13th World Scout Jamboree
| 13th World Scout Jamboree | |||
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| Location | Asagiri Heights, Mount Fuji, Fujinomiya City | ||
| Country | Japan | ||
| Date | August 2, 1971 to August 10, 1971 | ||
| Attendance | 23,758 Scouts | ||
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Coordinates: 35°22′40″N 138°35′09″E / 35.37778°N 138.58583°E
The 13th World Scout Jamboree (第13回世界スカウトジャンボリー dai-jūsan-kai sekai sukauto jamborii?) was held August 2 to 10, 1971, on Asagiri Heights on the western side of Mount Fuji, in Fujinomiya, Japan, approximately 80 miles southwest of Tokyo.
The Jamboree was interrupted by Typhoon Olive in which 16,000 of the participating Scouts were evacuated to shelters in the countryside for 48 hours.
The Jamboree site was served from the south by Japan National Highway 139 and a turnpike from Fujinomiya. Arriving Scouts were met at the Haneda International Airport in Tokyo and transported by coach to the Jamboree site, or to the Olympic Village in Tokyo as an intermediate stop.
The American contingent was divided up. A code was given to the troops. Some might be JKT, which meant Jamboree, Kyoto, then Tokyo, before returning to the United States. Some others might tour Tokyo, then go to the Jamboree, then tour Kyoto.
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