Beschreibung
We live at the foot of Mt. Yotei in Niseko, Hokkaido.
This year, we are renovating our house in Otaru. There are three rooms for helpers. We have three days off per week, so helpers can live in the house by themselves during those days.

Our members are me, my wife, three elementary school sisters, two dogs, two sheep, and 7 chickens.
IN niseko We generate electricity with solar power. We draw water for daily use from the river. We fetch drinking water from a spring.
We heat the bath with firewood.

in niseko Electricity is limited because it is generated by solar panels.
There is no hair dryer, so it can't be used.

A flashlight is required because it is dark at night.
The toilet is outside.
The environment is pretty wild, but is it okay?

However, last year, we acquired an old house in Otaru, so the main work content for this year is the renovation of that house.

The house in Otaru is a normal house, so it has electricity, water, kitchen, toilet, bath, and private rooms.
So, it is possible to stay here.

Basic Weekly schedule
3 days Otaru work
1 day Niseko work
3 days off
On sunny days, we go camping or to festivals．

Daily routine
4:30-5;30 Meditation (optional)
6:00-7:00 Yoga (optional)
7:45-8:30 Breakfast
8:45-12:00 Work
12:00-14:00 Lunch
14:00-17:00 Work
18:00-19:00 Dinner

Work content
Otaru
House renovation
Parking lot construction

Niseko
Firewood splitting
Grass cutting
Animal care
House renovation
Field work

Hava good day
Arten von Hilfe und Lernmöglichkeiten
Hilfe bei Ökoprojekten
Gartenarbeiten
Heimwerker- und Bauarbeiten
Betreuung von Tieren
Zubereiten / Kochen von Mahlzeiten für die Familie
Hausarbeiten
UNO-Ziele für nachhaltige Entwicklung, die dieser Gastgeber verfolgt
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Was ist das?
Kultureller Austausch und Lernmöglichkeiten
How to chop wood.
learning Japanese.
Lerning Sivananda Yoga.
How to live in nature
How to reper hause
Projekte mit Kindern
Dieses Projekt schließt möglicherweise den Umgang mit Kindern ein. Mehr Informationen findest du in unseren Verhaltensregeln und Tipps hier.
Arbeit
Otaru
House renovation
Parking lot construction

Niseko
Firewood splitting
Grass cutting
Animal care
House renovation
Field work
Sprachen
Gesprochene Sprachen
Japanisch: Fließend
Englisch: Grundkenntnisse
Dieser Gastgeber bietet Sprachaustausch an
Dieser Gastgeber gibt an, dass er dir gern seine Muttersprache beibringt oder selbst eine Sprache lernen möchte.
Bitte wende dich direkt an ihn, um weitere Auskünfte zu erhalten.
Unterkunft
Otaru is a normal house with a kitchen, toilet, and bath. Private rooms are available.

Niseko one is self bild house.
Sher house for work awayer.
Domitory type.

Electricity is solar power
Electricity available for limited use
Water is supplied from the stream.
Drinking water is taken separately for spring water.

our family lives in a separate house.

We can supply veg staff.
So you can cook.
Or we will cook.
Was noch ...
We stay far from niseko town.
We can pick up from station,when you arrive time and leave time.

In some cases, pick-up at Otaru Station is also possible.

Day off you can use time for:
Join to the local festival.
Our location is foot of Mt.yotei.
So you can Mountain climbing.

And Otaru city look aroud.
Etwas mehr Information
- Internet Zugang
- Eingeschränkter Internet Zugang
- Wir besitzen Tiere
- Wir sind Raucher
- Familien möglich
Kapazität - wie viele Workawayer maximal
mehr als zwei
Arbeitszeiten
6 hours a day,4 days a week

Gastgeber Ref-Nr.: 557963732278

Feedback (1)

8 Juli 2023

Vom Workawayer (Hazel & Vincent) für Host

We had a nice time staying at their farm. The parents were friendly and relaxed. Koichi is not a very serious and exact person. One culture clash was when they spoke to us based on our gender, which got annoying and tiring at the end of our stay. The nature is very pretty and lots of animal sounds. Every time anyone approached the house the dogs… read more would start barking uncontrollably and it is exhausting and confusing. Also they fed us every meal and always tried to arrange food for when we returned from to property. The breakfast is usually just cereal and white spongy bread with a small variation of jams and spreads; however they asked us if we needed more food variation. Eriko, the mother, cooks almost every meal and it was always yummy and usually Japanese and the food was always enough. I really appreciated that the property is far enough from the road so we didn't have to hear cars passing by. The toilet isn't outside, pe se, but what he means is that you can pee in nature since there isn't currently a toilet in the volunteer house. They were building a bathroom and kitchen in the volunteer’s house when we left. We can see the mountain from their property which was always sweet. They offered to drive us to nearby places like the Nieseko and Kutchan train station, the Makkari trailhead to climb Mt Yotei and a nearby Onsen. They also recommended places for us to go to and if it was too far we had to take the bus or hitchhike. The bus is not a very reliable transportation method. We learned the hard way that on some buses we had to reserve seats at least 2 hours ahead of time. We didn't know this piece of information… We left to Sapporo on a Monday and most things to do were closed, something that I feel they forgot to tell us. It can take between 2 and a half to 4 hours to get to Sapporo. It takes an hour and a half to walk to Niseko station, however there are places in between the property and the station, 12 minutes by car. The power in the volunteer house has to be activated and we can't really use it overnight since it is powered by solar panels. At some point it stopped working completely. The power in the main house however worked all the time. The internet was limited but turned on when needed. So we suggest you bring a power bank. Throughout our stay friends came over and we socialized and did stuff with them. At the end of our stay we went together with the family to a beach to go camping and do bbq. At the beach we met with other families (friends from Koichi) which was cool because we could interact with other Japanese and foreign people and learn more about their culture. Besides that there wasn't really a person to talk to. The children are kind but don't seem very interested in socializing. If you want to volunteer at the farm, be aware of the fact that you have to spend a lot of time by yourself. Luckily there was another volunteer with us the whole time we were there. All in all we had a nice time :)

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