Culture and Homestay/OKAYAMA (MTV)
Japan
Culture
Manual work
Culture
Manual work
Permanent
About the project
Culture and Homestay/OKAYAMA (MTV)
📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Minnade Shoei is a local group in Okayama prefecture to support the foundation of new organization in Mimasaka area. They are working to improve civic activities and facilitate collaboration and networking among different organizations. Most membership organizations belong to environment, child care or community support section to solve ongoing social problems. This is a unique MTV project which a volunteer can work together with STV participants from CIEEJ1602 and CIEEJ1611 for first three weeks and then work sololy with local Japanese people for last two weeks.
💼 What the programme involves
Many preparations in local festivals, doing agricultural work, attending culture exchange events
- work with STV volunteers from CIEEJ1602 in Mimasaka between July 14th and July 31 th
- work with STV volunteers from CIEEJ1611 in Higashi awakura between August 3rd and August 15th
(Please read project description written in CIEEJ1602 and CIEEJ1611)
After CIEEJ1611 is done in August 15, volunteers move to Nagi city and do activities such as below.
-help some manual work at local commercial stores such as Soba restaurant, Toy shop, fruit shop together with local university students. Some activities are involved with local children.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Accommodation:
Each volunteer will stay separately in a local host family’s house.
Volunteers should follow house rules such as “Curfew” at 6:00 PM every day.
Experience at least 3 different host families during the project
Facilities:
Bedding will be provided. There are a washer, a kitchen, a lavatory and a bathroom. Internet may not be available depending on the family.
Please always ask your host family when you use, a washer or a kitchen, etc. You may need to do the laundry by yourself or your laundry will be washed together with family’s and be asked to help with it. Please be flexible and helpful.
Meals:
Three meals a day will be provided. A volunteer who has an allergy (or preference) in wheat, meat or fish can not be accepted because those are often served in a Japanese meal and a family does not prepare meals by individual request. A volunteer is also expected to eat rice, miso soup, fish (sometimes raw) as well as meat (chicken, pork and beef) on a daily basis without any problem
📍 About the location
Location and leisure:
Mimasaka-city (http://kanko.city.mimasaka.lg.jp/ ) is famous for beautiful landscapes and hot springs. The most notable sightseeing spot is the birthplace of Musashi Miyamoto (1584~1645), the strongest swords man handling two swords at the same time.
Nagi area (Youtube video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kG_-sEgbfM#t=29
Higashiawakura area (JAPANESE)
http://kanko.city.mimasaka.lg.jp/detail/index_430.html
Regarding the schedule on weekends, please ask your host family if they have any plan made for the day before you make your own schedules. Keep in mind that you are strongly expected to spend time with your host family on weekends. Please do not make any plan with your friends on weekends without agreeing with your host family in advance. A volunteer needs at least 30,000 JPY in cash if she wants to go sightseeing on free-day.
⚠️ Requirements
1. Due to accommodation, only females can apply this project.
2. Every volunteer must be able to ride on a bicycle for 5 km (sometimes up to 20 km) a day
A volunteer is expected to be physical strong and tough under the strong summer sunlight
3. No volunteer is accepted if he/she has a strong allergy in cats, dogs or house dust
4. It is required that volunteers should prepare and bring things you can perform/display at an international exchange event. Pictures, CD, books, magazines, toys, games or snacks of your country are suggested. You can have your own booth, display them and give presentation about your country at this event. Also, please bring home countries’ recipes and ingredients. 20 more people will come to enjoy this event with International volunteer
5. Clothes suitable for activities, such as T-shirts, pants, and sneakers. Long-sleeved shirts and a hat/cap, sun glasses are a must. In addition to clothing, please bring toiletries, towels, medicine (for cold, painkiller) and other things you need for your daily life.
6. Rain boots are needed only those who foot is over 10 inch
ℹ️ Additional information
You will be frequently asked to introduce yourself to local people especially in cultural exchanges settings. Please be prepared and enjoy that exposure.
You are expected to have a good relationship with their host family. Therefore, you must help housework actively and refrain from going out at night.
Interested in this project? Create your account and apply online.
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CIEEJ1620
14/07/2016 → 28/08/2016
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ℹ️ Key information
Age required
18–25 years old
Solidarity donation
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French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).
📍 Location
Okayama, Japan
Japan
🌍 Location info
Local currency
Japan Yen (JPY / ¥)
Exchange rate
1 JPY = 0.005641 EUR
Rate as of 31/05/2026
🛡️ Before you leave
✅ Features
🗣️ Languages spoken
English
Japanese