2025 Leader in Training program report: Summer Camp
This summer, we once again held three sessions of our 5-day summer camp at Hanayama in Miyagi Prefecture
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2025 July & August Graduate Program Report
July and August marked the season of Summer Camp at Mirai no Mori—a time when graduates returned not as campers, but as volunteers, reconnecting with the community and supporting the programs in meaningful ways
2025 Summer Camp Report
Location: Miyagi PrefectureParticipants: 89 campers, 4 LITs, 4 graduates, 33 care workers, 19 camp volunteers and staff (3 sessions total)Dates: Session 1: August 3-7 / Session 2: August 10-14 / Session 3: August 17-21In-kind donations: Costco, Coleman, QUIPMENT JAPAN, Blue Owl Capital, SANKOFA Another impactful summer in the books! The 2025 Summer Camp welcomed around 90 campers from 9 care homes for five days of outdoor adventure, and growth
2025 Leader in Training program report: July
This month’s Back to Nature Program featured a hike in Mitake on Saturday and our long-awaited boxing program on Sunday
2025 July Back to Nature: Hiking Report with Morgan Stanley
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
2025 July Back to Nature: Boxing Report with Robert Half
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
2025 Special Care Home Visit with Morgan Stanley
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
2025 May & June Graduate Program Report
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
2025 KIWL Post Ride Party
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
2025 Awareness Talk with Morgan Stanley
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
2025 Leader in Training program report: June
This month’s Back to Nature Program was a weekend full of creativity and teamwork
2025 June Back to Nature: Crafts Report with Oracle
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