MISATO

Japan Environment Festival Environment Festival Fixed dates

About the project

MISATO

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

NICE - Never-ending International workCamps Exchange - is an NGO to organize workcamps and other voluntary service projects mainly in Japan. Project is organized together with the local group, 'an executive committee of Light & Tradition festival' since 2011. Recently, aging and depopulation of the area is getting very serious as well as many other villages in Japan. So, they expect the workcamp to help and join one of the biggest traditional festivals in Shimane prefecture called 'Bamboo Lantern Festival' to activate the event and the community. Local people want us to know their traditional cultures to be succeeded to the next generation.

💼 What the programme involves

We will cut bamboos for improving ecological situation and then, make the lanterns from those bamboos as well as other small stuffs to be used in the festival. We will also organize a program in the elementary school to promoting both inter-cultural learning and also the festival to the children. You can get the knowledge about Japanese traditional festivals and customs.

🏠 Accommodation on site

In the local exchange center. Meals will be cooked by volunteers by turns.

📍 About the location

Misato-cho located in the middle of the Shimane prefecture, famous for Iwami silver mine as a world heritage. There is hot spa, beautiful nature. --

🎒 Leisure activities

LEISURES : Japanese Shinto music and dance, home stay, lecture about traditional cultures.

ℹ️ Additional information

Let's join a local festival related to Shinto.

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📅 Available sessions

NICE-16-104

05/10/2016 → 18/10/2016

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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

Misato, Ochi District, Shimane, 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