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staff are trying to focus on not only to enrich the services they are providing but also to introduce their welfare programs and activities to the local people. There are approximately 40 people staying and 24 staff. Kunimi-En calles the week as “International Exchange Week” when they have volunteers, and conduct a special program during the week. Work: Volunteers will help people (from 25 to 75 years old) with both indoor and outdoor activities such as farm work, hand craft, art, Sado (Japanese tea ceremony). Volunteers will be asked to help those people with their daily routines such as cleaning. Also, work can be replaceable if you have alternative. Please tell us your preference in advance. Accommodation: Volunteers will be accommodated in a Ryokan (Japanese style hotel) near Kunimi-En. Facilities: Bedding will be provided. There are a washer, a lavatory and a shower room. Internet access and international phone are available at the facility. A small shop is near the accommodation. Meals: Volunteers will have lunch and dinner with the people at Kunimi-En but need to buy breakfast on your own. What to bring: Volunteers need to bring work clothes (short sleeved T shirts, polo shirts, long pants and sneakers). No skirt/shirt pants are allowed. Note: There will be an even to introduce your country (Food, books, CD, maps) in Sep 3rd. Please prepare for this event. You can put the date in USB, please bring it with you. Basic Japanese skill would be very helpful to enjoy this project. Better bring a Japanese dictionary if you happen to have one! It will be so helpful for a better understanding of people and other matters. Location: Kunimi-En is about half an hour by train from Kofu city in Yamanashi prefecture. You can see Mt. Fuji, the highest and most sacred mountain in Japan, with the Japan South Alps as background. The place is also famous for a rapid Fuji river, and those landscapes are depicted in famous Japanese printing "Ukiyoe" by Katsushika Hokusai (1760~1849). Also, Pacific Ocean is only 1.5 hours’ drive away. Remarks: Volunteers who learned about welfare or social security are welcome. Volunteers need to understand about developmentally handicapped people (25 – 75 years old, autism disorder, down syndrome etc) and to have knowledge of basic nursing care. Volunteers who are allergic to cat are not acceptable. 26
CIEEJ1319 Shizenkan Sahimel/ SHIMANE CULT/FEST Length: 3 rd – 16 st September Volunteers: 3 Age: over 18 Language: English / Japanese Host Organization: The Shimane Nature Museum of Mt.Sanbe ( Sahimel ) Airport: Kansai International Airport/Iwami Airport Terminal: JR Oda-shi Station or Oda station Background: Shimane International Center was established in Shimane prefecture in order to promote international exchange and cooperation with many oversea countries. This center has conducted many programs, such as giving Japanese guidance to non-Japanese residents, accepting foreign students and offering the place for intercultural exchanges between citizens and foreign people. Volunteers will work in Nature museum which the Center runs. Work: Volunteers will help indoor and outdoor works in the Nature Museum. - Arranging (classifying) insects samples, guiding visitors at the exhibits - Translating signs or brochures of the museum. - Helping with special exhibits and astronomical observation programs - Helping with inter-cultural exchange events for visitors (mainly elementary school children and kindergarteners) Accommodation: Volunteers will be accommodated in National Sanbe Youth Friendship Center, close to the museum. Facilities: Bedding will be provided. There are a washer, a bath room and a lavatory. Public phone is available nearby. Meals: Breakfast and dinner will be provided in the dining room. For lunch, lunch box will be provided. What to bring: Volunteers need to bring clothes which are suitable for the work such as T shirts, pants, sneakers. It will be quite cool in the mornings and evenings. So please bring long sleeved shirts. A hat/cap for outdoor work is a must, toiletries and towels are necessary as well. Note: One night home stay will be planned. Location: Shimane Pref. is located in the west part of the mainland and faces the Japan Sea. Endowed with abundant natural beauty, Shimane changes its seasonal expressions so gracefully every time the seasons change from one to another. Oda-shi, where this museum is located, has a population of 40,000 people, and lies about 600 meters above sea level, surrounded 27
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