Date: Jun.3rd(Sat.)~Jun.4th(Sun.),2017
Place: Yasato Isioka-shi, Ibaraki-ken
 
Activity and attraction of this project:
We will plant rice by hand in YATSUDA (rice field of wetland in a valley).  We plant rice using traditional hand way as to grow race plant nursery.  Because of the rice fields in YATSUDA become muddy in places, they needed for handwork.  As if you experience YATSUDA fields, you can plant rice all over the world.  YATSUDA rice fields are world standard!!

Recently the rice fields in YATSUDA have been abandoned because of heavy hand works, so natural circulation system between mountains (“Satoyama (country hills)”) and the sea are diminishing its functions.  Please contact us people who are interested in environmental problems and the role of YATSUDA.  We are also welcome you who simply want to be muddy under blue sky, or who with a lot of gut.  

We plan to have an ENKAI party with organic vegetables and rice harvested in this farm at night.  The main dish will be curry.  Let’s have fun with us!

Meeting date and place: Jun.3rd(Sat.) 10:00 at Hatori-Station on JR-Jyouban-Line.  Please take the bus leaving at 10:10 bound for Itajiki-yama from the station.  Get off the bus at Koise-shougakkou-mae (Koise elementary school).  There are no buses after this one until afternoon.  Please make sure to check up train timetables beforehand.  Please keep time punctuality.  

Breaking up: We will take you to Hatori-Station at Jun.4th(Sun.) around 18:00

Belongings: GUTS!, Lunch for the first day, Suitable clothes for work in which you may get dirt, Rain suit (we will do work even in rain, so you need tough rainwear.  The rainwear at which you can buy at \100-shop are not tough enough, so they will be tore out in a first hour during work.  You better take rainwear with lining), You need to wear long sleeves and a pair of long pants to prevent gnats (black flies) from biting in mornings and nights, A cap, Towels (which you can use for sun guard of your neck), A pair of sunglasses if you need, Clothes for change, A set for spending a night, A sleeping bag (in case you need your own) (you may use Futon of NICE)  
*we will lend you TABI (Japanese split-toed shoes) for rice planting.  
*Please make sure to take your lunch on the first day.  

Price: Members \1000, Non-members \1500
*Price includes the cost for ENKAI party.  We are welcome you taking stuffs into the party.   

Application: To Kazuhiro Sichiri (in Shichiri Farm) shichiri.kazuhiro@agate.plala.or.jp

Capacity: 5~7 people

Participation of parents-children: Not available

Correspondence in English: Possible