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We operate a completely pesticide free organic farm and a correspondence-based high school on an island called Yakushima, in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.
On our farm, we focus on “The 3 No’s”: No agricultural chemicals, No weed killer, No chemical fertilizer, and we challenge ourselves with new ways of farming, such as using microbes. Our goal is to find an original farming method based on the nature found on Yakushima. We are also interested in permaculture and we look for sustainable lifestyles within this beautiful environment.
With our high school, many students from all across Japan come here every week. They challenge themselves with various initiatives such as making new friends and getting in touch with nature. During their days here, we want the students to learn that they are connected with one another, and that people, nature and all things are interconnected. This is a perfect environment for our education.
Yakushima was registered as a World Natural Heritage Site in 1993, and it is a wonderful environment where the mountains and sea spread out in front of your eyes.
Its forest is also famous for being the model for the setting in the anime “Princess Mononoke”. We hope that you will come to Yakushima to experience the splendid nature here.
If you have any questions, feel free to send us a message.
We are looking forward to seeing you on Yakushima.
Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre
Jardinage
Entretien général
Aide dans une ferme
Aide avec des éco-projets
Pratique d’une langue
Objectifs de développement durable de l’ONU que cet hôte essaie d'atteindre
Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre
We can teach you about the Japanese lifestyle and the Japanese language.
You will be interacting with Japanese students, thereby learning the trends and attitudes of Japanese youths.
We also hope that you will enjoy the taste of vegetables and fruits grown on our farm.
Food grown in the bountiful environment of Yakushima is very special.
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We would like you to help with the daily work on the farm such as weeding, watering and cleaning. Depending on the season when you come, we may ask you to help us with planting and harvesting crops as well. Since we don’t use herbicides, there is a lot to do. Let’s have fun farming together!
If time allows, perhaps we can make homemade Japanese food together using the vegetables from our farm.
For agricultural work on the farm, it is best to wear hats, long sleeves, and long trousers regardless of the season (to prevent sunburns and insect bites). Also, please wear clothing that is easy to work in, and adaptable to various temperatures.
We advise you to insure against sickness or injuries before coming to Japan.
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We would like you to participate in ice breaking games and outdoor classes.
Through the ice breaking games, we are going to make a team.
There are a lot of high school students who are not good at communicating with others. So, we hope them to develop the strength to make the next step forward through involving with others with courage, dealing with what they feel and sharing their feelings.
In the outdoor classes, students experience the forest and the sea of the world heritage, such as Harutahama Beach, Yakusugi Land, or Shiratani Unsuikyo Forest.
Through interacting with such nature, they are to release their stresses with feeling the vital power of Yakushima which is difficult to feel in the cities.
If you are proficient in English, we may ask you to help with English classes at our high school sometimes. Please talk with the students and teach them about the culture of your home country. It would be great if even one more student gains an interest in life overseas as a result of this interaction.
I hope you to deepen exchanges with the students in those classes with using Japanese or English.
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We are looking for the following type of applicants:
- People who have Japanese proficiency, or currently studying Japanese
(Japanese is the predominant language, and only one person on staff speaks English, so people who don’t speak any Japanese at all may not be accepted.)
- People with an interest in farming
- People who can stay for at least 1-month.
- People who are eager to help others
- People with an appreciation for other cultures
Currently, we can only accept 2 people at a time, so if we are fully booked then applications may not be accepted.
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Langues
Langues parlées
Anglais: Courant
Japonais: CourantCet hôte propose un échange linguistique
Cet hôte a indiqué qu’il souhaitait faire partager sa propre langue ou en apprendre une nouvelle.
Contactez-le pour en savoir plus.
Hébergement
Our high school has a dormitory, so accommodations will be provided there. If a room is vacant, we can prepare a private room for you. Shared bathrooms, a shared bath, a washing machine, and a refrigerator are also available in the dormitory.
We also provide breakfast, lunch, and dinner on days when volunteer work is done.
Breakfast, lunch and dinner are served at the school cafeteria, but on farming days lunch will be served at our farm.
We hope that you will enjoy having meals with our high school students.
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Enjoy all kinds of activities in the mountains, the ocean, and the rivers on Yakushima.
Activities that you can experience include trekking in the mountains, snorkeling, stand-up paddle surfing in the ocean, canoeing in the river.
Famous places include Inakahama (Inaka Beach) – where sea turtles come to lay eggs in the summer, Shiratani Unsuikyo (Shiratani River Valley) – the model site for the Ghibli animation “Princess Mononoke”, and Jomon Sugi (the giant ancient cedar tree) – which is said to be 7,200 years old.
Our high school is 45-minutes by bus from the airport, and 1-hour by bus from Miyanoura Port.
The location is close to the ocean, and the scenery is very beautiful.
Nearby is a famous hot spring called Hirauchikaichuu Onsen (Hirauchi Sea Hot pring), where bathing can be done only at low tide.
Travel from Kagoshima to Yakushima by airplane, high-speed boat (called Toppy), or ferry.
It takes 40-minutes by airplane, 2-hours by high-speed boat, and 4-hours by ferry.
Informations complémentaires
Accès Internet
Accès Internet limité
Nous avons des animaux
Nous sommes fumeurs
Familles bienvenues
Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?
Deux
Nombre d'heures attendues
Around 20 hours in a week, for 3-5 days a week
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She helped Village's staff with various activities around the farm, and joined our students for various activities and having easy conversations in English and Japanese with our students.
She even gave yoga classes to our students! It was a really nice opportunity for them to… read more
More than a work it a warm family and peaceful environment that you will discover if you go there.
Because her Japanese level is high, it was useful when she is involved with students.
She also took good care of the other volunteer. And she is a kind person who gets along with people quickly.
We really like her warm atmosphere!!
Thank to her, the students were able to enjoy cross-cultural… read more
The people working at the farm, the school and the office coordinators are all very nice, and the lodging is really cosy. I stayed during the month of October and the farm work was really light during this time. With the school, working with the students might be a bit akward at first (some are very shy !) but you… read more
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She helped Village's staff with various activities around the farm, and joined our students for various activities and having easy conversations in English and Japanese with our students.
She even gave yoga classes to our students! It was a really nice opportunity for them to… read more
More than a work it a warm family and peaceful environment that you will discover if you go there.
Because her Japanese level is high, it was useful when she is involved with students.
She also took good care of the other volunteer. And she is a kind person who gets along with people quickly.
We really like her warm atmosphere!!
Thank to her, the students were able to enjoy cross-cultural… read more
The people working at the farm, the school and the office coordinators are all very nice, and the lodging is really cosy. I stayed during the month of October and the farm work was really light during this time. With the school, working with the students might be a bit akward at first (some are very shy !) but you… read more
He is very interested in Japanese culture, especially he is interested in green tea. We tasted and compared various kinds of green tea at many green tea shops in Fukuoka.
He also attended the English cooking class in Fukuoka campus and had contact with the students.
He was a very good volunteer.
Even… read more
First of all I want to warmly thank Yuki for giving me the opportunity to come to… read more
Even though she couldn’t speak Japanese very well, she tried very hard to interact with the students and the staff. It was very helpful that she helped us to take care of Tankan at the farm. We are very happy to hear that she wants to come back to Yakushima again.
She was a very good volunteer. Please… read more
She is very kind and diligent.
We were so surprised to hear that it was the first time to visit Japan because she can speak Japanese very well. She was very active in all her volunteer activities. She also quickly became friends with other workawayers and enjoyed climbing mountains together on her days off.… read more
Yuki is the main contact, living in Fukuoka. Although I did not have the… read more
She was very outgoing and friendly and neat.
She loves sports. She tried to interact with our students by playing volleyball.
She also played volleyball team of Yakushima once a week. She enjoyed interacting with the locals.
It would be very good experience for her.
She can speak and write Japanese very… read more
Beginning from the staff members. Yuki who is in charge of the contact with WA is a really, really awesome, helpful and thoughtful person. Everything goes smoothly and you can ask about anything, anytime. All the information are provided and clear. You got your schedule in advance what makes it super easy to plan your… read more
She always tried to learn new things.
She was so friendly and kind and polite.
She taught English to elementary students for 1 year in Japan, so she can speak Japanese very well. It was very helpful for our students at Yakushima.
She was very interested in Japanese food and tried to know how to cook Japanese… read more
My 3 contacts were all so helpful and friendly and lovely. Yuki is based far away in Fukuoka, but she can help you with anything. Mai, at the high school, is so fun and will always make sure you are happy and comfortable. Tatsu, at Senvus Village is such a kind and friendly man, and he… read more
We did a lot of various tasks during our time in Yakushima. Half of the job is to help Kobayashi-san at the organic farm. I had a lot of fun there and I never get bored : we picked up some ponkan, took care of the aromatic… read more
She did some extraction of the honey. She sometimes watered herbs and harvested Tankan ( a kind of Japanese oranges). She always tried to learn Japanese and Japanese culture and ask us anything about Japanese new words which she didn't know. She is very… read more
She is an honest and a diligent worker.
Everyone said she had done a great job at our school and Senvus village.
All the staff really appreciate what she has done for us.
She was also a hard worker and she was talking with the staff in Japanese in order to practice Japanese language.
Her… read more
At school, we joined classes and field trips to speak with the students. Even if many of them were shy, the classes were a lot of fun and it was rewarding to get to know the different students better within the days we spent together.
At the farm, we helped with the regular… read more
Our students couldn’t speak English well, so it was very helpful that she always spoke in Japanese with them.
We really appreciate it what she has done for our project. She always made someone happy with her smile and tried to become a good friend… read more
She was interested in our farm plants, because she studied gardening in the UK.
She loved especially “Shiso” (Japanese basil). And she really enjoyed the provided meals made with our self-grown vegetables.
At our high school she supported the students a lot. She is a very gentle person.
We… read more
This was her first visit to Japan.
She studied Japanese at her university and was a great help because she can speak Japanese very well.
This was her first time visiting and staying in Japan, but with her having studied Japanese at her university, she was a great help with her… read more
He always tried to support our students and also learn Japanese and Japanese culture.
We really appreciate it. We would recommend him to any host.
We miss you a lot. Hope come back again.
We were very happy you came back again for our program from Tokyo.
We really appreciate it. We miss you a lot.
We would recommend him to anyone.
Hope come back again soon and visit Fukuoka next time.
She always tried to know Japanese culture and language.
We would recommend her to anyone. Please come back again.
She always gave consideration to our student's feelings and also tried to build a good relationship with the students, teachers and the staff of Senvus village.
She is very thoughtful and patient. We highly recommend her.
Please come to Yakushima again.
I volunteered at the school and the farm. On the farm there are such lovely and heart warming people. And for lunch I had the best meals ever!
At school I met students from all… read more
She always tried to learn Japanese culture and language. She is also hardworking, patient, honest lady.
She is loved by everybody. We miss you a lot. We are waiting for your return.
We highly recommend her.
She is wise and a hard worker.She always try to communicate with the students at Ohzora high school in Japanese
and get to know them.She can write and speak Japanese well. She made the booklet for new workawayers.
It will be very helpful for them. We really appreciate all of… read more
The work in Senvus, the farm, is really funny and I learned a lot of things, like build a bee house, pick up tea and so on. There are four people working there, Tatsu, Megumi, Kazuko, Hideyuki, and really everyone maked me feel like being in a… read more
Yakushima is a beautiful Island, and if you enjoy nature, that’s the right place for you!
The work is reasonable, be prepared to get dirty! It was a lot of fun, especially with the stuff and Harada-San. They are so friendly and welcoming, that you almost immediately get the feeling… read more
I stayed for a duration of three weeks, and had a wonderful time, I could not recommend it more highly.
The teachers at the high school are all very friendly, a very outgoing bunch. The hosting done by Harada-san was some of the most generous hospitality I have received. The island is a wonderful place, I felt full of… read more
GO TO YAKUSHIMA!!!!
This was my first workaway and it wont be my last. I had the best time in yakushima, its so beautiful and a must see in japan! If you like nature you will love it here. I learnt so much about the island, japanese culture/cooking and many other things from shinichiro . He is so kind and makes you feel so… read more
Yakushima is such a great place to be at and work at. And Shin has truely become a friend of mine.
The place where you will stay is a Highschool and you will have breakfast and dinner together with the students which is a very… read more
