Help at our farm on the island of Yakushima, Japan

Immerse yourself in the local culture: A traveler recommended this host for those looking for a local cultural immersion
Connect with nature: A traveler recommended this experience for reconnecting with nature
Accepts couples and pairs of volunteers

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What you offer

20h

Hours per week: Help out and collaborate with your host only a few hours per week.

Social Work: Help with volunteer work in local projects and communities.

Teaching Languages: Teaching a language to the host, guests, or local communities.

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What you get

Days off per week: Have some time off for yourself, go explore the city or rest for a while.

Shared Dorm: You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other travelers.

Breakfast: You are entitled to a free breakfast, every day of your stay.

Lunch: You are entitled to a free lunch, every day of your stay.

Dinner: You are entitled to a free dinner, every day of your stay.

Basic Internet Access: Basic speed internet for you to work remotely

Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

Language lessons: Take free language classes at our place.

Support: Get help from the Worldpackers support team in case you need it, at any point of your trip.

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Availability

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Stay at least: 2 weeks

Stay up to: 2 months

The Experience

We operate a farm and a correspondence-based high school on Yakushima Island, in Kagoshima Prefecture, south of Japan. We also have a small cafe where we sometimes hold events for people that live on the island to connect with nature, and with each other. Many students from across Japan come to our correspondence-based high school in Yakushima, to find themselves and reconnect with nature and each other.

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Requirements

Beginner Japanese or Intermediate English
Between 18 and 80 years old
Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

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1 Review

5.0

Host & Team

5.0

Hours & Tasks

5.0

Private School

5.0

Learning & Fun

5.0

How this experience will transform you

1 Immersing in the local culture
1 Get in touch with nature
1 Developing environmental awareness

This host contributes to Sustainable Development Goals

1 4. Quality education
1 15. Life on land

Susanna

Italy

My experience at Ozhora Club in Yakushima was amazing! I was so lucky to be accommodated at Daisuke-san's own house. This allowed me to deepen into Japanese culture as well as to improve my comprehension of Japanese language. Moreover, I was able to visit both Senvus Village -where I helped cutting some trees and removing weeds from the tea field- and Ohzora High School, where I also met some members of the staff. During my entire permanence, Marianela kept in touch with me, asking me what I did during the day, if everything was okay and being always available for any doubt or problem.

12 months ago

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