Help us make new from old with a recycling pioneer life in Yamaguchi, Japan

  • Last activity : 16 Feb 2025

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  2025 

 Min stay requested: at least 3 weeks

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  • Description

    Description

    Welcome to our page!!

    *In March, we are not stay in this place.
    we are looking for people who help of walking with dog, feeding chiken, chatting with local people at English class every wednesday, keeping house cleaning, making bed for guest house.etc... basically we will do not project. Main job is keeping house instead of me with Japanese guy and few volunteer.

    *and in April to October, I realy need people who have working holiday visa.
    my job is cutting grass&tree, and guest house owner. sometimes I don't ask working holiday visa for helping DIY house &little farm.


    Hello everyone, it is Achan for a necessary update,
    Let me introduce myself, I came to Kagawa 4 years ago as a volunteer and never left. For those of you that already came, I am sorry to inform you that, the previous owner Hisan (Hiro Hirosan) sadly passed away in May 2023. Hisan`s family doesn't live here anymore. But, I decided to stay and humbly take over the legacy of someone that inspired me and many others in his unfortunately short but meaningful and intense life.

    in advance, I have to tell you, I don't have so much skill, but including my friends and workawayers try to make our place better and better!! thanks for a lot of people who are involved in this place, we can create this place together.

    I reduced the farmland activities as I need for the moment to focus on making a sustainable source of income out of my grass-cutting and wood activity.For the rest, it is pretty much as it always was. Now we are trying to make rice ourselves(June〜Octo), extend vege garden to have sustainabe life.

    and every wednesday we have English class for Japanese friends&Kids at my house. It's good chance to talk with local people&exchange a lot each other.If you are participate I'm happy☺️

    Priority will be given to those with working holiday visas because my bussiness need help who have working holiday visa. when we work outside especially cutting grass& wood, sometimes for guesthouse too.

    We cultivate our expansive land in Kagawa Yamaguchi prefecture, Japan through hard work and a forward-thinking mindset. We live in a historic Japanese house that we are in the process of remodeling ourselves. Some of our ongoing projects include erecting new buildings, renovating land for a large campsite, and preparing farmland for growing fruit and vege.Through these projects, our goal is to create an environment where people from all walks of life can work and live together. We live an old-fashioned life!

    Traditional culture and ways of doing things are important, but it's also essential to embrace new and better ways of doing things. We become smarter and wiser people by accepting different schools of thought, introduced by the new people who come to stay with us. We embrace new ideas and are constantly making changes!

    Note: We are usually very busy during the day and can only check messages in the morning and at night. You can contact us by phone in the days before your arrival.


    The preferable length of stay for workawayers is one month. You are welcome to stay longer if we get along well.

    We would ask workawayers to help with our various projects for around 5 hours a day, 5 days a week. If there's a job you prefer, or if you have any specific knowledge or interest in a job,(would particularly be appreciated someone who knows plumbing, carpentry, landscaping, electricity, and, general, construction) we can accommodate your preferences.
    In exchange, we provide all the food you might need, a private room in our main house, and much more.

    We want to be a place that gathers people, locals, and travelers through meetups, language exchange, fire camps, camping, and so on. local volunteers usually come on weekends.

    Sometimes we join local events like planting rice and festival of town if you like.
    If you have your international driver's license, we may ask you to drive a vehicle as part of your work. On your days off, you may borrow one of our vehicles if one is available, in exchange for donation for maintenance cost and fill up fuel before returning.


    By the way in Yamaguchi City and Ube City, there are free Japanese lessons for all levels it is on except for August, December and April. We can make sure it is on before you come.


    「Food」
    There is food that has passed its expiration date, but it is in our reserves and you do not need to eat it.
    We continuously buy fresh food of which some are close to expiring in order to reduce food waste and save money. We feel very strongly about not wasting food, so we try to use everything we buy.
    Of course, inedible foods are fed to dogs and chickens.
    We can go shopping together once a week if you want. I would buy only basic ingredients for everyone.

    There is a local grocery nearby bicycle distance, if you need a anything extra.

    ・morning individually
    ・lunch&dinner happy to share

    basically I would ask for preparing food cooperatively with other volunteers.
    sometimes I would prepare food for everyone but It's helpfull to cover eachother🙌🙌


    [Housing]
    The bathroom is being renovated and may feel like it's half outdoors, as you can see in the photo.
    During the winter, the inside of the house is very cold. This is because it’s in the process of being renovated, so the house is not very airtight.
    Inside the house, it is a concrete floor, we keep our shoes on, because we mainly work outside, dust tends to accumulate.

    It's a tough living environment for people who are used to city life. We use a fireplace instead of electric heating, so there's not that much temperature control. We have hot water bottles you can use in Futon.

    We ask that everyone work together to cook, clean and maintain the house. If you enjoy working together with others this is the kind of place where there are lots of chances for you to consider what you can do for others and the house as a whole.

    We are looking for people who want to grow and become better, who are willing to cooperate with others and challenge themselves.
    We want to welcome anyone with good energy, intention ideas, and dreams.
    We are looking forward to meeting you and sharing some of our lifestyle with you. We hope to learn from you, as well!



    No one is perfect, and if living together can be a challenge and the source of some issues, I believe that through communication, and attentive listening to one another needs we can live in harmony.

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Language practice
    Gardening
    DIY and building projects
    Animal Care
    Farmstay help
    Creating/ Cooking family meals
    Help around the house
    General Maintenance
    Help with Computers/ Internet
  • UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

    UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

    UN goals
    No poverty
    Zero hunger
    Good health and well-being
    Quality education
    Gender equality
    Clean water and sanitation
    Affordable and clean energy
    Decent work and economic growth
    Industries, innovation and infrastructure
    Reduce inequality
    Sustainable cities and communities
    Responsible consumption and production
    Climate action
    Life below water
    Life on land
    Peace, justice and strong institutions
    Partnerships for the goals
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    We are making a simple life which is based on necessities.
    We'd like to help make your dreams and wishes of your trip to Nippon real.

  • Help

    Help

    [Contents of main help]
    +Orchard management
    (Cutting grass, maintaining vegetable field, burning vegetation, planting trees, and cutting/moving firewood)

    fruit orchards need to be maintained and grass needs to be cut, this is one of harder jobs, especially in the summer!



    +Architecture
    (Adding to and maintaining the main house, making camping huts, and more..)

    the house we live in still needs a lot of renovations, and I want to make guest house, so if you are carpently and have skill, it's so helpfull to do construction work.]


    +Other
    (Taking care of Dog, making the campsite, household chores, maintaining the forest, making fire oven and so on...)

    ☆CONSTRUCTION WORK.
    (cleaning and cooking too)



    We generally have activities that involve Recycling and Updating.

    We live a pioneer lifestyle, so we have to set basic lifelines by our self.
    We have a lot of empty properties, so we often start projects from almost nothing.



    We also need someone who loves house keeping. We are happy to ask someone to spend a few hours a day and keep the house in shape.
    For example
    +laundry
    +cooking simple meals, we like very simple meals
    +cleaning the kitchen, toilets, bathroom, and common space
    +for the guesthouse as well.

  • Languages spoken

    Japanese: Fluent
    English: Intermediate

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    Traditional Nippon style house.

    + basic private room separated by patched shoji or fusuma.
    + kitchen and shower, two toilets
    + futon sleeping on tatami mat
    + no air conditioner/heater

    NOTE: The accommodation is quite basic, the building was renovated/built by us, so be prepared for "pioneers" style sleeping.

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    We are the reception, we'd like to be an open house for everyone.
    We want you to have a good memory of Japan!

    ARRIVAL INFORMATION - To get here please come to the train station, then you can call us then we will come around in 10 minutes to pick you up if we are available.
    Or if you are fine with walking about 3km from the nearest station, we will give you the address - let us know.

  • A little more information

    A little more information

    • Internet access

    • Limited internet access

      Limited internet access

    • We have pets

    • We are smokers

    • Can host families

  • Can host digital nomads

    Can host digital nomads

    Internet is weak, so you can only use it around the kitchen. But it is a public space so don't be shy.

  • Space for parking camper vans

    Space for parking camper vans

    This host can provide space for campervans.

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    More than two

Host ref number: 486877965793

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