OGI (NIGATA)

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About the project

OGI (NIGATA)

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

This project is actively working for SDG 15 (Life on Land), organized together with Morito, a local voluntary group in Sado Island, since 2001. They maintain the school forest called Furusato-no-mori Park in Ogi town, on the southern part of the island. They make it possible for the community to enjoy the forest in every season. They are now trying to focus on caring for the forest in a joint effort with the community. They hope youth and foreign volunteers will mentally and physically help to empower this area. Volunteer maintain about 5.7ha field every year And they had good relationship with local people in the local festival.Outcome of this workcamp: Please see the presentation made by the volunteer for the IVS contest in Japan; https://www.slideshare.net/nice-workcamp/2018-e3 (only Japanese for the moment, but you can at least enjoy the pictures) In 2019, 7 vols. from 4 countries were well integrated into the activities

💼 What the programme involves

Volunteer s main works are (1)cutting bushes in the school huge forests by Brush-cutter machine (2)practicing make soba (buckwheat Japanese noodles) every night and selling soba at famous art festival Earth Celebration during 3 days with local people, and (3) supporting the local small festival Ogi Matsuri as player of Japanese drums.(Vols. need to practice to play it)

🏠 Accommodation on site

Cottage in the school forest. Please bring your sleeping bag Everyone will sleep together. Internet cannot be connected in the campsite. There is simple toilet, kitchen and shower room. Please be ready for simple forest life

🍲 Food

Volunteers prepare the meals by themselves.

📍 About the location

300 km northeast of Tokyo. Sado Island is famous for gold and the Japanese crested ibis. Ogi village is in the southern part beside the beach, where you can enjoy fishing and the hot spring (https://goo.gl/maps/wSCq3PyfZT32)

⚠️ Requirements

Only for Belgium residents

ℹ️ Additional information

Exchange parties, fishing, swimming in the sea etc.

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📷 Project photos

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📅 Available sessions

NICE-18-08103

10/08/2018 → 30/08/2018

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NICE-19-0809A

09/08/2019 → 29/08/2019

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NICE Ogi

10/08/2024 at 00:00 → 28/08/2024 at 00:00

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NICE-20-0806A

06/08/2020 → 01/09/2020

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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

Sado, Niigata, Japan

Japan

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Japan Yen (JPY / ¥)

Exchange rate

1 JPY = 0.005641 EUR

Rate as of 31/05/2026

Timezone

Japan Standard Time

Local time: 21:22 (12/11/2026)

🛡️ Before you leave

Security information

📞 Contact us

[email protected]

+32 2 888 67 13

Contact form

✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Japanese