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 16th. Members are welcome to invite one guest each (no restriction in the case of immediate family members).

Dress code: as you like (within reason)
Attendance fee: 7,500 yen
Payment is required in advance; account details will be sent to those who apply to attend.

October 2017 Event TBD

The first main event of the second half (September to December) consists of three separate activities: rowing on Sagamiko, hiking on Mount Takao, and dining at Ukai Toriyama. Needless to say, it is not compulsory to participate in all three!

An outline of each activity can be found in the notice sent to members on September 15th. If you would like to take part, please contact Tim Minton (t.minton[at]camford[dot]org) September 24th, making sure that you specify in your reply which of the three activities you and your guest(s) intend to participate in.

To mark the end of Tim Hitchens’s term as British Ambassador to Japan (and as C&O President) at the end of this year, we will hold a seated dinner on November 23rd (a national holiday) to express our thanks to Tim and his wife, Sara, for their wholehearted support of the Society over the last four years, and to bid them farewell.

Drinks will be served at 18:30, and dinner will start at 1900. The attendance fee is 8,000 yen (subsidized), and the dress code is jacket and tie.

Members are welcome to invite one guest each to this event. If you would like to attend, please contact Tim Minton (t.minton[at]camford[dot]org) by Saturday, November 19th.

TBD

This will be our first joint event with the Japan Stanford Association, for which we have booked one of our regular haunts, Slainte (4-5-21 Ebisu, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0013). Along with food, wine and stimulating conversation, we will also be treated to 30 minutes or so of vocal entertainment by Ms Kei Takayanagi.

Attendance fee: 4,000 yen (includes buffet, drinks and music
Payment is required in advance; account details will be sent to those who apply to attend.

Dress code: none

Members who would like to attend should contact Tim Minton (t.minton[at]camford[dot]org) by Monday, March 7th. Members may invite one guest each.

Please note that the event begins at 19:00 rather than at our usual starting time of 18:30.