📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Manyo-park was opened in 1982 as the third prefectural natural park of Shimane. In order to pursue the romanticism of aeurooeMANYOaeuro and local performing art aeurooeIWAMI KAGURAaeuro, Manyo-park played an important role as an intellectual recreation. Surrounded by a beautiful green nature, local people in any generation can enjoy a walk, picnic and communication with their family and friends. Manyo-park has been working to attract more international tourists so that they can stimulate the community and give them an opportunity for intercultural communication between local and foreigners. CIEE Japan started STV project with Manyo-park since 2012, and it is going to be the 6th anniversary this year. Manyo Park Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/pages/Shimane-prefectural-Manyo-park/225761124184531
💼 What the programme involves
- Translate Japanese pamphlet and brochure (topic may be Masuda City, Iwami Kagura and Manyo Park) into your first language. Each volunteer needs to work on them little by little each day- Help Bamboo lanterns event from beginning to the end (give out brochure to locals, PR at city council, Newspaper Company and TV stations, taping and painting lantern, designing the food stand, prepare/cook your home country cuisine to the visitors) - Maintenance on the park (especially flower garden, camping place, restroom, shower room). Volunteers collect garbage, clean the areas, and water flower beds- There are few other local events (such as balloon art and ground golf) volunteers should be flexible to local partneraeuros request. You can read what Intaeurol have done in 2016 workcamp here http://ohata.jp/manyou/publics/index/54/amp;anchor_link=page54page54
🏠 Accommodation on site
Accommodation: Each volunteers stay separately in a local host family. You may switch to another house in between. Facilities: aiEach volunteer will stay in a local host family houseaiThree meals a day will be provided aiA washer, a kitchen, a lavatory, washing machine and a bathtub with shower are availablePlease 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 familyaeuros and be asked to help with it. Please be flexible and helpful. aiInternet is available inside the house. Ask your family if you need to search for something or reach for someone during free time. In general, Wi-fi around this area is limited depending on the location you volunteers. Meals: Meals are provided three times a day but you are always welcome to offer help in cooking and cleaning. 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
Masuda is a city located in Shimane prefecture. It has a population of approx. 50.000 and the total area is 733.24 kmI. From the ancient times Shimane prefecture consists of three regions namely, Izumo, Iwami and Oki. Izumo region appears in Japanese mythology as the birthplace of Japanese culture and history. The name Iwami also is much referred to in Man-yo-shu, one of the oldest existing anthology of poetry put together in the late eighth century in Japan. One of the greatest poets of the time was Kakinomoto Hitomaro, who lived in Iwami, and whose verse covered more than half of all 4,400 poems of the collection. A volunteer needs at least 5,000 JPY in cash if she wants to go sightseeing on free-day.VISIT MASUDA (ENGLISH): http://visit-masuda.main.jp/
ℹ️ Additional information
We welcome volunteers who are interested in learning Japanese history especially in Shimane area.