokyoParticipants: 27 campers, 10 care workers, 6 Mirai no Mori staff, 6 sponsors Sponsor: Avery DennisonProgram Partner: Isonuma Farm Kicking off our fall Back to Nature programs, around 30 children from four different care homes joined our Dairy Farm Program last weekend, in collaboration with Isonuma Farm and sponsored by Avery Dennison