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TOKUSHIMA 3 (TOKUSHIMA)

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About the project

TOKUSHIMA 3 (TOKUSHIMA)

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

This project is actively working for SDG 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities), organized together with the local NPOs ""Bizan Daigaku"" since 2014 for revitalizing the community, and ""Protecting Shinmachi river"" who is taking care of local river. The NPO has been cleaning river for more than 20 years and dirty river became clean, so now they are organizing local tour boat services on Shinmachi river to let local people enjoy river. During this workcamp, Tokushima prefecture has one of the most popular festivals called Awa Odori festival that more than 1,000,000 visitors come from all over japan (even abroad). The visitors also enjoy the boats, that needs a lot of help to organizeOutcome of this workcamp: Local people, especially young generation paid attention to join in volunteering work through previous volunteer s effort and worked together during workcamp. Please see the long term goal of this project as ""Local SDGs"" at https://www.slideshare.net/nice-workcamp/2019-ep5 (only Japanese for the moment, but you can at least enjoy the pictures). In 2019, 6 vols. from 6 countries made a great job

💼 What the programme involves

Prepare and support for local event Awa Odori festival with local people to activate the area. The volunteers will support the local group that organizes local boat services which many tourists make a long queue for. Volunteers also clean up the river and roads in the city during the festival. Also, they help various activities with NPO Bizan Daigaku such as taking care of flowers, activities with children and so on before and after the festival days.

🏠 Accommodation on site

Sharing house (renovated apartment) in Tokushima city. All meals will be prepared by volunteers by turns. Lunch and dinner during the festival will be provided from local. Sleeping bag is necessary.

📍 About the location

Tokushima city, Tokushima pref.

⚠️ Requirements

Only for Belgium residents

ℹ️ Additional information

Awa Odori Festival, Exchange parties, experiencing Japanese culture, etc.

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📅 Available sessions

NICE-20-0804E

04/08/2020 → 18/08/2020

Closed
Volunteers registered 2 / 10
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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

✅ Features

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Japanese