1. Summary: Let's do farming and preserve beautiful scenery of rice fields!
2. Background: Organized together with Ojiro Tourism Association since 2009. This depopulated, aging small
village is located at the middle of north-west of the Hyo-no mountain. Nature in this area is
really beautiful. Local people wish to introduce go the people in the cities to enable them to
enjoy this beautiful nature as well as wonderful local culture through the interchange programs.
Volunteers are expected to work for the revitalization the village.
3. Work: We will maintain the rice field called “tanada”, a traditional Japanese rice field in the mountain
area. Tanada here was selected as one of “the 100 most beautiful tanada” in Japan. We will also
do some farming work or any work that local people need. We might make signpost of the area
for tourists.
4. Accommodation: Local community center. Meals will be cooked by volunteers by turns.
5. Study theme: You will get the knowledge how to activate a remoted area and make it attractive.
6. Other activities: Party with local people. hiking, Hot spring , excursion to sandhill in Tottori pref.
7. Location: Ojiro-ku, Kami town, located in the north-west the Hyogo prefecture, the middle of the Hyo-no
mountain.
8. Terminal: Osaka. From Osaka city to the meeting point, it will take for 3-4 hours by train and bus. You
need to arrive at Kansai airport by 8:00 on the first day and can leave there after 21:00 on 14th.
9. Requirement: Love nature, flexibility for many types of works
10. Participation fee: No fee
11. Language: English (Japanese is also welcomed!)
12. Other None