Date: Oct.14th(Sat.)~Oct.15th(Sun.),2017
Place: Mariko Shizuoka-shi, Shizuoka-ken

Activities and attraction of the work camp:
We have had work camps four times since December on 2015.  We have worked for maintenance of the castle traces, rice planting, rice reaping and harvest mandarin oranges.  Participants said about the work camp as following.  “The work in nature was so good!” “Building steps for the castle traces was fresh and the first experience for me!” “The interact with Kyogikai (conference) members who are eager to act was an incentive and a big fun for me!”

We will reap rice in this time as same as last year of this season.  The event of rice reaping has been held annually by Kyogikai.  Their action aims for children to touch wealthy nature from little kids, for people to know town planning.  And they also need young power to inhibit from abandoned farmland’s expanding, and they aim to conserve country hill from abandoned as using farmlands.  Why don’t you come and join to interact local people and reap rice?  

What is “Mariko-machizukuri-kyougikai (Maruko conference for town liven up)”?
Mariko places in Shizuoka-shi, Shizuoka-ken.  There is country side moderately and there was one of the “SHUKUBA-MACHI (town serving as a stage)” of “TOUKAIDOU-GOJYUSANTSUGI (53 towns of the main road from Edo to Kyoto)”.  
Mariko area have had some project aim to the attractive town from babies to elders.  The environmental section has had some events as rice planting for parents-children, rice reaping lecture, maintenance of bamboo forest, grow soba, “Soba-uchi (soba noodle making)”, clean up roads for farming.  
We have some problems at issue as workers, preservation of farm fields, and so on.  We plan to hear ideas from participants to improve and hints of solution.  
http://marikokankyou.web.fc2.com/mati/index.html

We are looking forward to seeing YOU who are interested in town planning of local community, and SHUKUBA-MACHI MARIKO of TOUKAIDOU-GOJYUSANTSUGI!  

Schedule (plan):
Oct.14th(Sat.),2017
12:00 Meeting and Move to the accommodation by car
13:00 Work (rice reaping)
16:30 Preparation of supper and Bath time (Spa we plan to use is called as “Bihaku-no-yu (skin whitening and lightening effect spa)”)
19:00 Supper and Interact party with local people

Oct.15th (Sun.),2017
7:00 Breakfast
8:30 Work (rice reaping)
Breaking up after lunch
*Schedules will be changed by weather conditions.  

Meeting time: Oct.14th (Sat.),2017 12:00

Meeting place: Shizuoka-Station on JR-Line.  We can meet you at the front of rotary police station where is just out of the north side exit.  
*Local people will pick us up.  Please make time punctuality.  

Breaking up: At the site.  We can give you a ride to Shizuoka-Station on JR-Line.  

Belongings: Suitable clothes for work in which you may get dirt (we recommend for long sleeve T-shirts and a pair of long pants), A pair of gloves for work, Towels, A set for spend a night (shampoo will be equipped at a spa), Warm outfit, A sleeping bag, My-chopsticks (please refrain from taking disposable chopsticks)  

Price: NICE members \2500, Non-members \3000
*Participants with your own car will be able to get special price as taking shuttle tusks.  
*Volunteer’s insurance:  NICE members already have one.  We will entry procedure for volunteer’s insurance at once if you should not have one.  Please let us know about it.  The price for insurance will be charged \300 adding on your price. 

Application: To Suzuki m.natsu7254@gmail.com
1)Name, 2)Mobile phone number, 3)E-mail address, 4)Age and Prefecture, 5)Need of a sleeping bag, 6)Take shuttle tusks or not, 7)Volunteer’s insurance, 8)NICE member or non-member

Memo:
Capacity: 20 people 
*We will stop accepting applications once all the places are taken

Participation of parents-children: Approve

Correspondence in English: Possible