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2026 November Back to Nature: Boxing Report with Robert Half

06 November 2026

Date: November, 1, 2026Place:  Ome, TokyoParticipants: 12 campers, 3 LITs, 6 care workers, 2 sponsors, 3 partners, 11 Mirai no Mori staffSponsor: Robert HalfPartner: Sakamoto Hiroyuki from SRS Boxing Gym We held our first Back to Nature program in November on a sunny and lively day in Mitake, where campers from three care homes and sponsors from Robert Half got together for fun games and a boxing lesson with the legendary boxer Hiroyuki Sakamoto, known for his powerful knockouts and inspirational career, despite coming from a difficult personal background

2026 October Back to Nature: Farm Report with Avery Dennison

06 November 2026

Date: October, 31, 2026Place:  Hachioji, TokyoParticipants: 32 campers, 2 LITs, 11 care workers, 9 Mirai no Mori staff, 2 sponsorsSponsor: Avery DennisonPartner: Isonuma Milk Farm Mirai no Mori’s autumn season began on a beautiful sunny day at Isonuma Milk Farm, where as many as 32 campers from 6 care homes and volunteers from our sponsor, Avery Dennison, gathered to connect with and learn about the animals who so often support our daily lives

2026 September & October Graduate Program Report

02 November 2026

September and October were months of connection and initiative for our Graduates at Mirai no Mori

IHG Charity Walk-a-Thon 2026

30 October 2026

Date: September 30, 2026Place: Osaka, Tokyo, Beppu, Okinawa, Hakone, Karuizawa, Nagasaki, Niigata, Okayama & SapporoParticipants:  2 Mirai no Mori staff, 400 sponsorsSponsor: IHG Hotels & Resorts September is IHG Giving for Good month, and for the second year in a row, IHG has supported Mirai no Mori through its annual charity walk-a-thon! On September 30th, close to 400 employees from 29 IHG Hotels across 10 prefectures in Japan took action to raise awareness and incredible funds for Mirai no Mori’s mission

2026 Workplace Visit with KEEN

22 October 2026

Thanks to our continuing and growing partnership with KEEN, our Leader in Training youth spent a day exploring what it means to build a career in an international footwear industry

2026 Workplace Visit with Columbia

05 October 2026

We were once again fortunate to partner with Columbia, a longtime supporter of Mirai no Mori, to offer a meaningful learning opportunity for the high school youth in our Leader in Training program

2026 Leader in Training program report: September Rafting

05 October 2026

In September, our Leaders in Training (LITs) joined our rafting programs over two full weekends

2026 September Back to Nature: Special Rafting Report

15 September 2026

Date: September 13, 2026Place: Mitake, TokyoParticipants: 6 grade nine campers, 3 LITs, 2 graduates, 6  Mirai no Mori staffProgram Partner: Mitake Race Rafting Club Our final rafting program of the year marked a first in Mirai no Mori's history: a Back to Nature program dedicated to Graduates, LITs in high school, and those interested in becoming LITs, third-year middle school students standing at that in-between stage

2026 September Back to Nature: Rafting Report with KEEN

15 September 2026

Date: September 12, 2026Place: Mitake, TokyoParticipants: 21 campers, 8 care workers, 8 Mirai no Mori staff, 3 sponsorsSponsor: KEENProgram Partner: Mitake Race Rafting Club With rain in the days leading up to the second weekend of our rafting program, Tamagawa River greeted us with a higher water level than usual, making it an especially adventure-filled program

2026 September Back to Nature: Rafting Report with KIWL

11 September 2026

Date: September 5 & 6, 2026Place: Mitake, TokyoParticipants: 39 campers, 3 LITs, 19 care workers,  15 Mirai no Mori staff, 5 sponsors (2 days in total)Sponsor: Knights in White LycraProgram Partner: Mitake Race Rafting Club Summer is a very exciting season for Mirai no Mori

2026 Mirai no Mori Winter Party

10 September 2026

North Star This year, we're celebrating the role Mirai no Mori has come to play in the lives of the children we support even as they grow into young adults, and the long-term community we’ve been able to create in the past 13 years

2026 Summer Camp Report

04 September 2026

Location: Miyagi PrefectureParticipants: 89 campers, 4 LITs, 1 graduate, 32 care workers, 27 camp volunteers and staff (3 sessions total) Dates: Session 1: August 7-11 / Session 2: 14-18 / Session 3: 21-25Sponsors: Morgan Stanley, Adobe, KIWL, Public Resource Foundation, Avery Dennison, Equipment Japan, Patrick Achache, Tokyo Canadians Hockey ClubIn-kind donors: Costco, Blue Owl Capital Summer 2026 is officially behind us! This year's Summer Camp welcomed around 90 campers from 9 care homes three sessions, each one built around five days of outdoor adventure and growth