📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Kyoto Youth Hostel Association was established in 1968 and since then it has played a significant role in the field of international exchange activities in Kyoto, which is one of the most historically known cities in Japan. CIEE started STV with Amanohashidate Youth Hostel since 2009 and this year they will host a MTV project for the first time.
Amanohashidate Youth Hostel (ENGLISH): http://www.hashidate-yh.jp/english/
Amanohashidate Youth Hostel Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AmanohashidateYH
💼 What the programme involves
[Regular task]
-Prepare breakfast and dinner for guests.
-Clean guest room, bathroom, restroom and dining room
[Irregular task (depending on a volunteer’s skill, experience and interest]
-Write about your volunteer experience on the Youth Hostel’s English Homepage, blog and SNS
-Experience Japanese culture such as wearing Japanese kimono, attending Japanese tea ceremony and sword-drawing practice
-Do some activities together with guests after dinner
🏠 Accommodation on site
Accommodation:
Shared room at Amanohashidate Youth Hostel. You will share a room with guests who are visiting the hostel for sightseeing.
Facilities:
A washer, a kitchen, a Western lavatory and a bathroom with a bathtab. Internet access is available. A small shop is located within 10-minute walk.
Meals:
Breakfast and dinner will be served every day
The host will give some cash for lunch or you can cook by yourself at the kitchen
📍 About the location
Amanohashidate is located on the Tango Peninsula in the northern part of Kyoto Prefecture． It is a beautiful sandy beach, 2.3mile in length and about 600 feet wide and is surrounded by 6,000 pine-trees．People say the landscape looks like “The Green Bridge to Heaven” It is also known as one of the top-three best views in Japan. A volunteer needs at least 30,000 JPY in cash if she wants to go sightseeing on free-day.
Amanohashidate Tourism Association http://www.amanohashidate.jp/lang/en/
⚠️ Requirements
1. Only female can apply for this project.
2. A volunteer is expected to eat rice, miso soup, fish (sometimes raw) as well as meat (chicken, pork and beef) on a daily basis without any problem
3. A volunteer needs conversational English skill in order to communicate well with international guests staying at the hostel.
4. A basic Japanese skill is recommended in order to work smoothly with Japanese staff.
Casual clothing (suitable for customer service), caps, sunburn preventive cosmetics, beach-sandals, toiletries, home countries’ recipes and ingredients. Photos and materials you can introduce about yourself and your country (or places you traveled) to guests.
The beautiful ocean is nearby. Bring a swimsuit if you like swimming.
ℹ️ Additional information
In this project, there is no camp leader. Instead, the hostel female manager will take care of volunteer every day. If you are in need, she is always there to help you. A nature-lover who is also into Japanese culture and language are welcome.