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Workshop in Shimoda

2023~

1. Workshop in Shimoda

​2025 Workshop In Shimoda in Shizuka Prefecture
2025 9.8~9.14

The details of the schedule have not yet been decided, but the content will be roughly the same as the past examples below.​

*Schedule Meeting: September 8, 2025 (Monday) 1pm (Location: Kazemachi Shimoda)

Dissolution: 12pm on Sunday, September 14, 2025 (Location: Hotel Japan Shimoda) 6 nights and 7 days

Note: Many typhoons occur during this period, so please leave the following week open as well.

*Participation fee: 80,000 yen (program fee, accommodation fee, food fee) Not included in the fee (Shimoda round-trip transportation fee)

*Capacity: Approximately 10 people Recruitment will end as soon as the capacity is reached

*Target: University students

*Application deadline: Sunday, March 30th

​*For inquiries regarding the application, please contact kikkajuku@gmail.com

Apply for participation by clicking the button below and submit the Google Form today!

2. Workshop 2025 in Okaya

​2025 Workshop In Okaya, Nagano Prefecture
8.9~8.11, 2025 ​tentative

The schedule details are yet to be decided, but the general plan is as follows.​

​*Purpose: To consider regional revitalization due to the decline of industry around Lake Suwa

Learn weaving in the town that was the number one raw silk producer in Japan

Learn Shinto at Suwa Taisha Shrine

 

*Date: Meeting: Saturday, August 9, 2025, 1 pm (Location: TBA)

Disbanding: Monday, August 11, 2025, National Holiday (Mountain Day) 4 pm (Location: TBA)

Number of days: 2 nights and 3 days

 

*Participation fee: 15,000 yen

Not included in the fee: Accommodation, food, transportation

 

*Capacity: Approximately 7 people. Applications will close once the capacity is reached.

*Target audience: University students

*Application deadline: Sunday, March 30

*Inquiries regarding applications: Contact kikkajuku@gmail.com

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​Workshop in Shimoda before 2025

PAST INFORMATION 

<Schedule>  September 1st (Sun) - September 7th (Sat) 6 nights, 7 days
<Location>  Shimoda City, Minamiizu Town, Shizuoka Prefecture

<Target audience>  University students

<Capacity>  About 10 people

<Accommodation>  Kazemachi Shimoda (Seminar House), Minamiizu Community Center,

Hotel Japan Shimoda
<Participation fee >  All sessions (6 nights, 7 days) 80,000 yen (including accommodation, travel and food)

The participation fee for each session (3 nights, 4 days) is 50,000 yen (including accommodation, travel, and food expenses)
Travel expenses from home to Shimoda are to be paid by the participant
(Example) Tokyo - Izukyu Shimoda (Shinkansen to Atami) round trip 12,000 yen Tokyo - Izukyu Shimoda (Tokaido Line) round trip 8,000 yen *Payment method for participation fee will be notified to each participant after participation is confirmed.

We will contact you.

*Participation on a one-day basis is also possible.
* Participation is free for Shimoda City residents. Meals will be charged at the actual cost.

PAST SCHEDULE

Day 1

Meet at Kazemachi Shimoda by 1pm

Afternoon: Introduction and explanation of Shimoda city situation, stroll around the city

Evening: Cooking, summary session, free time

Day 2

Morning: Ocean-related experience (sea fishing, sushi making)

Afternoon: Visit to Shimoda Aquarium, lecture on ocean changes

Evening: Cooking, summary session, free time

Day 3 Morning: Move to Minamiizu Town
Afternoon: Farming experience on abandoned farmland
Evening: Cooking, summary session, free time


Day 4
Morning: Farming experience
Afternoon: Vacant house project, beach cleaning
Evening: Cooking, summary session, free time


Day 5
Morning: Move to Shimoda City, lecture on the challenges of regional revitalization in Japan
Afternoon: Visit and exchange with Prefectural Shimoda High School
Evening: Summary session, free walk


Day 6
Morning: Workshop on "Knowing Yourself"
Afternoon: Lecture and Q&A on "How to Choose My Life"
Evening: Thank-you BBQ with participants and collaborators


Day 7
Morning: A summary session for the whole group, awarding of certificates, photographs
Noon: Disband at Hotel Japan Shimoda

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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