Tondabayashi

CODE: NICE-26S-0717A

Work:

Volunteers will work in the forest to maintain. Cutting woods, pealing skins, cutting bamboos, chopping firewood. Volunteers will also have activities such as bamboo craft, having a lecture about SATOYAMA.

Accomodation and food

Traditional Japanese house. Meals will be cooked by volunteers by turns.

Location and leisure

Tondabayashi city in Osaka. 40mins away from Osaka city by train. Other activities - Exchange cultures, experiencing Japanese culture etc.

Project hosted by

This project actively contributes to SDG 15: Life on Land, and has been organized in collaboration with local NPO — The Association for Protecting Nature in Tondabayashi since 1999. Satoyama are traditional rural landscapes of woodlands, fields, and rivers, shaped by human activity over centuries. Unlike untouched nature, they create diverse environments and support rich biodiversity. With urbanization, many forests are now unmanaged, reducing vegetation diversity and altering the satoyama ecosystem. Through this project, we aim to revive Satoyama with the power of global volunteerism! Most members of the local organizations are between 60 and 80 years old, and they greatly welcome the participation of young people and international volunteers to help energize and support their activities—both physically and mentally.

Directions to meeting point

Additional comments

Study theme - Volunteers will get knowledge of conservation work in a forest. Participation fee - 18,000 JPY (99 EUR by the rate on 2026 Feb. 14) of "NICE Volunteers" fee need to be paid in advance either by Card or PayPal. This is used for the project preparation/ coordination such as the transportation of the staff/ camp leaders, visa invitation cost, publications, etc. while the meals and the accommodation are provided by the local host by free (so, your fee is not used for those things!). Other - None