Shima-maaru (Okinawa Remote Island Volunteer Tour) in Ie Island

About this event

"Shima-maaru" is a remote island volunteer tour program organized by Okinawa Prefecture, aiming to resolve local challenges faced by islands together with participants. Going one step further than sightseeing, it aims to foster "related population" (people with sustained ties) responsible for regional revitalization through exchanges with island residents. In this Ie Island tour, participants will address regional labor shortages caused by population decline and aging, specifically tackling tasks in cleanup activities and farm work. While staying at a retro-atmosphere guesthouse (minshuku), participants take part in activities including local weeding, cleaning goat pens and feeding goats, planting flowers at Flower Island, and photographing and providing social media assets at the Hibiscus Garden. Through this tour, participants can sweat together in community activities as members of Ie Island and cultivate deep interactions with local residents. It is recommended for those who want to balance contributing to the local community with gaining a special experience on Ie Island, which is surrounded by beautiful nature and the iconic Mount Gusuku.

Venue

Ie Village

Ie-son, Kunigami-gun, Okinawa