Misato (Shimane)

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About the project

Misato (Shimane)

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

This workcamp has been organized with the local group, “an executive committee of Light and Tradition festival” since 2011. Recently, aging and depopulation of the area is getting very serious as well as many other rural villages in Japan. They expect the workcamp to activate local traditional festivals related to Shintoism, which is Japanese traditional religion. This event is combined with 2 events called “Bamboo Lantern Festival” and "Gaku-uchi" which locals play Japanese drums and flute with walking around the village to wish for the productiveness of grain. Local people want us to know their traditional cultures to be succeeded to the next generation.

💼 What the programme involves

Volunteers will mainly prepare and join the local festival. Cut bamboos to make lanterns and some small tools to be used in the festival. Volunteers will also need to practice traditional (but easy) music in every evening with local people to play and walk around the village at the festival. Volunteers will also organize a program in the elementary school to promoting both inter-cultural learning and also the festival to the children.

🏠 Accommodation on site

In the local community 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.

⚠️ Requirements

Interested in Japanese old culture, positive attitude to communication with local people

ℹ️ Additional information

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

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📅 Available sessions

NICE-19-1009A

09/10/2019 → 22/10/2019

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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

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

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📞 Contact us

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+32 2 888 67 13

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