Shirakami 3

1. Summary: Let's be a volunteer for nature kid summer camp in beautiful World Natural Heritage!
2. Background: Organized together with Shirakami Nature School (SNS) since 2006. Shirakami Mountains is one
of Japanese valuable preserved natural forests consisting primarily of beech trees, registered as
a World Natural Heritage in 1993. SNS has a summer vacation program for kids aged 7-12.
Children will play and live in the nature to grow their independence, cultivate sensitivity, and
learn group cooperation. This is also good opportunity for children to learn about international
culture through communication with international volunteers.
Volunteers need to be ready to spend 24 hours with kids during this period except some free
times.
3. Work: We will help out and live together with kids all the time in the summer program, such as
supporting some activities in nature, and showing your culture, performance. We also help
some other needed works such as cleaning for community. You need to be flexible and respect
their ways!
4. Accommodation: Shared room in old elementary school. Meals will be cooked by volunteers by turns. Sleeing
bag is necessary.
5. Study theme: Volunteers will get knowledge of history and culture of Shirakami.
6. Other activities: cultural exchange parties with local people, hot spring, etc.
7. Location: The Shirakami Mountains, located in the northern part of Honshu Island, is a huge mountainous
area (130,000 hectares on the border between Aomori and Akita Prefectures).
8. Terminal: Tokyo. From Tokyo to the meeting point in Aomori pref., it takes 7 hours by bullet train or 10
hours by bus. You need to arrive at the airport in Tokyo(Narita/Haneda) by 19:00 PM on July.
29th and can leave there after 09:00 AM on Aug. 11th.
9. Requirement: Volunteers should love kids and speak/understand some Japanese language.
Responsibilities,group cooperativeness and high motivation are necessary! Volunteers have
experienced the activity withkids are welcome! Motivation letter is required.
10. Participation fee: No fee
11. Language: English and basic Japanese
12. Other none