Date: October 15Location: Mitake, TokyoParticipants: 17 campers, 6 care worker, 8 LITs, 8 Mirai no Mori staff, 8 sponsors Sponsor: Morgan Stanley Program: Despite the weather concerns, we had a hiking program that allowed us to enjoy the various 5 senses, which ranged from a rainy hike to a sunny river play
Date: October 14Location: Hachioji, TokyoParticipants: 3 campers, 1 care worker, 8 LITs, 5 Mirai no Mori staff, 7 sponsors Sponsor: Akamai Technologies Program: On a cool and pleasant autumn day, we held a dairy farm program at Isonuma Farm in Tokyo
The KIWL Go-Go Run/Walk Challenge will be held in November! All you have to do is run or walk at least 55kms in November
The annual KIWL 500:5000 Challenge takes place from October 1st-31st, with participants challenged to ride at least 500kms and/or climb 5,000 meters of elevation during the month
Mirai no Mori Winter Party 2023 Please join as we celebrate our 10th anniversary at a very special event on December 7, 2023! This milestone in Mirai no Mori history is thanks to everyone contributed along the way: sponsors, program partners, care workers from care homes, program graduates & participants, camp volunteers and many others
Series #7 with Daisuke Itamie, a care worker As Mirai no Mori celebrates its 10th anniversary, we have been interviewing our supporters from various fields to share their “voices” with you
Date: September 2-3 & 9-10Location: Mitake, Tokyo The Back to Nature program in September was an ever-popular rafting program
Date: September 3, 4, 9, 10Location: Mitake, TokyoParticipants: (4 days in total) 49 campers, 16 care workers, 8 LITs, 13 Mirai no Mori staff, 16 sponsors Sponsors: Knights in White Lycra, KEENProgram Partner: Mitake Race Rafting This summer, we were able to offer a total of 4 rafting programs down the Tama River, which is very popular among campers
Date: August 29 (office visit) / August 30&31 (internship)Location: Tokyo, Kanagawa KEEN has continuously supported Mirai no Mori for the past several years, and this time, they gave LITs an opportunity to visit their office and experience internships at their stores
Date: August 29Location: Tokyo At the end of their summer break, LITs got an opportunity to visit Google’s office in Shibuya
~Interview with People Port K
Date: August 6-24Location: Miyagi It’s been 4 years since we had a full 4 nights 5 days summer camp with multiple care homes in the same session, and LITs played a significant role in the program's success