h2364

Member for
19 years
Kyushu/Okinawa
Oita
Yufu-shi / Yufuin-cho
User ID
2364
Host
Username
h2364
由布市　湯布院町
  • Vegetable Farm
  • Rice Farm
  • General Farm (grow various kinds of plants)
  • Farm Restaurant, Farm Cafe
  • Restaurant
  • Farm Foods Processing Place
  • Center for the Environment
  • Welfare Center
  • Knowledge of General Farming
  • Rice Farming
  • Vegetable Farming
  • Peace in the World
  • Anti-Nuclear Power
  • Opportunities to Study Japanese
  • Opportunities to Study English
  • Opportunities to Study Languages Other Than Japanese and English
  • Food and Farming Education
  • Music Concerts
  • Playing Musical Instruments
  • Straw Bales Houses
  • Slow Food
  • Vegan Food
  • Traditional Local Japanese Cooking
  • How to Cook Generally
  • Cooking Classes
  • Playing Music with Local People
  • Walking to Enjoy Nature
  • Walking in the Bush
  • Bird Watching
  • Hot Spring
About half organic
No
We have an organic attitude of sorts, but we do not go out of our way to be organic or alternative, rather, we do what suits us at the time
原っぱカフェは､子どもから大人まで､どなたでも歓迎の｢みんなの食堂｣です｡
人と人がつながる「交流の場」や､だれもが「安心できる居場所」になることを目指しています｡
料理は「お値段おまかせ」､「ビュッフェスタイル」で提供しています｡
私達はオーナーを含め､全員がボランティアです｡

原っぱカフェで使っている野菜は全てがオーガニックというわけではありませんが､
お手伝いをしている近隣の農家さんから
有機や無農薬の野菜などを定期的にいただき､使用しています｡
Harappa Cafe is a community restaurant where everyone is welcome, from children to adults.
We aim to be a "space for people to connect" and a "safe space" where everyone can feel at ease.
Meals are offered on a "pay-what-you-wish basis" and served in a "buffet style".
Everyone, including the owner, is a volunteer.

While not all vegetables used at Harappa Cafe are organic, we regularly receive and use organic or pesticide-free produce from nearby farmers who support us.
  • General diet including meat and fish
  • We put great effort into how to cook and what to eat
  • We cook various international meals
  • We sometimes cook Asian types of food
  • We sometimes cook Western types of food
  • Meal times are irregular
  • We usually cook homemade meals
  • We never eat fast food such as McDonald’s and KFC, etc.
When we have a party or an event, we might drink with WWOOFers but these occasions are not so often
Yes, at designated location
  • Mixed area of farming and residential houses
  • In the town
  • Near the mountains
  • In a valley between mountains
  • Comparatively lively
  • On a big street
  • On a small street
  • WWOOFers can walk here from the nearest public transportation, station / bus stop
Our home and our workplace are situated at the same place or very close to each other and so the atmosphere stated pertains to both our home and our workplace
Within 660 square meters
  • Two Story House
  • Other
WWOOFerさんが滞在する家は、私たちのカフェのすぐ隣にあります。
シングルルームが4部屋、ベッドを2～3台置ける部屋が2部屋あります。みんなで集まっておしゃべりをしたり、時には音楽を演奏したりできる共用スペースもあります。
家の中にはお風呂やシャワーはありませんが、徒歩7～8分の場所に私たちが所有する温泉があり、シャワーはそちらにあります。
詳しくは、WWOOFerさん案内ページをご確認ください。
https://volunteer.harappacafe.net/
The house where WWOOFers stay is right next to our cafe.
There are four single rooms and two rooms that can fit two or three beds. There is also a common area where everyone can get together to chat or sometimes play music.
There is no bath or shower inside the house, but we own a hot spring about a 7-8 minute walk away, and the showers are located there.
For more details, please check our information page for WWOOFers.
https://volunteer.harappacafe.net/en/
18
28
18
-3〜10
No
Yes
  • Cat
  • All Year Round
  • 4 to 7 Days
  • 8 to 10 Days
  • A Few Weeks
  • 3 to 4 Weeks
  • A Few Weeks to a Few Months
  • Both Short Period and Long Period Welcome
  • The period will be determined depending on our workload
  • The first 1 to 3 days will be a trial period. If we feel that the WWOOFer is not suited to our place, the activities we do and the people we are, then we ask them to leave
  • If WWOOFers want to stay for a long period, after about a one week trial period, we decide if the WWOOFer is suited to our place and whether we will ask him or her to stay longer
Up to Two
More Than 50
  • 2 friend WWOOFers of the same gender
  • 2 friend WWOOFers of different gender
  • A group of friends WWOOFing together
  • A couple who are WWOOFing together
  • A wife and husband couple
  • A wife and husband and their child(ren)
  • A mother or a father and their child(ren)
  • Siblings WWOOFing together
Depends on the situation
  • No conditions. If we do not have other WWOOFers or other WWOOFer reservations, we welcome all WWOOFers
  • Any gender
  • Any gender including LGBT, etc.
  • A wife & husband couple, or a couple
  • WWOOFers with their child(ren)
  • WWOOFers of any age
  • Under 20
  • In their 20s
  • In their 30s
  • In their 40s
  • In their 50s
  • In their 60s and over
  • We welcome all nationalities
  • WWOOFers do not need much physical strength but they should be able to do light activities
  • WWOOFers with absolutely no farming experience are welcome
  • WWOOFers who are interested in farming
  • WWOOFers who like nature
  • WWOOFers who are interested in environmental issues
  • WWOOFers who are interested in living in a rural area
  • WWOOFers who are interested in food
  • WWOOFers who can cook
  • WWOOFers who can cook meals by themselves at the Host
  • WWOOFers who like doing house chores, for example cooking, cleaning and washing
  • WWOOFers who can clean rooms
  • WWOOFers who can look after children
  • WWOOFers who like animals
  • WWOOFers who like outdoor sports
  • WWOOFers who can understand and deal with handicapped people
  • WWOOFers who are interested in doing the same activities as our trainees and our staff
  • WWOOFers who can talk to people well and serve our customers and guests well
  • WWOOFers who can do carpentry
  • WWOOFers who can use computers
  • Active WWOOFers
  • Cheerful WWOOFers
  • WWOOFers who like talking to people
  • Quiet WWOOFers
  • Funny WWOOFers
  • WWOOFers who have a happy smile
  • Honest WWOOFers
  • Responsible WWOOFers
  • Independent WWOOFers
  • WWOOFers who have aspirations
  • WWOOFers who can be patient
  • WWOOFers who can be cooperative
  • WWOOFers who can undertake activities without supervision
  • WWOOFers who are interested in producing quality outcomes
  • WWOOFers who can learn things with the Host together
  • WWOOFers who can get up early in the morning
  • WWOOFers who do not dislike insects
  • WWOOFers who can be fine with humid hot summer
  • WWOOFers who can drive manual cars
  • WWOOFers who can drive manual & automatic cars
  • WWOOFers who have a will to learn the native language(s)
  • WWOOFers who are interested in this culture
  • Healthy WWOOFers
  • WWOOFers who do not have any animal allergies
  • WWOOFers who do not have allergy to eggs
  • WWOOFers who do not have dust allergy
  • WWOOFers who do not mind to go to a public bathhouse as we do not have a private bathroom
  • WWOOFers who like classical music
  • WWOOFers who like pop music
  • WWOOFers who like local folk music
  • WWOOFers who have done WWOOFing before at different places
  • Other
ベジタリアン、ビーガン、グルテンフリーの料理も料理します。
食事制限のある方も大歓迎です！
お肉や魚を使った料理も作ります。
We often cook vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free meals.
Those with dietary restrictions are welcome!
We also cook dishes using meat and fish.
  • General farming
  • Weeding
  • Seeding
  • Planting seedlings in the ground
  • Harvesting
  • Planting rice plants
  • Reaping rice
  • Cleaning
  • Collecting garbage
  • Supporting environmental activities
  • Cooking
  • Washing the dishes
  • General housework
  • Looking after children
  • Helping children study
  • Making flower gardens
  • Maintaining tools & equipment
  • Repairing houses
  • Helping farm / environmental experience courses
  • Teaching
  • Helping with shop activities
  • Meeting / engaging with guests & customers
  • Washing
  • Shoveling snow
  • Making herbal products
  • Processing food
  • Making bread
  • Helping at events
  • Supporting handicapped people
We are trying to give WWOOFers 6 hours a day, however, it may increase or decrease depending on the activities we are doing
  • In a WWOOFer & worker house (building)
  • Using a Japanese futon
  • Using a bed
  • One room for one person
  • One room for two WWOOFers
  • With other WWOOFers, trainees, etc.
  • Normally WWOOFers cook food for themselves using ingredients we give
  • Normally WWOOFers fix breakfast for themselves using ingredients we give them. We have lunch and dinner together
We give ingredients and WWOOFers cook meals themselves, so they can cook anything they like usually
Yes, at a designated location
  • Yes, after volunteering time
Yes
It depends on the activities we are doing at our place at the time, however, we usually have time to communicate with WWOOFers
  • No, WWOOFers do not need to speak Japanese if they speak English
  • Japanese
  • English
受け入れは2週間以上を基本にしています。

私達の活動のほとんどは農作業ではなく､カフェでの料理です｡
ボランティアさんはレストランのシェフ&スタッフとして活動します｡
キッチンにある食材をみて､それぞれ自由に料理します｡

また、料理以外に以下のような活動もします｡
- 近隣の小規模な有機/無農薬農家さんのお手伝い
- 町内の住民の人たちからの困りごとへの対応
- みんなが居心地良くできるようにするための掃除､大工､洗濯など

なお、仕事の後には毎日、温泉に入れます。
We generally accept volunteers for stays of two weeks or more.

Most of our activities are not farm work but cooking at the cafe.
Volunteers work as chefs and staff at the restaurant.
We look at the ingredients in the kitchen and freely cook whatever we like.

Depending on the season, we also do activities other than cooking, such as:
- Helping out at nearby small-scale organic/pesticide-free
- Responding to requests and concerns from local residents
- Cleaning, carpentry, laundry, etc., to make the space comfortable for everyone

Volunteers are also able to bathe in the hot springs every day after work!
WE ARE IN URGENT NEED OF WWOOFers!
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◎ 料理好きな旅人、あつまれ！WWOOFerさん大募集！

【急なキャンセルがあったため、４月１日から4月14日までの間、または5月2日以降で、こちらでウーフができる方を緊急募集しています】

「料理が好き！」「自分の味や故郷の味を誰かに届けてみたい」
そんな想いを持つ方を募集しています！

大分・湯布院の「原っぱカフェ」は、世界中から集まる旅人や、地域の人々の交流の場である「みんなの食堂」です。

▼ 原っぱカフェで求められるのは、プロの技術ではありません。
「料理が好き」という純粋な気持ちです。
ここでは、WWOOFerさん一人ひとりが主役。
「自分が食べたいもの」や「誰かに紹介したい地元の味」を自由に作り、ビュッフェに並べます。

お代はお客様が満足度で決める「言い値制」です。
空になったお皿や「美味しかった！」という言葉は、何よりの喜びになります。

▼ 多様な交流
野菜を分けてくれる農家さんの稲刈りや、地域のお年寄りのお手伝いなどにも出かけます。観光で訪れるだけでは見えない、この土地の暮らしに深く触れることができます。
ベジタリアン、ヴィーガン、グルテンフリーの方も大歓迎。

「経済効率や利益追求、競争の場とは反対の方向を目指している場所」 だからこそ、ここでは競争から離れて、自分のペースで、純粋に料理と交流を楽しむことができます。

原っぱカフェでの詳しい活動内容、滞在設備、よくある質問などは、
WWOOFerさん案内ページをご確認ください。
https://volunteer.harappacafe.net/
(ただいま準備中の項目もありますが、ぜひご覧ください)

お待ちしています！

【❄️ 冬（10月〜3月）に来られる方へ】
夜はマイナス5度近くまで冷え込む日もあります。
寝る時に温かく過ごせる服や厚手の靴下を必ず用意してきてください！
--------- Information ---------
◎ Love cooking? Come join us at Harappa Cafe in Yufuin!

＜Now, we are urgently seeking for WWOOFers who can stay some days from April 1st until April 14th or after May 2＞

Do you enjoy being in the kitchen?
Do you have a favorite dish that you’d love to share?
We’re looking for WWOOFers who love food!

▼ What is Harappa Cafe?
Located in Yufuin, Oita, we’re a "community restaurant".
It’s a place where locals and travelers from around the world can gather to eat, talk, and exchange stories and ideas.

▼ No professional skills needed.
The most important thing isn't your technique.
It’s about your passion for cooking.
Here, you’re free to make whatever you’d like to eat or something you want others to try!
We also warmly welcome vegetarians, vegans, and those with gluten-free dietary needs.

▼ A "Pay-as-you-wish" system
We don’t have fixed prices.
Guests decide what to pay based on how much they enjoyed their experience.
For us, seeing an empty plate and hearing a happy "Delicious!" is the best reward.

For more information about Harappa Cafe's activities, accommodation facilities, and frequently asked questions, please check out our WWOOFer information page.
https://volunteer.harappacafe.net/en/
(Coming soon: More photos and details!)

We look forward to seeing you!

【❄️ For those coming during the colder months (October–March)】
On some days, temperatures can drop to nearly -5°C (23°F) at night.
Please make sure to bring warm clothes and thick socks to stay cozy while you sleep!

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