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A Jewish-rooted family camp week in Japan. Children ages 4 to 12 spend five days at an established English day camp in Karuizawa, about 9:00 to 15:00, which you enrol in directly. We run the evenings, Shabbat and the group. Families stay together, and children sleep with their family. Two consecutive weeks are planned, and a family can stay one or both.

The target is summer 2027, with two consecutive camp weeks. Exact dates depend on the venue, transport, staffing, insurance, and legal clearance.

The leading search is the Nagano highlands and broader Karuizawa corridor, including Miyota, Komoro, Saku, and Kitakaruizawa. No town or venue is confirmed.

Children ages 4 to 12 in 2027, in small age groups. Each group needs its own rhythm, staffing, challenge, and rest. Younger siblings stay with their parents; there is no nursery programme in 2027. Ages 13 to 17 are not part of 2027. Our oldest campers need peers, independence, challenge, and real responsibility. We will not run a thin programme for older children simply to advertise a broad age range.

Children ages 4 to 12 join an English day camp run by an established Karuizawa provider, about 9:00 to 15:00, Monday to Friday, which you book directly, and sleep with their family in licensed lodging nearby. Younger siblings stay with their parents; there is no nursery programme in 2027. We will name the camp, the lodging, the room, its rate and how far apart they are before bookings open. We aim for comfortable, clean family rooms, excellent hospitality, safety, food, communication and thoughtful support, not ultra-luxury. Families stay in licensed lodging at or near camp. We will name it, with photos, room rates, bathrooms and distance, before bookings open.

No. Join the family priority list for confirmed dates, venue and booking details. Deposits remain closed until the sales structure, venue, lodging, insurance, safety plan, and local permissions are cleared. Please do not buy flights until your camp booking is confirmed.

About US$7,000 to US$9,500 for a family of four (two adults, two children) for one week, before flights. That covers the day camp fee you pay the camp directly, a family room with meals, the train from Tokyo, and our fee for the evenings, Shabbat, the group and the planning. It is a planning range, not a quote: the camp has not confirmed 2027, room rates are not set, and exchange rates will move it. You would enrol your children directly with the English day camp we name, and book and pay for your own room and train directly, using the licensed lodging and train times we name before bookings open. We charge one fee for the evenings, Shabbat, the group and the planning, planned at about US$2,750 to US$4,300 per family and being tested with families this fall. Who sells each part will be confirmed before anyone books.

We added four things. The day camp fee you pay the camp directly: the camp we are talking to charged ¥132,000 a child a week in 2026, about US$835, with lunch and injury insurance included. A family room with meals at about ¥13,000 a person a night. The train from Tokyo and back. And our fee of about US$2,750 to US$4,300 per family, which is what pays for the evenings, Shabbat, the group, the planning and the people who run it. At current exchange rates that is about US$7,000 to US$8,600; a strong yen takes it toward US$9,500. The camp has not confirmed 2027 dates or prices, and no venue or insurer has quoted. We will publish the exact fees before bookings open. No exchange-rate saving or investment return is assumed.

Flights, Tokyo hotels, personal travel insurance, optional excursions, and parent lunches away from camp. Families book and manage their own arrival from Haneda or Narita and their own Tokyo hotel, and the airport transfer is not included. Final inclusions will be stated before bookings open. The range assumes two adults and two children. Costs for other family sizes depend on actual rooms and staffing. We will state them clearly before bookings open, not add them after you commit.

Yes. Two consecutive weeks are planned. Families staying for both get a different second-week programme and a quiet changeover day. Parents are responsible for their children outside camp hours, including changeover day.

Before anyone books, we will say exactly who sells each part of the trip: the camp, your room and your train. If Camp Komorebi ever sells lodging or transport itself, it will do so through a TICO-registered travel agency, with the protections that brings.

The draft mix includes forest and river exploration, crafts, Japanese games, food, farms, music, camp traditions, and age-appropriate challenges. Activities are not final until the site, qualified leaders, weather plans, and local partners are confirmed.

We do not expect it to be required. The language plan, including bilingual coverage where safety, care, food and local coordination depend on it, will be confirmed before booking. Language learning should be playful and useful, not a barrier.

No. The default is independent age-group programming on core days so children get real camp and parents get real freedom. Parents may join selected experiences, and each family can choose some time together without turning every day into parent-supervised camp.

It is about an hour from Tokyo to Karuizawa by Shinkansen, then a local transfer. The final venue will determine the station, journey time, and accessibility arrangements. These will be confirmed before booking. The pilot is being designed around arrival by train and a local transfer. Parents may choose to rent a car for independent days, but the camp should not require every family to drive. Trip shapes, luggage forwarding and extensions are covered in the practical travel guide.

No venue has been selected and no pilot insurance is yet bound. Those are pre-deposit gates, not promises. The site will publish what is actually in place before any family can pay.

The plan calls for background screening, role-appropriate first aid, written child-protection procedures, staff training, incident command, clear supervision, and parent communication. Qualified operators and counsel must turn that plan into the final standard. Healthcare and emergency access are explicit site-selection criteria. Final information will identify the nearest appropriate facilities, transport plan, health leadership, and emergency process.

Before any family can pay, we will publish a written security plan. It will cover how we vet the venue, including for guests travelling on Israeli passports; who knows the exact venue and dates (registered families only); supervision, check-in and visitor rules; and what staff do if something goes wrong. We will ask Japan's established Jewish community organizations for advice as we write it, and name them here only once they have agreed. Japan has very low violent crime, but we plan as if security matters, because it does.

Every outdoor activity needs a weather threshold and indoor or lower-risk alternative. The final program must work on a wet or very hot day, not only in a brochure forecast.

We will work with each family on a meal plan before booking: supervised kosher meals where a suitable provider and delivery plan can be confirmed, clearly defined kosher-style preferences, or other tailored dietary arrangements. Kosher-style is not certified kosher. We will agree ingredients, preparation, supervision where relevant, availability and any extra cost in writing. We will not accept a booking on the assumption that we can meet a food requirement we have not confirmed. Allergy requirements also need a documented plan with the kitchen. Vegetarian food or avoiding pork alone does not make a meal kosher.

Jewish belonging and the ambition to build a safe haven for Jewish families are founding purposes of Komorebi. Families of other backgrounds who respect that purpose are welcome. Jewish life will be part of the programme design, with participation in religious activities a choice. This is not a claim that safety can be guaranteed.

We want to build communal Friday meals, Shabbat rhythms, reflection, and appropriate Tokyo community connections into the experience. Qualified partners, food arrangements, dates, and costs still need to be confirmed. We cannot yet promise an observant or kosher programme.

The longer-term vision may include lawful extended stays, but Komorebi is not a relocation or asylum service. Buying a house or business shares does not grant residence rights. Every household needs its own eligible route and qualified immigration advice. Do not rely on camp as an emergency exit plan.

The founder is leading vision, family recruitment and partnerships. He does not intend to be Camp Director or the daily operator. Camp Komorebi is recruiting a qualified founding Camp Director, bilingual Japan operations lead, health and safeguarding leadership, counselors, specialists, and local partners. The site does not claim those roles are filled before agreements exist.

No. Akiya are vacant Japanese homes. The 2027 camp runs at a licensed venue near Karuizawa, where the programme partners we are talking to are based. We rent a licensed venue for 2027 unless we already own the right place by then. Camp does not wait for a purchase. The home we are looking for is one operating, licensed lodge or campground near Komoro, about 12 or more rooms, 15 to 30 minutes from Karuizawa, bought through a Japanese KK, a company we would set up in Japan, and run year-round by local staff. Year-round guests pay for the building. Camp is its summer. We buy an already licensed, operating place, not a renovation project. Houses in town come later, if at all. Families who want a home in Komoro could buy their own, with our help to find, restore and look after it. We will not put camp money into empty houses. Any property must first pass title, structure, zoning, fire, lodging-use, local-support, operating and zero-rental downside tests. No property has currently been acquired or is under offer. No venue is booked.

We are exploring a separate mission-support path for scholarships and reciprocal community work. There is no donation collection or tax receipt available through this site now. Recognition, participation benefits and any future tax treatment would be explained before money is accepted.

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