“Nothing but everything.” Soba noodle shop, cartoonist, woodworker, potter, dyer, beer brewer, tea farmer, photographer, etc. Higashiyoshino Village is home to many people who practice a “way of life that is their own. Higashiyoshino Village in Yoshino-gun, Nara Prefecture, has a population of approximately 1,600 and an aging population rate of 57%, making it an area on the leading edge of super-aging. 97% of the village area is surrounded by mountains and forests. People are attracted to Higashiyoshino Village because of its pleasant people and nature.
We spent a year and a half to DIY an old private house that had been vacant for 10 years in my grandmother’s family home.In one and a half years, about 1,000 people have visited the house on the trolley hill through hands-on events such as harvesting vegetables in the vegetable garden, making xylophones using Yoshino cedar, and holding tea-picking workshops. We try to create a place where people in Higashi-Yoshino Village and those outside the village can interact with each other. We are looking for people who have a desire to work together to deal with all kinds of issues in the community, using this place ”kamado” as a center for interaction.
¥5550per person per night
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April: Tea picking & Bancha making experience Cherry blossom viewing of 2000 weeping cherry trees / May: Making Kakinoha Sushi Making Dengara(traditional mochi) / June: Potato harvest festival, sweetfish fishing
July: Summer vegetable harvest event & BBQ, playing in the river / August: Nagashi Somen (fine white noodles served flowing down a bamboo) / September: Tea picking & tea making experience
October: Woodworking with Yoshino cedar / November: Children's market & making bamboo lanterns / December: Mochitsuki (rice cake pounding) with local residents
January: DIY workshop at an inn for spring break / February: Miso making experience / March: Tent sauna experience, potato planting experience
April: Tea picking & Bancha making experience Cherry blossom viewing of 2000 weeping cherry trees / May: Making Kakinoha Sushi Making Dengara(traditional mochi) / June: Potato harvest festival, sweetfish fishing
July: Summer vegetable harvest event & BBQ, playing in the river / August: Nagashi Somen (fine white noodles served flowing down a bamboo) / September: Tea picking & tea making experience
October: Woodworking with Yoshino cedar / November: Children's market & making bamboo lanterns / December: Mochitsuki (rice cake pounding) with local residents
January: DIY workshop at an inn for spring break / February: Miso making experience / March: Tent sauna experience, potato planting experience
We had the pleasure of staying with my son who’s turn to first grade for 5 nights and 6 days during his first summer vacation. My 6-year-old son said, "I have never seen such a nice house" when he saw the outside and inside of the house we arrived at after climbing a hill. We borrowed a net to catch insects, and my son spent every day catching insects.On the first day, Ryota-san guided my son to chop wood and have a BBQ. During our stay, we were taken to local facilities, played in the river with children who came to stay, and had opportunities to interact with local people and people who moved to Higashiyoshino Village. For my son, "to be in contact with many living things in nature" and for me, "to meet and talk with many people on the trip" came true during our stay in Rebe. Ryota-san's way of life was also greatly influenced by the image I had of him in Higashi-Yoshino Village, where he is making use of his vocational skills and interacting with people from various fields. In Higashiyoshino Village, my son's current next goal is to catch fish in the river.
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.