Camp Details for Okinawa Camp 2024
Date・Registration・Transportation・Participants
Camp Details
Camp Dates
■August 17 (Sat.) - August 23 (Fri.), 2024
Registration Period
■ Registration Period: May 20 (Mon.) 20:00-21:00 (JST)
(Once capacity is reached, registrations will be placed on a waiting list.)
Capacity: 130
Minimum number of participants: 50
Transportation
For this program, the participants will gather and disperse on-site（Naha Airport） for round trips to and from the venue.
The program fee does not include transportation.
Details will be sent to participants by email after the registration.
(We are scheduled to meet around noon and disband around noon.)
※Considering the safety, participants are obliged to inform us of their round trip routes in advance. Please fill in the designated form. In principle, it is not allowed to change the schedule (late arrival, etc.) due to personal reasons.
Camp Staff
The organizer LEX/Hippo Family Club’s Staff and Outdoor Activity Experts are responsible for the management of this program, including food, and materials for activities.
Designated “LEX/Hippo Fellows” will be the counselors and instructors for youth participants.
Participants
★For All Ages★
Please be noted that a third-grade elementary student or older is required to register individually and separately from his/her parent(s) as he/she is supposed to stay at a different lodge from his/her parent(s).
A 2nd-grade elementary student and younger must be accompanied by an adult older than a college student.
★International Students / People and Non-Hippo Family Club Members are all welcome!★
Don’t worry if you don’t speak Japanese or English well! Please feel free to contact us.
Program Fees
【Special fees for International Students residing in Japan】
■ 3rd-grade elementary student and older
￥155,000
【Hippo Family Club Members】
【Participant from overseas】
■ 3rd-grade elementary student and older
￥165,000
■3 years old - 2nd-grade elementary student（with Bedding & Food）
￥148,500
■Under 3 years old（without Bedding & Food）
￥10,000
【Non-Hippo Family Club Members】
■ 3rd-grade elementary student and older
￥175,000
■3 years old - 2nd-grade elementary student（with Bedding & Food）
￥158,500
■Under 3 years old（without Bedding & Food）
￥10,000
※Program fees include：accommodation & meals (6 nights and 17 meals), part of program costs (material, facility usage, equipment usage, etc.), miscellaneous costs, etc.
※Activities may be canceled due to bad weather conditions. Please note that program fees are not refundable.
※Transportation costs are not included.
※For lodging at Yambaru Discovery Forest, you can choose between a lodging building or a tent. Please note that we cannot guarantee that we will be able to accommodate your request.
※All prices include the 10% consumer tax.
※Associate member of Hippo Family Club is applicable "non-member price".
※Those who have been delinquent in the Hippo Family Club membership fee for more than 2 months will be accepted after payment of the membership fee.
Cancellation Policy
➀20 - 8 days before the Camp：20% of program fees
➁7 - 2 days before the Camp：30% of program fees
③1 day before the Camp：40% of program fees
④On the day of the Camp :100% of program fees
※Office hours 10:00 - 17:00 JST（Cancel on a Saturday, Sunday, or public holiday will be processed and confirmed only on the following business day.）
How to cancel
Please send the following contents to our contact email.
Subject： [OKINAWA CAMP] Cancel（ your name）
Text：①Name of participant ②Phone number ③E-mail address ④Reason for cancellation ⑤Information of Bank（Bank name, Branch, Account number, Account holder name）
Program Information
This is the second year of the Okinawa Camp, and we will be adding overnight stays in Yambaru Forest, Okinawa. We will spend 3 nights in the rich natural forest Yambaru which was registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2021, then stay for 1 night at the Hamabaru Resort, and finally stay at Minshukus (private guest houses) in Iejima Island. This is a camp where you can fully enjoy Okinawa's Yambaru/Hamabaru, ocean, forest, and big sky, and a multilingual nature camp. Yambaru is written as ``Yamabara,'' and Hamabaru is written as ``Hamabara.'' In addition to the Okinawan dialect and Iejima Island language, students from Taiwan's Wego Elementary School will participate in this camp, so not only Japanese, but also Taiwanese, Chinese, and English will be spoken. We also plan to have participants from South Korea, Vietnam, and other countries. Each activity is carried out in groups (accommodation rooms and tents)and many parts of the activity will be discussed and decided by the group. Let's all think about what we would like to do during group activities, based on the information introduced on this page!
The program and details of each activity are still not decided but in addition to Hippo activities, experiencing Okinawan culture (Sanshin, Karate etc.), playing in the ocean,overnight stay at Minshukus (private guest houses) on Iejima Island, and outdoor activities in the Yambaru Discovery Forest will be added this year! Let’s experience the great outdoors together in the Yambaru Forest!! Elementary school students from Taiwan, are also scheduled to participate too.
Hippo Activity：Let's talk and play in multiple languages and get to know each other!
Yambaru:The northern area of Okinawa's main island, known as Yambaru to the locals, and an area registered as a World Natural Heritage site.
Hamabaru Beach： A beach where you can feel the ocean and wind. Snorkeling is highly recommended, especially if you want to see a lot of fish in the natural shallow terrain.
Iejima Island：An overnight stay at a private guest house (Minshuku) is an inspiring experience where you will learn many things through interaction with the host of the private house, by experiencing island life.
OIST: The Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST) conducts cross-disciplinary research to explore new frontiers in science.
Karate & Sanshin(Okinawan traditional three-stringed instrument): Learn the typical Okinawan culture.