Date: Saturday, February 29thLocation: TakaoParticipants: 13 campers, 3 care workers, 5 LITs, 8 corporate volunteers, 9 Mirai no Mori staff, 2 volunteers Program: For our Winter Back to Nature program, our partners from Mori to Odoru guided us on how to make a beautiful forest
Date: Saturday, February 15th & Sunday, February 16th, 2020Location: Kanagawa & Ibaraki Program: After a year of planning and preparing, it was finally the Final Project day
Date: Saturday, February 1st – Sunday, February 2nd, 2020Location: Tsunan, Niigata Program: The program this time was the popular annual snow surfing (Yukiita) program in Niigata
Date: February 1st ~ 2nd, 2020Place: Tsunan-Chō, Niigata PrefectureParticipants: 30 campers, 8 LIT's, 7 Care Workers, 8 Team KEEN Staff, 10 staff and volunteersSponsor: KEENPartner: English Adventure We enjoyed our 5th annual Yukiita (snow surfing) program in Niigata, with our long-term partner, KEEN
Date: Friday, January 3rd – Monday, January 6th, 2020 Location: Norikura Kogen, Nagano Program: Year 2020 started with Winter Camp in the snowy mountains of Norikura in Nagano
Location: NORTHSTAR Alpine Lodge, Nagano Participants: 34 campers, 6LITs, 7 care workers, 9 Mirai no Mori staff Date: January 3-6, 2020 In-kind donors: KEEN (winter boots) / Costco&Second Harvest (snacks) Program: Winter Camp 2020
Date: Saturday, December 14th – Sunday, December 15th, 2019 Location: Mitake Program: Back to Nature program this time was the annual Christmas Program
Date: Tuesday, December 17th Location: HARAJUKU QUEST HALL Participants: 174 wonderful supporters Special sponsor: KEEN JAPAN Silent Auction Donors: MENEX – Free stay at Expedition Hotel Zenagi for pair Marin Minamiya -Hiking with Marin Blue Field – Outdoors Activities for Five People in Kume-Island, Okinawa Kuremoto Yoshiki – Paragliding with Keen Ambassador Individual – Signed jersey of Japan National Rugby Team Raffle Prize Donors: Jaybird– Wireless Sport Headphones Nomadics – Hiking Backpacks Jansport – Backpacks Columbia – Rain gear set Hollywood Roppongi Hills – Facial and Head Spa Vouchers SimpleGroup & Kiwi Chan – Environmentally Friendly Cleaning Products sets Keen – 100% Off Voucher Northstar Alpine Lodge – Free Stay for Two People Retreat House Flan – Free Stay for Two People Farm Canning – Gift Set Mitake Race Crafting Club – Rafting Tour Voucher Nozawa Hotel Onsen – Two Nights Free Stay for Pair at Yoji Studio Apartment Winterland Lodge & Taproom – Two Nights Free Stay for Pair at Winterland Lodge Supported by: Namako sensei (catering)・Satoshi Aoki (photo) Program: Mirai no Mori’s winter party 2019 “Our Journey Continues” was a great success! We were honored to have so many supporters joining us for a special night celebrating the end of 2019
Date: Saturday, December 14th Location: Mitake Participants: 40 campers, 10 care workers, 7 LITs, 8 corporate volunteers, 10 Mirai no Mori staff, 8 KIWL santas, 1 program graduate Program: At Back to Nature Christmas Special, smiley faces gathered in Mitake to enjoy the last program of 2019
Mirai no Mori is happy to announce that we have received a grant from Hada Foundation for Winter Camp 2020
Date: Saturday, November 23rd – Sunday, November 24th, 2019 Location: Mitake Program: Back to Nature program was the woodcraft program
Date: Monday, November 4th, 2019 Place: Mitsubishi Fuso Kawasaki Factory Participants: 19 Campers, 2 High Schoolers, 6 Tour Leaders, 3 Mirai no Mori Staff Pro Bono Photographer: Johan Brooks Program: We were invited by Mitsubishi Fuso Truck & Bus Corporation to the special factory tour! They generously supported us with Charity Run and Family Day event in 2018, and we are grateful for their ongoing support