Mitsubishi Club Reception — July 2008

Mitsubishi Shoji Building (21st Floor), 2-3-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

Autumn Golf Meeting — Fuji OGM Ichihara, 27 September 2008

Despite mixed weather forecasts earlier in the week, Saturday 27th September dawned clear and bright as eleven C&O golfers and guests travelled under (and over) Tokyo Bay via the Aqualine to the Society’s 2008 Autumn Meeting at Fuji OGM Ichihara Golf Club in Chiba.

Following a proposal that the autumn match should take the form of an overnight outing, Mr Peter Itoh kindly investigated possibilities at the Nasu Country Club. Subsequently, however, a package tour to Izu including onsen (i.e. hot spring) and golf was favoured over the initial idea of an onsen and golf package in Nasu, which is located in the north of Tochigi Prefecture: the Izu Peninsula can be relied upon to be much warmer in the late autumn!

Oxford draw level in varsity competition

On Saturday March 31st, twelve C&O members exhibiting a wide range of golfing prowess gathered once again at the Hodogaya Country Club in Yokohama to take part in the varsity competition and enjoy a day at one of Japan’s oldest and most exclusive courses.

On Tuesday 23 April, 29 C&O members and guests (30 registrants, less one nefarious no-show) made the now-annual pilgrimage to the delightful Nambutei restaurant on the southern edge of Hibiya Park in central Tokyo.

Of those attending, no fewer than five were new members participating in their very first C&O event, as follows: Dr Yoshie Itani (St Hilda’s, Oxford, 2000~2006), Rev. Kevin Maddy (Selwyn, Cambridge, 1981~84), Dr Etsuo Morishita (Hughes Hall, Cambridge, 1980~82), Max Neuberger (Christ Church, Oxford, 2000~2003) and Sam Vardy (Jesus, Cambridge, 2001~2004).

A seated dinner was organised at The Tokyo Club on Thursday, 19th October. The bar opened at 6:15 pm, an hour before dinner. Twenty-five gentlemen and six ladies enjoyed a full-course French dinner, accompanied by good Claret, Châteaux Cadillac 2003, the Club’s house wine, lasting 2 hours. Three new members were introduced: Pedro da Costa (Balliol, Oxford, 2000 and Wolfson, Cambridge, 2006), Daniel Gallimore (Christ Church, Oxford, 1984 and Linacre, Oxford, 1997) and Alex Miller (Somerville, Oxford, 1997).

Odaiba Day — September 2008

On Saturday, 8th September, the Society held its annual “Odaiba Day” events. The day began with a visit to Oedo Onsen Monogatari, a popular urban hot spring resort that some members may remember from the Centenary celebrations in 2005. This year, seven members and guests gathered to enjoy the unusual blend of old Edo atmosphere within the ultra-modern surroundings of Odaiba.

Takao-san Climb — May 2007

The Society has organised an annual climb up Takao-san for five consecutive years. Although the mountain is close to central Tokyo, it offers the feeling of true countryside. While the 2006 climb was hampered by rain for much of the day, this year’s weather was excellent, making for a very pleasant outing.

The Star Bar, RHC 51st floor, Roppongi Hills,
Thursday, 22nd June, 2006 (18:30 – 21:00).

Following a tradition going back to the 1930s, the C&O Society’s annual golf tournament was held at Hodogaya Country Club in Yokohama. The date chosen for this year’s tournament was Saturday, 18th March.