We are delighted to welcome Professor Susan J. Smith, Mistress of Girton College Cambridge, to a five-course seated dinner at The Tokyo Club. Professor Smith has kindly agreed to speak after dinner.

As usual, the one-guest-per-member rule applies, but please remember that we are happy to waive this rule for those who wish to invite more than one family member (we cannot accommodate children under 18, however).

Members who would like to attend this event should let Tim Minton know (t.minton[at]camford[dot]org) by 3 p.m. on Friday, April 10th.

Dress code: jacket and tie (required by Tokyo Club rules)

Attendance fee: 8,000 yen (Payment is required in advance; account details will be sent to those who apply to attend. Those who cancel after the deadline [April 10th] or fail to show up will not be refunded.)

We look forward to welcoming many members to this special event at Hotel Okura in March. Members are welcome to invite one guest each.

Reception desk opens at 17:30
Aperitifs, Akebono-no-ma (18:00 - 19:00)
Seated full-course dinner, Akebono-no-ma (19:00 - 21:00)
Dancing, Akebono-no-ma (21:00 - 21:40)
Cheese, wine and brandy, Baron Okura (22:00 – midnight)

Dress code: black tie
Attendance fees:
Aperitifs & dinner (and dancing) only: 12,000 yen (members), 15,000 yen (guests)
Aperitifs, dinner & after-dinner drinks: 17,000 yen (members), 20,000 yen (guests)

Members who would like to attend should let Tim Minton know by March 21st (t.minton[at]camford[dot]org), making it clear whether they (and their guests) wish to attend only the first part of the evening or the full event.

Full payment is required in advance; the Society’s bank account details will be sent to those who apply; no refunds for late cancellers or no-shows, who will in addition be asked to repay the substantial subsidy provided by the Society on their behalf.

March/April Spring Golf Tournament

This will be our second visit to Kojunsha, a private club founded in 1880 by Yukichi Fukuzawa. Our event will be held in the Chu-Shokudo. Kojunsha is located in Ginza 6-chome; directions will be sent to those who sign up. Members are welcome to invite one guest each (more than one in the case of family members).

Attendance fee: 7,500 yen (payable in advance)
Dress code: jacket and tie
If you would like to attend this event, please contact Tim Minton by Friday, February 20th (t.minton[at]camford[dot]org).

Our Christmas Party will be held as usual in the Kabayama Room (樺山ルーム).

If you would like to attend this event, please apply to Tim Minton (t.minton[at]camford[dot]org) by Friday, December 12th. Members are welcome to invite one guest each.

Dress code: as you like (within reason)
Attendance fee: 8,000 yen
Payment is required in advance; account details will be sent to those who apply to attend.

Join us for an evening of fun at Mozaique (http://www.restaurant-mosaique.com/english/index.html), where you can enjoy traditional French cuisine with a modern twist in a sophisticated but informal atmosphere.

Aperitifs: 18:30 - 19:00
Four-course dinner with wine and coffee: 19:00 - 21:00

Attendance fee (all inclusive): 10,000 yen per person (the Society will cover pre-dinner drinks)

Payment is required in advance; bank details and directions to Mozaique (a short walk from Omote Sando Station) will be sent to those who sign up. Members are welcome to invite one guest each.

If you would like to attend this event, please contact Tim Minton (t.minton[at]camford[dot]org) by Sunday, November 16.

Buffet Dinner in Shinsei Bank’s Reception Hall, 20th Floor, Shinsei Bank, 2-1-8 Uchisaiwaicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8501

Access from Uchisaiwaicho, Hibiya, Kasumigaseki stations

Attendance fee: 6,000 yen inclusive (Payment required in advance; account details will be sent to those who apply to attend.)

Dress Code: Lounge Suits
No-shows and cancellations after the closing date will not be refunded.

If you would like to attend, please let Tim Minton know by Monday, 23rd June 2008 (t.minton[at]camford[dot]org).

Aperitifs from 18:30, seated five-course dinner from 19:00, after-dinner drinks

The Tokyo Club: 9-14 Roppongi 1-chome, Minato-ku, Tel. (03)-5114-0555

This event will be attended by the Headmaster of the Leys School Cambridge, Mark Slater (St Edmund Hall Oxford), who has kindly agreed to give us an after-dinner talk on the role the school played in educating the Meiji Japanese who founded the Cambridge Society in Tokyo, which later became C&O.

Members are welcome to invite one guest each.
Attendance fees: Members: 6,000 yen, guests: 8,000 yen
Payment is required in advance; account details and directions to The Tokyo Club will be sent to those who apply to attend. No refunds for no-shows or those who cancel after the closing date (Oct. 27).
Dress Code: Lounge Suits

If you would like to attend this event, please contact Tim Minton (t.minton[at]camford[dot]org) by October 27.

This guest list for this event is already full, and we are waitlisting members who wish to attend.

By kind invitation of C&O President and British Ambassador to Japan, Sir Graham Fry and Lady Toyoko Fry

Footage of the 2008 Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race will be shown at 20:30.

Dress: Lounge suits

Charge: 3,000 yen per person (payment required in advance; the Society’s bank account details will be sent to those who apply; no refunds for cancellations after May 9)

If you wish to attend this key event in the Society’s calendar, please contact Tim Minton (t.minton[at]camford[dot]org) by Friday, 9th May. Members are welcome to invite one guest only to this event.

This event is now full, but members may still register their names for inclusion on the waiting list.

Our main April event is a Buffet Dinner in the Continental Dining Room, Ark Hills Club in honour of former C&O member The Right Honourable The Lord Mayor of London Alderman Roger Gifford (Trinity, Oxford).

If you would like to attend this event, please contact Tim Minton (t.minton[at]camford[dot]org) by April 1st. Members may invite one guest each (up to two in the case of family members). Detailed directions to the Club will be sent to those who apply to attend.

Dress code: Black tie (optional)/Business attire
Attendance fee: 8,000 yen per person (Payment is required in advance; account details will be sent to those who apply to attend. Usual charges will be applied for no-shows and late cancellations.)