Travelogues Sado

Since we are a large group with the school class, we split up into two groups and do the other activity in the morning and afternoon. Our group starts with the documentation of...

Today we meet at 9:30 in front of the temple and divide ourselves to clean up and tidy up the community spaces. I am assigned to the kitchen and about an hour later, everything...

Every month, a small village festival with a flea market takes place at the harbor in Ogi. The festival is a reminder of the shipping route that went through Japan and also...

Our group starts the day with a visit to the Toki Rehabilitation Center. Since 2008, Toki, also known as Nippon-Ibis, have been bred and released into the wild here. Toki are...

The next morning, we gather at the entrance gate at 08:00 to drive to the rice terraces. For me, it was not a problem to get up so early because I still couldn't really sleep...

If you arrive at the port in Ogi by ferry, as a non-Japanese tourist, you can have a hard time finding your way around. This is because there is hardly any information available...

The next free day unfortunately was very rainy and since I need to do laundry anyway, I'll just stay inside and snuggle up with a book in my futon. In the evening, two new...

We are making iron water again this morning to clean the pond for the rice fields. After lunch, we drive to a piece of bamboo forest where many trees have fallen due to the...

Today we are driving back to the peak station at Donden Mountain. Once we arrive there, we pack some food and cleaning utensils and hike back up the mountain to clean up and...

On Saturday we have a day off and nothing really exciting happened except for a small incident with a bat in our room. On Sunday, there is a festival in Ryotsu, on the other...

Today we are back at Megumi's place to cook and help her with her field work. In the morning, we start by collecting these fake strawberries that we sometimes have in Germany....

On the north side of Sado, near the Ryotsu Port, there are some slightly larger mountains and a few beautiful hiking trails. On one of the mountains, there is a mountain station...

Today we're visiting Megumi. She lives in a house that belongs to one of her friends and is located next to a dairy farm. She also has her own field where we'll be helping her...

The first of the two days off I use to do my laundry and rest after the exciting but tiring days. The next day we decide to visit the old gold mines and the accompanying small...

Today we are going to a museum and helping the owner clean and organize the sales area. The museum is located in an old school that had to close because there were no longer...

Today we drive back to the center of Sado by car. There we meet a rice farmer and the community supporter of the region. We borrow some knee-high field work rubber boots and...

In Hamochi, next to the onsen, there is a small botanical garden. An older woman takes care of the plants there by herself, and today we want to help her with the work on the...

The school class from Tokyo is having their last day today and before they leave, we are using the morning to clean up trash on a beach. It is one of the places we visited two...

The next lecture by Connor is about climate change. Unfortunately, I don't learn anything new this time, as we constantly hear about this topic and I think everyone knows that...

The day starts with another lecture by Connor. This time it's about insects and their great benefits to nature. Besides pollinating plants, which is probably the most...

We only did some smaller activities in the next few days, so I'll summarize them here. On Friday, Ayuna showed us how a traditional tea ceremony in Japan takes place....

On Sunday and Monday, we have another day off and we use one of the days to go to Sawata. Sawata is a city with many restaurants and some shops for Sado. We visit some of the...

Every month, a small village festival with a flea market takes place at the harbor in Ogi. The festival serves as a reminder of the trade route that spanned across Japan and...

Our group starts this morning with the Toki Rehabilitation Center. Since 2008, Toki, also known as Nippon Ibis, have been bred and released there. Toki are white and pink-orange...

Da vi er en stor gruppe med vores klasse, deler vi os op i to grupper og deltager i forskellige aktiviteter om morgenen og eftermiddagen. Vores gruppe begynder med at...

Today, we meet at 9:30 in front of the temple and divide ourselves to clean and tidy up the communal areas. I'm assigned to the kitchen, and about an hour later, everything is...

The school class from Tokyo has its last day today, and before they leave, we take advantage of the morning to clean up a beach. It's one of the places we visited two days ago...

The next morning, we gather at the entrance gate at 8:00 AM to go to the rice terraces. For me, it wasn't a problem to wake up so early since I still couldn't really sleep due...

First of all, hello and welcome to my little travel blog. I'll try to write something every few days, but let's see how long I can keep it up. xDOn May 5th, my mom drops me off...

Today we're going to visit Megumi. She lives in a house owned by one of her friends, next to a dairy farm. She also has her own field where we're going to help her this...