SHOWA-MURA 2 (FUKUSHIMA)

Name: SHOWA-MURA 2 (FUKUSHIMA)
Start: 2014-02-11
End: 2014-02-25
Location: Japan

Code: 36435 Copied

Japan Older people Manual work Older people Manual work Fixed dates

About the project

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

Organized together with Choma-Club (CC) since 2008. CC is a local NPO working for community development and youth-empowerment. It is a rural village surrounded by the abundant nature and has been facing serious depopulation problems. The numbers of vacant houses and abandoned farms have been rapidly increasing. So, CC is trying to restore and animate the community, and hand down the life in good harmony with nature. Showa-mura also has one of the deepest snow among the Japanese villages.

💼 What the programme involves

We will remove snow of the elder's houses in the mountain area. Over 50% of the villagers are aged 65 or older and they do not have enough physical strength to do it. We will get training and work with the local volunteers. We will discover the charm of rural life through interaction with the elder's! STUDY: Revival of Fukushima! Community development from the disaster in your country. Please bring info.

🏠 Accommodation on site

The abandoned house, it is a historically valuable for volunteers. CV. SB!

📍 About the location

Small village in the forested area, the population is about 1700. Over 100km far from Fukushima nuclear power plant and the level of radioactivity is 0.08Z¼Sv/h that is far from dangerous! TERMINAL: Tokyo (5 hours from Tokyo by train. You need to arrive at Narita airport by 07:30 on the first day and can leave there after 20:00 on the last day.) LEISURE: Excursions, exchange parties, etc.

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📅 Available sessions

NICE-14-12

11/02/2014 → 25/02/2014

Closed

2 / 6

♂ 0/1 ♀ 2/1

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

🛡️ Before you leave

Security information

📞 Contact us

[email protected]

+32 2 888 67 13

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✅ Features

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Japanese