ODA-YUKIMIRU20-01 (SHIMANE)

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About the project

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

Since 2011, this project has been organized together with the Organization of Green and Water (OGW), which was established in 1992. As one of the projects of OGW, they run a local community center, called Yukimiru and opened for local people, mainly teenagers who are not good at communication due to relationship with others. The center supports study and provides them with opportunities to learn social communication. Volunteers are expected to communicate with the teenagers as new close brothers/sisters, show them how the volunteers live and help them find various kinds of way of living.

💼 What the programme involves

Visiting and joining local elementary school or local events to introduce own culture or support operation to create a relationship with local people. Communicating with teenagers who come to the community center. Volunteers will have opportunities to show their own culture. Nature conservation work such as cutting trees and bamboos in the mountain might be organized sometimes.

🏠 Accommodation on site

Volunteers stay at the local community center named Yukimiru. There are good facilities (Shower rooms, Kitchen, Washing machine, Event space, Meeting rooms, Air conditioners, TV) Volunteers share Japanese floor (tatami) rooms separated by man and woman. Every meal will be cooked by volunteers. Not need a sleeping bag. There is Wi-Fi.

📍 About the location

Location: Oda city is located in the middle area of Shimane prefecture and far from about 250 km northwest of Osaka. Very close to Japan sea and Iwami Ginzan, a silver mine, and a lot of nature. The population is estimated 33,017 and depopulation is one of the social issues there.Other activities: Joining local events which are held by the local organization or others and support the operation and communicate with local people.( Day off )Volunteers can choose some kinds of activities; visiting the Izumo shrine where one of the symbolic shrines in Japan/ going to hike in IWAMI Ginzan mountain, one of the famous historical places in Japan.

⚠️ Requirements

belgian volunteers only

ℹ️ Additional information

Participation fee: 12,000 yen per month.

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📅 Available sessions

NICE-LI-OY20-01

25/01/2020 → 16/04/2023

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ℹ️ Key information

Age required

18–39 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

Oda, 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