Japan
Vermittlungsgebühr 120 EUR
| In Japan arbeiten wir seit langem mit der 1991 gegründeten Organisation NICE (= Never-ending International Volunteer Exchange) zusammen. Die Camps zeichnen sich durch sorgfältige Vorbereitung und hervorragende Betreuung aus. Seit 1996 kooperieren wir auch mit der Organisation CIEE-Japan, die neben umfangreichen Aktivitäten im Austausch von Studenten auch Workcamps organisiert. | |
Die Workcamps eignen sich hervorragend dazu, einen ganz besonderen Einblick in die japanische Kultur zu bekommen! | |
Japan CIEEJ13 IIDA/NAGANO (Nagano Pref.) 31.07.-14.08.2010 KIDS/CULT 4vols
(no more female)(no more male)
BACKGROUND: “Minami Shinshu Kankou Kousya” is established in 2001 to offer special travel experiences which will deeply impress the visitors in the beautiful natural surroundings in Nagano. They cooperate with the municipality and local enterprises and offer a genuine experience of nature program. International volunteers are welcome because inter-cultural experiences will be another interesting part of the programs both for children and our staff.
WORK: Volunteers will help and support participants who are from a third grader to a ninth grader in various out door activities and programs, such as fishing, rafting, bamboo and wood craft and making pottery and so on. Volunteers will also help preparation and cleaning up of camping held in a mountain village, where they stay in an old house of the Edo period (17c～19c) and experience the old life style.
Volunteers are required to take care of children during workcamp, so this workcamp is suitable for person who loves children and nature. A MOTIVATION LETTER is needed for applying to this project!!!
ACCOMMODATION: During the camping, volunteers will be accommodated in several places, such as an old house in the camping site and shrine. There is a possibility to stay in a local farming family between the camps. All meals will be provided and volunteers might be asked to cook themselves. Internet access and international telephone calls are available.
LOCATION: Minami-Shinshu refers to the southern part of Nagano prefecture, around Iida city area. Surrounded by the Southern Alps, the landscape retains its rural aspect, with terraces of rice paddies in the valleys, forested hills, crystal clear streams, and small farming villages. This region is famous for its fresh and tasty farm products. It takes about 4 hours from Tokyo and 2 hours from Nagoya by Highway Bus.
URL: http://www.mstb.jp/
LANGUAGES: English (some Japanese)
NEAREST AIRPORT: Narita int, NEAREST TRAINSTATION: JR Iida station
Japan CIEEJ14 HIGASHISHIRAKAWA/GIFU (Gifu Pref.) 02.08.-15.08.2010 ENVI/KIDS/CULT 16vols
BACKGROUND: Higashi Shirakawa-mura Board of Education offers this program in cooperation with Nagoya University of Commerce & Business Administration and invites international volunteers to this small village which is not so famous but has many nice places and attractive things. It is a great opportunity to enjoy Japanese traditional rural scene and life! Villagers are not used to foreign people and this is a good chance for them to know other people and culture.
WORK: Volunteers will visit junior high school to have inter-cultural exchange activities, for instance to play sports together, to cook together, to enjoy Origami or Calligraphy together with the students. Volunteers will join Kids Canoeing program along the nearby river and help them. Also they will help local people prepare and organize a summer dancing festival and actively work for the event. They will clean up shrines. Moreover, volunteers will have a chance to experience of cutting trees in the forest. Forestry is traditional local industry of this area. Basic Japanese knowledge would be helpful for the communication with the villagers.
ACCOMMODATION: Volunteers will be accommodated in the additional rooms of the Kanda Shrine. There is no bed and sleeping bag is necessary. It has a shared kitchen and the participants will be expected to cook by themselves for breakfast and dinner. Lunch will be provided at voluntary work places. It is also equipped with a washer and a shower room. No internet access provided in the facility and no telephone that can make international call either.
LOCATION: Higashi Shirakawa-mura is located in the central part of Japan, near the Hida Mountains which are very famous for its beautiful scenery among climbers and tourists. Also volunteers may have a chance to visit "Shirakawago" which is newly registered to The World Heritage. This is the place for nature lovers!
LANGUAGES: Japanese
NEAREST AIRPORT: Central Ja, NEAREST TRAINSTATION: JR Higashi Shirakawaguchi station
Japan NICE 55 Kitakyushu (Fukuoka) 10.08.-23.08.2010 KIDS 10vols
Organized together with a local group formed for this project since 2007. Every year, they run a summer vacation kids program with 30 kids aged 8-15 years of age. They play, cook and live in nature as they learn independence, sensitivity, group cooperation, and a global understanding and interest in different cultures. Volunteers need to be prepared to spend 24 hours with the kids for this period (except for a few days off).
WORK: We will help out and live together with kids in the Kids Village supporting activities and sharing your culture. We will encourage the kid’s independence and creativity by letting them plan the schedule, so you will need to respect their ideas!
ACCOMMODATION: Shinto shrine.
LOCATION: The north part of Kyushu with a population is 1 million.
TERMINAL: Fukuoka (1 hour by train). From Osaka, 3 hours by bullet train or 10 hours by midnight bus.
FREE TIME: Excursions, exchange parties, etc.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: High motivation to work with kids all day and to run outdoor activities even in rain. Similar types of experience and Japanese speaking skill are welcome! Motivation letter is required.
Japan NICE/94 Onuma 4 (Hokkaido) 21.08.-30.09.2010 ENVI 5vols
Organized together with Onuma Milestone 22, a local NGO made by President of Fishermen’s Cooperative and Director of international exchange association since 2004. Though Onuma lake has been a popular tourism spot for a long time because of its beautiful scenery, it has been polluted by over use of agricultural chemicals in cattle farming and erosion from abandoned forests with alien trees. President of Cooperative has bought a forest and wants to revive it to original nature with native trees!
WORK: We will remove some alien conifer trees that disturb growth of other plants and animals and also assist to run 2 weeks workcamp (05-19 Sep.). We may also do other work such as putting the carbon fiver and stones on the bank, farming, etc.
ACCOMMODATION: Local house rent for the workcamps. Sleeping bag neccessary, cooked by volunteers.
LOCATION: South of Hokkaido island, in a national park near Hakodate city which is famous for romantic view in the night, especially for sweet couples!
TERMINAL: Sapporo (3 hours by express train). From Tokyo, 10 hours by bullet train or 30 hours by ship.
LEISURE ACTIVITIES: Excursion, joining the summer festival, exchange parties, home-stay, school visit, etc.
SPECIAL REMARKS: Motivation to actively work in the forests and with local people! You will live and work together with some long term and 2 weeks volunteers (Japanese and international).
Japan NICE 70 Onuma 2 (Hokkaido) 05.09.-19.09.2010 ENVI 10vols
Organized together with Onuma Milestone 22, a local NGO made by President of Fishermen’s Cooperative and Director of international exchange association since 2004. Though Onuma lake has been a popular tourism spot for a long time because of its beautiful scenery, it has been polluted by over use of agricultural chemicals in cattle farming and erosion from abandoned forests with alien trees. President of Cooperative has bought a forest and wants to revive it to original nature with native trees!
WORK: We will mainly remove some alien conifer trees that disturb growth of other plants and animals. We will also make and put the carbon fivers in the lake to purity the water with some specialists and put some stones to protect the banks from the waves made by motor boats as Part of Greening Asia.
ACCOMMODATION: Local house rent for the workcamps.
LOCATION: South of Hokkaido island, in a national park near Hakodate city which is famous for romantic view in the night, especially for sweet couples!
TERMINAL: Sapporo (3 hours by express train). From Tokyo, 10 hours by bullet train or 30 hours by ship.
FREE TIME: Excursion, joining the summer festival, exchange parties, home-stay, school visit, etc.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Motivation to actively work in the forests and with local people! You will live and work together with 5 volunteers (Japanese and international) of the 3 months workcamp in 12 Jul.-30 Sep.
Japan NICE 78 Maki 3 (Nagano) 13.10.-26.10.2010 AGRI 8vols
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.
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.
ACCOMMODATION: Building for volunteers in the farm.
LOCATION: Very isolated, but beautiful place near “Japanese Northern Alps” on about 900 meters altitude. There are something remained here that most of Japanese areas have lost in modernization.
TERMINAL: From Tokyo, 4 hours by express train or 8-10 hours by bus and train.
FREE TIME: Visit to the elementary school, foot ball and baseball (optional), exchange party, etc.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Good Japanese language. Workcamp language will be JAPANESE! You need to be physically strong and flexible to respect the way of the local host. Motivation letter is needed!