Learn about honey bees and help around the house in Awa City, Tokushima, Japan

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  Description

  *I'm looking for the volunteer who can stay here in 4th -19th May. If you're interested in my place, please, message me.
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  * I am accepting your offer of staying in my place in 2026. March -August are already full of people. So, if you're available after the September, please, message me.
  
  In addition, if you will get the translated driver's license, it's so useful in my place. I would ask you to drive the small truck.
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  And, you should check the transportation cost to come Tokushima prefecture (for example, Tokushima station.) before you message me.
  
  In addition, many of volunteers do cancelation to stay here in last minutes. I often look for the volunteers suddenly, if you're interested in my place, you should check my profile every week.
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  Hello! My name is Aki who lives in Awa city, Tokushima.
  I just enjoy the rural life in the beautiful nature. I have a big house, and the garden which has the many beehives. Since I can't manage those only myself anymore, I want to ask you to help me. If you help my life in the nature. It would be very exciting opportunity for you.
  
  I can't explain what I will ask you to do in my place on this profile, because it's gonna be super duper long description.
  So, if you feel something special on my profile. Please, try to message me at first.
  
  Just send me the sentence with the short self introduction and the available dates. I will give you my contact information, and then, I will explain what my place is like properly. You can decide that you will come here or won't after that.
  
  •If you're a vegan, please, don't contact me. I can't harmonize with you from the heart.
  I have invited many vegetarians in my host life. So I can tolerate they stay my place, but I don't want to invite the vegetarians who even don't accept the fish broth and meat broth. I haven't been feeling this type of people respect the Japanese food culture from the heart. Broth is the essence of Japanese food culture.
  
  •I've heard that hosts and volunteers don't even have the opportunity to talk in some of other workaway places. But, In my place, host(me ) and volunteers live in same house.
  I invite two volunteers generally (a room per person)
  It means three people in my place including me.
  Maximum is three volunteers.
  However, there may be the situation that volunteer is only you.
  You can ask me easy how many volunteers are going to stay my place while you stay here.(I understand it’s important information for some people.)
  We share the same house and kitchen, any amenities together.
  And, we have the lunch together.
  If you don’t like this kind of circumstance, I don’t recommend you to stay here.
  
  •This place require the teamwork of two or three people. It means that to make the harmony to other members are first priority, but not showing your weird ego, unique philosophy, unique opinion, egocentric lifestyle. I saw volunteers make the bad atmosphere each other several times.
  Be nice to each other, and be thoughtful to each other, but Don't make the bad atmosphere in my place. It makes my delicious lunch meal turn to be bad taste!
  
  •I don't want to write the documents for you to getting some kind of tourist visa, so please don't ask me that.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Language practice

  Gardening

  Animal Care

  Farmstay help

  Help around the house
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  Interests

  

  Pets

  

  Farming

  

  Animals
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  UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

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  What's this?
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  You can learn how to manage the Japanese rural life, and take care of honey bees and gain insight to a Japanese lifestyle.
  
  
  I will provide 3 meals a day for you and prepare your bed. In the mornings and evenings, please prepare your own breakfast and supper with the ingredients provided. You are welcome to cook the other meals if you’re interested, but it’s not necessary. (And, I will never expect western peoples cooking is tasty!) I will try to accommodate your dietary needs but please keep in mind that I am working with a limited budget.
  
  
  I'll effort to let you enjoy staying here, please help me back as good as you can. This is ideal relationship between host and volunteer guests, I think.
  Please, relax. I’m not strict guy.
  Many volunteers say "it's no stress here"

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  Help

  Please, help my house chores like cleaning, and pet sitting.
  My dog and cat are so adorable.🐕️🐈️
  You will diffinitely like them.🥹
  
  If you have the international driver's license, I would ask you to drive sometimes. It also helps to manage my life. Car is necessary in country side as you know.
  
  Message me first.
  I will explain you about the details of what I want you to do.
  
  I think you would like that.😁

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  English: Fluent
  Japanese: Fluent

  This 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.
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  Accommodation

  I have two traditional tatami rooms and japanese style beds (futon).
  We have one shared bathroom with a hot shower and a waterless toilet.
  
  The house gets very hot in summer and only one room has air conditioning. There are fans but please be prepared for the heat.

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  What else ...

  There are good places for hiking and running nearby in the hills and within 2 hours you can get to Mt.Tsurugi and the Iya valley. I have some bicycles for your disposal.
  
  River Anabuki is close by and great for swimming, it’s 30 min away by car.
  
  My house is in between temples 9 and 10 of the 88 temple pilgrimage.
  
  My house is near to Kamojima station so you can go on a trip somewhere by train.
  
  Tokushima prefecture is in Shikoku island. If you want to come to my house, go to Tokushima station first (from Osaka it’s 3 hours by bus), then go to Kamojima station by train.
  
  I can easily pick you up and drop you off from Kamojima station.
  
  .... honestly, Shikoku island including Tokushima doesn't have many famous tourists spot.
  
  ...But, it's not just famous tourists spot.
  
  I know many HIDDEN STUNNING NATURE SPOT where tourists don't know.
  This is what you want to see in Japan travel, isn't it ?
  If you are nice to me, and you're interested in visiting nice spots, let's go together!
  
  I said that "my place is not recreation spot".
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  if you're nice volunteer, I will try to provide you more valuable experience and memories than just recreation. I already feel the dept and appreciation to you, because you're gonna try to text me and help me.
  
  Thanks to read my long long long profile.
  日本人も遠慮なくメッセージしてね！
  
  You can proud your own sense yourself, because you are going to message me.

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  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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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  Two

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  My animals / pets

  

  Tombo

  You would say
  "Best cat ever!!!"

  

  Akane

  Super energetic dog.
  After she gets along with you, she will jump to you, and hug you.

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