Since its inception, Troop 1 Meguro had over 60 years of experiennce in actively promoting scouting activities to youth who are independent and adventurous and who contribute to local society. With our troop’s experience and achievement, we are actively involved in field work and volunteer activities, being certain that from such experience more well prepared youngsters will go out into the world.
Official Name | Tokyo Troop 1 Meguro of the Scout Association of Japan |
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Founded | March 25th 1950 |
Founder | The Late Motoki Koshiro |
President | Hironobu Takane |
HQS | c/o Yutenji Temple, 5-24-53 Nakameguro, Meguro-ku Tokyo, Japan |
Contact | c/o Mr. Kenichiro Tanabe, 5-6-8 Nakameguro, Meguro-ku Tokyo, Japan |
TEL 03-3710-7350 | |
FAX 03-3715-2017 | |
E-MAIL tanabek@nifty.com | |
Programs | Beaver Scouts (September of the last year of preschool through August of 2nd grade) |
Cub Scouts (September of 2nd grade through August of 5th grade) | |
Boy Scouts (September of 5th grade through August of 3rd grade middle school) | |
Venture Scouts (September of 3rd grade middle school up to 20th birthday) | |
Rover Scouts (Age 18 up to 25th birthday) | |
Participants | Registered scouts 53 |
Adult leaders 18 | |
Management members 13 | |
Total participants : 84 | |
Support Bodies of Troop 1 Meguro | Scout parents association |
Yutenji Temple | |
Alumni leaders and scouts | |
Local supporting members | |
Head of Scout Support Bodies | Mr. Katsunori Sugimoto |
If you are interested in your child/children joining Troop 1 Meguro, please fill one of the following forms(pdf):
and mail to : Mr. Kenichiro Tanabe, Vice president of Troop 1 Meguro Committee
5-6-8 Nakameguro, Meguro-ku Tokyo 153-0061
To download application forms right click and save target file first.
1950 Jan | Registered to the Scout Association of Tokyo |
1950 Feb | Inauguration ceremony |
1950 Feb | Established “Scout Support Bodies” and General meeting |
1950 Mar | Registered to the Scouting Association of Japan [Scout 29 Tokyo] (Registration #621) |
1951 Aug | “Association of Mothers” started |
1953 Feb | “Nencho tai” program recognized (Registration #4) |
1954 Jun | “Cub Scout” program recognized (Registration #43) |
1957 Dec | “Scout 2 Shibuya” started |
1958 Apr | Name changed to Troop 29 Tokyo |
1958 Apr | “Boy Scout 2” program recognized (Registration #2605) |
1958 Apr | “Cub Scout 2” program recognized (Registration #190) |
1959 Feb | First edition of News Letter “Rashinban” |
1960 May | The First ?Tokyo Troop 165???? |
1967 Apr | “Rover Scout” program recognized (Registration #259) |
1967 Dec | The Second?Tokyo Troop279???? |
1971 Apr | Established the Rule of the Troop |
1978 Apr | Name changed to Troop 1 Meguro |
1988 May | “Beaver Scout” program recognized (Registration #1178) |
1991 Mar | The Rule of the Troop revised changing “Association of Mothers” to “Association of Parents” |
1991 Aug | The 1st Damboree held in Hokkaido |
1996 Nov | Agreed to merge with Troop 12 Meguro |
1997 Jan | Signing Celemony of merging Troop 1 and Troop 12 |
2000 Mar | 50th Anniversary celebration |
2001 Apr | Starting “Scout Supporting Body” supporter M1 |
2002 Feb | A Rover scout was dispatched to Bangladesh Camp |
2002 Aug | Participated in the13th Nippon Jamboree in Osaka (Maizu City) |
2002 Oct | The 500th edition of News Letter “Rashinban” |
2002 Oct | The 33rd anniversay of the death of the founder Mr. Motoki Koshiro |
2003 Feb | A Rover scout was dispatched to Bangladesh Camp |
2003 Aug | The 4th Damboree held in Nagano (Takamori City) |
2004 May | Yukoden Hall of Yutenji Temple completed |
2005 Jul | Two Rover scounts were dispatched to World Venture Camp in Michigan U.S.A. |
2006 May | Ex Commitee Chairman Mr. Kenichiro Tanabe was awarded “Takasho” prize |
2006 Aug | Participated in the 14th Nippon Jamboree in Ishikawa (Tamasu City) |
2007 | Scouting Centennial |
2007 Jul | Five scouts participated in Scouting Centennial Anniversary 21st World Jamboree in London, England |
2007 Aug | The 5th Damboree in Fukushima (Urabandai) |
2008 | Start blogs of each program to share scouting activities |
2009 Jan | A scout was dispatched to Jamboree in Australia |
2010 Mar | The 60th anniversary of Troop 1 Meguro establishment (Yutenji Temple Yukoden Hall) |
The Commiitee President was changed from Mr. Katsumasa Iwaya to Mr. Hironobu Takane | |
Tie-up with Troop 12 Richmond, Canada as sister troop |