Nippon Jamboree

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The Nippon Jamboree is a camping festival held by the Scout Association of Japan, and is the largest Scouting event in Japan.

Jamborees are held once every four years, and have currently been held 14 times. They are abbreviated as "NJ", or including the number of the event, as (for example) 14NJ for the 14th Nippon Jamboree.

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[edit] Locations of Nippon Jamborees

[edit] Other camping festivals

[edit] Scout Moots

Rover Scouts and Scouts of the same age range can participate in these events. They are held once every four years.

Rover Moot 97
August 26 to August 31, 1997. Location: Uwano Plateau, Hyogo Prefecture
Moot 2001
August 7 to August 12, 2001. Location: Shinshiro Yoshikawa Campsite, Aichi Prefecture
Scout Moot 2005
August 19 to August 24, 2005. Location: Yamanaka Campsite, Yamanashi Prefecture

[edit] Nippon Agoonorees

Participants in these events are mainly Scouts with disabilities. Agoonorees are held once every four years, and have currently been held nine times. They are abbreviated as "NA", or including the number of the event, as (for example) 9NA for the 9th Nippon Agoonoree.

[edit] Venture Scout Festivals (Nippon Venture)

Participants in these events are mainly Scouts of high school age (Venture Scouts, formerly called Senior Scouts). These festivals are held once every four years, and have currently been held six times. They are abbreviated as "NV", or including the number of the event, as (for example) 6NV for the 6th Nippon Venture.

[edit] Sources

Much of this article was translated from the original article in the Japanese Wikipedia, as retrieved on October 27, 2006.

[edit] Related items

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