Read the full WWOOF Japan experience + guide:
I spent 1 month WWOOFing in Kumamoto prefecture Japan. It was my first time WWOOFing and living on a farm, so everything was pretty new to me. Would definitely never farm in America, but glad I took a shot in Nihon.
MY WWOOF EXPERIENCE IN JAPAN:
1:33 Daily life
3:25 Free time on the farm
4:23 Bad part about WWOOF
6:09 Expenses
7:22 Packing mistakes + tips
9:29 Advice + general tips
ALSO some other general tips:
– Do not expect everyday to be different (I was lucky WWOOFing during a transitional period, so we had an irregular schedule)
– Do not expect to enjoy your work, enjoy the food served to you, or to see eye-to-eye with your host
– Bring natural bug spray
– Ask your host about what type of soaps/shampoos to bring (some hosts don’t allow chemicals flowing down their pipes because it directly effects the crops/irrigation system)
– Take advantage of the farming experience
– LEARN!! Learn from the hosts, the environment, and the work
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