Summer Camps in Hakuba

Established in 2000, Evergreen Outdoor Center prides itself in providing premium guiding services in the outdoors. Made up of professional guides from all over the world, Evergreen has extensive experience in delivering quality outdoor programs for young people. A popular choice for International schools throughout Asia, our guides are driven by a passion to share their love of the outdoors with others. All holding Wilderness First Aid certifications and with considerable experience in working with children, our guides come from strong professional backgrounds in various activities such as rafting, mountain biking, canyoning and canoeing. Most importantly – they really love what they do.

The mission of Evergreen Outdoor Center is to allow for the growth and development of the human spirit through personal interaction with the natural environment, personal challenge and teamwork, and through always accommodating individual needs while maintaining a high standard of safety. This underpins everything that we do and allows us to create the most impactful camp experience for children. Our camps provide a safe place where children can learn life skills like leadership, independence, creativity and the ability to work and collaborate with others. These outcomes are developed in a fun environment where the children can truly express themselves and feel comfortable to challenge themselves and try new things. Our small size and close relationships between our campers and counselors help to create this atmosphere.

Not at all! Our camp is truly international, with many of our guides coming from within Japan as well as all over the world. Many are bilingual and our focus is primarily on youths enjoying the outdoors as opposed to the language.

Being an international camp, our campers come from both overseas and Japan.

We do discourage parents from seeing their children during the camp, even if they are in Hakuba at the same time.

While there is no need for anyone to bring an excess of money, there may be an opportunity or two for them to purchase souvenirs, ice creams, snacks etc… We therefore recommend for them to bring small amount of spending money with them.

Airport pickups can be arranged; please note an extra cost will be incurred. Contact us for details.

With the exception of the overnight camp in water wizard program, kids will camp in tents and enjoy a BBQ dinner, all breakfasts and dinners will be provided in our accommodation. The accommodation is equipped with bedrooms, showers and a dining room where all breakfasts and dinners will be served. The children will receive 24 hour supervision with staff members and vehicles on site at all times.

With the exception of our farewell BBQ, all lunches will be provided by Roots Cafe, a vegan cafe that excels in providing healthy and delicious meals for all dietary requirements and/or allergies. Roots Cafe has extensive experience in catering for schools and large groups, and understands the importance of proper nutrition & diet in young people.

The first day at Evergreens Summer Camp is designed to make sure you have the best time possible. Here are the 17 steps that make up the first day at our summer camp:

• Meet your camp counselor and other campers at Shinjuku Train Station
• Get on the train to Camp with your counselors and other campers
• Make more friends on the train (your counselors will help make sure you sit next to someone nice who is also in your age group)
• Start filling in your camp journal and find out some facts about your new friends on the ride to Hakuba
• Arrive at Hakuba station and be greeted by some more friendly counselors who will take you to your camp
• Get to camp and be greeted by some more friendly counselors who can’t wait to get to know you
• Hear the directors tell you which room/cabin/tent you are in (if you haven’t met him or her already)
• Go see your room/cabin/tent and drop off your bags
• Play some games to get to know everyone better
• Have some lunch
• Do the main days activity – Lake rafting (Water Wizards) or Tree climbing (Mountain Masters)
• Have more fun during Free Play time
• Dinner time
• Campfire with songs, skits and stories from the first day
• Head back to your room/cabin/tent and get ready for bed
• Fall fast asleep, happy in this new and friendly place

Our daily schedule can vary due to weather conditions, however a sample timetable can be downloaded from here