Shinmachi

Name: Shinmachi
Start: 2019-01-26
End: 2025-11-30
Location: Tokushima, Japan

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About the project

Shinmachi

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

This project is actively working for SDG 2 (Zero Hunger) and SDGs 15 (Life on Land), organized together with a local environmental Non-profit organization (NPO) Akame no SATOYAMA wo Sodateru Kai (ASSK) since 1999. Since this area is close from big cities Osaka and Nagoya, there were plans to build a golf field and an incinerator, but local people stopped those plans by the movement called National Trust. They founded the group in 1996 to collect donations to buy and protect lands, to accept people who want to enjoy nature, to maintain forests, to create a pond for dragonflies, to host national corps meeting, etc. SATOYAMA needs to be maintained by humans for its biodiversity and water adjustment function. Our ancestors had protected and utilized the forest in ecological and sustainable way, which was neglected by modernization. We will try to revive it by global voluntary power!!

💼 What the programme involves

Volunteers will do various types of activities such as 1) Forest conservation (cutting trees, branches and maintaining the footpaths, etc.), 2) Agricultural work (taking care of the chickens raised by the free range farming, slaughtering too old chickens (#), harvesting and packaging mushrooms, etc.) and 3) Organizing some environmental events (e.g., to collect edible wild plants, nature observation) in the mountains. #: It's hard for ASSK to keep feeding too old chickens since they don't bear the eggs anymore and feeding is quite costly. Most chicken farms ask the special company to just kill and throw away as if they are rubbish with paying 15 yen per chicken, but ASSK does not support this and eats by themselves with deeply appreciating to their value of life.

🏠 Accommodation on site

Small traditional house, on the premises of ASSK. Volunteers will cook the meals by themselves.

📍 About the location

Kami-mitani area of Nabari city, 60 km from Osaka. There are famous falls nearby many hikers visit. Many opportunities to learn the local wisdom. Sightseeing, short trip (hot springs, famous places here).

⚠️ Requirements

Motivation letter is needed! Some Japanese speaking skill (manage to have basic daily conversation). High motivation to learn and speak Japanese language and work hard with simple mountain life in a remote area without colleagues. Respect for the local culture and way of the local organization. Interests in environment issues. Open mind and flexibility.

ℹ️ Additional information

Volunteers will acquire the knowledge of conserving SATOYAMA and solving the environmental issues.

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📅 Available sessions

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27/01/2024 → 14/07/2024

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28/12/2024 → 23/03/2025

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01/01/2023 → 31/12/2023

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28/12/2024 → 07/09/2025

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20/04/2024 → 29/12/2024

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05/10/2024 → 29/12/2024

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05/10/2024 → 07/09/2025

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13/07/2024 → 15/06/2025

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05/10/2024 → 15/06/2025

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06/07/2019 → 29/09/2019

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20/04/2024 → 06/10/2024

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03/08/2019 → 29/09/2019

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25/02/2023 → 21/05/2023

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25/02/2023 → 13/08/2023

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25/02/2023 → 05/11/2023

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25/02/2023 → 28/01/2024

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20/05/2023 → 05/11/2023

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20/05/2023 → 28/01/2024

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20/05/2023 → 21/04/2024

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12/08/2023 → 05/11/2023

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12/08/2023 → 28/01/2024

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12/08/2023 → 21/04/2024

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12/08/2023 → 14/07/2024

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04/11/2023 → 28/01/2024

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04/11/2023 → 14/07/2024

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04/11/2023 → 06/10/2024

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28/12/2024 → 30/11/2025

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13/07/2024 → 06/10/2024

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27/01/2024 → 21/04/2024

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13/07/2024 → 29/12/2024

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27/01/2024 → 29/12/2024

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20/04/2024 → 14/07/2024

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20/04/2019 → 07/07/2019

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20/04/2024 → 23/03/2025

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26/01/2019 → 21/04/2019

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05/10/2024 → 23/03/2025

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28/12/2024 → 15/06/2025

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01/01/2022 → 31/12/2022

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27/01/2024 → 06/10/2024

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13/07/2024 → 23/03/2025

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28/09/2019 → 13/12/2019

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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

Tokushima, 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: 21:00 (12/11/2026)

🛡️ Before you leave

Security information

📞 Contact us

[email protected]

+32 2 888 67 13

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✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Japanese