h60857

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Chugoku
Okayama
Mimasaka city
User ID
60857
Host
Username
h60857
美作市上山地区
  • Rice Farm
  • Nature Guide
  • Farm Inn, Backpackers Lodge, Etc.
  • Meat Processing Place
  • Center for the Environment
  • Knowledge of General Farming
  • Sustainable Farming
  • Rice Farming
  • Keeping Free-Range Chickens
  • Living Self-Sufficiently
  • Solar Power
  • Electric Cars
  • Using Well Water
  • Making Mountain Paths
  • Forestry and the Use of Timber
  • Peace in the World
  • Lectures or Classes for Learning About Nature
  • Environmental Education
  • Hand-Made Houses
  • Making Jam
  • Producing Miso
  • Making Japanese Pickles
  • Slaughtering Chickens for Meat for Human Consumption
  • Producing Processed Food
  • Traditional Local Japanese Cooking
  • Fasting
  • Building Houses, Fixing Houses
  • Walking to Enjoy Nature
  • Hot Spring
  • General Japanese Family
  • Traditional Japanese Family
About half organic
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
棚田を守る活動をしている
薪ストーブを使用する、薪づくりしている
ゴミはなるべく少なく
テレビは見ない
タバコは吸わない、お酒は集まりがあるときに飲む
モノはリサイクルする、利用できるものは長く使用する
お米は自分たちで作ったもの
犬とヤギを飼っている
自家用野菜は落ち葉堆肥などで栽培
農薬はほぼ称しない
草刈りは多い
子供が3人いてできるだけ一緒に過ごす
子供も一人の人間として対等に接するようにしている。
地域住民とのお付き合いは大切にしている
春は山菜、狩猟もしてジビエも食べる
自然の中で子育てしている
自然エネルギーについても勉強している
太陽光パネルの活用もしている
Activities to protect terraced rice fields
Using a wood stove, making firewood
as little trash as possible
i don't watch tv
Don't smoke, drink alcohol when you have a gathering
Recycle things, use what can be used for a long time
Rice made by ourselves
have a dog and a goat
Vegetables for home use are grown using fallen leaf compost, etc.
almost no pesticides
lots of mowing
I have three children and spend as much time with them as possible.
Children are treated equally as human beings.
We value relationships with local residents
Wild vegetables in spring, hunting and eating wild game
raising children in nature
I am also studying about natural energy
We also use solar panels
  • General diet including meat and fish
  • We put great effort into how to cook and what to eat
  • We cook mainly Japanese meals
  • We usually cook homemade meals
  • We may eat pre-made foods from supermakets and department stores
  • We may buy obento (lunch boxes) at convenience stores and supermarkets
  • We may 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
No, nobody smokes
  • In the mountains
  • In a tiny village in a mountain area
  • Farming area
  • Quiet place
  • On a small street
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
  • Typical Japanese Size
  • Two Story House
  • Traditional farm house
18℃
30℃
22℃
8℃
Yes
  • Chickens for Eggs
  • Chickens for Meat
  • Goats
Yes
  • Dog
  • All Year Round
  • Almost All Year Round
  • 8 to 10 Days
  • A Few Weeks
  • 3 to 4 Weeks
  • A Few Weeks to a Few Months
  • A Few Months
  • More Than a few Months
  • 6 Months to One Year
  • 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
  • The first one week 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
We welcome one WWOOFer at a time, and a few WWOOFers too can stay with us simultaneously
5 to 20
  • 2 friend WWOOFers of the same gender
  • A group of friends WWOOFing together
Depends on the situation
  • Any gender
  • Any gender including LGBT, etc.
  • We prefer female WWOOFers, if possible
  • In their 20s
  • In their 30s
  • In their 40s
  • 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 can do carpentry
  • WWOOFers who can use computers
  • Active WWOOFers
  • Cheerful WWOOFers
  • WWOOFers who have a happy smile
  • Honest WWOOFers
  • Responsible WWOOFers
  • Independent WWOOFers
  • 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 have no dislikes about eating and food
  • WWOOFers who do not dislike insects
  • WWOOFers who can be fine with humid hot summer
  • 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
  • WWOOFers who like a life not using electricity
  • 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
  • General farming
  • Weeding
  • Gathering grass
  • Seeding
  • Planting seedlings in the ground
  • Harvesting
  • Wiping eggs
  • Watering
  • Planting rice plants
  • Reaping rice
  • Threshing
  • Getting rid of rice husks
  • Managing vegetable / rice fields
  • Thinning out flowers / small fruits
  • Chopping wood
  • Carrying logs
  • Cultivation of farm land
  • Feeding livestock
  • General animal care
  • Maintaining forest in the mountains / bush
  • Cleaning
  • Supporting environmental activities
  • Cooking
  • Washing the dishes
  • General housework
  • Looking after children
  • Helping children study
  • Making flower gardens
  • Building houses
  • Repairing houses
  • Painting
  • Helping farm / environmental experience courses
  • Computer related
  • Taking dogs for a walk
  • General living and accommodation related activities
  • Collecting info of local walking lanes
  • Pruning trees
  • Making bread
  • Helping at events
Usually WWOOFers need to volunteer more than 6 hours a day, however, we are balancing that by giving WWOOFers something extra, eg. extra days off
  • In a room in the house where the Host family live
  • Using a Japanese futon
  • One room for one person
  • One big room for several WWOOFers
  • Usually with the Host
  • 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
  • Other
状況による
Depends on the situation
We give ingredients and WWOOFers cook meals themselves, so they can cook anything they like usually
Yes, at a designated location
  • No
Yes
If we do not have any language barriers, we have time to communicate with WWOOFers
  • Yes, to a certain degree
  • WWOOFers do not need to speak Japanese now but they have to have a will to learn Japanese
  • Japanese
  • English
棚田で減農薬のお米づくり、農薬不使用の自家菜園、ヤギ、子供3人と古民家で暮らしています。160人の村に移住仲間が10世帯ほどいて色々な出会いや刺激が多いです。狩猟、ジビエ、古民家宿、棚田、お米づくり、畑などに興味ある方はぜひお越しください♪
I grow rice with reduced pesticides in terraced rice fields, have my own vegetable garden that does not use pesticides, goats, and live with my three children. There are about 10 families of immigrants in a village of 160 people, ...
WE ARE ACCEPTING WWOOFers
4-10月受付します。大まかな内容は棚田での暮らしのお手伝い、宿の掃除や稲作など。積極的に料理する方、子供と遊べる方大歓迎！
1000年以上前から続く棚田で減農薬のお米づくり、農薬不使用の自家菜園、ヤギ、子供3人と暮らしています。160人の村に移住仲間が10世帯ほどいて色々な出会いや刺激が多いです。狩猟、ジビエ、古民家宿、棚田、お米づくり、畑などに興味ある方はぜひお越しください♪
この棚田のNPO活動は農水省に認定されています。
Applications will be accepted from April to October ,2024．The general content includes helping with life in the rice terraces, cleaning the inn, and growing rice. Those who actively cook and enjoy playing with children are welcome!
We grow rice with reduced pesticides in terraced rice fields that have been around for over 1,000 years, have our own vegetable garden that does not use pesticides, goats, and live with our three children. There are about 10 families of immigrants in a village of 160 people, and there are many encounters and stimuli. If you are interested in hunting, gibier, old folk house inns, terraced rice fields, rice farming, fields, etc., please come by all means♪
The NPO activities of this rice terrace are certified by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries in Japan.

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