My Life on a Japanese Farm (WWOOF JAPAN)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 มิ.ย. 2024
- Life in rural Japan had its ups and downs. Here is a recap of my experience!
WWOOF Japan, the volunteer organisation I went through: www.wwoofjapan.com/
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I cannot believe this. I've been thinking of my future for many years and it has let me to truly discover myself, and i've noticed a pattern, once i start going on the right road, the next steps in reaching my ideal future fall into place on their own, but i had to learn to recognise these.
I was planning out my future in Japan, working on a farm in the countryside, but i started to feel uneasy at how hard it seemed to actually start, since i would be alone. And then from nowhere I find this video, and it's perfection. (It also came out on my birthday it seems lol (July 14th))
I haven't heard of this WWOOF before, and now that I have, my plans are back in full action and I am motivated to continue once more!
how are you doing?
I have the same dream
though I'm a girl with chronic illnesses,not sure if I can make it happen
@@muniaisworthitoh my god I've never felt so seen in my life .. this seems like a dream come true but I always have something slightly off to make me not able to be as physical as I want
@@joebenedryl2975 hope you make it buddy
I'll also try but my health is only deteriorating,dunno how I'll get better. Currently recovering from serious jaundice
Sounds like a great experience. Especially the being the healthiest you've ever felt is truly a gift.
Great video! So glad youtube recommended this to me. Really nice story and chill video. I was volunteering in Rikuzentakata in 2015 and this brought back so many memories :) thank you!
Thanks for sharing this man. I live in Tokyo myself and haven't been able to get out and do much during this pandemic, so it's really lovely to see the green fields of the 田舎, even if only through a screen! Can really relate to the isolation too. Even in the city I feel like I'm surrounded by people here, yet feel so far away from anyone I really know. Thought the kanji diary was a really cool idea btw, might have to try that one myself.
This is an awesome window into another experience! Thanks for showing us!
Beautiful video and wonderful information. Your presentation is very nice.
Thanks for sharing!! Really showed the ups and downs of a wwoofing experience and glad you had a fulfilling time! Good luck
Farm work may be tough but the scenery is so good
Very interesting video! I recently discovered WWOOF and it got me interested. I'm planning to do working holiday too, however, I might just do that on a tourist stay first to extend my time in Japan a bit. I'm from the countryside myself, but I can see how it might feel a bit lonely. Thanks for your insight!
I’m going to do this in this coming summer.
Very cool thanks for sharing, I bet it felt like being stuck in Harvest Moon for 2 months.
Haha, I was playing Stardew Valley at the time, which became something of a 4D experience. I came inside from the field, booted up the game, and found I could feel and smell everything.
Love the soothing way your video was edited. appreciate you sharing the experience, I have no intentions to WWOOF but came across your video searching for organic farming techniques in Japan. curious, what camera did you use to take most of your shots? the sky looks so pure in Japan!
Tono is so great! Sounds like a dreamy experience! (And yeah Rikuzentakata got hit really bad as you say...)
awesome
A quite fascinating video on the Japanese wwofing experience. Would you kindly recommend me some farms for my next destination?
Thanks a lot!
Thank you so much for sharing, I loved your impressions :) do you think it still will be a nice experience without knowing Japanese? And how many people understand English?
well made vid
Love your vedio, I get from this if I want to wwoof in Japan I need to know the language!
Nice man 🇺🇸
Oww, an organic rock farm?
Sounds like a dream, not the no internet part but the work and community, I think I would do very well in that kind of isolation. Great story, thanks for sharing. What sort of financial commitment was it? Did you have to pay to stay or was it working for room and food etc and not much else?
Thanks for watching :)
You have to pay ¥5,500 ($50) to WWOOF as a membership fee, but that's it. There's no financial transaction between you and the farm itself - you do the volunteer work, they repay you with a place to stay and food to eat.
@@Bonyari_Boy what about plane cost?
Dope
What is the best website for finding volunteer jobs in Japan?
Please share some information about the volunteering organization I would like to apply
What about language? Any barriers regarding language.
Hi, please can you share more about the expenses? Like, how much the entire stay cost?
You stay for free. In return for your labour.
The whisper was the loudest part of the video lol
Could you show me how to register tobe a wwoof member
How did you adapt to the foods provided by your host?
That was harder than I expected! We mostly only ate food that was grown on the farm, so we had lots of fresh and organic fruits, vegetables, eggs and rice to eat, but it also meant that there wasn't much variety as we only grew certain types of food, and what we had on hand changed with the seasons. It wasn't a big problem though - I remember eating a LOT at every meal to fuel myself for all the physical labour we were doing every day.
Hi, love your channel, I just discovered it. Could you share the name and maybe contact details of that farm? This is my dream... Farming... I live in the Canary Islands. I did 4 volunteerings in organic farms here... But... Still feel like I am not yet ready to start my own or how to start it...
Cat Cart LOL
Bro if I spend a year in japan can I change my work and stay in japan ?
I came on a 1-year Working Holiday Visa, and when that year ended, I was hired by a company which let me switch to a proper Work Visa that I can renew for as long as I'm working.
However, Japanese immigration doesn't really want people to stay in Japan after their Working Holiday (on my application for the WHV I had to state clearly 'I will go back to the UK' even though I didn't really mean it) and I've heard that nowadays it's much harder to switch to a Work visa without going back to your country to file the application. I haven't been able to ask anyone though, because COVID restrictions has meant that no one has been able to enter the country to work for a long time now...
Even if you did have to go back to your home country, the Working Holiday Visa can provide great opportunities for networking and career-building that will make it easier to get hired and live in Japan.
Hi my friend , Lovely video. I like to do volunteer work. How do I get contact please. I am hoping to travel to Japan soon. I am not looking for job in Japan. Thank you Best Regards Gamini from Australia
🤗 Ahhhh, I LOVE asking questions... Will people hate me because of that? I am just a naturally enthusiastic and curious person because I love to learn...
(Whispers: I am trying to find a place where I can afford to go to college so I can become a therapist... I am trying to avoid getting into student loan debt since I was born and raised in America. Any ideas anyone? I am willing to go anywhere that isn't too corrupt and I can afford my ADHD medicine. Also, I love my cat.)
how good does my Japanese have to be to do this sort of thing?
Depends on the farm. They generally do their best to be accommodating (especially as you’re a volunteer and not an employee), but of course there are few English-speakers in the Japanese countryside so you will come up against communication barriers somewhere.
organic farming doesn't have to be done manually. this is a common misconception. there is machinery for almost every task now. even for a farm that is a few acres. the equipment costs money, yes. but so does labour - unless the farm/farmer doesn't pay their staff ^^ wwoofing is exploitation. yea yea i know... some people have good experiences. sure. BUT, work can and should be a good experience. if someone enjoys their job, does that mean they shouldnt get paid????
Could a foreigner come to japan to work on one of these farms during covid? Also did you need a uni degree to apply? Thank you for sharing your experience!
No new foreign arrivals are currently allowed into Japan due to COVID-19. Only existing residents are allowed to leave and return. (Fingers crossed this changes in the next few months.)
You do not need a university degree to get a Working Holiday Visa or work/volunteer in Japan using one, but the WHV only lasts for one year (or I think max 18 months depending on what country you’re from), so if you want to stay in Japan for longer than that, you will need a uni degree in order to get a proper work visa.
@@Bonyari_Boy i have university degree in agriculture so can i came to work in this farm?
Hi
I am from India. I like this video can you please suggest me a Japanese organic agriculture chanel.
Thanks🙏
You know that you only have to work 5 hours?
Can't believe he worked 12 hours only for food and a bed. Crazy and insane, not even Japanese are that crazy.
@@weichmacher3973 12 hours a week?
Wait in a day wtf that's a lot
Eh, or work hard and build a relation with the locals and you can build alot of possibilities for yourself.
WTF wwof is supposed to be 4-6 hours work per day in trade for food and shelter. You worked about 12 hours without money? Congratulations for making other people rich and play their slave. Wow I'm angry. Can't believe the other comments just don't mention this.
I mean ur not wrong but you also get an experience that it's hard to get anywhere else
Sorry really curious what mascara brand...
Wow that sounds horrible. 😆
Putting yourself in the picture all the time, how boring! Where’s the farm ??
I from indonesia i want Agriculture job in jepan
Great life only my work was get all in joy foods work and history onto the next houses and clean and clear then its the same and most shut down all locked OUT with no no way back they all just join stones soils. This is the only way
Hi! Sent you a dm on insta!