Date: Sunday, April 19, 2026Place: Sawai, TokyoParticipants: 8 campers, 3 LITs, 3 care workers, 11 Mirai no Mori staffSponsor: AdobeIn-kind Donor: Costco The arrival of spring in Japan brings the excitement of a new school year, in addition to Mirai no Mori’s first Back to Nature program of the 2026 cycle
Date: Saturday, April 18, 2026Place: Sawai, TokyoParticipants: 27 campers, 3 LITs, 9 care workers, 15 Mirai no Mori staff, 4 sponsorsSponsor: Avery DennisonIn-kind Donor: Costco Last weekend, we were thrilled to kick off our first one-day weekend program of the new school year in Sawai with our Easter Game Day program
Date: Session 2: January 31- February 1 / Session 3: February 7-8Place: Tsunan, NiigataParticipants: 74 campers, 22 care workers, 4 LITs, 2 graduates, 24 Mirai no Mori staffSponsor: KEEN and Costco WholesalePartner: English Adventure Across two sessions in February, we welcomed over 60 children ages 6 and up for a weekend in snowy Niigata
Date: January 24-25, 2026Place: Tsunan, NiigataParticipants: 41 campers, 12 care workers, 3 LITs, 1 graduate, 13 Mirai no Mori staffSponsor: Costco Wholesale Every year, we begin our program calendar with our residential snow program in Niigata
Date: Sunday, December 14, 2025Place: Mitake, TokyoParticipants: 7 campers, 2 LITs, 1 graduate, 3 care workers, 6 Mirai no Mori staff, 10 sponsors Sponsor: Robert Half & ProtivitiIn-Kind Donors & Pro-Bono partners: Costco, Build+, Cartier To close out the year, we held our final Back to Nature program of 2025, a Christmas program in Mitake generously sponsored by Robert Half & Protiviti who brought 10 enthusiastic volunteers with festive spirit
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: 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: 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
Date: August 30 & 31, September 6 & 7, 2025Place: Mitake, TokyoParticipants: 62 campers, 3 LITs, 22 care workers, 22 Mirai no Mori staff, 13 sponsors (4 days in total)Sponsor: Knights in White LycraProgram Partner: Mitake Race Rafting As summer draws to a close, campers from 7 care homes had the chance to wrap up their vacation with a rafting adventure over two full weekends