Date: Feb.3rd(Sat.)~Feb.4th(Sun.),2018  
Place: Kuroki Yame-shi, Fukuoka-ken


Kuroki Yame-shi, Fukuoka-ken is place of origin of Yame-cha.  There had had a leaving damage of flood in 2012.  But now affected area are restored thanks to local people, many unteers from nation and foreign countries.  

Activities:  
We will cooperate this weekend work camp with NPO “Sansonjyuku”.  “Sansonjyuku” is established on 1994.  They aim to conserve natural resources such as terrace fields and mountain forests with city and local people.  Yame-shi where has “Sansonjyuku” is one of agriculture and forestry towns.  Rice making on paddy terrace fields and growing tea plants for “Yame-cha” has been major industry there.  But now there has problems to keep natural resources because of farm products price and successors lacking.  “Sansonjyuku” get award of “Naikakusouridaijinshou” as “ryokkasuisinundou-kourousha” on 2006.  They have cooperated “Satoyama 80days volunteer” with we NICE from 2008 to aim for conserve country hill’s environment.  
In this time, we plan to work “Shiitake (a kind of mushroom)-kinuchi (one of cultivation steps)”.  We will make hole to “Kunugi (a kind of oak)” by using a drill and put “Tanegoma (chip spawn)” in the hole by hammer.  
That will be fun work for you with good sounds around a fire.  We plan to prepare the event and participate the events.  Let’s enjoy natural good sounds in Kuroki Yame-shi where remains wealthy nature.  
Some of the work camp experienced people from NICE plan to participate this work camp.  You can hear about work camp and NICE from them.  

<Schedule> (plan)
The 1st day
11:30 Meeting, Lunch, and Orientation
13:00 Work
16:00 Finish work
16:30 Bath and Cooking
18:00 Supper and Interact party
Let’s talk with members and “Sansonjyuku” members.  

The 2nd day
07:00 Wake up and Breakfast
09:00 Work
11:30 Lunch
13:00 Work
15:30 Finish work
16:00 Breaking up

Meeting day: Feb.3rd (Sat.),2018 11:00
Meeting place: Kuroki bus stop
*Access to Kuroki bus stop: You can take trains from Hakata-Station on JR-Line bound for Hainuzuke-Station.  You need to get Horikawa bus bound for Kuroki-Yabe on Haya-Line.  Please get off the bus at Kuroki bus stop.  Horikawa bus leaves every 30 minutes.   
*We will give you a ride from the bus stop to the site.  

Breaking up: Feb.4th(Sun.),2018 16:00

Accommodation: “Egaonomori” (9836-1 Kasahara Kuroki-cho Yame-shi, Fukuoka-ken)
*You need to room sharing separated by sex.  
*We are feasible to rend Futon.  Please contact us in advance.

Belongings: Lunch for the 1st day, Suitable clothes for work in which you may get dirt (long sleeve T-shirts, a pair of long pants and sneakers, a cap or a hat, a pair of gloves for work), Towels, Clothes for change, A set for spend a night, Warm outfits, (Rain suits and a pair of long boots in case of under rainy condition)

Price: NICE member \3500, Non-member \4000
Price includes fee of “Shiitake-kinuchi” (\1000).  

Capacity: 10 people

Correspondence in English: Possible

Application: To Hirakawa 9shunice@gmail.com
Title: Application for Weekend Work Camp in Kuroki 2/3-2/4
1)Name, 2)Telephone number, 3)E-mail address, 4)Address, 5)Age, 6)Transportation, 7)NICE member or non-member

Please don’t hesitate to contact us if you should have any questions.