HANAWA (FUKUSHIMA)

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About the project

HANAWA (FUKUSHIMA)

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

This project is actively working for SDG 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities), 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 TOROs (2 x 2 meters) for the festival. Through this workcamp, the local community will be much more activated, redeveloping pride for their community.The locals were able to continue this festival until now thanks to prepare some TOROs by volunteersOutcome of this workcamp: In 2019, 13 vols. made 4 big lanterns and also exchanged well with the local children. The vols. are having a very important role to keep the festival that is very important mental empowerment for the community

💼 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 all volunteers. Meals are cooked by volunteers by turns. Sleeping bag is necessary and sleep on Japanese straw mat (tatami) with it.

📍 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 from Aug. to Oct.

⚠️ Requirements

Only for Belgium residents

ℹ️ Additional information

Experience of Japanese Drum, sports, exchange parties, hot spring, etc.Volunteers will get a opportunity to do Homestay in the local house.

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📅 Available sessions

NICE-20-0803B

05/08/2020 → 18/08/2020

Closed

3 / 18

♂ 0/5 ♀ 3/5

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

Security information

📞 Contact us

[email protected]

+32 2 888 67 13

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🗣️ Languages spoken

English Japanese