Help with maintenance for the bamboo forest around the [Hyappou-kan] community space, as well as community building. Additionally, we will help children with their homework at [Terako-ya] after school and organize international exchange events.
Accomodation & food:
Volunteer house (Japanese style). Simple self-catering. Meal is cooked by volunteer by turn. Shared room.
Location & leisure:
1 hour by bus from Sendai Station. Situated on the East of Miyagi Prefecture with Kitakami River stretching through from North to South. Inland area thrives with rice cultivation while coastal area flourishes with fisheries and aquaculture.
Leisure:
Exchange with the locals, sightseeing, etc.
Requirements:
Need High motivation to work for disaster area and respect the local culture and way of the local organization!
1. Maintain abandoned chestnut forest.2. Maintain footpath we call Yunodake nature walking course. IMS organizes the nature tour and nature there.
Accomodation & food:
A facility which it used to be training center for forestry workers. Shared room by gender. Meal is cooked by volunteer by turn. All basic facilities are provided.
Location & leisure:
It is located Iwaki city (south part and near shore) in Fukushima pre.. Iwaki-city is most huge land and highest population number in Fukushima.
Leisure:
Communicating with member of IMS and local university students. Wood handcraft.
Requirements:
Interest to protect nature and to exchange with people.
Volunteers will cut down trees and carry them out so that SATOYAMA forest can be kept in the healthy condition for biodiversity. Vols. need to use blades and sometimes machineries after the lecture on how to use them. Work is quite hard from morning to evening even in rain if it's not so heavy. Vols. may take care of chickens raised by the free range farming and slaughter old chickens for eating by themselves. Sometimes, we may interact with mentally challenged people who work every day for the same things as you will do.
Accomodation & food:
Volunteers will stay in a log house. Meals will be cooked by volunteers by turns. Sleeping bag is NO need. Depends on the amount of work and consideration for the environment, volunteers may take a shower once every two days. Water might be only cold.
Location & leisure:
Workcamp is held in Kami-mitani area, Nabari city, Mie prefecture, about 60 km from Osaka. There are famous falls nearby that many hikers visit.
Leisure:
Hiking, cultural exchange parties, etc.
Requirements:
Strong motivation and Physical strength are needed. One of the local hosts is a strict Japanese man who works hard for SATOYAMA and the environment with passion.
Volunteers will mainly work for renovation of the bamboo gate in Eco House and cutting bamboos, making bamboo charcoals. Volunteers also join and support international festival in Minamata. Volunteers will cook your international dishes by ourselves in this event. Volunteers will sell that dishes to local people and enhance the mood in this event etc.
Accomodation & food:
Volunteers house (Volunteers will borrow the bathrooms of local host that creates nice exchange). Cooked by volunteers. Sleeping bag is needed!
Location & leisure:
South west in Kyushu islands. People are cheerful and many of man like to drink sake!! If lucky, you could enjoy parties under cherry flowers!
Leisure:
To join seminar about environment and local festival, elementary school visit, etc.
Requirements:
Interest to protect nature, recycling environmental protection and to exchange with people. Volunteers need to ride on bicycle.
Volunteers will do various types of nature conservation works such as 1) transplanting the seedlings 2) seeding for growing nursery trees, 3) arranging the environment for seeding beds and so on. Work might be changed due to weather condition, we need to be flexible!
Accomodation & food:
Shared room in old elementary school. Sleeping bag is needed! Meals will be cooked by volunteers by turns.
Location & leisure:
Volunteers will work in Ajigasawa town and Hiranai town in Aomori prefecture. Aomori is located on the northernmost tip of Honshu Island. Shirakami Mountains located in southwest and the Mutsu-bay nestles between the eastern Shimokita and western Tsugaru Peninsulas. This is the good season for cherry blossom-viewing there.
Leisure:
Enjoy rich nature around accommodation, taking a walk at morning, hot spring, etc.
Requirements:
Volunteers should be prepared to work hard outside in good and bad weather and have high motivation for work in the forests actively with local people.
Volunteers will do various types of nature conservation works such as 1) transplanting the seedlings 2) seeding for growing nursery trees, 3) arranging the environment for seeding beds and so on. Work might be changed due to weather condition, we need to be flexible!
Accomodation & food:
Shared room in old elementary school. Sleeping bag is needed! Meals will be cooked by volunteers by turns.
Location & leisure:
Volunteers will work in Ajigasawa town and Hiranai town in Aomori prefecture. Aomori is located on the northernmost tip of Honshu Island. Shirakami Mountains located in southwest and the Mutsu-bay nestles between the eastern Shimokita and western Tsugaru Peninsulas. This is the good season for cherry blossom-viewing there.
Leisure:
Enjoy rich nature around accommodation, taking a walk at morning, hot spring, etc.
Study theme:
Volunteers will get knowledge of history and culture of Shirakami, and skills of conservation forests in Japan.
Requirements:
Volunteers should be prepared to work hard outside in good and bad weather and have high motivation for work in the forests actively with local people.
We will mainly help to run the nature experience program of the children organized by the nature school. We will also renovate the entrance of the guest house of the nature school and do some other work needed for the school, so be flexible!
Accomodation & food:
Building of the school. Sleeping bag is necessary. Breakfast and Lunch will be cooked by volunteers by turns while Dinner will be mainly cooked by the host, but the vols. still need to help it.
Location & leisure:
South west of Hokkaido island. Full of beautiful nature with national reserve of beech forests, a river and wetland. Main industry is cattle farming.
Leisure:
Exchange parties, excursion, etc.
Study theme:
How the town is looked from outside. Bring some info.!
Requirements:
High motivation to work with the children and respect to the way of the nature school. Similar types of experience and Japanese speaking skill are welcome! Motivation letter is needed.
Age:
18-99
Location:
Kuromatsunai, hokkaido
Language(s):
English
Airport:
SPK: Chitose (Chitose, Japan)Vegetarian food will be available
1) Organic farming: cultivation, harvesting, weeding, thinning, chopping woods etc.2) Arrange training programs for local companies: help people to learn about social contributions.3) Arrange agricultural and nature events for Kids: farming and playing in nature with kids.
Accomodation & food:
Shared room in the main house or a container house (male and female are separated). Cooking with the local and members by turn, vegetarian food is possible.
Location & leisure:
*Location: Located next to the city of Otaru, Yoichi is a place where one can fully enjoy Hokkaido tourism, from history and nature tourism to fruit fields and fresh seafood. There is the famous Nikka Whiskey factory.*Other activities: Joining the local festivals, communicating local people and farmers. Sightseeing, short trip (hot springs, famous places here)
Requirements:
*Language: EnglishThe local host can speak English fluently. Japanese is also welcomed!*Other requirements: Skills of agriculture or construction can be useful! Having work experience is desirable.A motivation letter is needed.
Age:
18-99
Location:
Yoichi, hokkaido
Language(s):
English
Airport:
SPK: Chitose (Chitose, Japan)Vegetarian food will be available
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