We will support daily life and work (like taking a walk, agricultural work etc.) for disable people who stay in HTI. Supporting event (ex. summer festival etc.) in HTI. Supporting Kids camp which they escaped from radioactivity in Fukushima. Wearing Ninja costume, then supporting Ninja event for foreigners who want to become Ninja activities.
Accomodation & food:
Single room in Ninja house (very traditional Japanese house!) where meals are often provided.
Location & leisure:
Mountain side with natural surroundings, about 50 km west of Tokyo.
Requirements:
Female priority. Speaking good Japanese, strong motivation to work with the host, respect to the local custom and life, flexibility, friendliness, positive mind. Respect Shinobi and Samurai soul.
Volunteers will playing kids after school and during long vacation. During program, there are spring vacation and summer vacation. KI organize Kids camp. We support it. Vokunteers also support elderly people who stay in KI. Volunteers support their activities (ex. farming and taking a walk etc.). Making a opportunity to communicate Kids and elderly people.
Accomodation & food:
Single room in volunteer house where it takes few minutes from KI. Meals are provided in KI (Vegetarian is available!). No smoking in building.
Location & leisure:
In a relatively mild climate, originate Hirokawa flows from east to Hosshinzan, have poured into the Chikugo create an elongated basin of the plains in the basin. About 50 km south of Fukuoka city.
Requirements:
Female only. Speaking good Japanese, strong motivation to work with the host, respect to the local custom and life, flexibility, friendliness, positive mind.
We will help their organic farming (weeding in rice and vegetable fields, planting vegetables, taking care of goats and hens, etc.) and also carry the things from the town, renovate the trails, help their house work, etc. Be ready to work for quite a long time (05:30-18:00 with some brakes) and tough.
Accomodation & food:
Building a straw roof (traditional house in Japan!) in farm ,cooking as a group by turn (Vegetarian is possible!)
Location & leisure:
In the deep mountain. Very isolated, but beautiful village near "Japanese Northern Alps". About 900 meters asl. Something remained here that most of Japanese areas have lost in modernization.
Requirements:
Speaking some Japanese (common language will be Japanese) and strong motivation to work and enjoy simple life in the isolated area and respect to the local culture and way of the local organization! Skills of agriculture or construction can be useful!
We will help their organic farming (weeding in rice and vegetable fields, planting vegetables, taking care of goats and hens, etc.) and also carry the things from the town, renovate the trails, help their house work, etc. Be ready to work for quite a long time (05:30-18:00 with some brakes) and tough.
Accomodation & food:
Building a straw roof (traditional house in Japan!) in farm ,cooking as a group by turn.
Location & leisure:
In the deep mountain. Very isolated, but beautiful village near "Japanese Northern Alps". About 900 meters asl. Something remained here that most of Japanese areas have lost in modernization.
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