The host organisation is Kyodo Gakusha Shintoku farm, a co-operative community where people from various backgrounds come together to live and work, including people with learning disabilities. There are five communities in Tokyo, Nagano and Hokkaido and they farm and keep animals in a natural, organic way. Volunteers will be involved in constructing houses for residents and participating in the day to day agricultural tasks (planting, weeding, cultivating, harvesting, growing organic vegetables, taking care of animals).
Accomodation:
In a shared room at the farm. Vegeterian food available.
Location:
In the agricultural countryside of Hokkaido, 120km east of Sapporo. -20C in winter, +20C in summer.
Terminal:
Sapporo (2 hours by express train) or Tokyo (13 hours by bullet train or 32 hours by ship)
Special requirements:
Volunteers should be very motivated and have some knowledge of Japanese. Skills in agriculture or construction would be useful. Rather than sending in our MTV questionnaire, volunteers should write a letter detailing their motivation and previous experience. Exact dates of the project to be confirmed, please contact the office for more details. The volunteer term can be either 3 or 6 months from April 2009. A phone interview with the partner in Japan will be arranged before confirming the placement.
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