Working Visitors and Work Camper Program


Less than 60 days

More than 60 days, please see "volunteers page"

 

Working Visitor - General Information

If you feel that you want to work and live together with people from many different countries AND want to stay less than 60 days, why don't you come to work at ARI as a volunteer?  For people who want to stay more than 60 days, please go to ‘Volunteer.”

You are invited to visit ARI at any time, although we do ask for visitors to try not to schedule a trip to our campus during the month of April when our new participants are getting adjusted to campus and the training program. Even if you can only make it for part of the day, we would be delighted to share our food and talk with you. Please call in advance so we can make sure to set up a tour for you. Visitors who stay for a meal are asked to pay 700 yen for breakfast, lunch or supper.

 

Who is “Working Visitor”
Working visitors are individuals who volunteer at ARI for one day to 60 days and take an active part in the community. Working visitors are assigned to a working section, just like volunteers and help with “foodlife” work twice a day. Individuals or groups that come as working visitors sometimes stay in the dormitories if there is room, or may stay in the nearby Seminar House.

This is a great opportunity for those who are interested in learning more about their world, their food and their personal identity. Working visitors often get a chance to learn something new and feel more connected to their fellow human beings. Participants also gain a wonderful chance to exchange fellowship and make new friends while working together.

Please contact us for more information about visiting: 

ecu@ari-edu.org

 

Expenses for Working Visitors
Visitors working at ARI for one to three days are asked to pay 700 yen per meal, while visitors staying for longer than three days are asked to pay 400 yen per meal.

Rooms may be available for your stay in the campus dormitories. Men and women are housed in separate dormitories and are double occupancy.  Depending on occupancy, you may be assigned to a 4 or 6 bed or tatami room.  The expenses to stay in the dorm depends on how long you wish stay.

1-3 night(s)                          2,200 /night
4-13 nights                          1,800 /night
14-28 nights                        1,400 /night
29-59 nights                        800 /night
(amount quoted in Yen)

 

Work Camp Program

ARI provides a very unique opportunity for young Japanese people through our work camp program.  We invite groups of all sizes to come and join us in our daily farm work and thus have the experience of working together and communicating with all the members of our international community.  This is especially meaningful to youth who have grown up in urban areas, many of which have never seen a real goat or used a shovel.  They have the chance to gain many new experiences, which truly impact their lives.  Some examples of the work they do are working in the fields, milking cows, gathering eggs, and even butchering chickens.  Furthermore, they have the opportunity to communicate and learn from people from all over the world, by working and eating meals together and generally just spending time with them.  It is an amazing opportunity for these kids to broaden their world outlook without even leaving Japan. 

Each year ARI receives 800 to 1000 work campers from schools and organizations such as Tokyo University, Meiji Gakuin University, Aoyama Gakuin University, Utsunomiya University, YMCA, Global Citizen Society, JOCV, etc.  Kanda University of International Studies Habitat for Humanity circle participated in a work camp for 3 days and 2 nights.

Various groups from YMCA, SCF, ICU (International Christian University), etc. plan work camps and visit ARI. You could join them, or you could plan work camps with your friends.

 

Expenses (staying at the seminar house)
Staying expenses: 3,900 yen/ night
You can cook at the Seminar House by yourselves, or you can have meals at Koinonia House. In that case, breakfast, lunch and supper are: 700 yen per person, per meal.

 

Things you need to bring
Working clothes, working gloves, rubber boots, rainwear, health insurance certificate and biodegradable shampoo (it is sold at ARI).

Please contact us for more information about visiting: 

nsh@nasu-net.or.jp             

Mr. Nakamura
Nasu Seminar House
E-mail : nsh@nasu-net.or.jp
Tel. 0287-36-6352


 


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