Planning is well underway for the region's 2025 international trips this summer. Meet the groups, find out where they're going, and discover the inspiration behind the badges they've created to help fundraise for their trips.
Sakura Squad
We're the Sakura Squad (Team Japan 2025). We're a group of 4 leaders and 12 young members from across the London and South East England region going to Japan this year on an international trip. We are members of Girlguiding from many areas including: Kent East, Kent West, London Over the Border, Middlesex North West, Greater London West, Surrey East, Surrey West, London South West, London North West and Sussex.
We designed this badge on our first prep weekend where we all met each other for the first time. The badge has Mount Fuji in the background, a red bridge which is featured heavily in Japanese architecture, and the moon. You will notice on the moon there are some footprints. This is from Japanese folklore: an old man needs food. A fox, monkey and a rabbit all make donations. The rabbit has the biggest sacrifice and impresses the old man the most who turns out to be a god. He rewards the rabbit by letting him live on the moon.
During our trip in the summer we look forward to visiting Mount Fuji, taking a bullet train, eating the cuisine and exploring temples. We also have the opportunity to connect with Japanese Girl Scouts whilst on this trip, which we are looking forward to doing.
We've created an activity pack, if you would like to purchase our badge please contact us via our email ggteamjapan2025@gmail.com it is £1.50 per badge. The sale of these badges will be going towards the cost of the trip.
