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The Nippon Jamboree (日本ジャンボリー Nippon Janborī) is a camping festival held by the Scout Association of Japan, and is the largest Scouting event in Japan.
Jamborees are held once every four years, and are abbreviated as "NJ", or including the number of the event, as (for example) 14NJ for the 14th Nippon Jamboree.
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Locations
- 1st Nippon Jamboree August 2 to August 6, 1956, Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture
- 2nd Nippon Jamboree August 6 to August 10, 1959, Aibano, Shiga Prefecture
- 3rd Nippon Jamboree August 3 to August 8, 1962, Gotenba, Shizuoka Prefecture
- 3NJ hosted 13th World Scout Jamboree
- 4th Nippon Jamboree August 5 to August 9, 1966, Nihonbara, Okayama Prefecture
- 5th Nippon Jamboree August 6 to August 10, 1970, Asagiri Plateau, Shizuoka Prefecture
- 6th Nippon Jamboree August 1 to August 6, 1974, Chitosebara, Hokkaidō
- 7th Nippon Jamboree August 4 to August 8, 1978, Gotenba, Shizuoka Prefecture
- 8th Nippon Jamboree August 2 to August 6, 1982, Minami Zaō National Youth Campsite, Miyagi Prefecture
- 9th Nippon Jamboree August 2 to August 6, 1986, Minami Zaō National Youth Campsite, Miyagi Prefecture
- 10th Nippon Jamboree August 3 to August 7, 1990, Myōkō Plateau, Niigata Prefecture
- 11th Nippon Jamboree August 3 to August 7, 1994, Kusumi Plateau, Ōita Prefecture
- 12th Nippon Jamboree August 3 to August 7, 1998, Foothills of Mount Moriyoshi, Akita Prefecture
- 13th Nippon Jamboree August 3 to August 7, 2002, Maishima Sports Island, Osaka Prefecture
- 14th Nippon Jamboree August 3 to August 7, 2006, Refresh Mura Hachigasaki, Suzu, Ishikawa Prefecture
- 15th Nippon Jamboree August 1 to August 8, 2010 Asagiri Plateau, Shizuoka Prefecture
- 16th Nippon Jamboree 2013 (planned), Kirara Beach, Yamaguchi Prefecture
- 16NJ will host 23rd World Scout Jamboree (planned)
Other camping festivals
Scout Moots
Rover Scouts and Scouts of the same age range can participate in these events. They are held once every four years.
- Rover Moot 97
- August 26 to August 31, 1997. Location: Uwano Plateau, Hyōgo Prefecture
- Moot 2001
- August 7 to August 12, 2001. Location: Shinshiro Yoshikawa Campsite, Aichi Prefecture
- Scout Moot 2005
- August 19 to August 24, 2005. Location: Yamanaka Campsite, Yamanashi Prefecture
Nippon Agoonorees
Participants in these events are mainly Scouts with disabilities. Agoonorees are held once every four years, and have currently been held nine times. They are abbreviated as "NA", or including the number of the event, as (for example) 9NA for the 9th Nippon Agoonoree.
- 1st Nippon Agonoree: August 8 to August 20, 1973. Location: Aichi Youth Park, Aichi Prefecture
- 2nd Nippon Agonoree: July 30 to August 3, 1976. Location: Aichi Youth Park, Aichi Prefecture
- 3rd Nippon Agonoree: August 3 to August 8, 1979. Location: Nagai Park, Osaka
- 4th Nippon Agonoree: August 5 to August 9, 1983. Location: Ureshinodai Lifelong Educational Center, Hyōgo Prefecture
- 5th Nippon Agonoree: July 31 to August 4, 1986. Location: Chuo Youth House, Gotenba, Shizuoka Prefecture
- 6th Nippon Agonoree: July 25 to August 29, 1991. Location: National Institution for Youth Education, Tokyo
- 7th Nippon Agonoree: July 26 to July 30, 1995. Location: National Myogo Youth Outdoor Learning Center, Niigata Prefecture
- 8th Nippon Agonoree: August 5 to August 9, 1999. Location: Outdoor Activity Center, Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture
- 9th Nippon Agonoree: July 31 to August 4, 2003. Location: Refresh Town Hachi-ga-saki, Suzu, Ishikawa Prefecture
- 10th Nippon Agonoree: 2007. (It would have been held in 2007, but was moved to 2008 due to the World Scout Jamboree being held in 2007.)
Explorer Scout Festivals (Nippon Venture)
Participants in these events are mainly Scouts of high school age (Explorer Scouts, formerly Venture/Senior Scouts). These festivals are held once every four years, and have currently been held six times. They are abbreviated as "NV", or including the number of the event, as (for example) 6NV for the 6th Nippon Venture.
- 1st Nippon Venture: July 27 to August 3, 1984. Location: Foothills of Minami Zaō Range, Miyagi Prefecture
- 2nd Nippon Venture: July 29 to August 5, 1988. Location: Asagiri Plateau, Shizuoka Prefecture
- 3rd Nippon Venture: August 3 to August 11, 1992. Location: Aibano, Shiga Prefecture
- 4th Nippon Venture: July 29 to August 4, 1996. Location: Foothills of Mt. Sanbe, Shimane Prefecture
- 5th Nippon Venture: July 29 to August 4, 1996. Location: Kusumi Plateau, Oita Prefecture
- 6th Nippon Venture: August 2 to August 7, 2004. Location: Across the Kantō region
Sources
Much of this article was translated from the original article in the Japanese Wikipedia, as retrieved on October 27, 2006.
Related items
- Jamboree (Scouting)
- World Jamboree
Categories:- Scouting in Japan
- Scouting jamborees
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