Mio, Mihama-cho, Wakayama Prefecture, a small fishing village surrounded by mountains on three sides, used to be home to over 1,000 people. Now more than half of the houses are vacant and the population has dropped below 500 this spring. Visitors can fish and SUP in the ocean in front, pick wild vegetables in the mountains behind, and enjoy nature while looking out at the ocean. 4 km of pine forests and the vast “Enjugahama Beach” allow visitors to feel the Pacific Ocean as they splash in the waves. The Mio area was once a village that produced immigrants to Canada and is called “America Village.” Even today, one can still feel traces of exchange with Canada. Recently, guesthouses, restaurants, and frappuccino shops have begun to open, and the area is attracting attention as a place to settle.
It is a “developing” base that has just moved to the area and will be renovated and the fields cultivated with the help of the local people.Our motto is little by little but let’s do everything that we can do. And here is the place to get into this rural area so members of this community often come in a day and chat together. Our place seems to change a lot depends who you are.
¥5940per night
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The exchange rate is current. Please note that the purchase price may fluctuate.
March: DIY April: flower viewing, planting summer vegetable seedlings; May: rice planting;
June: SUP ban lifted; DIY July: swimming SUP, summer vegetable harvest; DIY August: swimming SUP, summer vegetable harvest, rice harvest; DIY
September: DIY October: many Japanese Americans from Canada come; DIY November: mandarin orange picking; DIY
December to February: DIY
March: DIY April: flower viewing, planting summer vegetable seedlings; May: rice planting;
June: SUP ban lifted; DIY July: swimming SUP, summer vegetable harvest; DIY August: swimming SUP, summer vegetable harvest, rice harvest; DIY
September: DIY October: many Japanese Americans from Canada come; DIY November: mandarin orange picking; DIY
December to February: DIY
It was fun being taken around by the owner. The board game cafe in Gobo we entered right after arriving was a amazing! Since the house was still under renovation, I'm looking forward to seeing how it has changed when I visit again!
We basically accept credit card payment.
It’s included a fee for staying, for the service of insulting the manager, interviewing when you match, and tax. Some of the Host is included in food costs.
You can stay from minimum 4 nights and 5 days. Minimum stay differs from host to host, please check each host’s home page for details. Also it refers amount of per day per week. If you wish to stay in a homestay for more than one month, a daily fee will be added to the monthly amount.
For homestay residences that require transportation, the host will pick you up and drop you off. Details on pick-up and drop-off are listed in the “Location” section of each host’s page.
Please send a request at least three months to three days before your desired stay dates. Highly recommend you send a request as early as possible, as reservations tend to increase before a month.
Prices for preschool and elementary school students differ depending on the homestay. Please check the “Additional Fees” on each host’s page. If there is no indication of preschool and elementary school student rates in the “Additional Fees” section, the rates are the same as the general rates.
It basically going to be the same room. Please check each host page for less expensive rates for two people. However, if two adults request separate rooms, the regular rate per person will be charged.