{"id":11648,"date":"2024-06-22T00:41:33","date_gmt":"2024-06-21T15:41:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/familyinn.jp\/?post_type=hosts&p=11648"},"modified":"2025-03-30T10:02:44","modified_gmt":"2025-03-30T01:02:44","slug":"engawahouse","status":"publish","type":"hosts","link":"https:\/\/familyinn.jp\/en\/hosts\/engawahouse\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cNothing but Everything\u201dVeranda house on the hill where people cross paths at the \u201ckamado\u201d"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":10730,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"swell_btn_cv_data":""},"tags":[110,70,103,69,71,64,55,86,68,67],"class_list":["post-11648","hosts","type-hosts","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tags-110","tags-70","tags-103","tags-69","tags-71","tags-64","tags-featured","tags-86","tags-68","tags-67","en-US"],"acf":{"movie":"","areaFeature":"\u201cNothing but everything.\u201d Soba noodle shop, cartoonist, woodworker, potter, dyer, beer brewer, tea farmer, photographer, etc. Higashiyoshino Village is home to many people who practice a \u201cway of life that is their own. Higashiyoshino Village in Yoshino-gun, Nara Prefecture, has a population of approximately 1,600 and an aging population rate of 57%, making it an area on the leading edge of super-aging. 97% of the village area is surrounded by mountains and forests. People are attracted to Higashiyoshino Village because of its pleasant people and nature.","concept":"We spent a year and a half to DIY an old private house that had been vacant for 10 years in my grandmother\u2019s family home.In one and a half years, about 1,000 people have visited the house on the trolley hill through hands-on events such as harvesting vegetables in the vegetable garden, making xylophones using Yoshino cedar, and holding tea-picking workshops. We try to create a place where people in Higashi-Yoshino Village and those outside the village can interact with each other.\r\nWe are looking for people who have a desire to work together to deal with all kinds of issues in the community, using this place \u201dkamado\u201d as a center for interaction.\r\n\r\n","point1_body":"I would like to use my work experience as a physiotherapist to address the aging problem in the village of Higashi-Yoshino by holding health classes and providing shopping support services. With the mission of \"creating a society where everyone can be who they are,\" we are working to create a place where people in and outside of the village can connect.","point2_body":"\u201cWhat is Higashiyoshino Village like?\u201d Every month, we hold a Higashi-Yoshino Village Attraction Discovery Event \"where you can learn about the real life and work in the village with Higashi-Yoshino\u201d villagers as guests.","point3_body":"we welcome people who are interested in event planning and management, as well as creative activities such as design, illustration, DIY, and creative people, and people with entrepreneurial spirit who want to create their livelihood! We could use your help with cleaning, maintaining the crops in the fields, guiding overnight guests, and cleaning the guest rooms. There is also a very popular soba noodle restaurant with a cafe in Higashi-Yoshino Village within a 1-minute walk, so you can socialize while also spending some time on your own.","gallery":[{"host_photos":[6281,6291,6293,6288,6290],"activity":[6301,6298,6299,6300,6286,6285],"room_photos":[6292,6296,6289,6304,6294,6295],"actual_participants":[14137,14142,14141,14140,14139,14138,14136,14143,14164,14163,14162,14161,14152,14151,14150,14149,14148,14147,14146,14145,14144]}],"schedule":{"April":"Tea picking & Bancha making experience Cherry blossom viewing of 2000 weeping cherry trees","May":"Making Kakinoha Sushi Making Dengara(traditional mochi)","June":"Potato harvest festival, sweetfish fishing","July":"Summer vegetable harvest event & BBQ, playing in the river","August":"Nagashi Somen (fine white noodles served flowing down a bamboo)","September":"Tea picking & tea making experience","October":"Woodworking with Yoshino cedar","November":"Children's market & making bamboo lanterns","December":"Mochitsuki (rice cake pounding) with local residents","January":" DIY workshop at an inn for spring break","February":"Miso making experience","March":"Tent sauna experience, potato planting experience"},"weekly_schedule":"Day 1: Participate in a community event hosted by the owner\r\nDay 2: Farming experience (vegetables, tea, yuzu, mugwort, etc.) and helping out (weeding and DIY at an old house)\r\nDay 3: Leisurely stroll along the river or visit a shrine\r\nDay 4: Experience cooking rice on a traditional stove\r\nDay 5: Visit waterfalls\r\nDay 6: Dinner with the local community","dailyschedule":"","timespenttogether_weekday":["\u671d","\u671d\u98df","\u5915\u98df","\u30d5\u30ea\u30fc\u6642\u9593"],"timespenttogether_weekend":["\u671d","\u671d\u98df","\u5915\u98df","\u30d5\u30ea\u30fc\u6642\u9593"],"Recommended":"People who enjoy meeting in a guesthouse and coworking space. People who can personally greet and interact with the elderly people of the village. We also welcome people who are interested in event planning, and creative activities and people with an entrepreneurial spirit who want to create their livelihood.","address":"Kotsugawa Higashiyoshino-mura, Yoshino-gun, Nara-ken","area":"Remote area, mountainous area, settlement","access":"Car is recommended. About 1.5 hours by car from Osaka city and about 2.5 hours by car from Nagoya city.\r\n\r\nIf you are coming by train, please take the Nara Kotsu Bus \"Route 15\" from the nearest Kintetsu Haibara Station. On weekdays, get off at \"Higashi Yoshino Village Office\" (on holidays, get off at \"Utano\"). From there, transfer to the Higashi Yoshino Village Community Bus and get off at \"Kamidebashi\". After getting off the bus, climb the slope for about 5 minutes to reach your destination!","location":"The location lets you hear the greenery of the mountains stretching out before you from the deck, the murmuring of the river, and the singing of birds!\r\n5-minute walk from a cafe and soba restaurant open only on weekends!","transfer":"","price":"\u30104.5-tatami mat private room\u3011For 1 person, for 2 people\r\n\u301c2 weeks: 8,850 yen\/night, 6,870 yen\/night\r\n\u301c3 weeks: 8,060 yen\/night, 6,340 yen\/night\r\n\u301c4 weeks: 7,260 yen\/night, 5,810 yen\/night\r\n1 month\u301c: 99,000yen\/month, 89,760yen\/month","othercosts":"Preschool children: Half price.","AcceptableTime":"Anytime. However, studless tires are required for cars during winter (December-February).","availability":"","AcceptableTerm":"2-3days","language_level":"","foodexpenses":"Not included\r\nfree for rice and vegetables harvested from the garden","food_breakfast":"\u5404\u81ea","food_lunch":"\u5404\u81ea","food_dinner":"\u4e00\u7dd2\u306b\u4f5c\u308b","facility":["kitchen_shared","kitchen_individual","refrigerator","shower","washingmachine","parking","bicycleparking","wifi","amenities","remotework"],"other_facility":"Camping chair, hammock, fire pit, BBQ grill","guest":["male","female","maleStudent","femaleStudent","highSchoolBoy","highSchoolGirl","couple","singleMother","singleFather","family"],"vehicle":"","RecommendedTransportation":"It is difficult to get around your living area without a car, so drive out together to buy groceries.","permition":"Having friends over, Staying out or coming home late at night, Accepting Pets, Outdoor Smoking","prohibition":"Indoor Smoking","map":"