Nice-LI-MAKI

Name: Nice-LI-MAKI
Start: 2014-04-11
End: 2017-10-29
Location: Nagano, Japan

Code: 512dc28e671c3ab4629583b8a814a0ff Copied

Japan Farming Social work Farming Social work Fixed dates

About the project

Nice-LI-MAKI

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

Organized together with Maki Farm of Kyodo Gakusha (KG). KG is a NPO running 5 organic farming communities in Japan where people with various backgrounds such as mentally disadvantaged, those who want to learn farming, etc. in order to change our society from competitive to cooperative. Maki Farm has 5-10 members and is located in a very isolated area (no accessible for cars and we have to walk 4 km in the mountains!), so once it became an abandon village in 1970s. Tateya is one branch of KG.

💼 What the programme involves

We will help their organic farming (weeding in rice and vegetable fields, planting vegetables, taking care of goats and hens, etc.) and also carry the things from the town, renovate the trails, help their house work, etc. Be ready to work for quite a long time (05:30-18:00 with some brakes) and tough.

🏠 Accommodation on site

Building a straw roof(traditional house in Japan!) in farm ,cooking as a group by turn (Vegetarian is possible!)

📍 About the location

In the deep mountain. Very isolated, but beautiful village near “Japanese Northern Alps”. About 900 meters asl. Something remained here that most of Japanese areas have lost in modernization. From Tokyo, 4 hours by express train or 6-8 hours by bus and train. You need to arrive at Narita or Haneda airport by 08:00 the 1st day, and can leave Japan after 22:00 on last day). Other activities: Sightseeing, short trip (hot springs, famous places here). Trekking. Study theme: Volunteer have opportunities learning organic farming, taking care of goats, chickens. You can learn traditional way of Japanese life.

⚠️ Requirements

Speaking some Japanese (common language will be Japanese) and strong motivation to work and enjoy simple life in the isolated area and respect to the local culture and way of the local organization! Skills of agriculture or construction can be useful!

ℹ️ Additional information

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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

Nagano, 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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✅ Features

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Japanese