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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
Activities/Activités
Activities/Activités
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
Macau-Cantonese,Portuguese
Hong Kong-Cantonese
French Polynesia-French
Kiribati/Tarawa-Kiribati
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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
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1yen
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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
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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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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
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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
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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.
JIJcertificatewillbemadeavailableonthewebsite.LeaderscansimplyprintoutthecertificateandwriteinthenameofScouts.The Join in Jamboree programme wouldliketoaskeachScoutstoanswerfollowingquestionstoachievethiscertificate.
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:23wsj@scout.or.jphttp://www.23wsj.jp/