Join our family and share your recipes with us in Matsumoto, Japan

Infos

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  Description

  We lives in a regional city at an altitude of 500 meters. It's a great place for mountain lovers. Our house is 2 kilometers east of Matsumoto Station, about a 30-minute walk and
  is a convenient place to live.
  There is a beautiful park, and a clear river nearby. Old shrines and farmland are also nearby.
  
  I'm Michiko, a part-time office worker. I have a husband and two elementary school-aged children.
  This September, we started volunteering to look after guide dog candidates for a year. He's so young it's better if he spends less time alone. Toilet training is also necessary. This is our first time raising a dog. Can anyone who loves dogs help us?
  Caution! We can't use any treat or toys to train by the rule of the guide dog association.
  
  And I hope you have a fun with my kids. If you're confident in your physical strength, invite them to play catch, football, chase, or other physical activities. They also enjoy indoor activities like board games, model building, and drawing.
  Children around 10 years old are really welcome.
  
  We enjoy the difference of lifestyle. Most of Japanese take bath everyday, wash clothes that just once put on. We don't. Actually we are not typical Japanese. I'm happy to know this too much cleanliness is not common in the world trough you foreigners.

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  Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

  Projets artistiques

  Pratique d’une langue

  Enseignement

  Jardinage

  Bricolage et construction

  S’occuper des animaux

  Baby-sitting et jeux créatifs

  Cuisine/repas pour la famille

  Aide à la maison

  Garde de maison et d'animaux
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  Centres d’intérêt

  

  Dev. durable

  

  Dev. personnel

  

  Politique/justice sociale

  

  Animaux de compagnie

  

  Films et télé

  

  LGBT+

  

  Arts du spectacle

  

  Langues

  

  Histoire

  

  Jardinage

  

  Dessin et peinture

  

  Bricolage / artisanat

  

  Cuisine et alimentation

  

  Livres

  

  Art et design

  

  Animaux

  

  Randonnée

  

  Yoga / bien-être
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  Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

  I can teach Japanese if you hope. I have a Japanese language textbook in English.
  
  My husband have various work experiences. Manga artists, animators, game creators, furniture stores, takoyaki shops, inventory services, prosthetists, etc. He likes vehicles such as motorbikes, cars, bicycles, fighter jets and tanks. Of course, he loves peace.
  He loves martial arts and grew up watching Japanese professional wrestling and kung fu movies. He practices karate himself with his son.
  If you're interested in his field, you'll enjoy it beyond the language barrier. He is not good at English but a very hospitable and fun person.
  
  I was a backpacker when I was young, traveling to 20 countries in Asia and Europe by sea and overland. Now I want to help travelers.
  I started studying this year to get a Japanese language teaching qualification. I am taking correspondence courses of a Japanese language school in Australia, so I can teach Japanese in English. If you prefer, I can teach you using the direct teaching method.
  I have a sewing machine and sometimes sew clothes for my daughter and myself. I have learned Japanese sewing and am interested in needlework from around the world. If you like it, why not sew something together?
  
  I'm really interested in the food situation around the world. When I look at imported foods, I wonder why the presence and types of artificial ingredients vary so much from country to country. Food in France and India has very few additives. Germany and Italy use too much glucose syrup. Food in the United States is too brightly colored. East Asia is full of additives, including umami seasonings.
  Please tell us about your country's food issues.
  Now I'm reading the book titled Ultra‐processed people by Chris van Tulleken.

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  Projets impliquant des enfants

  Ce projet peut impliquer des enfants. Pour en savoir plus, consultez nos directives et conseils ici.

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  Aide

  What I want to ask you is to prepare weekday dinner. I'd like you to choose the menus from your repertoire.It doesn't have to be a special meal. I'd love to try your simple, everyday meals. I help you gather the ingredients. This also means that you have the task of staying home with the dog while you cook.
  You can use your time freely out of preparing dinner.
  
  Other things I'd appreciate if you could do for us are:
  /Baking
  /Brewing coffee
  /Teaching English to children(12-year-old boy&9-year-old girl) and their father(56-year-old male)
  /Playing board games together
  /Playing sports such as catch, badminton, and table tennis
  /Jogging or walking together
  /Watching movies together
  /Helping with cleaning, gardening and DIY project
  ;We're thinking of making a large book shelf.
  /Talking about you
  /Teaching what you are good at
  /Discussing a variety of topics
  /Singing or playing an instrument
  /Drawing, sewing, crafting and yoga
  /Taking photos(because we're really bad at it.)
  /To be a practice partner for teaching Japanese.
  /Doing Radio Taiso, Japanese traditional exercise at 6:30 in the morning

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  Langues parlées

  Japonais: Courant
  Anglais: Intermédiaire
  Chinois (mandarin): Débutant

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  Hébergement

  Winter precautions： Our solar water heater can only produce hot water for the bath once every two days. If you want to take a bath every day, you have to go buy kerosene. A 15-minute shower costs the same as one bath. Our house is not heated much, so it may be a little cold.
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  room
  There is one Japanese-style room available on the first floor.Approximately 16 m2. It is a standard Japanese guest room with a Japanese-style veranda (en-gawa).
  The room has two futons, a hammock, a low table, an armchair, and an electric kettle.
  There's also a vacuum cleaner, so please clean the room by yourself.
  The toilet, bath, kitchen, and washing machine are shared with my family.
  Two mountain bikes are available.
  
  meals
  I make Japanese breakfast at 7am.
  We don't usually eat lunch at home, but at school or office. You need cook your own lunch. You can use our ingredients. Or you can buy from the supermarket or eat at a restaurant. In that case, you will have to pay for it yourself.
  We try to reduce waste as much as possible. If you produce a lot of plastic waste especially petbottle, please separate it yourself and take it to a grocery store.
  Our meals aren't so massive.
  We want to enjoy meals together.
  My husband never eat fish other than sasimi, and my son hates mushroom. Are you a picky eater? Please tell me your favorite and least favorite in advance.
  
  Time Schedule
  We wake up at 6 everyday.
  Kids go to bed at 8 and have reading time for 30minutes.We're reading Darren Shan right now.
  Parents go to bed from 11 to 12.
  Children are in school from 8 to 3or4.
  After school, they have activities such as swiming, art class and learning support.
  
  Our rules
  Child restrictions: TV, internet, snack time, video games
  Paying attention to food safety. Avoiding food additives, genetically modified foods, and post-harvest or pre-harvest-pesticides foods.
  We buy pesticide-free rice directly from farmers, and try to buy groceries through the consumer cooperative whenever possible.
  Not looking for excessively cheap products. Trying to buy at a price that allows production to be viable.
  We avoid synthetic detergents and fragrances.

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  Autres infos...

  Matsumoto has good access to many famous mountains. So if you want to try, please come in warm season.
  
  Matsumoto City is a city where Japanese drumming is popular. If you wish, you can join practice on Saturdays.
  
  The city library also has English books, so why not look for something to read during your stay?
  
  The median annual household income across Japan is 4.05 million yen. It's about $27,000 or €23,000. Ours is about the same. One kilogram of rice costs roughly the same as my hourly wage.
  Therefore, we cannot generally provide financial assistance for transportation costs, ticket fees, dining out, etc.

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  Informations complémentaires

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    Accès Internet

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    Accès Internet limité

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    Nous avons des animaux

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    Nous sommes fumeurs

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    Familles bienvenues

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  Possibilité d’accueillir les digital nomads

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  Espace pour garer des vans

  The parking space is 3 metres wide and 5 metres deep.

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  Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?

  Plus de 2

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  Mes animaux

  

  His name cannot be published online. (6 mois)

  For one year, starting in September 2025, we are raising puppies to become guide dogs. He easily get diarrhea when he feel lonely. So I can't go out for hours leaving him alone.

  

  ニワトリ

  We have 3chickens. Their job is to eat grass and insects in the garden, eat scraps, and lay eggs. They're not pets, so they don't have names. Maybe one day we'll eat them, or maybe not.

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