Hanawa (Fukushima)

Japan Festival Art Festival Art Fixed dates

About the project

Hanawa (Fukushima)

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

This project has been organized together with a local NGO for community development named KOBOSHA since 1996. Volunteers will join the summer festival called TORO NAGASHI that is a memorial service for ancestors by making lanterns named TORO and floating them down a river. Volunteers will make large TORO (2 x 2 meters) for the festival in this workcamp. Project aims to mobilize the local community with workcampers. Through this workcamp, the local community will be much more activated, redeveloping pride for their community and revival FUKUSHIMA!

💼 What the programme involves

"Volunteers will mainly help and join the festival by making four big lanterns TORO (2 x 2 meters) and hundreds of small lanterns together with local students. Volunteers can design your own large TORO in a group and will float it down a river in the festival. It will be physically demanding work."

🏠 Accommodation on site

Volunteers will stay local community building. It will be very simple life style and a Japanese style. Room is shared with every volunteers. Meals are cooked by volunteers by turns. Sleeping bag is necessary.

📍 About the location

"Small town in the southern part of Fukushima. the population is about 9,000. The town is famous for beautiful flower named Dahlia in Aug. to Oct."

⚠️ Requirements

Interest in Japanese culture and respect for local culture. Adaptability to simple living condition and positive attitude to work with locals!

ℹ️ Additional information

Other activities: Experience of Japanese Drum, sports, exchange parties, hot spring, etc. Volunteers will be able to do Homestay in local house."

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📅 Available sessions

NICE-19-0803C

05/08/2019 → 18/08/2019

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ℹ️ Key information

Age required

18–99 years old

Solidarity donation

18000.00 JPY ≈ 102 EUR

French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).

📍 Location

Hanawa, Higashishirakawa District, Fukushima, 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

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📞 Contact us

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+32 2 888 67 13

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