https://youtu.be/slFARRmXzCU Noriko Oshima is a travel consultant of Heartland Japan. She is currently appointed as “Hagi Komachi” (Hagi City Tourism PR Lady) by the Hagi Tourism Association. The term of office is for two years. She is making efforts to revitalize her hometown in Yamaguchi Prefecture and Hagi City. In …

Our company's ongoing efforts to attract inbound visitors to rural areas were featured in "事業構想"(PROJECT DESIGN) magazine. The article introduces one of our main products the "Kumano Kodo Iseji” walking tour from the angle of sports tourism. Since the opening of Japan to the outside world last year, demand has …

Heartland Japan currently is preparing “Short Farm Stay Experience Program (no overnight stay)” in Kagoshima for the after COVID19. What kind of short stay experiences are there? Example 1 <Sakura-jima> Theme: People, nature and active volcano Getting involve in the connectivity of the current urban life and the active volcano …

To know whether they are allergic to certain food, animals are others, we secure every student fills out their allergy check list form provided by us before they arrive. With students who has serious allergy symptoms or allergic to multiple allergens would be carefully taken care of from the day …

The Welcome ceremony is when the host families and the students meet for their first time whereas the Farewell ceremony is when they leave the place. Students will be driven to their host family’s houses by their host family and starting their farm stay. What’s expected in the Welcome ceremony …

Throughout the whole process, beginning with the initial organization until full completion of the stay, Heartland Japan Farm Stay is working to insure safety for the entirety of the stay, with the cooperation of local host associations, such as local governments, local associations, NPO and so on.