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WWOOFer Application Form

This is an application form for people who want to go WWOOFing in Japan.
This application form will be your WWOOFer profile that is seen by Hosts after your registration, and based on it Hosts will decide whether or not to accept you. So, it is to your benefit to provide full and comprehensive details about yourself.
After your registration, you will be able to upload your photo, and you will be able to edit your profile.

Please read the following items, and then proceed with your application.

NOTE: To use the WWOOF Japan website we recommend Safari, Chrome or Firefox browsers. Internet Explore browser does NOT work well, specially when sending an application form or editing your profile.

NOTE: GMAIL USERS, ATTENTION PLEASE! It seems for some gmail users, our WWOOF Japan emails are going to spam, or are taking some hours to be received. If you have not received our email, please check your spam folder. If you cannot find it, please check your mail box in one hour or so.

*** Condition :
WWOOFers must be people who are willing to give their time and effort in support of what Hosts do at their place, and who are keen to learn and experience things from Hosts in return. WWOOFers must read the WWOOF Japan website, and agree to abide by WWOOF rules. WWOOFers must be over 15 years of age, but there is no maximum age limit. Children under 15 can go WWOOFIng when accompanied by an adult; see information pertaining to children below.

*** One Person, One registration :
Each person relating to whom Hosts are contacted, must be a WWOOF Japan member before Hosts are contacted. There is a renewal discount membership fee.

*** WWOOF membership period :
First year memberships are for 18 months duration.
(One year, plus 6 months bonus extra to give you time to plan well in advance)

*** Username & Password :
Your Username will be issued automatically, however you need to make your own password. Prepare one before you start filling in this form, containing 6 or more letters and numbers.

*** No Visa Assistance :
Neither WWOOF Japan, nor Hosts, can offer visa support of any kind.

*** With your family or friend :
If you are planning to travel with friend(s) or family, those persons will each need to send an application form and payment, and become a WWOOF Japan member BEFORE Hosts are contacted.
Please ENSURE you do NOT join WWOOF Japan, and then try to make plans to go WWOOFing with others who are themselves not yet WWOOF Japan members. Hosts will report such wrongdoing to the WWOOF Japan office, which may result in your membership being blocked or cancelled, or render you on a blacklist.
Most Hosts very reasonably say: "if a WWOOFer ignores rules relating to their membership application, it is likely they will likewise ignore the few rules I have at my place, and therefore I do not want them at my place".
Penalties apply, as stated in the WWOOF rules.

*** Going WWOOFIng with a child(ren)
From 0 to 15 years, free of charge. All Child information must be provided in the application form of his or her guardian.

To join WWOOF Japan for the first time, complete the following form.
If you have registered before, just login and select your membership plan to renew your membership. If you cannot remember your former membership details, please complete and send a new application form.

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YOUR PROFILE FOR HOSTS
The answers you provide in this section will be visible to registered WWOOF Japan HOSTS with a valid membership when they have logged into the website by providing their username and password.

Your name:

Your name in KATAKANA or HIRAGANA, if you know it:

Your age:

Your gender:

Male

Female

Other

I Don’t Want to Say

What languages do you speak:

Other Language(s):

If you speak Japanese, please indicate your level of proficiency:

Elementary level

Intermediate level

Advanced level

Your nationality:

Will you be taking children of 0-15 yrs WWOOFing with you?:

Yes No

Will you go WWOOFing with your family/friend(s) of 16 yrs or over?:

If so, be sure to do the following 2 steps :
1. They MUST also send their WWOOFer application form & membership payment within 2 working days.
2. In your profile, edit & add their WWOOFer username(s) in the box below within 2 working days of them sending their application & payment.

WWOOFing with family/friend(s)? Please provide their names and WWOOFer usernames :
(eg: Sue Smith, w98765):

What is your country of birth:

Your occupation:

Other Occupation(s):

What is your purpose or motivation to go WWOOFing?:

What skills or experience do you have that you will give to the hosts you visit?:

What skills or experiences would you like to gain from the hosts you visit?:

Please provide a brief description in simple terms of your education:

Please provide a brief description in simple terms of your work experiences / career:

What are your hobbies?:

Do you have a driver's license in your home country?:

Yes No

If Yes, please specify, what kind of car are you qualified to drive:

A manual car

An automatic car

Both a manual and an automatic car

I do not drive

If you are or will be traveling outside your home country, will you have an international drivers license?:

Yes No

Do you smoke?:

Yes No

Consumption of alcohol:

I drink alcohol

I drink a little alcohol

I do not drink alcohol

Your height:

I do not want to give my height:

Your weight:

I do not want to give my weight:

Have you been WWOOFing in the past?:

Yes No

If you have been WWOOFing in the past, where?:

Your diet:

Please give any additional details about your diet or anything else you want the Host to know about:

Your general WWOOFing plans:
a. When do you plan to begin WWOOFing?
b. For what duration?
c. To what part(s) of Japan?
d. To how many different hosts?
For example: I plan to WWOOF next spring, for about one month, in Shikoku, with at least two hosts

My WWOOFing Plan:

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PRIVATE
This information is only for you to know and manage. Please keep this information private.

Password:

Verify Password:

Email:

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ADMINISTRATIVE USE INFORMATION
The answers you provide in this section are for identity verification and WWOOF Japan administration purposes.

First Name as shown on your official ID:

Last Name as shown on your official ID:

Verify your E-mail:

Your permanent residential address:

Street Address 1:

Street Address 2:

City:

State/Province:

Postcode / Zipcode:

Country:

Your telephone number, or your mobile telephone number:

Birth Year:

Birth Month:

Birth Day/Date:

If you have been WWOOFing in Japan before, please give the year and name or code of the host(s):

Please provide a means of verifying your identity:

Note: with the exception of cases involving illegality or emergency, hosts will not be be able to read the details of the identification that you provide, but they will be able to see whether you have or have not provided a means of verifying your idenity. It is required that you check one of the boxes below in order to process your application.

Type of identification:

Name(s) on the ID:

Country of issue:

Issuing authority:

Identification Number:

Expiry date:

If you chose "Other", please provide information essential to officially verifying this item, including what type of item it is:

If you are WWOOFing with child(ren) under the age of 16:

There is no additional fee for accompanying children under the age of 16, but you must provide their details in your application form below. Children 16 years and older must pay the full adult fee and send in a separate application form. Please ENSURE you do NOT only join WWOOF Japan yourself & then try to make plans to go WWOOFing with others who are themselves not WWOOF Japan members--Our Hosts will report to us your contacting them for yourself & your non-member family or friends, and this may automatically render you on a Blacklist which Hosts check regularly. And PENALTIES apply.

Surname:

First name:

Gender:

Male Female No Child

Date of birth:

Surname:

First name:

Gender:

Male Female No Child

Date of birth:

Surname:

First name:

Gender:

Male Female No Child

Date of birth:

How did you find out about WWOOF Japan?:

Details of items checked above:

Lost User ID or Password:

Please produce a question and an answer through which we can identify you if you loose your User ID or Password.

Example question: What was the name of my high school?
Answer: London city boys

Your question:

Your answer:

Additional information you want WWOOF Japan to know:

Everything I have stated here in this application is true:

Accept Terms and Conditions:

Security Code:

English Translation: Enter Security Code - - - Japanese Translation: セキュリティコード（枠内に見えている数字か文字を「半角」で打ち込みください）:

Membership Plan:

1 ADULT MEMBERSHIP

Single Adult WWOOF Japan Membership (16 years and older) for 18 months starting immediately upon verification of payment

18 months for JPY 5,500.

WWOOFers will be automatically subscribed to the WWOOF Japan newsletter upon registration. You can unsubscribe later if you wish.

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