Be Volunteer in Japan: 11 days project: Apply
Country: Japan
Start Date: 15 Oct 2014
End Date: 26 Oct 2014
Topic: 11: Climate and sustainable lifestyle
Work Types: Agriculture / Manual
Number of volunteers: 8
Free places for Males: 1
Free places for Females: 1
Free places last update: 26 Sep 2014
International age: 18 - 99
National age: 16 - 99
Extra Costs: 0.00
Optional Language: English
Description: Organized together with Maki Farm of Kyodo Gakusha (KG) since 2000. KG is a NPO running 5 organic farming communities in Japan where people with various backgrounds such as mentally disadvantaged, those who want to learn farming, etc. in order to change our society from competitive to cooperative. Maki Farm has 5-10 members and is located in a very isolated area (not accessible for cars and we have to walk 4 km in the mountains), so once it became an abandon village in 1970s.
Type of Work: We will help their organic farm by cutting thatch, threshing rice, selecting beans, taking care of goats and chicken and also carry the things from the town, renovate the trails, help their house works, etc. Be ready to work for quite a long time (05:30-18:00 with some brakes) and hard.
Study Theme: Similar type of communities in each country and their networking. Bring some info.!
Accommodation: Building for volunteers in the farm.Sleeping Bag is necessary. Cooked by Volunteers.
Requirements: Good Japanese language is not necessary, but still welcomed. You need to be physically strong and flexible to respect the way of the local host. Motivation letter is needed!
Approximate Location: Very isolated, but beautiful place near “Japanese Northern Alps”. About 900 meters asl. There are something remained here that most of Japanese areas have lost in modernization.
Notes: The nearest international airport is in Tokyo (4 hours by express train or 8-10 hours by bus and train. You need to arrive at Narita airport by 04:00 on Oct. 15 and can leave there after 24:00 on Oct. 26)
Category: Projects
