Volunteers will do natural tea farming in abandoned tea farms with EW. Working at the tea farm is physically hard. After reviving farms, EW will provide it for those who wants to start new tea farms. Volunteers are expected to join local events and weekend-workcamps too.
Accomodation & food:
Single room at the volunteer's house. Cooking by volunteers
Location & leisure:
*Location: About 80 km from the center of Osaka. Most of the peninsula was designated as a quasi-national park. It was selected as one of the most beautiful villages in Japan in 2013. A famous landscape known as the Beautiful Tea farms is called Cha-genkyo.*Other activities: Join the local events etc. Sightseeing, short trip (temples, shrines famous places in Nara and Kyoto).
Requirements:
*Language: EnglishLocal host can speak English. Japanese is also welcomed!*Other requirements: High motivation to work hard and interests in tea agriculture. Respect for the local culture and way of the local organization. Open mind and flexibility.
Volunteers will do natural tea farming in abandoned tea farms with EW. Working at the tea farm is physically hard. After reviving farms, EW will provide it for those who wants to start new tea farms. Volunteers are expected to join local events and weekend-workcamps too.
Accomodation & food:
Single room at the volunteer's house. Cooking by volunteers
Location & leisure:
*Location: About 80 km from the center of Osaka. Most of the peninsula was designated as a quasi-national park. It was selected as one of the most beautiful villages in Japan in 2013. A famous landscape known as the Beautiful Tea farms is called Cha-genkyo.*Other activities: Join the local events etc. Sightseeing, short trip (temples, shrines famous places in Nara and Kyoto).
Requirements:
*Language: EnglishLocal host can speak English. Japanese is also welcomed!*Other requirements: High motivation to work hard and interests in tea agriculture. Respect for the local culture and way of the local organization. Open mind and flexibility.
Volunteers will engage in the process of organic farming with duties such as cultivating vegetables and rice, weeding, harvesting and packing them for shipment.
Accomodation & food:
Volunteers stay at an old Japanese house next to the local host's one. The kitchen and shower are shared with the local host. Volunteers cook by themselves. Smoking is not allowed. A cat and dog are kept around the house.
Location & leisure:
*Location: It is located in Gose city, Nara pref. which is about 50 km southeast of Osaka.*Other activities: Join the local events, many opportunities to learn the local wisdom, etc. Sightseeing, short trips (hot springs, temples and shrines).
Requirements:
*Language: English and JapaneseThe local host speaks English. But also High motivation to learn and speak Japanese language.*Other requirements: High motivation to work hard with simple mountain life in a remote area. Respect for the local culture and way of the local organization. Interests in agriculture.
Volunteers will support cultivating and maintenance local strawberry and tomato farm in the local farm. It's the busiest season for local farmers and they need their contribution. And they have opportunity to learn about local traditional way of farming, recognized as a Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems.
Accomodation & food:
Simple local farmhouses. Meals will be cooked by volunteers.
Location & leisure:
*Location: Nishisho village, Higashi Miyoshi town, Miyoshi county, Tokushima pref.*Other activities: Sightseeing on days off
Requirements:
*Language: English and Japanese.Mostly Japanese but locals welcome you without Japanese skills!*Other requirements: Positive attitude, a willingness to work hard and communicate with local people!
1) Support cultivating and selling of tomatoes.2) Support making "tofu" and "miso".3) Activities for preserving the village including cutting weeds
Accomodation & food:
Local farmhouse "Nakajima" ( https://yokogura-inn.com/index.html ). Volunteers will cook with the host.
Location & leisure:
*Location: Yokogura village, Wakimachi, Mima-city, Tokushima pref.*Other activities: Cultural exchange opportunity between locals.
Requirements:
*ONLY female*Language: Japanese and English.Mostly Japanese but locals welcome you without Japanese skills!*Other requirements: Cultural exchange opportunity between locals.
Volunteers will help mandarin farming (It is the main work!! Harvesting, taking care of trees, cutting grass etc., it depends on season! Especially, Nov. to April. is hard!!), support local youth club (If you have chance), and create new activities to animate the town.
Accomodation & food:
Share room (male and female are separated) at the volunteer's house. It is traditional Japanese style house. Volunteers cook by themselves.
Location & leisure:
*Location: In the edge of Sata Peninsula, surrounded by the sea, so fishing is also famous. There are only 30 houses in this community. The climate is relatively warm though it can be cold in winter.*Other activities: Join the local events, many opportunities to learn the local wisdom, etc. Sightseeing, short trip (hot springs, famous places here).
Requirements:
*Language: English and Japanese.The communication between locals and volunteers will be simple English and Japanese.*Other requirements: High motivation to learn and speak Japanese language, to work hard. Respect for the local cultures and way of the local organization. Interests in agriculture. Be ready that work is for quite a long and hard, especially from Nov. to April.
Volunteers will work on various types of activity related to forest conservation, agricultural projects in mountainous nature and experiential learning events in nature. The forest conservation will be cutting trees, branches and maintaining the footpaths. For the agricultural work, volunteers will be taking care of the chickens raised by the free-range farming and slaughter old enough chickens for eating by themselves, harvesting and packaging mushrooms. Volunteers are also expected to help to organize some environmental events (e.g., to collect edible wild plants, nature observation) in the mountain.
Accomodation & food:
Single room, in a pension named Eco Resort Akame. Volunteers cook by themselves.
Location & leisure:
*Location: Kami-Mitani area, Nabari city, Mie prefecture, about 60 km from Osaka. There are famous falls nearby that many hikers visit.*Other activities: Many opportunities to learn the local wisdom. Sightseeing, short trips (hot springs, famous places here).
Requirements:
*Language: English and Japanese.The communication between locals and volunteers will be used simple English and Japanese. Some levels of Japanese speaking skills as well as high motivation to learn and speak Japanese language is needed.*Other requirements: High motivation to work hard with simple mountain life in a remote area. Respect for the local culture and way of the local organization. Interests in environmental issues. Open mind and flexibility.
Volunteers will cut alien trees and planting native trees to create better forests around the lake in a mountain. Also, volunteers will support local farmers, to harvest tomato, potato, etc. Volunteers will join and support some local festivals to cheer up for people who live in around Onuma area. Volunteers also join and support such as international festivals and local festivals in Hakodate city.
Accomodation & food:
Rental house and apartment house near the lake. Cooked by vols. by turn.
Location & leisure:
*Location: South of Hokkaido islands, in a national park near Hakodate city which is famous for romantic view in the night, especially for sweet couples!*Other activities: Excursion, exchange parties, local events, farming experience, school visit, sports, etc. Sightseeing, short trips (hot springs, famous places here).
Requirements:
*Language: EnglishThe local host can speak English. Japanese speaking skill is not necessary, but the high motivation to learn and speak Japanese language is needed.*Other requirements: Interests in environmental issues and agriculture. Respect for the local culture and way of the local organization! Motivation to work hard. Open mind and cooperation with others.
Age:
18-99
Location:
Onuma, hokkaido
Language(s):
English
Airport:
HKD: Hakodate (Hakodate, Japan)Vegetarian food will be available
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