The first main event of the Second Half will be a buffet dinner in honour of Professor Karen O’Brien, who has recently been appointed Head of Humanities at Oxford. The dinner will be held at Kojunsha (交詢社), one of Tokyo’s premier private clubs, which was founded in 1880 by Yukichi Fukuzawa. This will be our fifth visit to the Club in as many years. It is located in Ginza 6-chome; directions will be sent to those who sign up.

Attendance fee: 7,500 yen (Payment is required in advance by bank transfer; the Society’s bank account details will be sent to those who sign up; no-shows and those who cancel after the deadline [August 27th] will be charged.)

Dress code: jacket and tie

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

October 2017 Event TBD

August 2017 Event TBD

Our main June event is a seated 5-course dinner on Tuesday 20th at the International House of Japan (https://www.i-house.or.jp/eng/), one of C&O’s most popular venues. Drinks will be served at 18:30, and dinner will start at 1900.

Attendance fee: 8,000 yen (subsidized rate)
Dress code: jacket and tie

If you would like to attend this event, please contact Tim Minton (t.minton[at]camford[dot]org) by Thursday, June 15th.

This will be the third time we have organised an event at Armani Ristorante Wine Lounge (www.armani-ristorante.jp/ristorante/shopinfo.html) to give new students an opportunity to chat with C&O members before they head to Oxbridge.

If you would like to attend this event, please contact Tim Minton (t.minton[at]camford[dot]org) by Saturday, July 1st.

Attendance fee: 7,000 yen
Dress code: smart casual

We are no longer accepting applications to attend this event.

Our main May event, the annual Early Summer Party, will be held on Thursday, May 18th (18:30 – 21:00) at the British Ambassador’s Residence and hosted by the Society’s President and British Ambassador to Japan, HE Paul Madden CMG.

Applications to attend will be accepted only via the online form available at the URL distributed by email to C&O members on April 17th, but enquiries may be addressed to Tim Minton (t.minton[at]camford[dot]org).

The main event for April will be a visit to the David Bowie exhibition being held at Warehouse Terrada G1 Building in Higashi Shinagawa (http://davidbowieis.jp/en/) followed by a seated dinner at a brand new casual restaurant called NOZ by T.Y. Farm, which is about three minutes’ walk from the exhibition venue.

The exhibition “David Bowie is” was originally created by the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, and Tokyo is the only city in Asia to host it. One free drink is available on production of the entrance ticket at the venue’s café. NOZ by T.Y. Farm (https://www.facebook.com/terra.cafe.bar1220/) serves fresh vegetables from its own farm in Ome, and the mainly Italian menu for our dinner will consist of salad, two or three appetizers, a main course and a dessert, as well as the usual free flow of wine, beer and soft drinks.

Members who would like to attend this event should contact Tim Minton (t.minton[at]camford[dot]org) by Monday, March 27th. Members may invite one guest each.

Attendance fees: 6,000 yen (exhibition entrance, dinner and free flow of drinks), 4,500 yen (dinner and drinks only)
Dress Code: None

The main event for March will be a casual buffet dinner at Trader Vic’s in Hotel New Otani (www.newotani.co.jp/en/tokyo/restaurant/vics/), where we have booked the Boathouse Bar for our exclusive use. Join us for an evening of plentiful international cuisine in a tropical atmosphere. One Trader Vic’s original cocktail on arrival (normal free flow of beer, wine, spirits and soft drinks thereafter), and a special selection of three desserts from Hotel New Otani’s patisserie Satsuki included.

Members who would like to attend this event should contact Tim Minton (t.minton[at]camford[dot]org) by Thursday, March 16th. Members may invite one guest each.

Attendance fee: 8,000 yen
Dress code: smart casual

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

We are pleased to announce that the new British Ambassador to Japan, HE Paul Madden CMG (Gonville & Caius Cambridge 1977), has kindly accepted the Presidency of C&O. To welcome Paul and his wife, Sarah, to Japan, we are holding a seated 5-course dinner at The Tokyo Club on February 16th: reception and aperitifs from 18:30, dinner from 19:00, after-dinner drinks.

Members who would like to attend this important event should contact Tim Minton (t.minton[at]camford[dot]org) by Feb. 12th. Members are welcome to invite one guest each. Directions to The Tokyo Club will be sent to those who sign up.

Attendance fee: 8,000 yen (payment required in advance; account details will be sent to those who apply to attend; no refunds for no-shows or those who cancel after Feb. 12th)
Dress code: lounge suits

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.