Buffet Dinner at Nambutei, Thursday, Oct 20, 2011 (18:30 - 21:00)

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French Buffet Dinner at Nambu-tei (南部亭): http://www.nambu-tei.com/

Nambu-tei is near Hibiya Kokai-do (日比谷公会堂), just inside the south-west entrance to Hibiya Park, opposite the Fukoku Seimei Building.

Attendance fee: 7,000 yen inclusive (payment required in advance; account details will be sent to those who sign up). No refunds for no-shows or cancellations after the closing date.

One guest per member welcome.

If you would like to attend, please contact Tim Minton (t.minton[at]camford[dot]org) by Monday, October 17th.

Buffet Dinner at Mitsubishi Club, Friday, July 8, 18:00 - 21:00

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Members and their guests are invited to a buffet dinner at Mitsubishi Club, which is located on the 21st floor of the Mitsubishi Shoji Building (2-3-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo).

Attendance fee: 8,000 yen inclusive (payment required in advance; account details will be sent to those who apply to attend.) No-shows and cancellations after the closing date (July 6) will not be refunded.

Dress code: jacket required, tie optional

If you would like to attend this event, please contact Tim Minton, Honorary Secretary, by email (t.minton[at]camford[dot]org) by Wednesday, 6th July.

Early Summer Party at the British Ambassador's Residence, Monday, May 28th, 2012 (18:30 - 21:00)

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Applications to attend this event are no longer being accepted.

By kind invitation of C&O President and British Ambassador to Japan
Sir David Warren, and Lady Warren

Members wishing to attend this key event in the Society’s calendar are requested to apply to Tim Minton (t.minton[at]camford[dot]org) by Friday, 18th May. Please supply both your surname and first name (with kanji if applicable), together with those of your guest if you intend to bring one.

If the number of applicants exceeds the number of places available, precedence will be given to those who have supported the Society by taking part in other events over the last year. For this reason, acknowledgements will not be sent until 21st May.

Dress code: Lounge suits
Attendance fee: 7,000 yen per person (payment required in advance; the Society’s bank account details will be sent to those who apply; no-shows will not be refunded.)

Farewell Party for Sir David and Lady Warren at Tsunamachi Mitsui Club, Sept. 21, 18:30 - 21:00

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This party is to thank C&O President Sir David Warren, whose term as British Ambassador to Japan finishes at the end of this year, and Lady Warren for their wholehearted support of the Society over the past four years. The venue is a new one for C&O, Tsunamachi Mitsui Club (2-3-7 Mita, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-0073, www.tsunamachimitsuiclub.co.jp/). Directions will be sent to those who sign up.

To give members a chance to see the extensive gardens before it goes dark, the reception desk will open at 18:00. Please note, however, that drinks will not be served until 18:30.

The attendance fees are 7,000 yen for members and 10,000 yen for guests. Payment is required in advance, and those who cancel after the closing date (Sept. 18) will not be refunded.

Dress code: jacket and tie

If you would like to attend this event, please contact Tim Minton (t.minton@camford.org) by September 18. Members are welcome to invite one guest each.

Early Summer Party at the British Ambassador’s residence, Tuesday, May 27, 2014 (18:30 - 21:00)

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The list for this event is full, and no further requests to be added to the waiting list are being accepted.

Our annual Early Summer Party will be hosted by C&O President and British Ambassador to Japan Mr Tim Hitchens.

Dress code: Lounge suits

Attendance fee: 8,000 yen per person (subsidised by the Society - the actual cost is higher)
Payment is required in advance; the Society’s bank account details will be sent to those who apply; those who cancel after the deadline [16th May] will be charged the full attendance fee (8,000 yen + subsidy paid by the Society).

If you wish to attend this key event in the Society’s calendar, please apply to Tim Minton (t.minton[at]camford[dot]org) by Friday, 16th May. Please supply the following information:
Your full name in both romaji and kanji (if applicable)
Your university/college
The full name of your guest (in both romaji and kanji) if you intend to bring one; please also state the sex of your guest if it is not completely obvious from his/her name (this information is required for insurance purposes).

In principle only one guest per member is allowed, although this rule is waived in the case of family members.

Christmas Party at The International House of Japan, Tuesday December 17th, 2013 (18:30 - 21:00)

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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 13th. 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 and directions to IHJ will be sent to those who apply to attend.

Party for New Oxbridge Students, Armani Ristorante (Ginza), September 14, 2015 (18:30 – 21:00)

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The main purpose of this event is to give new students (both undergraduates and graduates) going up to Oxford or Cambridge for the 2015/2016 academic year an opportunity to meet members of The Cambridge & Oxford Society and, in the process, gain a few useful tips on how to prepare for the experience. C&O members and new students will be able to chat informally while enjoying drinks and excellent Italian cuisine from an extensive buffet selection.

The party will be held at the fashionable Armani Ristorante in Ginza (Armani Ginza Tower 10F, 5-5-4 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0061; http://www.armani-ristorante.jp/ristorante/shopinfo.html) and is open only to members of C&O and students starting at Oxford or Cambridge in the autumn of 2015, although members and new students alike are welcome to invite one guest each. Please note that we will check with the universities the bone fides of all non-C&O members who apply to attend.

If you would like to attend this event, please contact Tim Minton (t.minton[at]camford[dot]org) by Thursday, September 10.

Attendance fee: 6,000 yen, inclusive (payable in advance by bank transfer; account details will be sent to those who sign up; full charge for no-shows and anyone who cancels after the deadline [Sept. 10])

Dress code: smart casual

Christmas Party, The International House of Japan, December 13, 2011 (18:00 - 21:00)

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Our annual Christmas Party will be held, as usual, in The International House of Japan's Kabayama Room.

The closest subway station to IHJ is Azabu Juban (5 minutes’ walk), but access is also easy from Roppongi (12 minutes’ walk). A map can be found at http://www.i-house.or.jp/jp/

Attendance fee: 8,000 yen, inclusive of food and free flow of drinks

Payment is required in advance; account details will be sent to those who sign up. No refunds will be made to no-shows or those who cancel after the closing date.

If you would like to attend this event, please let Tim Minton know by Friday, 9th December (t.minton[at]camford[dot]org). Members are welcome to invite one guest each.

There is no particular dress code for this event.

General Meeting and Seated Dinner at The Tokyo Club, April 20th 2012 18:00

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Triennial General Meeting
Chaired by the Society’s President, Sir David Warren

Followed by Seated Dinner
Friday, 20th April, 2012, 18:00 – 21:00

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

Attendance fees (to be paid in advance; account details will be sent to those attending):
GM only: 0 yen; GM + Dinner: 4,000 yen; Dinner only: 8,000 yen
No-show/late cancellation charges will be 8,000 yen (except for those who sign up for the GM only).

If you would like to attend this event, please contact Tim Minton (t.minton[at]camford[dot]org) by Tuesday, 17th April.

This event is for members only.

Seated Dinner at The Tokyo Club, Thursday, October 31 (18:30 - 21:00)

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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.

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