Greetings from Kashima, Children's Disaster Prevention Association
Greetings from Kashima: Thank you for another wonderful year.
My name is Miori Kashima from the Children's Disaster Prevention Association.
I have already shared my greetings on the Children's Disaster Prevention Association website, but I would like to take this opportunity to express my gratitude for this year and provide information about our 2025 camps.
This year, we held camps in various locations from the Tohoku region to Kyushu.
There were places we visited for the first time, and seeing the many smiles of children all over the country makes me very happy that we are able to conduct disaster prevention camps through this organization.
Children are always a source of new discoveries, often doing things that are unpredictable or that adults would never even think of.
That gives me energy and makes me want to organize new camps.
Thank you very much to everyone who participated this year.
We will continue to organize fun disaster prevention camps, so we look forward to your continued support.
We also sincerely look forward to having your children participate again.
Information on 2025 Disaster Prevention Camps from Kashima
This year, we started a blog on platforms like Note, and it felt like a year where our visibility increased (perhaps?).
I hope that many of you have learned more about our camps.
The 2025 camps will begin in the Kanto area!
The camps for each region are as follows.
※These are the ones decided at this stage. We are planning many more!
【Kanto Area】
■ "Yuki (Snow) Special" 25/01/11 (Sat) - 13 (Holiday) ★ 3 days, 2 nights
[Meeting Point] Chuo-Rinkan Station, Shinjuku, etc. (Omiya Station - TBD) [Venue] Shinshu Takato Youth Nature House
● Sledding ● Snow shelter building ● Snow campfire and water making, etc.
■ "Yuki no Bouken (Snow Adventure)" 25/01/18 (Sat) - 19 (Sun) 2 days, 1 night
[Meeting Point] Ichikawa, Kawagoe Station [Venue] Maebashi Akagi Youth House
● Sled and tube sliding ● Beacon treasure hunt, etc.
■ "Haru no Bouken (Spring Adventure)" 25/04/05 (Sat) - 06 (Sun)
[Meeting Point] Matsudo, Koshigaya, Kawasaki Station [Venue] Kimitsu Kameyama Youth Nature House
● Cutting wood with hatchets and saws ● Searching for spring wild vegetables, etc.
■ "Umi (Sea) Special" 25/08/20 (Wed) - 22 (Fri)
Meeting Point: Sakuragi Station, Chiba Station
Venue: Chiba Prefectural Kamogawa Youth Nature House
● Rock climbing ● Sea exploration ● Beach play ● AED sea rescue, etc.
■ "Yoru no Bouken (Night Adventure)" 25/12/06 (Sat) - 07 (Sun)
Meeting Point: Sagami-Ono, Fujisawa Station
Venue: Chuo Youth Exchange House
● Night sky survival (program with the Self-Defense Forces is being adjusted) ● Darkness exploration ● What to do when lost in the mountains, etc.
【Hokuriku Area】
■ "Haru no Bouken (Spring Adventure)" 25/05/10 (Sat) - 11 (Sun) 2 days, 1 night
[Meeting Point] Kanazawa, Takaoka Station [Venue] Tonami Youth Nature House
● Zip line ● Forest shelter building, etc.
[Tohoku Area]
■ "Winter Adventure" 01/25/25 (Sat) - 26 (Sun), 2 days and 1 night
[Meeting Point] Sendai, Yamagata, Sendai Station [Venue] Yamagata Prefectural Iide Youth Nature House
● Tube sliding ● Avalanche search battle, etc.
[Kansai Area]
■ "Snow Adventure" 02/01/25 (Sat) - 02 (Sun), 2 days and 1 night
[Meeting Point] Nishinomiya, Himeji, Namba Station [Venue] Kobe City Nature House
● Sledding ● Treasure hunt with beacons! ● Valentine's game, etc.
■ "Forest Adventure" 04/19/25 (Sat) - 20 (Sun), 2 days and 1 night
[Meeting Point] Suita Station [Venue] Toyonaka City Youth Nature House Wappar
● Let's cut down a tree ● Let's eat spring wild plants, etc.
■ "Hill Adventure" 05/31/25 (Sat) - 06/01/25 (Sun), 2 days and 1 night
[Meeting Point] Himeji, Okayama Station [Venue] National Kibi Youth Nature House
● Mountain biking on mountain trails ● Bow making, etc.
■ "Summer Special" 07/05/25 (Sat) - 06 (Sun), 2 days and 1 night
[Meeting Point] Osaka, Sannomiya, Sakai Station [Venue] Kyoto Prefectural Marine Center
● Board experience (Nipper board under adjustment) ● Dangerous sea creatures, etc.
■ "Summer Special" 08/09/25 (Sat) - 11 (Holiday), 3 days and 2 nights
[Meeting Point] Osaka, Sannomiya, Sakai Station [Venue] Osaka Prefectural Marine Center
● Yacht (under adjustment) ● Escape battle from a pirate ship, etc.
[Chugoku-Shikoku Area]
■ "Ninja Adventure" 03/15/25 (Sat) - 16 (Sun), 2 days and 1 night
[Meeting Point] Hiroshima, Kurashiki Station [Venue] Kurashiki City Nature House
● Ninja climbing ● Rope making, etc.
■ "River Adventure" 05/17/25 (Sat) - 18 (Sun), 2 days and 1 night
[Meeting Point] Shin-Yamaguchi Station, Shin-Shimonoseki Station [Venue] Shimonoseki City Youth House
● Shower climbing (under adjustment) ● Water filtration, etc.
■ "Hill Adventure" 05/31/25 (Sat) - 06/01/25 (Sun), 2 days and 1 night
[Meeting Point] Okayama, Himeji Station [Venue] National Kibi Youth Nature House
● Mountain biking on mountain trails ● Bow making, etc.
[Kyushu Area]
■ "Snow Adventure" 02/15/25 (Sat) - 16 (Sun)
[Meeting Point] Hakata, Kumamoto, Oita Station [Venue] National Aso Youth Friendship Center
● Snow and sled play ● Ice candy making, etc.
■ "Spring Adventure" 03/29/25 (Sat) - 30 (Sun)
[Meeting Point] Hakata, Kumamoto, Oita Stations [Venue] National Yasu Kogen Youth Outdoor Learning Center
● Bow making ● Spring survival kitchen, etc.
■ "River Adventure" 05/17/25 (Sat) - 18 (Sun)
[Meeting Point] Yukuhashi, Hakata, Shin-Shimonoseki Stations [Venue] Shimonoseki City Youth Center
● Shower climbing (TBD) ● River play ● Water filtration, etc.
■ "Summer Adventure" 08/02/25 (Sat) - 03 (Sun)
[Meeting Point] Oita, Kokura Stations [Venue] Kakaji Youth Center
● Marine sports such as SUP ● Sea rescue games, etc.
■ "Ocean Adventure" 08/30/25 (Sat) - 31 (Sun)
[Meeting Point] Miyazaki, Miyakonojo, Kagoshima-Chuo Stations [Venue] Nearby campsite
● Marine sports (adjusting for rafts, boats, etc.) ● Ocean survival battle, etc.
How to apply
Please apply using the form below after selecting the meeting station for each camp!
You are welcome to participate in a camp in any region, regardless of where you live, as long as you can reach the meeting station.
We are looking forward to meeting many children and volunteers again in 2025!
A final word from Kashima...
As we have also posted on our website, and to reiterate,
thanks to the children, we were able to run fun disaster prevention camps again this year,
and we would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to all the participants and their guardians.
Also, thank you to all the volunteers who participated this year!
We, the staff, will continue to work hard to organize disaster prevention camps that provide great learning opportunities for children next fiscal year as well.
We will also update the blog to keep everyone informed about what the camps are like!
It has started to get cold, so please take good care of yourselves
and have a wonderful year-end and New Year holiday!
Miori Kashima, Children's Disaster Prevention Association