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OJIRO

Code: 48080 Copied

Japan Farming Environment Manual work Farming Environment +1 Fixed dates

About the project

OJIRO

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

NICE - Never-ending International workCamps Exchange - is an NGO to organize workcamps and other voluntary service projects mainly in Japan. Project is organized together with Ojiro Tourism Association since 2009. This depopulated, aging small village is located at the middle of north-west of the Hyo-no mountain. Nature in this area is really beautiful. Local people wish to introduce go the people in the cities to enable them to enjoy this beautiful nature as well as wonderful local culture through the interchange programs. Volunteers are expected to work for the revitalization the village.

💼 What the programme involves

We will maintain the rice field called 'tanada', a traditional Japanese rice field in the mountain area. Tanada here was selected as one of 'the 100 most beautiful tanada' in Japan. We will also do some farming work or any work that local people need. We might make signpost of the area for tourists. You will get the knowledge how to activate a remoted area and make it attractive.

🏠 Accommodation on site

Local community center. Meals will be cooked by volunteers by turns.

📍 About the location

Ojiro-ku, Kami town, located in the north-west the Hyogo prefecture, the middle of the Hyo-no mountain. -- LEISURES : Party with local people. hiking, Hot spring , excursion to sandhill in Tottori pref.

ℹ️ Additional information

Let's do farming and preserve beautiful scenery of rice fields.

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📅 Available sessions

NICE-16-093

01/09/2016 → 14/09/2016

Closed
Volunteers registered 2 / 6
♂ 0/3 ♀ 2/3

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

Japan

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Japan Yen (JPY / ¥)

Exchange rate

1 JPY = 0.005641 EUR

Rate as of 31/05/2026

✅ Features

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Japanese