Atlantic Pacific Japan Summer Camp 2026
An unforgettable ocean experience for teenagers.
Spend five days on Japan’s stunning Sanriku coast learning lifesaving skills, exploring the ocean, and connecting with students from around the world.
📍 Kamaishi, Japan
📅 27–31 July 2026
👥 Ages 13–18
🌏 English programme
Why Join this Camp?
Learn practical lifesaving and rescue skills
Explore the ocean and environmental challenges
Develop leadership and teamwork
Experience Japanese coastal culture
Build global friendships
🌍What You’ll Gain
More than a camp — a life-changing experience
Participants will:
Build real-world skills in first aid and emergency response
Gain a deeper understanding of climate change and ocean issues
Develop confidence, independence, and leadership
Expand their perspective with a global mindset
📍 Why Kamaishi, Japan?
Learn where resilience meets the ocean
Kamaishi is a coastal city that has rebuilt itself after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
Here, students don’t just study global issues—they experience them firsthand.
Engage with local communities and real stories of recovery
Explore the connection between nature, people, and global challenges
Reflect on how these issues relate to your own future
Learning in this environment creates a deeper, more meaningful experience than a classroom ever could.
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Set in the beautiful coastal area of Nebama, Kamaishi, this program brings together students from around the world to learn, challenge themselves, and grow together.
This region has been rebuilding since the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
Through interactions with local residents, participants gain insight into lived experiences of disaster recovery and recognize how global challenges like climate change are closely connected to their own future.Participants explore the richness of the ocean while learning about pressing issues such as marine plastic pollution.
They also learn practical actions they can take in daily life, acquire life-saving knowledge, and collaborate with peers to develop and share solutions for the future.
With internationally trained instructors guiding small groups, the program ensures a safe, supportive, and high-quality learning environment.
“Learn in nature, tackle global challenges, and shape the future with peers from around the world.”
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Atlantic Pacific is honoured to be an accredited UWCx Initiative.
UWCx is an accreditation awarded by United World Colleges International which aims to support and encourage organisations who do acts of service, innovation and outreach that contribute towards the UWC mission of creating a more peaceful and sustainable future. UWCx provides a framework to recognise, support, connect and publicise these initiatives - to help expand their reach and impact.
Program Overview
Experience hands-on learning by the ocean
Our program combines adventure, teamwork, and real-world skills in a unique coastal setting.
Key Activities
First Aid & Emergency Response Training
Ocean Revival Workshop
Sailing
Search & Rescue
Lifeguarding
Disaster Response/Preparedness
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Search & Rescue
Learn essential skills for staying safe in and around the water, as well as practical techniques useful in emergencies, including ropes and knots, basic navigation, understanding tides and weather, and sea safety. Participants will also learn how to operate and manoeuvre a small RHIB in the Bay.
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Sailing
Experience the power of the sea by learning to read the wind and handle a sailing yacht. Guided by experienced professional instructors, participants will sail in the waters off Nebama and develop fundamental sailing skills.
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Plastics
Our technician will introduce you to our Ocean Revival project, the machines for recycling plastics, and how we can collect waste plastic and reform it into useful and valuable items. You will also learn how to use the recycling machines.
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Disaster Response
Learn from a local person who survived the Great East Japan Earthquake about the day of the disaster and how the community has been redesigning and restoring the town.
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First Aid
You will learn key elements of first aid and what to do in a medical emergency. You will learn how to do CPR and practice.
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Psychological First Aid
Thinking about not only the physical condition, we will introduce you to some core elements of how to maintain and protect your own mental health, as well as that of those around you.
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Ocean Revival
Join us as we pledge commitment to take action in safeguarding our oceans and fostering a sustainable future. Discover the sea's challenges and expand your creativity as we brainstorm innovative solutions to protect and preserve our precious oceans.
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Lifesaving
Working with Kamaishi Lifesaving Club, you will learn different methods of lifesaving in the sea. You will experience and practice rescuing at Nebama Beach
TIMETABLE
The programme schedule below is a sample based on past summer camps. Activities and specific content may be adjusted depending on weather and other conditions.
PROGRAMME OVERVIEW
【Dates】July 27–31, 2026 (5 days / 4 nights)
【Eligibility】Junior high and high school students (ages 13–18)
【Location】Nebama Beach, Kamaishi City, Iwate Prefecture, Japan
【 Organised by】 Atlantic Pacific Japan / Atlantic Pacific International
【Co-hosted by】Nebama MIND
【Participation Fee】JPY 250,000 (tax included)
【Languages】English & Japanese
ABOUT THE VENUE, NEBAMA
【Meeting Time & Place】14:15 at JR Kamaishi Station
【Dismissal】14:00 at JR Kamaishi Station
【Access】
Tokyo Station → Shin-Hanamaki Station (Tohoku Shinkansen)
Shin-Hanamaki Station → Kamaishi Station (JR Kamaishi Line)
【Accommodation:】Maekawa Minshuku / Horaikan (final accommodation will be confirmed once participant numbers are finaliseed)
TESTIMONIALS
I had a lot of experiences that I couldn’t have at school, and I made a lot of friends, so I’m really glad I participated in this camp. All the local staff were kind. The food was also very delicious!
Spring camp 2023 PARTICIPANT
Influenced by the high school and college students he met at the camp, he began to think about his future and where he would go to school. Also, after returning home, he actually showed me how to do lifesaving activities and how to tie ropes.
parent of spring camp 2023 participant
I really appreciate the local staff for being so welcoming and friendly to us during the camp. It was incredible and inspiring to hear their stories.
My daughter returned from AP Spring Camp and told me, “My perspective has changed as I learnt and discussed how to save lives, and how to consider the environment to connect to a sustainable society. Now, I would like to find out what I can do little by little and contribute so that I and the next generation can live happily in the future… starting by recycling plastics.”
Parent of spring camp 2023 participant
PARTICIPATION FEE & APPLICATION PROCESS
【Participation Fee】JPY 250,000 (tax included)
The fee includes activity costs, meals, accommodation, and domestic travel insurance. Please note that round-trip transportation to and from Kamaishi is not included.
【How to Apply】Please sign up via the link on the right side and make a payment. After confirming your submission and payment, we will contact you by email.
Airport Arrival and Departure Support
To support international participants, we offer a supervised airport transfer and travel support service.
This optional service ensures students are safely met upon arrival in Japan and supported through travel to and from the programme.
What does it include?
Meet & greet at Haneda Airport
Staff-supervised transfer to a designated Tokyo hotel
One night hotel accommodation in Tokyo
Dinner and breakfast
Supervised Shinkansen travel to Kamaishi
Return transfer from Kamaishi to Tokyo and airport drop-off after the programme
Eligibility: This service is available for participants arriving in Tokyo on the 26th July.
Fees:
Round-trip (arrival & departure): ¥100,000
One-way trip: ¥50,000
Notes:
Booking is required. Please let us know in the sign-up form if you would like arrival/departure support.
Flights should arrive within the recommended arrival window.
Detailed travel instructions will be provided after booking.
This service helps ensure a safe, smooth, and comfortable start and end to the programme.
PAST CAMPS
2019 SUMMER CAMP (KAMAISHI)
2020 SUMMER PROGRAMME (ONLINE)
2021 SUMMER PROGRAMME (ONLINE)
2022 SUMMER CAMP (KAMAISHI)
2023 SUMMER CAMP (KAMAISHI)
2023 SPRING CAMP (KAMAISHI)
2024 SUMMER CAMP (KAMAISHI)
2025 SUMMER CAMP (KAMAISHI)
PARTICIPANT BACKGROUNDS
Participants have joined from Canada, Denmark, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Singapore, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand, the United Kingdom, and the United States, as well as international schools in Japan and communities across the country — from Hokkaido to Okinawa.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Is Japanese language ability required to apply?
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No Japanese language proficiency is required. During the program, communication takes place in both Japanese and English, and we value participants’ willingness to engage and communicate actively rather than their language ability. Bilingual staff are available to provide support whenever Japanese language assistance is needed.
Can I participate on my own?
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Yes. Most participants join the camp on their own. While some attend with siblings or friends, room assignments and activity groups may be arranged separately to encourage interaction with other participants.
CONTACT
If you have any questions, please email us!
Email: lin@atlanticpacific.org.uk
