h54424

Member for
6 years
Chubu
Nagano
Chikuhoku Village
User ID
54424
Host
Username
h54424
筑北村
  • Vegetable Farm
  • Rice Farm
  • Dairy Farm
  • Vegetable Gardens
  • Other
里山暮らしを中心とした、日々の暮らしに向き合う体験を企画実施しています。具体的には、お米・野菜づくりなどの食料の自給、DIY・茅葺きなどの住まいの建築、和の裁縫をベースとした服づくり、薪を中心とした暮らしを目指し、それに向けて取り組んでいます。現在、わが家には昭和時代に建てられた2部屋の離れ（家族の居住空間/事務所）、茅葺き屋根の小屋3棟（茶室/縄文小屋/五右衛門風呂）、古民家（今後の宿泊施設予定）があります。日中に身体を動かし作業をしてから、縄文小屋で火を囲みながら心の内側に向き合いお酒を飲む時間、ともに支え合い暮らすような感覚を大切にしています。体験をベースとした宿泊業の開業に向けて、現在取り組んでいます。
Hello! We are a family of three - our names are Hajime, Hinako and we have a baby called Yu. Originally from Tokyo, Hajime moved to Chikuhoku Village in 2020 to build a self-sufficient life. To us, self sufficient means living a life that is sustainable and community-oriented. It means reducing waste, growing my own vegetables and rice, creating wood fired heating systems, building thatched roofs, home-construction and co-living with nature in a way that is natural, circular and co-dependent. Our aim is to sustain myself, my family and my community cohabiting with nature and the changing seasons. We are exploring a satoyama lifestyle, in the village, with a strong sense of community amidst the mountains. We are seeking out questions of happiness, the idea of richness in satoyama, and are constantly learning, changing and developing. We are so grateful to our neighbours, community and nature for the gifts they give us and the gifts we give back. We would love to share this way of living with you.
  • Non Agricultural Chemical Method of Farming
  • Permaculture
  • Rice Farming
  • Composting Toilet
  • Forestry and the Use of Timber
  • Hand-Made Houses
  • Slaughtering Chickens for Meat for Human Consumption
  • Making Wooden Things
  • Mountain Climbing
  • Walking in the Bush
  • Hot Spring
  • General Japanese Family
Not applicable
Not Applicable
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
コンポストトイレの利用。
スーパーで袋を貰わない。
野菜作り、鶏の解体、伐採、味噌作りなど実践中。
In our day-to-day life, we work outside most of the day. We each do different chores every day, including working on the rice fields, gardening, taking care of our baby, taking care of the goat, chopping wood and making fire. We are also working on projects, such as building thatched rooves and renovating our homes. We cook every meal, and in the evening, we take a traditional Japanese bath called `goemon buro` outside in nature. A part of our daily routine is spending time together, having deep and meaningful conversations and learning from each other.
  • We usually eat vegetables and rice but we have meat and fish if we are given it
  • We cook various international meals
  • We always cook homemade meals
When we have a party or an event, we might drink with WWOOFers but these occasions are not so often
No, nobody smokes
  • In a tiny village in a mountain area
  • In a valley between mountains
  • 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
  • Small House
  • Thatched roof house
  • Home-Made House
  • Other
Currently, our home has a kitchen, a shared space and two bedrooms. We have also built three traditional Japanese thatched roofs, including a tea room, a jomon hut with a bonfire, and a goemon bath. The woofers stay in the guestroom - a newly renovated room with comfortable futon beds. Upstairs, we have one shared Japanese toilet. We are also in the process of building a big guesthouse, renovating an old, beautiful building for our guests.
15
25
15
5
Yes
  • Goats
No
  • Almost All Year Round
  • The period will be determined depending on our workload
Up to Three
5 to 20
Depends on the situation
  • Other
We are looking for woofers who are open-minded and curious to learn about rural life, nature, the environment and Japanese culture. We are very flexible with the kind of help that woofers can provide based on their strengths and interests. For example, if you enjoy cooking, we are happy for you to make meals, if you enjoy art we are happy for you to make clothes. We want to work together as a team and build community together. This means that the work is free-flowing, flexible and spontaneous. We become like a family in the time you stay here.

Our biggest priority is our son. He is the centre of our family life, and the reason behind many of the choices we make. We hope our volunteers can accomodate this, and enjoy spending time with us all as a family.
  • Other
We appreciate support from woofers in daily chores, such as farming and working in the rice fields, cooking, dish washing, cleaning, chopping wood, looking after the baby, milking the goat, diy construction and building projects, and making a fire for the bath. As mentioned above, this depends on the strengths, needs and interests of the volunteers. We are very flexible with what you can support us with, and we love to learn and try new things too!
We are trying to give WWOOFers 6 hours a day, however, it may increase or decrease depending on the activities we are doing
  • Other
The woofers stay in the guestroom - a newly renovated room with comfortable futon beds. The shared toilet attached to our bedroom is upstairs. You are free to use it at any time.
  • Other
We cook three meals a day at home. We normally eat rice and many organic, locally grown vegetables, beans, chicken, deer meat, eggs and miso soup. We are very flexible with what we eat and we love to try new things. We are open to vegetarian and vegan diets, and try to eat more vegetarian food ourselves too.
We can cook for even Vegans
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
  • Other
We are fluent and comfortable speaking in English. Hinako grew up in the US for some time!
2020年4月に始動。

”暮らしを手作り”にをコンセプトに活動していきます。

お米、大豆、野菜(初年度は目標30品目)を自給して、小屋やタイニーハウスなども手作りしていきます。

ゆくゆくはジビエ肉の自給や養蜂にもチャレンジします。

この場が、自給自足を目指す人達の交流の場、自給自足に興味・関心がある人が実践するきっかけとなる場になれば幸いです。
We are very excited to meet people from around the world and to learn from each other. For us, having woofers is a form of travel. We meet so many different people from different sides of the world, with different perspectives, and different ideas. It enables us to grow and develop as a family, and to build joy and happiness, which is the fundamental aim of our life. We are constantly learning - farming, agriculture, and building thatched roofs is still very new for us. We are happy to share our way of life with you, and are really looking forward to meeting you and learning about how we can be more sustainable!
WE ARE ACCEPTING WWOOFers
暮らしつくり研究所&森の妖精が運営する八(はっち)は暮らしを手作りをコンセプトに活動しています。

作業は内容は、DIY（古民家改修や茅葺きなど）1畝の家庭菜園での農作業、田植えの準備、竹藪伐採などの中からやりたいことをやっていただけると嬉しいです。

現在息子がまだ小さいので、子どもが好きな方に来てほしいです。


私は農家ではなく、DIYも独学なので、がっつり学びたい方には物足りないと思います。これから畑やDIYを始めたい方、一緒に楽しみながら学んでいきましょう。

畑作業やDIYがお好きな方ご連絡お待ちしております。
We have baby. We accept wwoofers who like baby.

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