Date: Sunday, June 21st, 2026Place: Mitake, TokyoParticipants: 13 campers, 4 LITs, 4 care workers, 9 Mirai no Mori staff, 7 sponsorsSponsor: Morgan Stanley Every June, as the rainy season settles over Japan, Mirai no Mori's Back to Nature program turns indoors and outdoors into one big creative canvas with our Nature Crafts Day in Mitake
Date: June 25th, 2026Participants: 12 campers, 1 LIT, 9 Mirai no Mori staff, 25 sponsorsSponsor: Morgan Stanley This June, we were thrilled to welcome 25 employees from Morgan Stanley to one of our partner care homes, as part of their Global Volunteer Month
May and June were filled with meaningful opportunities for Mirai no Mori Graduates to reflect on their trajectories, step out of their comfort zones, and express their experiences in their own words to our community of supporters
In June, our Leaders in Training (LITs) stepped up once again to support our monthly weekend program: a creative craft program specially designed to make the most of the rainy season
This June, IHG Hotels & Resorts welcomed us to host a special film screening and interview session with a Mirai no Mori graduate who directed a film inspired by her own experiences growing up in a care home from a young age
Date: Saturday, June 20th, 2026Place: Mitake, TokyoParticipants: 20 campers, 3 LITs, 9 care workers, 12 Mirai no Mori staff, 10 sponsorsSponsor: Oracle Inspired by Kid's Crafts Day in Japan in June, timed with the rainy season, our Back to Nature program brought together the creativity of nature and the creativity within each camper for a full day dedicated to crafts, both outdoors and in
Date: Sunday, May 24th, 2026Place: Takao, TokyoParticipants: 25 campers, 3 LITs, 12 care workers, 11 Mirai no Mori staff, 2 sponsorsVolunteers from: Datadog As the morning rain brought a refreshing coolness to the forest, we welcomed 25 campers for a Sunday Kikori (lumberjack) program in Takao
Date: Thursday, May 28, 2026 - Sunday, May 31, 2026Place: Shiga, Mie, Wakayama, OsakaParticipants: 40 KIWL riders, 6 support crew, 3 Wild Tame video crew, 4 graduates, 2 Mirai no Mori staff We are incredibly honored to have been chosen as the charity partner of the KIWL Charity Ride for the 7th time this year
Date: Saturday, May 23rd, 2026Place: Takao, TokyoParticipants: 22 campers, 3 LITs, 11 care workers, 16 Mirai no Mori staff, 12 sponsorsSponsor: Morgan Stanley This May, our Kikori (Lumberjack) Program brought together 22 eager campers from five different care homes, including many elementary school students who experienced a day filled with exciting "firsts", for a day of outdoor exploration and teamwork in Takao
Last weekend, three of our Leaders in Training (LITs) headed to Takao as members of the behind-the-scenes support team for our Kikori program, which featured a hands-on bamboo cutting activity
Date: May 19, 2026Place: TokyoParticipants: 1 graduate, 2 Mirai no Mori staffSponsor: Morgan Stanley This May, we had the great pleasure of hosting our 6th Awareness Talk with Morgan Stanley, one of our top sponsors and dedicated partners
Date: April 24-25, 2026Location: TokyoParticipants: 204 walkers, 3 LIT, 8 graduates, 6 volunteers, 5 Mirai no Mori staffSponsors: Patrick Achache, Build+, Wild Tame, KEENPro-bono Photographers: Mario Elfadi, Hope Davison, Moodley Nayalan, Victor Queiroz April in Japan is a season of fresh starts, and it marks a defining time for our campers entering a new grade, LITs stepping into high school, and graduates beginning university or their first job