Comments on: Menial Labor and Fun Times in Japan with WWOOF

By: chris

chris — Sat, 08 Feb 2014 00:56:00 +0000

“So, on my day off, I went to the nearest bus station towards tokyo and got out of there.”- lol. wise move on your part, all things considered:)

By: Jesska Latham

Jesska Latham — Thu, 01 Aug 2013 12:44:00 +0000

This is my plan :) how much money do you think is sufficient for a year of wwoofing around Japan?

By: Jo Somebody

Jo Somebody — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 13:05:00 +0000

You can search hosts by level of Japanese they accept. Many accept people with zero Japanese. Also, it’s best to underrate your abilities because it’s likely you’re never as good as you think you are and they’ll be more understanding.

By: Monica Moki Tantoco

Monica Moki Tantoco — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 05:11:00 +0000

Thank you for an awesome post it has really helped me! I am going to Japan this summer on a art history study trip and am interested in maximizing my time in Japan by WWOOFing, sounds like an amazing experience!

By: Dave Schaefer

Dave Schaefer — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 04:10:00 +0000

wow this looks like a great experience and I’m looking for something to do between now and september. my only worry is that I am still very much a beginner of japanese (only started a month ago) so perhaps it would be better to consider this for next summer?

By: Rosemarie Echelson Austin

Rosemarie Echelson Austin — Sun, 11 Nov 2012 06:06:00 +0000

I woofed for 2 months in 2005 at Free Kids Village in Takato, Japan. I met many nice people; the host, japanese and foreign woofers. We did work hard harvesting rice, and doing other farm chores. There was an element of connecting with the kids of the town, and so I think that broke up the monotony of just farm work. They had a vision of farming in pre-electricity days and communal living and eating. It was a great experience.