WWOOF Japan - User Account

Member for
20 years

City/Town/Village (Romaji)

Kounosu-shi

City/Town/Village (Japanese)

鴻巣市

Host Type

General Farm (grow various kinds of plants)
Poultry Farm
Center for the Environment

Other Host Type (Japanese)

Other Host Type (English)

Activities

General Organic Farming
Aigamo Method (Duck Method)
Diversified Farming with Some Livestock (Rotating Livestock and Crops to Produce Sustainability)
CSA, Community Supported Agriculture
Small Scale, Large Variety Farming
Rice Farming
Vegetable Farming
Keeping Free-Range Chickens
Peace in the World
International Support
Opportunities to Study Japanese
Environmental Education
Food and Farming Education
Producing Miso
Slaughtering Chickens for Meat for Human Consumption
Making Soba noodles
Making Udon Noodles

Organic Production

70 to 90% organic

Organic Certification

No

Certification Details

Organic Lifestyle

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

Example of Lifestyle (Japanese)

Example of Lifestyle (English)

Diet

General diet including meat and fish
We always cook homemade meals
We may eat pre-made foods from supermakets and department stores
We never eat fast food such as McDonald’s and KFC, etc.

Alcoholic Drinks

We drink and if WWOOFers like drinking, we may have opportunities to drink sometimes

Do Host members smoke?

No, nobody smokes

Atmosphere

In the town
On a big street
On a small street
WWOOFers can walk here from the nearest public transportation, station / bus stop

Home and Work

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

Type of Home

Typical Japanese Size
Two Story House
Traditional farm house
Typical Residential Home

Other Home Type (Japanese)

Other Home Type (English)

Spring Temperature

20

Summer Temperature

33 日本一暑い熊谷の隣町

Autumn Temperature

２０

Winter Temperature

寒い朝で－３　北風強い

Livestock

Yes

Type of Livestock

Chickens for Eggs
Aigamo Ducks

Other Livestock (Japanese)

Other Livestock (English)

Pets

Yes

Type of pets

Dog
Cat

Other Pets (Japanese)

Other Pets (English)

WWOOFer Acceptance Period

Almost All Year Round
March
April
May
June
July
September
October
November
December

Duration of Stay

One Night
A Few Days
4 to 7 Days
8 to 10 Days
For Short Stay Only

WWOOFers at a Time

One Only

WWOOFers Per Year

20 to 50

When two or more WWOOFers are traveling together, the Host prefers:

Accepting Children

Depends on the situation

Preferred WWOOFer Traits

No conditions. If we do not have other WWOOFers or other WWOOFer reservations, we welcome all WWOOFers
Single WWOOFer
We welcome all nationalities
WWOOFers with absolutely no farming experience are welcome
WWOOFers who are interested in farming
WWOOFers who are interested in environmental issues
WWOOFers who are interested in food
WWOOFers who do not have any animal allergies