📝 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 Tohoku Ashitanomori (TA) since 2011 (but first time for the short
term with NICE) , this is the second international workcamp. TA is a NPO runnning organic
farming and agricultural practice. Rokkasho village is known by nuclear fuel processing
facility, but TA set up the mission to set up the eco village only. We aim to farming through
workcamp, also conservation these mountain to save water, and activate the area.
💼 What the programme involves
We will work in the farm doing activities, organic farming (ex: harvesting, seeding
vegetable), building vinyl greenhouse, making farming place. We will also do cutting.
brunch, fix the trail in forest. Volunteers will get knowledge of way of ecological life, organic farming and energy
resource.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Guest house of TA office. Meals will be cooked by volunteers by turns. Sleeping bag is
necessary.
📍 About the location
It is located Rokkasho village. On the pacific side of Aomori prefecture. Rokkasho village is
253.01 km². There are many traditional summer festivals (ex. Nebuta, Neputa etc.) in
Aomori. -- LEISURES : Joining the Nebuta festivals in Aomori, communicating local people and farmers.
Sightseeing, short trip (hot springs, famous places here).
ℹ️ Additional information
Let's organic farming and ecological life through international voluntary service