Visit

We welcome guests from all over the world throughout the year. Guests stay as part of the family and experience sustainable and harmonious community living.

General visit

You can stay just like family members and participate in the various activities of the community according to your preferences.

  • You will basically stay in a traditional Japanese house with no lock in the room. Depending on events and other circumstances, you may be asked to stay in a different type of room.
  • Meals are served in the main hall, and bathing is done in the large public bath, both with family members. (Please let us know if there are any special circumstances.)
  • You can participate in various family daily activities such as farming and cooking. A comprehensive presentation about the structure and worldview of the Konohana Family and a guided tour of the facilities and fields are also available for an additional fee (3,000 yen each).
  • Accommodation fee is 7,000 yen per night, including 3 meals. (5,100 yen per night until April 30, 2024.) Half price for children under 10 years old.
  • From the 8th night onward, a long-term stay discount will be applied, and the accommodation fee will be 2,200 yen per night.
  • From December 31st to January 3rd, the New Year’s fee of 1,000 yen per night will be added.
  • We ask all guests to purchase Green Tourism Insurance. Prices range from 220 yen to 715 yen depending on the length of stay.
  • We are unable to accept your pets in our accommodation.

Visit for specific purposes

If you are visiting for a specific purpose, such as a group trip, training, survey, or interview, please feel free to contact us at the email address below. We are happy to arrange your stay according to your purpose so that you can gain a deeper understanding of the life of the Konohana Family, that we believe is truly important for all lives to live happily together.

【contact address】
intl [at] konohana-family [dot] org

Volunteer stay

We generally accept Japanese speakers as volunteers since many members of the Konohana Family only speak Japanese. If you don’t speak Japanese, you’ll need to spend the first few days as a guest to make sure you can communicate well enough to work together.

  • Once we are sure that you can communicate enough to work together, you can start your stay as a volunteer.
  • Volunteers are required to stay for at least 3 days.
  • Accommodation and meals are free.
  • You cannot choose the work content. You will be asked to help in accordance with the needs of the community.
  • Working hours are generally 8 hours a day, but this varies depending on the season and crop conditions. Additionally, Konohana Family considers working to be living, so we basically don’t have a day off.
  • Please bring your own work clothes.

Meals

Meals are vegetarian, made from home-grown vegetables and grains. The accommodation fee includes 3 meals, with lunch and dinner served as a buffet.
Meals can be ordered as OZEN, a special plate, for an additional fee (1,200 yen for lunch / 1,400 yen for dinner).

Sample Plate

Sample OZEN

What to Bring

We suggest you bring suitable clothing for work. For example, if you would like to experience farming, please bring long sleeve shirts, pants, socks, gloves, a cap, rain gear and boots if you have. You do not need to bring towels or bed linen, as we provide these.

*We do not accept liability for loss of, or damage to personal property of our guests.

The Natural Therapy Program

We provide physical & mental healing based on KF living and harmonious spirituality for those with mental disorders (depression, schizophrenia), various dependencies (drug, alcohol and nicotine), problematic actions (NEET, school refusal, stay-at home), and lifestyle diseases, not only reliant on conventional medical treatment.

Application

Please submit to us the on-line visitor application form at least three days prior to your planned arrival.

How to get to Konohana Family

Konohana Family
238-1 Nekozawa, Fujinomiya-Shi, SHIZUOKA, 419-0302 JAPAN
Tel: +81-544-66-0250 Fax: +81-544-66-0810
Mail: intl [at] konohana-family [dot] org

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