Japan
Vermittlungsgebühr 120 EUR
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Japan CIEEJ 1201 Neiraku kyodo gakusya 13.02.-25.02.2012 ENVI/CULT 5vols
The host organisation is "Neiraku Kyodo Gakusha".
Background: Obira-cho, where the facility stands, is a coastal city located in the north part of Hokkaido. It’s a small town with about 4000 residents. The facility where volunteers will work is 14 km away from the Japan Sea and 25 people are working there. Their duty includes taking care of the swine and hens, cultivation of rice and vegetables, and selling their products (such as sausages, eggs etc.) to the local people.
WORK: Volunteers will help farm work (including taking care of chickens and pigs) and daily routines in the facility. Volunteers are expected to communicate with people at the facility and with students visiting an elementary school and a junior high school in the town. They will also participate in the town festival.
ACCOMMODATION: Volunteers will be accommodated in the facility. Beddings will be provided. There are a washer, a kitchen, a lavatory and a bathroom. Meals will be provided 3 times a day including holidays.
What to bring: Volunteers need to bring clothes for work (which can get dirty) and warm in heavy winter. Hokkaido is most famous for its extreme cold in Japan. You have to bring a warm clothes long sleeved clothes or sweatshirts, a hat/cap for outdoor work (you had better cover your ear with it), toiletries, and towels. Please also bring something to introduce your home country such as game, recipes, ingredients, music instrument.
NOTE: This project is suitable for those who enjoy living in nature and want to experience the country life in Japan.
Terminal: JR Sapporo Station. Nearest airport: Shin-Chitose airport
LOCATION: Hokkaido, where the town of Obira is located, is the biggest and northernmost prefecture in Japan. It is also known as the 21st largest island in the world with abundant nature and a number of national parks. Hokkaido attracts millions of tourists from other regions in Japan not only by the vast wilderness the island possesses but also by its breezy, dry climate in summer and the mountain ranges covered by beautiful crystal powder in winter. Obira is a quite isolated area and it takes 2.5 hours from Sapporo by bus.
REMARKS: There are dogs, cats, chickens and pigs. So we can’t accept volunteers who have allergies against them. Volunteers need to go to bed early and rise early!! Work will start around 6:00 am. But the work pace is slow. Some of users are inadaptable to society, due to physical and mental problems and others are enjoying being self-sufficient in a small town.