World Scout Jamboree to bring together 30,000 youth next summer in Japan to learn about peace
Aug. 4, 2014
by Shigeru Sakata, Staff Writer
On July 30, the Scout Association of Japan, based in Tokyo, announced the outline of the World Scout Jamboree, a worldwide event scheduled for the summer of 2015 in the city of Yamaguchi. About 30,000 young people are expected to gather from 162 countries and regions. In the main Peace Programme, the participants will visit Hiroshima, which will be commemorating the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombing, and learn about peace issues.
The World Scout Jamboree is held every four years. This will be the second time the event is held in Japan, after 44 years, and will run for 12 days, from July 28 to August 8. The participants will camp during this period and take part in mutual exchanges.
Around 24,000 people will be involved in the Peace Programme. They will be divided into groups, with about 4,000 people visiting Hiroshima at one time, visiting Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum and listening to the testimonies of A-bomb survivors. On August 6, some 200 representatives of the Jamboree will take part in the Peace Memorial Ceremony in Hiroshima.
Activities include visiting 19 cities and towns in Yamaguchi Prefecture to interact with local children as well as studying the themes of environmental destruction and poverty in the world.
Yoshiro Mori, the former prime minister of Japan and president of the Japan Committee for the 23rd World Scout Jamboree, Soichi Noguchi, an astronaut and a Scout ambassador, and others attended the press conference held on this day in Tokyo. Mr. Noguchi said, “I hope the participants will grow to play active roles in the world, based on what they learn from their experiences at the Jamboree.”
(Originally published on July 31, 2014)
On July 30, the Scout Association of Japan, based in Tokyo, announced the outline of the World Scout Jamboree, a worldwide event scheduled for the summer of 2015 in the city of Yamaguchi. About 30,000 young people are expected to gather from 162 countries and regions. In the main Peace Programme, the participants will visit Hiroshima, which will be commemorating the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombing, and learn about peace issues.
The World Scout Jamboree is held every four years. This will be the second time the event is held in Japan, after 44 years, and will run for 12 days, from July 28 to August 8. The participants will camp during this period and take part in mutual exchanges.
Around 24,000 people will be involved in the Peace Programme. They will be divided into groups, with about 4,000 people visiting Hiroshima at one time, visiting Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum and listening to the testimonies of A-bomb survivors. On August 6, some 200 representatives of the Jamboree will take part in the Peace Memorial Ceremony in Hiroshima.
Activities include visiting 19 cities and towns in Yamaguchi Prefecture to interact with local children as well as studying the themes of environmental destruction and poverty in the world.
Yoshiro Mori, the former prime minister of Japan and president of the Japan Committee for the 23rd World Scout Jamboree, Soichi Noguchi, an astronaut and a Scout ambassador, and others attended the press conference held on this day in Tokyo. Mr. Noguchi said, “I hope the participants will grow to play active roles in the world, based on what they learn from their experiences at the Jamboree.”
(Originally published on July 31, 2014)
