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We (Tatú and Sho) inherited 1ha(2.5 acres) of mountain field and an old traditional Japanese house in Shizuoka 4 years ago, where we live with our daughter Mon(age 6), Ten(age 0), a black cat and a black dog. (The name of this place is Nishimuki, which means 'face to west')
We are restoring the field and orchard in an organic way to grow vegetables and to renovate 3 houses. The first one is finished and is used as a guest house (BIO Lodge).
The second is the main project now and will be a kitchen.
The third one is an old traditional Japanese house and will be a community place, we are using natural materials/traditional way for renovation.
We finished a big honeymoon (2015~2017 around the world) and came back to Japan.
During 2years honeymoon, we did Workaway / WWOOFing in Japan, U.S, Spain, Germany, Brazil and Morocco.
we met variety of people and shared stories with them.
We saw how people live, what people believe.
And this time, we would like to share the experience in our place.
・About schedule
We usually ask for help from 8:30 to 12:00 and from 13:00 to 15:30. (plus housework sometimes)
But it's flexible. It's depends on the project/ depends on your situation.
・Tasks will be various kind of things such as carpentry, mountain work, gardening, harvesting, home chores and animal care, etc.(depending on the season, depending on your abilities)
According to Workaway's terms, Workawayers won't be helping with maintenance/cleaning of the spaces(guest house) used by paying guests.
・About accommodation
We live a small house now and can offer you private room but shared kitchen/bathroom.
・About meals
We normally cook and eat together. (can be separate sometimes)
We prepare ingredients.
On holidays, please prepare your own meals .
・belongings
ーClothing to engage in activities at our place
ーWater bottle
ーSoap, shampoo and toothpaste ←Important
We ask to bring soap, shampoo and toothpaste that does not ruin the environment(surfactants/chemicals are not acceptable)as the sewage treatment facilities on the mountain side are not perfect and we are trying to live sustainably.
These are for example, シャボン玉(shabondama), Pax Naturon, which you can get at AEON supermarket or any drugstore.
If you don't want to buy them, you can use/share ours for 500yen.
There are several ways satoyama can be defined, but basically, satoyama are villages that live sustainably with their nearby forest and mountains. These villages have found a balance in living with the forest by maintaining it and keeping it healthy, while benefiting from its gifts like food and protection from natural disasters.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Babysitting and creative play
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Interests
Sustainability
Self development
Politics / Social justice
Pets
Farming
Culture
Events & social
LGBTQ
Plant care
Photography
Music
Animals
DIY & crafts
Cooking & food
Carpentry
Books
Nature
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We can share the experience of learning how Japanese traditional house was built; like restore earth walls and Doma(kitchen floor). Also we can share the information and ideas about nature-friendly way for farming, clothing, heating and electricity and so on.
You may get a chance to learn how to make Japanese traditional food like Miso, Umeboshi...
Help
Building projects: renovating a Japanese traditional house for community space and a cottage for guest house.
Garden project: weeding and seeding in kitchen garden and field, weeding and maintaining a small orchard, making a compost.
According to Workaway's terms, Workawayers won't be helping with maintenance/cleaning of the spaces(guest house) used by paying guests.
Languages
Languages spoken
Japanese: Fluent
English: Intermediate
Spanish: BeginnerThis host offers a language exchange
This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
You can contact them directly for more information.
Accommodation
private room
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Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.
Space for parking camper vans
This host can provide space for campervans.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
My animals / pets
Shukran
Layla
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They helped with a variety of tasks, such as carpentry, painting, making firewood, childcare, pet care, cleaning and house sitting.
They worked productively on the project and they were dependable and able to follow instructions and use their judgement to make choices, manage their… read more
The two first weeks we worked on the new kitchen's wall with them and did some painting as well. We spent great time at every meal and enjoyed to learn about the family, delicious food… read more
What I will miss the most are the joyful moments… read more
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They helped with a variety of tasks, such as carpentry, painting, making firewood, childcare, pet care, cleaning and house sitting.
They worked productively on the project and they were dependable and able to follow instructions and use their judgement to make choices, manage their… read more
The two first weeks we worked on the new kitchen's wall with them and did some painting as well. We spent great time at every meal and enjoyed to learn about the family, delicious food… read more
What I will miss the most are the joyful moments… read more
Thank you very much for coming!
Waking up around 7:30, have breakfast together, take Shukran for a walk, and then start working, break around 11:30/12:00, lunch altogether, work from 13:30 to 15:30 and then chill in the "summer pool". And then… read more
We feel so lucky and privileged to have learnt so much about Japanese culture, cuisine and Satoyama way of life. We shared so many stories and memories around the dinner table and we absolutely LOVED the meals that Tatú and Sho prepared! They were soooo delicious 🧡🧡
Our… read more
They are both clever, skilled, polite, kind and always relaxed. They were always looking to make the project better. They understood the task with a little explanation, worked independently and even completed more than we asked them to.
Communication was smooth and we enjoyed talking… read more
They were both very diligent, polite in their work and self-motivated.
It was a busy time for us, cleaning the guesthouse, renovation projects, mountain work, etc., so it was very helpful to have them here.
They seem to be interested in many different ways of life and I am sure they'll have a… read more
The tasks were varied and engaging, we learned so much about woodworking and building. It was both fun and rewarding seeing the… read more
They are good at using many kind of carpentry tools and has great teamwork.
They were able to think for themselves and carry out the work themselves.
We also enjoyed talking many things with them in… read more
Our kitchen building project progressed thanks to their contribution and it was also very helpful that they cleaned the guesthouse most of the mornings.
3 of us (especially our… read more
It was a perfect Workaway experience - cultural… read more
During their two week stay, they mainly helped with the kitchen renovation. They have experience in carpentry and finished the work very nicely.
They immediately understood our intentions and acted on their own, which made it easy for us.
As we had just started our new… read more
They have worked really hard and a lot here and thanks to them the project has moved forward considerably.
They have helped us in many ways, not only with the project but also in our daily lives. It was also very helpful that they played with our 4 year old daughter.
The tasks were sometimes not easy, but they always did their best with fun.
Around the house, they were both respectful of our property and helped to keep things clean.
It was a happy time for our family to have dinner with them.
Thank you so much for coming and we would… read more
She helped us not only with the project, but also in our daily lives.
Our 4-year-old daughter was very attached to her and always wanted to be with her.
Thank you for coming.
We look forward to seeing you again.
I’ve learnt so much with Sho and Tatsuya, above all about satoyama-oriented life, and the location was good, quite deep in the countryside, surrounded by beautiful mountains! I found the work diversified and interesting, and it wasn’t too hard, so I had plenty of time for myself which was very nice. I… read more
She is very thoughtful, smart and kind person.
In the work and in everyday life,
we didn't have to explain much because she thought and acted spontaneously.
The work was hard due to the time of year, but she always did her best.
And it was very helpful to us.
Also, our 4 years daughter… read more
A Workaway-stay as we love it. We so much appreciate that the rules, the tasks and the time shedule were communicated clearly and that you trusted us with the tasks given! Thank you so much for cooking those delicious meals for us every day and for sharing your way of living with us 🙏🏻 This workaway created only good… read more
They are a great couple who are very adaptable, friendly, helpful and all in all just great to have around.
They mainly helped stonemasonry project and it could have a big progress thanks to them.
Both of them are very sociable and easy to get along with. Our 4years old daughter attached herself to… read more
It was a great experience.
They took us in like we were part of the family and the homemade food every day was really good.
The work was fair and they assigned us a variety of tasks so that we would never get bored.
They always took care of us. They were very kind.
And We enjoyed playing a lot with… read more
Always committed make our place better, got along with us and anyone who come here.
She helped many kind of things such as carpentry, maintenance the field, making bamboo charcoal, house cleaning etc..
One day we had Kimchi making workshop and she cooked Empanadas for more than 20 participants.
It… read more
It was just one week but our project had a big progress thanks to them. They could manage their tasks and which was helpful for us.
Thank you for visiting us and we hope you’ll have an amazing new life in Mexico.
Every talk and every (absolutely delicious) meal we would learn more about each other.
The travels Tatsuya and Sho did around the world filled them with curiosity and a lot of valuable information, and now they created a very nature-connected lifestyle, where food and building… read more
They are very polite, sociable and knowledgeable couple.
It was just 1week stay but our project could have a big progress thanks to them.
(They always understand… read more
Tatsuya and Sho are a very inspiring couple and Mon-chan is absolutely adorable !
The days were well organised and even if the task was sometimes the same for a few days (we were able to lay the… read more
Marina & Romain are very polite, sociable, intelligent and friendly couple.
They even communicate with our 3 years old daughter language-less.
Thanks to their help, our project got a big progress such as renovating guest house, rice field, making soy sauce..
We really… read more
They are very thoughtful and clean, easy, positive, kind, curious couple.
During working time, they caught the gist from few explanations and worked spontaneously. Thanks to their great job, we got perfect garden boxes in entrance.
They asked many things about here and it was glad because they got… read more
He stayed our place for 10 days as his first workaway experience in Japan.
He helped many things such as construction work, garden work, forestry work, domestic work and we really appreciate those.
We hope he could have a wonderful experience here.
Thank you very much and please come again anytime!
They were very helpful. They contributed to removing roof tiles of the old traditional house as a main task. And they made delicious vegetarian meals and took care of our 1-year-old daughter. (She still calls their names though… read more
