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Min stay requested: at least 2 weeks
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Description
Hi everyone! First of all, thank you so much for visiting our page and showing interest in our lifestyle!
We are truly grateful for every connection we make here.
In a peaceful rural area in Fujieda, surrounded by birdsong and flowing rivers, we welcome you not just as a volunteer, but as a member of our family.
🌞In September and October, the rice fields enter a period where we quietly watch the crops grow. The moment the rice blossoms open and the ears of grain appear is a truly beautiful sight.
Meanwhile, there is plenty of work to be done in the vegetable fields. Right now, we are looking for someone who can help us build new ridges and someone who can design a chicken coop for our yard.
If you think you're the right person for the job, please feel free to contact us!
🌾 About Our Natural Farming & Seasonal Experiences
We grow a very rare variety of rice using traditional natural farming methods (no chemical fertilizers or pesticides) on our 1,300-square-meter field.
Depending on the season, you can experience traditional farming with us:
May–June: Traditional hand-planting rice seedlings.
July: Cutting grass in the rice fields with sickles (Physically demanding!).
November: Harvesting rice with sickles & sun-drying (Haze-kake).
Winter (Jan–Mar): Preparing irrigation channels and soil management.
Year-round: Growing vegetables using natural farming methods.
✨ Who We Are Looking For & Skills We Appreciate
We are looking for positive, cheerful individuals aged 23 or older who genuinely enjoy daily life. No professional qualifications required!
We highly welcome people who bring their own creativity. If you have any of these interests, please let us know:
Video shooting/editing, website creation, design, arts and crafts, architectural design,music, sewing, yoga, cooking, or DIY.
(※If you want to utilize your creative skills, feel free to share a portfolio with us!)
If you don't have specific skills but have great physical strength and a big smile, you are more than welcome!
🧘♀️ Life, Refreshment & Accommodations
The Experience: Cool down in a beautiful mountain river, join "Temple Yoga" led by my wife (a yoga instructor), try a digital detox (or play retro Nintendo/Famicom!), and enjoy cultural/music exchange over dinner.
📩 How to Apply
We only accept volunteers aged 23 or older.
When you message us, please tell us why you are interested in our lifestyle, and share your favorite things or what you are good at! We look forward to meeting you. -
Types of help and learning opportunities
Charity Work
Art Projects
Language practice
Help with Eco Projects
Light gardening
Creative DIY projects
Farmstay help
Babysitting and creative play
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
Light maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
House & pet sitting
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Interests
Farming
Plant care
Music
Drawing & painting
Art & design
Nature -
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
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Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We also enjoy exchanging music and art.
We are a friendly, welcoming family and love intercultural exchange. We can't wait to share our daily life, traditional culture, and beautiful seasons with you! -
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
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Help
You can learn how to plant rice (by hand) and grow vegetables using farming methods that are in keeping with Japanese nature.
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Languages
Languages spoken
English: BeginnerThis host offers a language exchange
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Accommodation
🏡 Accommodations & Environment
Our house is a modern home built five years ago. It features a wood-burning stove and is filled with the warmth of natural wood.
Your Room: Your space is a semi-private loft on the second floor, which you access using a ladder. There are two windows with beautiful views of the mountains and the fields. While there is no wall between the loft and the first-floor living room (it is an open-ceiling layout), we use bamboo blinds for privacy, so the inside of the loft cannot be seen from the first floor.
Surrounding Area:
10-minute walk: A small traditional Japanese sweets shop and a local shrine that protects the village.
30-minute walk (17 mins by car): "Setoya Onsen Yuraku," a local hot spring facility located just over the mountain.
20 to 25-minute bike ride: The nearest supermarket, and Rengejiike Park (where you can enjoy a view of Mount Fuji from the hiking trails on a clear day). -
What else ...
・About a 25-minute bike ride from the house takes you to Rengejiike Park. From there, if you follow one of the hiking trails a little further, you can enjoy a view of Mount Fuji on a clear day.
・A 30-minute walk from the house brings you to a small waterfall, and if you go over one mountain (there are some slopes – about an hour and a half on foot), you’ll reach Setoya Onsen Yuraku.
・About a 10-minute walk from the house, there’s a small traditional Japanese sweets shop and a local shrine that protects the village.
・There is a hot spring 17 minutes away by car, about 30 minutes by bicycle (over the mountain), and around an hour and a half on foot.
・The nearest supermarket is about a 20-minute bike ride away. -
A little more information
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Internet access
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Limited internet access
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We have pets
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We are smokers
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Can host families
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Can host digital nomads
This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.
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Space for parking camper vans
This host can provide space for campervans.
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How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
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Not only are they kind, thoughtful, and respectful toward their host family, but they also care deeply about nature and live with genuine mindfulness. They are people you can completely trust.
During their stay with us, they took part in one of the most physically demanding and mentally … read more
From the first day Julie and I felt so welcome.
It was an absolute joy working in the fields with Kouichi-san. We worked hard and laughed harder. Haruka-san the love and pride you take in your home and family is so clear. Thank you for sharing your stories, warmth and incredible cooking with us. Both of your … read more
you two are truly unique, fun, and dedicated — you were wonderful volunteers.
Cydnee, I could really feel how much you love working in the fields, and it was such a joy to work alongside you.
Julie, your uniqueness and warm spirit brought so much laughter and created a beautiful atmosphere in the fields.
I hope your journey … read more
you are about to gain so much from these two and spend a truly wonderful time together.
They respected all of our house rules and moved with such ease, making our shared family life light and enjoyable.
Both of them have a remarkably mature personality — far beyond what you would … read more
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Not only are they kind, thoughtful, and respectful toward their host family, but they also care deeply about nature and live with genuine mindfulness. They are people you can completely trust.
During their stay with us, they took part in one of the most physically demanding and mentally … read more
From the first day Julie and I felt so welcome.
It was an absolute joy working in the fields with Kouichi-san. We worked hard and laughed harder. Haruka-san the love and pride you take in your home and family is so clear. Thank you for sharing your stories, warmth and incredible cooking with us. Both of your … read more
you two are truly unique, fun, and dedicated — you were wonderful volunteers.
Cydnee, I could really feel how much you love working in the fields, and it was such a joy to work alongside you.
Julie, your uniqueness and warm spirit brought so much laughter and created a beautiful atmosphere in the fields.
I hope your journey … read more
you are about to gain so much from these two and spend a truly wonderful time together.
They respected all of our house rules and moved with such ease, making our shared family life light and enjoyable.
Both of them have a remarkably mature personality — far beyond what you would … read more
My main volunteering responsibility was to hang out with their 6 year old Kotaro who welcomed me immediately into his Sylvanian family tribe and he was honestly a delight to be around.
Haruka is an amazing cook and can whip up a delicious meal with whatever is in the fridge … read more
The work, which was mostly
weeding in the rice fields, was genuinely so enjoyable for me, almost like a meditation. I also really enjoyed helping Aochan with his other farming tasks and weed whacking.
Joining Haruka in her … read more
主に頼んでいた田んぼの草刈り作業では、持ち前の体力を発揮してくれて夏の日本の暑い中でも朝5時から黙々と作業をしてくれました。
日本語もとても上手で勉強熱心であり新しい言葉はすぐにノートにメモし、日本食もとても好きで梅干しや納豆などもおいしく食べてくれて嬉しかったです。
これからも日本を愛してください。
そして、すてきな人生という旅を続けてください‼︎ありがとう‼︎
She stayed at our home for about three and a half weeks while volunteering with us.
For the main task we asked of … read more
Even under the harsh conditions of the rainy season’s clear skies, working in nearly 30°C heat every day, they approached the task with devotion, often mixing in laughter to lighten the … read more
This small family was so loving and kind to us that we left with tears in our eyes, feeling like we were saying goodbye to our own family.
Koichi is a fun man, very curious about our culture, and always happy to share his own culture … read more
They balanced the hard volunteer work so well together. Sometimes dancing in the rice fields, laughing as we shared music and cultural differences — they turned the rice planting into a joyful experience. Other times, they worked slowly and carefully, as if to show us, “This … read more
