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03 What is “Join in Jamboree” 04 Overview of 23rd World Scout Jamboree (23WSJ) 06 History of Jamboree 08 Outline of Jamboree Programme 08 GlobalDevelopmentVillage 10 Culture 11 Science/FaithandBeliefs 12 Community/Nature 13 Water/HiroshimaPeaceProgramme

16 Basic Information of Asia Pacific 18 Basic Information of Japan 22 Let’s start the adventure!

How to use this Programme GuideYoucanusethisprogrammeguideinanywayyouwish.ThetargetofthisJIJguideisnotonlyparticipantsof23rdWorldScoutJamboreein2015,butalsoallofScoutsandleadersallovertheworld.YoucanusethisProgrammeGuidetobringtheJamboreeProgrammeandexperiencetoyoutroopmeeting.

Theseactivitiescanbeusedatanytimeatthepatrol/unitmeeting.Youcanadopttheseactivitiesforyourownsituation,dependingonthesizeofthetroop,theexperienceofthemembership,thefacilitiesinyourmeetingplaceandwhereyoulive.

Itisalsoagoodideatohave“JamboreeDay”inyourunit,toenjoytheactivitiestolearntheJamboreeProgrammeandJapaneseculture.

What you can get from this Programme Guide?1.BasicinformationabouttheJamboree2.AnexperienceofJamboreeProgramme3.BasicknowledgeofJapananditsculture

What is “Join in Jamboree”?The 15thWorld Jamboree, whichwas due to be held in Iran in 1979, was cancelledbecauseofapoliticalissue.JoininJamboree(JIJ)wasdistributedtotheparticipantsforuseintheirowncountries.ThismarkedthebeginningofJIJ.

ForsubsequentWorldScoutJamborees(WSJs),sincethenumberofparticipatingScoutsislimited,JIJhasbeenprovidedsothatthoseunabletoparticipateareabletoexperiencetheJamboreeprogramme.

Furthermore,asparticipantsneed to familiarize themselveswithmanyaspectsof theJamboreebeforetheyvisitthecountrywheretheWSJisbeingheld,JIJisalsoausefultoolforparticipantspreparingfortheWSJ.

What is “Join in Jamboree”?

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Whatis“JoininJamboree”

What is the World Scout Jamboree?TheWorldScoutJamboreeisthelargesteventorganisedbytheWorldOrganizationoftheScoutMovement(WOSM)every4years,gatheringupto40,000peoplefromallovertheworld.Itisaboveallaneducationaleventtopromotepeaceandunderstanding.TheWorldScoutJamboreeincludesawidevarietyofactivitiesandalsoplacesgreatimpor-tanceontheeverydaylifeandinteractionatthecampsite.

About the 23rd World Scout Jamboree23WSJwillbeheldinKirara-hama,Yamaguchi,Japanin2015,from28Julyto8August.The12-dayeventwillbring together thousandsofyoungScoutsaged14 to17yearsfromover 162 countries and territories. The themeof the event is “和 [WA]: aSpiritofUnity”.The23WSJwillofferawidechoiceofattractiveprogrammes.Throughtheseprogrammes,Scoutswillbeabletoexperiencethedistinctiveattributesofeachpartici-pating country,andbuildawide friendshipnetwork in theworld.ThisexperiencewillenableScoutstodevelopphysically,intellectually,emotionally,sociallyandspirituallyinthespiritofWorldScoutingastheyadvancetowards“CreatingaBetterWorld”.

Overview of 23rd World Scout Jamboree (23WSJ)

Hospital/HôpitalSub Camp Area/Espace Sous-camps

Arena/Arène

Science

GDV/ VMD

Culture

World Scout Centre/Centre Scout Mondial

Reception/Réceptions

Faith&Beliefs/Foi & Croyances

Water/Aqua

Activities/Activités

Adult Camp Area/Espace camps des adultes

Staff Restaurant/Cantine

Container/Conteneurs

Water Activities/Activités Aquatiques

Welcome Centre/Centre Accueil

Jamboree HQ/Le siège de Jamboree

North Gate/Porte Nord

Main Gate/Porte Principale

South Gate/Porte Sud

Sub Camp Area/Espace Sous-camps

Sub Camp Area/Espace Sous-camps



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VenueTheJamboreeSiteisatKirara-hamainYamaguchi,westernJapan.The286hectaresite,extendingabout1kmfromeasttowestand3kmfromnorthtosouth,includesvariousfacilitiesandextensiveparkland.

Theme Thethemeofthe23rdWorldScoutJamboree(23WSJ)is“WA:aSpiritofUnity”.TheKanjicharacter“和 [wa]”indicates a wide variety of meanings such as unity,harmony,cooperation,friendship,andpeace.Moreover,itencapsulates theessenceof Japan,acountrywheretraditionandthe latesttechnologycoexist inharmony.Inspired by this theme, it is our earnest desire that23WSJ will contribute to peace and harmony amongyouth and create a betterworld. Key elements of thetheme;“Japan”,“Friendship”and“Peace”aredesignedtoconsiderinallaspectsof23WSJ.

Concept Key Words1. Energy:TheenergywhichScoutsfromallovertheworldwillbringtotheJamboreeandthedyna-mismoftheScoutMovementthatstrengthenitsmissionandideals.2. Innovation: Havingnewexperiencesat the Jamboree, learningaboutdifferent cultures and tradi-tions,andfosteringcriticalthinkingskillswillleadtopersonalgrowth.3. Harmony:Scoutswhocomefromdifferentcultural,religious,andfamilialbackgroundswillcometogethertosharetheirindividualexperienceswhilefosteringunitywithoneanother.ThiskeywordexpressespeaceandharmonyinrelationtotheScouts.

Scouting around the WorldScoutingisaneducationalyouthmovementthatisagrassrootsyouthmovementengagingyoungpeoplefromallovertheworld.

TheWorldOrganizationoftheScoutMovement(WOSM)isanindependent,worldwide,non-profit and non-partisan, largest youthmovement in the world. Its purpose is topromoteunityandtheunderstandingofScouting’spurposeandprinciples.

WOSMtodayisaconfederationof162NationalScoutOrganizations(NSOs)inanetworkofover40millionmembersinmorethan1millionlocalcommunityScoutGroups.Some7millionareadultvolunteerswhosupportthelocalactivities,resultinginahugemulti-pliereffect.

Scouting in JapanScoutingisapopularactivityforyoungpeopleinJapan.ScoutAssociationofJapan(SAJ)hasover130,000members.SAJisopentochildrenandyoungpeople,boysandgirls,from6yearsto25years.ScoutinginJapanhas,inthepast,hostedseveralmajorWorldScoutingeventsincludingthe13thWorldJamboreein1971inAsagiri.

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Overviewof23rdWorldScoutJamboree

The basic concept of the Jamboree wasmade by Lord Baden-Powell, the founder ofScouting,whowantedtoholdonespecialeventtobringtogetherScoutsofallnationalities.ThefirstJamboree,heldatLondon’sOlympia in1920,wasthefirsttruly internationalgatheringofScoutsandbroughttogether8,000Scoutsfrom34countries.

Jamboree is now an international term used to describe a large gathering of Scouts.Since1920,WorldScoutJamboreeshavebeenheldeveryfouryearssince1959,inprin-ciple,andhostedbyNationalScoutOrganisationsallovertheworld.

History of Jamboree

1920/1st WJUnitedKingdom

1924/2nd WJDenmark

1929/3rd WJUnitedKingdom

1933/4th WJHungary

1957/9th WJ UnitedKingdom

1959/10th WJ Philippines

1963/11th WJ Greece

1967/12th WJ UnitedStates

1987–88/16th WJ Australia

1991/17th WJ SouthKorea

1998–9/19th WJ Chile

1995/18th WJ Netherlands


2002–3/20th WSJ Thailand

1947/6th WJ France

1937/5th WJ Netherlands

1955/8th WJ Canada

1951/7th WJ Austria

1971/13th WJ Japan

1975/14th WJ Norway

1983/15th WJ Canada

2011/22nd WSJ Sweden 2015/23rd WSJ

Japan

2007/21st WSJ UnitedKingdom

Venue Participants CountiesandTerritories

1stWJ UnitedKingdom 8,000 342ndWJ Denmark 4,549 323rdWJ UnitedKingdom 30,000 694thWJ Hungary 25,792 335thWJ Netherlands 28,750 546thWJ France 24,152 717thWJ Austria 12,884 618thWJ Canada 11,139 719thWJ UnitedKingdom 31,426 8210thWJ Philippines 12,203 4411thWJ Greece 11,398 89

Venue Participants CountiesandTerritories

12thWJ UnitedStates 12,011 10513thWJ Japan 23,758 8714thWJ Norway 17,259 9115thWJ Canada 14,752 10616thWJ Australia 14,434 8417thWJ SouthKorea 19,083 13518thWJ Netherlands 28,960 16619thWJ Chile 31,534 15720thWSJ Thailand 24,000 14721stWSJ UnitedKingdom 37,868 15522ndWSJ Sweden 40,061 146

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HistoryofJamboree

ModuleProgramme

•CulturalExchangeDay•FriendshipAward•HiroshimaPeaceMemorialCeremony•NagasakiPeaceProgramme

On-SiteProgramme

1.GDV2.Culture3.Science

Off-SiteProgramme

4.Community5.Nature6.Peace

7.Water

Programme Overview

FreeTimeActivity

•WorldScoutCenter•YoungCorrespondents•FaithandBeleifs

SubCampLife

•SubCampEvent•Volunteeractivity

Ceremony

Opening&ClosingArenaEvent

Outline of Jamboree ProgrammeThe 23rd World Scout Jamboree will offer a wide choice of attractive programmes.Throughtheseprogrammes,Scoutswillbeabletoexperiencethedistinctiveattributesofeachparticipatingcountryandterritory.AndthisexperiencewillenableScoutstodevelopphysically, intellectually, emotionally, socially and spiritually in the spirit of the ScoutMovementastheyadvancetowardtheirultimategoalof“CreatingaBetterWorld.”

TheJamboreeProgramme,runningfromtheOpeningCeremonyontheeveningofthe29thofJuly2015untiltheClosingCeremonyontheeveningofthe7thofAugust,willconsistofModuleActivitiesandSubCampLife.ItwillbeagreatopportunityforScoutstomakefriendswiththeircounterpartsfromallovertheworld.Thethemeof“WA:aSpiritofUnity”andthethreeconcepts,Energy,InnovationandHarmony,associatedwiththeJamboreeprogrammereflectspecificeducationalobjectives.

Outline of Jamboree Programme


Global Development VillageOutline of GDVThrough GDV module activities,Scoutswill learnaboutwhattheycando in theirdaily lives tohelptacklevariousglobal issues.TheywilldeepentheirunderstandingofPeace, Environment and sustain-ability,HumanRights,HealthandPoverty.TheywillalsolearnaboutwhattheUnitedNationsandotherorganizationsaredoingaroundtheworldtodealwiththeseissues.

As citizens of planet Earth, weknowthatweneedtotackleseveralglobal issues. But do we have agoodgraspoftheseglobal issuesandwhy itoccurred?Weneedtorealize that for every issue thereareseveralpointsofview.Let’slookatsomeoftheenvironmentalproblemsforexample.Someoftheseproblemsarehappeningonlyinasinglecountry,anditcanbesolvedinanationallevel.However,youmayrealizethatthesetheproblemssuchasaerialpollution,marinepollution,andglobalwarmingcannotbesolvedbyaneffortofa single country.Theseglobal issues requirecooperationamongstinternationalsocietyaslaws,economicsituation,andcustomsvarieswidelyfromcountriestocountries.

IntheGDV,wewillfocusonavariousglobalissueandencourageScoutstolearnmoreaboutthem.

Activity for JIJBecomemorefamiliarwithglobalissues,encourageScoutstofocusfromalocalperspec-tive.Forexample,byconsideringthefoodtheyeatandtheclothingtheywear,perhapsreferringtomediasuchasnewspapersandTV,createalistofingredientsofallthemealsyouhadthisweekandresearchwhere theycamefrom,howtheywereshipped,howtheyweregrown,andwhatlifeislikefortheproducersofthosefoods.Ifyouconsiderfish,youmaybeabletofocusonglobalissuessuchasoverfishing,theimpactontheecosystem,ElNinoandLaNina,andoceanicpollution.Ortakechocolate,thenfocusonthemajoringredient:cocoabeans,mayberelatedtoglobalchallengessuchasexploita-tionoffarmers,inequitabletradeandtariffs,andchildlabour.

Nurturetheabilitytothinkgloballybyusingthisopportunitytolearnaboutglobalchal-lenges,thinkaboutpossiblesolutions,findouthowvariousorganisationsareworkingontheissues,anddiscusswhatScoutscandotohelptacklethechallenges.

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OutlineofJamboreeProgramme

Procedure(1)Usingthefollowingsampletexts,inspire

interest of Scout about Japan.ThesefiguresrepresentJapanesesocietyifweweretoreducethepopulationofJapanto100people.

SampleText1. 49peoplearemen,51peoplearewomen

2. 13 people are children, 87 peopleareadult.

*32peopleoutof87iselderlypeople3. 98 people are Japanese, and 2peopleareforeigner

4. 10 people live in Tokyo, 4 live inHokkaido,and1liveinOkinawa.

5. 11 people are self-employed, 5people are farmers, 6 people arenotinemployment.

6. 62peoplehaveacomputer,and60peoplehaveacar

7. Allpeoplearealmostliterate

A village of 100 people

GDV activity 1

OutlineProvidetheopportunitytolearnaboutcountriesthroughthevariousindexesorperspective.AimBylearningaboutthetruenatureofthecountry,inspiretheinterestfortheircountry.

ProcedureThisprogrammeisdesignedtoraiseaware-ness of Scout on global issues that arerelatedtothefoodweconsume.Dependingontheperspective,theissuewillchange.Discussoncurrentglobalissuesandfamil-iarizeScoutswiththeprogramme.

Procedure(1)Makealistofingredientsofameal(2)Investigatewhere the ingredientsare

produced(3)Investigate the recent domestic and

foreign production outputs and themainplaceswheretheingredientsareproduced.

(4)Think about the possible transporta-tionroutesoftheingredients.

(5)Investigate the how the ingredientsareproduced

(6)Imaginethelifeoftheproducersoftheingredients.

(7)Reflectonyourlife.

Food Link

GDV activity 2

OutlineLearnaboutglo-balissuesrelatedtodailylifeAimUnderstandthatdailylifeisrelatedtoglobalissues.

Example of food relates to the global issue

Rice:Economicissuesconcerningimportsand exports such as unfair trade, tariffs,exchange rates, ecological footprint,labour conditions of agricultural workers,wages,childlabours,fairtradesystem

Fish: Overfishing, change in the compo-sition of marine populations, climatechange,ElNino,LaNina,marinepollution

Water: Safety of drinking water, dysen-tery,watershortage

Nutrition:Foodhunger,health,nutritionalbalance

Others:Poverty,populationgrowth,emer-gencyfoods

(2)Out of variousfigures, choose3 to5topicsineachgroupandresearchaboutstatisticsandratioaboutyourcountry.

ExampletopicsPopulation, population ratio of menand women, age structure, popula-tionratioofeachprefectures,industry,occupation,religion,capacityofenergyproduction,carpossession,theratioofstudentswhogotoUniversity,literacyrate,birthrate

(3)Presentationbyeachgroup.Eachpres-entations may use just one sheet ofpaper(e.g.A4sizeforeach),andmakeaslideforeachindexorratio.

(4)After the presentation, you maycomparewithJapanorothercountry.


Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)are the international common target inthe field of global development. BasicideaoftheMDGswerebuiltinSeptember2000,whenworld leaders came togetherat United Nations Headquarters to adopttheUnitedNationsMillenniumDeclarationto reduce extreme poverty and settingoutaseriesoftime-boundtargetswithadeadline of 2015. 8 MDGs includes suchaseradicateextremepovertyandhunger,achieve universal primary education. 14yearshaspassedsinceitsformation,andit is time for us to think about the nexttarget.Throughthisworkshop,ScoutswillfindoutwhatweneedtodotoachievetheMDGs and think about post-MDGs targetby participating the “MyWorld”, a globalvoteonthepostMDGsagenda.

Step 1:EncourageScouts to learn the8MDGs,andtofindouttheirprogressandhowfarwearetoachievethegoals.

Step 2: Prepare cards which are writtenwith16issuesfromthe“MyWorld”survey,andaskScoutstochoose6issuesmattersmost from the two perspectives: “Whatare most important for you and yourfamily?”and“Whataremostimportantforourplanet”.Scouts canchoose thesamecardsbothperspectives.

A. BetterjobopportunitiesB. Supportforpeoplewhocan’tworkC.AgoodeducationD.Betterhealthcare

E. AffordableandnutritiousfoodF. PhoneandinternetaccessG.BettertransportandroadsH.AccesstocleanwaterandsanitationI. ReliableenergyathomeJ. ActiontakenonclimatechangeK. Protectingforests,riversandoceansL. EqualitybetweenmenandwomenM.ProtectionagainstcrimeandviolenceN.PoliticalfreedomO.AnhonestandresponsivegovernmentP. Freedom from discrimination andpersecution

Step 3:Explain the reasons for choosingthe6cardsforeachperspective.Ifthereisanydifference in the issueschosen foreachperspective,discusswithotherpatrolmembers what might have caused thedifferenceintheissueschosen.

(evenmore)Step 4:Vote fromthe “MyWorldSurveyfor Scouts”Web site,what are themostimportantforyouandyourfamily.URL:http://vote.myworld2015.org/scouts/

Vote forour future!

GDV activity 3

OutlineEncourageScoutstothinkaboutthefutureofourplanetthroughparticipatingintheglobalsurveytodefinethenextglobalagendaaftertheMillenniumDevelopmentGoals.

“MYWorld”isaglobalsurveyforcitizensledbytheUnitedNationsandpartners.Itaimstocapturepeople’svoices,prioritiesandviews,sothatgloballeaderscanbeinformedastheybegintheprocessofdefiningthenewdevelopmentagendafortheworld.

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Culture

OutlineOurworldisakaleidoscopeofrichcultures.Thinkaboutclothing,totakeoneexample.InJapan,wewearkimono;butwhenwelookaroundtheworld,weseetheKoreanchimajeogori,theMongoliandeel,theFijiansulu,theTahitianpareo,theChileanponcho,theScottish kilt, and theGerman lederhosen, to name but few of the national costumesthat brightenupour planet. Each culture is distinct andunique.By experiencing andwelcomingdifferentcultures,wecancultivateanappreciationofothers,learnfromoneanother,andextendthehandoffriendship.Scoutsareencouragedtopreparepresenta-tionsabouttheircountriesandculturessothattheycansharetheiruniqueexperienceandtraditionswithfellowScouts.Thiswillbeagreatopportunityto learnmoreaboutone’sowncountryandculturethroughtheprocessofexplainingandsharingwithothers.Throughinterculturalexchanges,ScoutswilldeepenmutualunderstandingandachieveHarmonytranscendingnationalandculturaldifferences.

Activity for JIJUsetheInternetorlibrariestoresearchtheculturesandtraditionsofothercountries,andthenmakeapresentationtothepatrolortroopontraditionalclothing,food,language,housing,government, currency,visualartsordance.Beginby looking forScoutsandleaderswhohaveattendedaworldeventsuchastheWorldScoutJamboree,andaskwhethertheycanshowyoupatchesoritemsofuniformtheyacquiredthroughexchangeswith fellow Scouts.With patrolmembers, compare and contrast themwith your ownuniformtohighlightthesimilaritiesanddifferences.Next,practicesaying“Hello”and“Mynameis...”inthelanguagesofthecountrieswherethepatchesanditemsofuniformcamefrom.Haveyourpatroltryoutsomedancesandsongsofanyofthecountriesandthenputonaperformancearoundthecampfire.While immersing yourselves in different cultures, you may find some aspects of thedifferentcultureattractiveandeasytoembrace.Ontheotherhand,otheraspectsmayseemalien,difficult tounderstandorperhapsmakeyoufeeluncomfortable.Everyoneis likelytofeelsuchemotionsbecausewetendtomakejudgmentsbasedonourownexperienceandthesocietiesinwhichwewereraised.Butdon’tseetheworldintermsofstereotypes.Instead,respectdifferencesandenjoyculturaldiversity.


ScienceOutline

The Science module activities will stimulateScouts’ fascination with and understanding ofscience.Scoutswillenrichtheirknowledgeofthetech-nologiesunderpinningcontemporarysocieties—computers,Internet,mobilephones,refrigerators,andsoon.Theywillalsolearnabouttheinnova-tive technologies or technological ecosystemsthat are enriching people’s lives. Moreover,havethepotentialtohelpusachieveabalancebetween the environment and humankind onour planet. The experience of breakthroughtechnology will inspire Scouts to pursue inno-vation. In particular, 23WSJ will offer Scoutsopportunitiesto learnaboutcutting-edgetech-nologies inJapan,helpingthemappreciatethethemeof“WA:aSpiritofUnity”fromscientificandtechnologicalperspectives.

Activity for JIJThinkabout the technologiesweuse inourdaily life. Focuson somethinguseful andfamiliarsuchascomputers,refrigerators,washingmachines,microwaveovens,carsortrains.ResearchontheInternetoraskanexpertsomequestions inorder tofindoutwhattheproductsaremadeofandhowtheywork.Thinkabouttheresourceandenvi-ronmentalissuesrelatedtoenergybylearningaboutstaticelectricityorbuildingasmallhydroelectricgeneratorbyconnectingamotortoawaterwheel.

Faith and BeliefsActivity for JIJFind out about the practices and beliefs ofdifferent world religions such as Buddhism,Christianity, and Islam. You may notice thatmostreligionsarecomposedofvariousgroups.Forexample,Mahayana,TheravadaandEsotericBuddhism; Sunni and Shia Islam; Catholic,ProtestantandOrthodoxChristianity.Youmayalsofind religions, suchasShinto in JapanorHinduisminIndia,thatarecloselyrelatedtothewayoflifeinparticularsocieties.Makethisanopportunitytolearnmoreaboutyourownfaithandthefaithsofotherpeoplearoundtheworld.

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CommunityOutlineYamaguchiisfamousforitsculturalrichnessanditsever-changingnaturalbeautyastheseasonsunfoldinthecourseofayear.OccupyingthewesternmostofHonshu,Japan’smain island, Yamaguchi is amountainous prefecture bounded by the ocean on threesides.Yamaguchi’sdistinctiveculturereflectsitsprominenceintradeandtransportationasJapanemergedfromseclusiontotakeitsplaceinthemodernera.AswellasbeingshapedbyculturalinfluencesoriginatingelsewhereinJapan,Yamaguchihasalsobeenopentoinfluencesfromotherpartsoftheworld.TheCommunitymoduleactivitieswillgiveScoutstheopportunitytovisitthecitiesandtownsofYamaguchi.Ateachdestina-tion,Scoutswillexperiencethelocalculture,architecture,andclothingwhileinteractingwithlocalpeople.ThiswillcreateopportunitiesforScoutstodeepentheirunderstandingofJapaninrelationtotheirownculture,inkeepingwiththethemeof“WA:aSpiritofUnity”.

Activity for JIJCommunity groups are found in virtually all societies. For example, in the Philippinesthereare“barangays”and inJapan“chonaikai”.Suchgroupsprovideopportunitiesforactivecitizenshipinthecommunity.Findoutwhatkindsofgroupsexistinyourcommu-nity.Basedon interviewswith familymembersandpeople in thecommunity,makeapresentationonyourvillage,townorcity,explainingwhatmakesitspecialandwhatyouadmireaboutit.

NatureOutlineWithacoastlineextending1,500kilometresandmountainsrisingupintheinterioroftheprefecture,Yamaguchihasmuchtoofferforloversofnature.Inthisattractivenaturalsetting,Scoutswill gohiking, applying the skills theyhave acquired thoughScoutingactivities.Theywilltakeupnewchallengesandpursuenewgoals.Scoutswillalsolearnabouttheimportanceofbiodiversity,theneedtorespectnature,andthepowerofteam-workundertaken inaspiritof international friendship.Thesevalueswillbe inculcatedthroughtheexperienceofdailylifeattheJamboree.ThestrongbondsamongScoutswillgenerateEnergythatwillenable“WA:aSpiritofUnity”toflourish.Inaddition,ScoutswillexperiencerockclimbingatfacilitieslocatedneartheJamboreesite.

Activity for JIJThroughcampingandhiking,Scouts connectwiththenaturalworld.Welearntoappreciatethebeautyofnature,torespectandtoprotectnature.Lookfortracesofanimalssuchastheirfootprints;gohikingto look for a particular plant; or take an early-morningwalkinapark,sitonabench,closeyoureyes,andlistentothesoundsofthebranches,thebreezeand thebirds.Shareyourexperiencewithyourpatrolbydiscussingitorwritingapoem.


WaterOutlineMorethan50countriesarelandlocked.Japan,ontheotherhand,issurroundedbytheocean.23WSJwillmakegooduseofthismaritimesettingtooffervariouswateractivi-ties,suchasswimming,yachtingandfishing, thataresure to inspireScouts’Energy.Activitieswillbechallengingandfun,designedtofosterteamworkandexpertisein,onandoutofthewater.Moreover,aspatrolswillalsohaveachancetorelaxatthebeach,Scoutswillbeabletocultivatefriendshipsandemotionalties,leadingtopracticalrealizationoftheJamboreetheme—“WA:aSpiritofUnity”.

Activity for JIJEvaluateyourabilitytoswimandalsothatofthemembersofyourpatrol.TheknowledgegainedwillcontributetoteambuildingandhelpScoutsreactdealcalmlyandeffectivelyintheeventofanyemergencyinwateractivities.Trycanoeingorfishingwiththehelpofinstructorsandleadersexperiencedinwatersafety.

PeaceOutline of Hiroshima Peace ProgrammeScoutswillvisitHiroshimatodeepentheirawarenessofthesanctityoflifeandtheimportanceofempathizingwithothers.Theywilllearnaboutthedreadfulconsequencesofwar.Scoutswillbeencouragedtopursuepeaceintheworld,considerpracticalinitiativestofurtherthecauseofpeaceandsharetheirfeelingswithothers.TheywillbecomeMessengersofPeace.TheharmonycreatedbyMessengersofPeaceisattheheartof“WA:aSpiritofUnity”.RepresentativeScoutswillparticipateintheHiroshimaPeaceMemorialCeremony,whichwillbeheldonthe6thAugust2015.

Outline of Nagasaki Peace ProgrammeRepresentative Scouts will participate in this special programme. Nagasaki PeaceProgrammewillcomprisevisitingthePeaceMemorialPark,andparticipatinginNagasakiPeaceForumwithlocalstudents.

Messengers of Peace (MOP)CranesforPeaceisoneofthekeywordsfortheMessengersofPeaceat23WSJ.InspiredbythestoryofSadakoSasaki,Scoutswillreflectonthepasttoexploretheirfuturevisionofworldpeace.MoPtentwillbeattheJamboreeSitetoencourageScoutstoworktowardspeace.

Activity for JIJThinkaboutwhatisnecessaryforpeacetoprevail,andmakeagrouppresentationonhowyourcommunityorcountryiscontributingtopeaceandwhatmorecouldbedone.Ifpossible,interviewpeoplewhohaveexperiencedwarorconflict,andlearnaboutwhathappenedtothem,forexampletheirlifestyleandmealduringthecircumstance.Make some paper cranes to pray for peace with your Scouting friends at a patrol

meeting or at some activities in your local community. Instructions onmaking papercranescanbefoundonpage20ofthisProgrammeGuide.TogetherwiththeMessengerofPeaceinitiative,let’sworktowardspeaceinyourcommunity.

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JapanisinnortheastAsia,andtheScoutAssociationofJapanbelongstotheAsiaPacificRegionofWOSM.Eachregioncontainsdiversecultures.ThisisachancetolearnaboutAsiancountries—their languages,capitals, thepopulationofScouts,etc.For instance,school-basedScoutingispopularinseveralAPRcountriessuchasIndonesia,KoreaandThailand.On theotherhand,Scouting in Japan is community-based. Thediversity ofAsiancountriesmaysurpriseyou.

Basic Information of Asia PacificGeography, Capital City, Population, National Flag, Language

Australia/Canberra-English

India/NewDelhi-Hindi

South Korea/Seoul-Koreanlanguage

Pakistan/Islamabad-Urdu

Japan/Tokyo-Japanese

Nepal/Kathmandu-Nepali

Maldives/Male-Dhivehi

Thailand/Bangkok-Thai

Philippines/Manila-Filipino

Indonesia/Jakarta-Indonesian

Malaysia/KualaLumpur-Malay

Papua New Guinea/PortMoresby-English/HiriMotu,TokPisim

Sri Lanka/SriJayawardenepuraKotte-Sinhala/Tamillanguage

New Zealand/Wellington-English

Mongolia/Ulaanbaatar-Mongolian

Singapore/Singapore-Malay/English

Cambodia/PhnomPenh-Khmer

Bangladesh/Dhaka-Bengali

Taiwan/Taipei-Chinese

Bhutan/Thimphu-Dzongkha

Fiji/Suva-Fijian/English

Brunei/BandarSeriBegawan-Malay

Country Name/CpitalCity-MainLanguage


Each National Scout Organisation has a uniqueemblem.Younotice theemblem isderived fromthefleur-de-lis,aplantseed,orcouldbesomethingelse.CompareandcontrastScoutemblemsfrom

around the world andgetatasteofScouting’sglobalreach.

Material:ScoutKaruta

*Karutacardsareavail-ablefordownloadfromtheJamboreewebsite.

Step 1: Spread out the cards with the Scoutemblems facing upwards. Everyone sits downaroundthecards.

Step 2:Aleaderreadsoutthenameofacountryorterritory,andScoutsracetopickupthecorre-spondingcard.

Step 3:Competebasedon thenumberofcardsacquired, the number of cards with the samelanguageforgreeting,ortheScoutpopulationsoftheNationalScoutOrganizations.

Scout emblem Card GameAPR activity 2

Students studying abroad often say, “I wish Iknewmoreaboutmyowncountry.”You probably do know a lot about your owncountry,simplybecausethatiswhereyouliveandgrew up. But when it comes to explaining yourcountrytoothers,youmayfinditdifficult.Since every participant at 23WSJ will representtheircountry,eachwillbeanambassadoroftheircountryduringtheJamboree.The Join in Jamboree Programme would like tosuggesttheminimumyouneedtobeabletodoorknowinordertoserveasanambassador.TakingtheopportunityoftheJamboree,werecommend

that every Scout shouldmaster the items listedbelow.

To qualify as an ambassador- Cook2traditionaldishes- Singandintroduce2traditionalsongs- Explainthenationalholidays- Know the population, the land area, and thecapitalcity- Explainthesystemofgovernment- ExplaintheScoutpopulationandScoutsectionofyourassociation- ExplainthemeaningofthenationalScoutEmblem.

Become an Ambassador!APR activity 3

Eachnationalflaghasmeaningsinallpartsofflagsuchascolor,designanditsshape.Researching the meanings of the flags isgood opportunity for Scouts to experiencethediversityofcultureinAsia.

Hint:Crescent,Stars,Lion,colors

Meanings of flagAPR activity 1

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BasicInformationofAsiaPacific

GeographyJapan is located in the north eastern Asia, andNeighbouringwiththeRepublicofKorea,andTaiwan.ThelandareaofJapanisabout378,000squarekilo-metres,itisnearlyequivalenttoGermany(357,000squaremetres)andslightlysmallerthanCalifornia,USA. Japan has four major islands: Hokkaido,Honshu,Shikoku,andKyushuandsurroundedbymorethan6,000smallerislands.

PopulationThepopulationofJapanisover127million.

Capital CityTokyo

Basic Information of JapanGeography, Capital City, Population, National Flag, Time

National FlagThe Japanese national flag iscalled Nisshoki or Hinomaru.The white represents honestyandpurity,andtheredcircleisa

symbolofthesun,meaningbrightness,sincerityandwarmth.

The Imperial FamilyUndertheJapaneseConstitution,theEmperor isthe symbol of the state and of the unity of thepeople. His Imperial Highness does not possesspoliticalpower.EmperorAkihitoisinthroneasthe125thEmperorofJapansince1989.

Currency, Politics, Imperial Family, Religion, Family name, Language

PoliticsThe government of Japan is composed of threeindependentbranches: legislative,administrativeand judicial. The legislative branch adopts theparliamentarysystem.

ReligionShinto and Buddhism are the twomajor religions in Japan. Peopletypicallyfollowthedifferentreligiousrituals at ceremonies like births,weddingsandfunerals.Theyvisitashrine or temple on New Year andparticipateatlocalfestivals,mostofwhichhaveareligiousbackground.

CurrencyTheJapanesecurrencyisYen.Coins:1,5,10,50,100and500YenNotes:1,000;2,000;5,000and10,000Yen.

500yen

100yen

50yen

10yen

5yen

1yen

10,000yen

5,000yen

2,000yen

1,000yen

100km

200km300km

YamaguchiKirara-hama


500km

1,000km

Family NameMostJapanesefamilynamesconsistoftwokanji(Chinese characters). The meanings of manyof the kanji used in family namesare relatedto nature, geographical features or locations,forexample,mountain, tree,ricefield, island,village,bridge,etc.SomeofthemostcommonJapanese family names are Tanaka, Suzuki,Sato,Takahashi,KobayashiandIto.Inaddition,“San”ispopularhonorificafterthename(forexampleTanaka-san).Itcanbeusedinmostsituations.

TimeAllofJapanisinthesametimezone, 9 hours ahead of UTC.Here are some examples oftimedifference.

City Time

Sydney,Australia +1h

Seoul,Rep.Korea 0h

Manila,Philippines -1h

Bangkok,Thailand -2h

Delhi,India -3.5h

AbuDhabi,UAE -5h

Moscow,Russia -6h

Nairobi,Kenya -6h

CapeTown,SouthAfrica -7h

Geneva,Switzerland -8h

London,UK -9h

SãoPaulo,Brazil -12h

Santiago,Chile -13h

NewYork,USA -14h

LanguageInJapan, there isonlyoneofficial language:Japanese. Itusesacombination of three writing systems: kanji (Chinese Character),hiragana and katakana. Kanjiwere brought to Japan about 1,900yearsago.However,Kanji hasabout50,000 characters;normally,peopleuseonlyabout2,000characters.HerearesomeusefulwordsincludinggreetingsinJapanese.

English Japanese

Goodmorning Ohayou （おはよう）

Goodafternoon Konnichiwa （こんにちは）

Goodevening Konbanwa （こんばんは）

Goodnight Oyasumi （おやすみ）

Goodbye Sayonara （さよなら）

Excuseme Sumimasen （すみません）

I’msorry Gomennasai （ごめんなさい）

Mynameis××Watashinonamaewa××desu

（わたしのなまえは ××です）

Thankyou Arigato （ありがとう）

Yes Hai （はい）

No Iie （いいえ）

Numbers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

InJapanese 一二三四五六七八九

SimilarpronunciationinEnglish

Itchy Knee Sun She Go Rock Nana Hatch Cue

Tokyo

400km

Osaka

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1. HowdoyousayJapaninJapanese?2. WhichlanguageisspokeninJapan?3. Howmanylettersarethereinthehiraganasylla-

baryusedforwritingJapanese?4. HowmanyseasonsarethereinJapan?5. WhichisthehighestmountaininJapan?6. HowmanydifferentcoinsareusedinJapan?7. OnwhichsideoftheroaddopeopledriveinJapan?

8. HowmanyprofessionalbaseballteamsarethereinJapan?

9. WhatarethegesturesforgreetingandthankinginJapan?

10.Whatdoesagarimeaninasushirestaurant?11.Whichseafoodisusedintakoyaki?12.WhatisthecountrycallingcodeforJapan?13.WhichisthetallesttowerinJapan?

Japan QuizJAPAN activity 1

Origami is the Japanese traditional art ofmaking various forms, such as animals orflowers,byfoldingapieceofpaper.Japanesearefamiliarwithorigamifromtheirchildhood.Thereisalsoacustomofsendingsenbazuru,abundleof1,000foldedpapercranesstrungonstrings,toafriendorarelativewhoissufferingfromillnessor injury.This is towishfortheirrecovery.

Folding paper cranesJAPAN activity 2

Turnoveranddothesamewiththeothertrianglepocket.

4Onthissquare,foldalongthedottedline,andreopenthepaper.Turnoveranddothesamefortheotherside.

5Followthediagramstoopenupthesquarepocketandfoldalongthedottedlines(valleyfoldandmountainfold)tofolditintoadiamondshape.Turnoveranddothesamefortheotherside.

6Foldalongthedottedlinestobringthetwocorners(marked“ ”)ontothesamemarkatthecenter.Dothesamefortheotherside.

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Prepareapieceofsquarepaper.

1Foldthepaperdialgonallyintoatriangle.Placethecorner(marked“ ”asshouwn)ontotheothercornerwiththesamemarktofoldthepaperintoasmallertriangle.

2Pullupthecenterofonetrianglepocket,andplacethecorner( )ontotheothercornerwiththesamemarktofolditintoasquare.

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Withoneendofthepointsshownwiththefoldline,foldthetoppartinwardtoreversethecreasedowntomakethehead.

10Fliptoexposebothinnersidesasshownandfoldtheflapsuptothetopsothattheendsmarkedmeet.

8Flipagainbacktotheparevious2sides(valleyfold).

9Pulloutthetwowingsandblowintotheholeatthebottom.

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MountainfoldValleyfold


Competeonhowmanybeansyoucanmovefromoneplatetoanotherwithchopstickswithinacertaintime.

Age:anyoneNumber:dependingontheamountofmaterialsMaterial:30beans,1pairofchopsticks,2plates

Step 1:Practiceusingchopsticks.Step 2:Place30beansononeplate.Step 3: From the signal to start, move as manybeansasyoucantotheotherplatewiththechop-sticksinagiventime.

Bean GameJAPAN activity 4

Age:anyoneNumber:bypatrolMaterial:10beans,1pairofchopsticksperperson,1plateperperson.

Step 1:Sitinacircleandplaceaplateinfrontofeachperson.Step 2:Place10beans in thefirstperson’splate.Everybodyholdstheirchopsticks.Step 3: From the signal to start, use the chop-stickstoplaceabeanontheplate infrontofthepersononyourright.Timehowfastallthebeansgoaroundthecircle.

Bean RelayJAPAN activity 5

How to use a chopstickJAPAN activity 3

Supportonechopstickwithyourringfingerandthebaseofyourthumb.

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Holdtheotherchop-stickbetweenyourmiddlefingerandyourforefingerandsupportitwithyourthumb.

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Settwochopsticsasstep1and2

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Thefirststickshouldn’tmove,andonlythesecondstickmoves.Let’strytousechop-sticksatyourcamp!

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1.“Nippon”or“Nihon”2.Japanese3.50character4.4seasons5.Mt.Fuji6.6coins7.Left8.129.Bow10.GreenTea11.Octopus12.+8113.TokyoSkyTree

Answers for “Japan Quiz”

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Let’s start the adventure!

UseyourimaginationandplanatriptotheJamboreesiteeitheronyourownorwithagroup.EnjoyajourneyinyourimaginationtoJapan!

Step 1: Start from your Scout group’s meeting place and find the route to the nearest international airport. Findouthowtoreadbusandtraintime-tables, and set an appropriate meetingtimetostartthejourney.Remember,youwant tominimize the number of transitsbetween buses or trains as you will becarryingcampingequipment.Inaddition,findout ifyourhometownorcityhasatwintownorsistercityinJapan.Imagineyouwillhaveahomestay there,andfindoutasmuchasyoucanaboutthetownorcity.

Step 2: Plan the trip from your nearest international airport to an international airport in Japan.IfyouliveinEurope,youwillprobablyfinddirectflighttoNaritaInternationalAirportnearTokyo,buttheticketmaybeexpen-sive depending on the time of the year.Exploredifferentroutesincludingtransits,forexample,aflightviaIstanbulinTurkey,oraflightviaIncheoninKorea.Notetheflight duration and time difference whenplanningtheflight.Depending on where you live, you mayneedanentryvisaforJapan.Learnwhatavisaisandwhenavisaisneeded.Explore

the website of the Embassy of Japan inyourcountry,andlearnaboutvisas.

Step 3: Let’s travel from the airport in Japan to the Jamboree site.There are numerous airports in Japan.Mostparticipantswilluseoneorperhapstwoofthefollowingairports:NaritaAirport(NRT), Haneda Airport (HND), KansaiAirport(KIX),FukuokaAirport(FUK),andYamaguchiUbeAirport(UBJ).Plan the route to Yamaguchi, taking intoconsiderationyourhomestaylocationandsightseeingpreferences.Shinkansenexpresstrainsrunatatopspeedofover300kilome-tresperhour.The1,000-kilometerjourneyfrom Tokyo to Yamaguchi takes about 4hoursand30minutes.UseaJapanRailPasstocutthecostofintercitytrainjourneys.Thecheapestwaytotravelisbyovernighthighwaybus,butthejourneytakeslongerthanbytrain.PlanasightseeingitineraryforthejourneytoYamaguchi.

Scoutswhowillbeparticipatingin23WSJarerecommendedtousetheJIJprogrammeinthefollowing3ways:

1. ActivityTryoutsomeoftheactivitiesinthisbooklet.Take the opportunity to learn aboutJapan and the Jamboree programmes

Plan your virtual trip to Japan

Activity, Camp and Service


by incorporating these activities in patrolmeetingsorContingentmeetings.Inaddition,practicesomesongs,dances,andskitssoyoucanintroduceyourcountrytoothercontingentsbrieflyandinanenter-tainingway.

2. Camping23WSJ will be held at Kirara-hama,Yamaguchi. Scouts will begin the campon 28th July and end the camp on 8thAugust; participants will camp for 12days(11nights).Thismaybethelongestcampmanyof theparticipantshaveeverexperienced.PrepareyourContingentwithapre-campofabout2nightswell inadvancesothatScoutscanengageinteambuilding.Adaptabilitytoclimate,physicalstrength,camp skills, and physical condition areimportant for enjoying the Jamboree tothefull.

3. ServiceIn order to participate in the JamboreeeitherasaparticipantorISTmember,onemusttakealengthybreakfromschoolorwork.InsomeEuropeancountries,socialsystems includeprovision for takingsuchlengthy breaks, but this is not the casein other countries, including Japan. It isimportanttorecognizethattheJamboree

is made possible through the efforts ofnumerousvolunteersandwiththesupportofthecommunitiesadjacenttothecamp-site.TheJIJprogrammerecommendsthateach participant take part in a serviceproject to give something back to thesocieties that are supporting the Scoutmovement.

Forexample,participateinaparkorstreetclean-up in your community, plant treestooffset thecarbonemissionsassociatedwithtraveltoJapan,orgivebloodaspartofablooddrive.Youcouldpreparemealsforyourfamily,orwriteathank-younoteto your family, or make a gift for yourfamily. There are many kinds of serviceyoucouldperformforyourfamily,commu-nity,andothers.Planandcarryoutyourownservice.Just think, if every Jamboree participantdevotesonehour toservice tosociety, itwouldaddupto30,000hoursofservicetotheworld!(Thatis1,250daysofservice!)Your one hour may seem small, but bycombining it with one hour from everyoneofthethousandsofparticipantsscat-tered across the globe, we can make arealdifference.Let’spursuetheJamboreenot just for fun,butalso tohelpachieveour ultimate objective: Creating a BetterWorld.

JIJdiplomawillbemadeavailableonthewebsite.LeaderscansimplyprintoutthediplomaandwriteinthenameofScouts.The Join in Jamboree programme wouldliketoaskeachScoutstoanswerfollowingquestionstoachievethisdiploma.

1. Whatisthethemeof23rdWorldScoutJamboree?

2. HowmanytimeshastheWorldScoutJamboreeholdinJapan?

3. HowmanyhoursdifferencefromyourcountrytoJapan?

4. Experience1from3GDVActivities,1from3APRActivities,2from5JapanActivities.

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Join in Jamboree (JIJ) Programme Guide

Scout Association of Japan23rd World Scout Jamboree Office1-34-3Hongo,Bunkyo-ku,Tokyo,113-8517,JapanTEL:(+81)3-5805-2569FAX:(+81)3-5805-2908E-mail:[email protected]://www.23wsj.jp/