Onuma (Hokkaido)

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About the project

Onuma (Hokkaido)

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

Organized together with Milestone 22, a local NGO to promote voluntary service and international exchange. Short term projects have been organized since 2004. Though Onuma lake has been a popular tourism spot for a long time because of its beautiful scenery, it has been polluted by over use of agricultural chemicals by cattle farming and erosion from abandoned forests with non-native trees. A leader of Fishermen’s Cooperative has bought a forest and wants to revive it to original nature!

💼 What the programme involves

Volunteer will cut alien trees and planting native trees to create better forest around the lake. As raising awareness of locals is important, we will also work along the lake by putting stones, check the pollution and making charcoals to purify the water. Also, volunteers will harvest tomato, potato, etc. Volunteer will join some local festivals to involve local people in this lake conservation movement.

🏠 Accommodation on site

Rental house and apartment house near the lake. Cooked by vols. by turn.

📍 About the location

South of Hokkaido islands, in a national park near Hakodate city which is famous for romantic view in the night, especially for sweet couples!

⚠️ Requirements

*Language : English Local host can speak English. Japanese is also welcomed! Japanese speaking skill is not necessary, but high motivation to learn and speak Japanese language is needed. *Other requirement : Interested in environmental issues and agriculture. Respect to the local culture and way of the local organization! Motivation to work hard. Open mind and cooperation with others.

ℹ️ Additional information

*Other activities : Excursion, exchange parties, local events, home-stay, farming experience, school visit, sports, etc. Sightseeing, short trip (hot springs, famous places here). *Participation fee : 12,000 yen per one month (6,000 yen from the 4th month). (*No fee for vols. from the NGOs charging no fee in their LMTV projects to NICE vols.)

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📷 Project photos

Onuma (Hokkaido)

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📅 Available sessions

NICE-LW-ON16-1

23/07/2016 → 16/09/2016

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NICE-LW-ON17-1

21/07/2017 → 16/09/2017

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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

Lake Onuma, Nanae, Kameda District, Hokkaido, 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: 21:05 (12/11/2026)

🛡️ Before you leave

Security information

📞 Contact us

[email protected]

+32 2 888 67 13

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✅ Features

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Japanese