World Scout Jamboree
The World Scout Jamboree is the largest regular event organized by the Scout Movement. It takes place every four years in a different country. It is above all an educational event to promote peace and understanding among young people all over the world. Like any Scout event, the World Scout Jamboree offers participants a program that enables them to develop all facets of their character. The program proposes a wide variety of activities and also places great importance on the way the young people take part, by offering them interaction and real participation in everyday life on their camp-site.
The first World Scout Jamboree took place in England in 1920 and since then 20 such events have been held. The next World Scout Jamboree will be held in Japan. The Jamboree will be located on Kirarahama or Kirara Beach in Yamaguchi Prefecture. The Japanese word "kirara" means mica: Kirara Beach offers a beautiful landscape in front of which the Seto Inland Sea glitters in the sunlight just like mica.
Located in the westernmost part of the Honshu Island, Yamaguchi Prefecture has been active in trade with the Asian continent from ancient times, representing a meeting point of Japanese culture and foreign cultures. Access to the site is easy by high-speed transportation systems such as air-planes and Shinkansen bullet trains.
The theme for the event is Wa: A Spirit of Unity," of which the Japanese kanji symbol is also a part. In Japanese symbol means unity, harmony, a spirit of unity, cooperation, friend-ship, peace, and total, and also encapsulates the culture of Japan. This theme was proposed because it can be incorporated into all the aspects of the Jamboree, and specifically that the following be the key words for this theme:
For more information visit www.23wsj.jp or contact your local council service center.
The first World Scout Jamboree took place in England in 1920 and since then 20 such events have been held. The next World Scout Jamboree will be held in Japan. The Jamboree will be located on Kirarahama or Kirara Beach in Yamaguchi Prefecture. The Japanese word "kirara" means mica: Kirara Beach offers a beautiful landscape in front of which the Seto Inland Sea glitters in the sunlight just like mica.
Located in the westernmost part of the Honshu Island, Yamaguchi Prefecture has been active in trade with the Asian continent from ancient times, representing a meeting point of Japanese culture and foreign cultures. Access to the site is easy by high-speed transportation systems such as air-planes and Shinkansen bullet trains.
The theme for the event is Wa: A Spirit of Unity," of which the Japanese kanji symbol is also a part. In Japanese symbol means unity, harmony, a spirit of unity, cooperation, friend-ship, peace, and total, and also encapsulates the culture of Japan. This theme was proposed because it can be incorporated into all the aspects of the Jamboree, and specifically that the following be the key words for this theme:
- Peace
- Harmony
- Solidarity
For more information visit www.23wsj.jp or contact your local council service center.
