Japanese Plus WWOOF Farmstay

As of January 2010, our Japanese Plus WWOOF Farmstay course is no longer being offered. However, we can still arrange WWOOF membership for GenkiJACS students, and offer help in finding a farm.

Our WWOOF farmstay course, in conjunction with Willing Workers On Organic Farms (WWOOF) Japan, involves two parts:

1. Japanese Study
At GenkiJACS' main school location in Fukuoka City, study the Japanese you will need to be able to participate fully in farm life. You will take five Japanese lessons per day, two in grammar, two in 4-skills application Japanese, and one specifically geared towards living and working on a farm. During this time, you can choose to live with a Japanese family, in a dorm, or in a shared or private apartment.
Please note that we do not recommend complete beginners to take the WWOOF course, as it is more important for complete beginner students to get a good grounding in the foundations of Japanese first, before learning subject-specific topics. For this reason, we recommend complete beginners to take the Japanese Plus Conversation course instead.

2. Farmstay
When your study is complete, you will move to a nearby farm to begin your farmstay. As per the conditions of WWOOF membership, you can choose to stay for as long as you would like, up to a maximum of 6 months, or move to other farms within the WWOOF network.

GenkiJACS can arrange everything for you, from your accommodation during your study with us, to your WWOOF application, to helping you choose the best farm to start your stay.