申し込み受付中2025年05月10日Yamanashi Old Farmhouse Restoration Workshop Series2025年 , 2025年5月 , 山梨 , 関東・甲信越
What is this workshop about？
The aim of this workshop in its 4th year is for non professional participants to experience and learn how an old house can be restored and redesigned with their own hands. The instructor is the owner of the subject farmhouse in Yamanashi and the first class architect (ikkyu kenchikushi) and the founder of “JMRA Minka-no-Gakko”. This workshop series is offered by JMRA Minka-Otasuketai.
☆ Video clips → click here!
Schedule (6 meetings)
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１．May10-11：Kitchen and House Entrance Areas to be redesigned
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２．Jun14-15：To continue Kitchen and House Entrance Areas work. Installing an old-fashioned Kitchen Stove (Okudo-san)
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３．Jul12-13：Flooring of the inner Tatami room and the upper floor
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４．Aug9-10：To fix sliding doors and shoji re-papering
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５．Sep20-21：To plan for building a sauna bath
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６．Oct18-19：To build an old-fashioned floor heating system
Requirements/How to apply
| Place | Mitomi Yamanashi-shi Yamanashi-ken |
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| Admission | 20 participants max combined, 1st come 1st served. |
| Admission Fee Schedule | [How to pay] Peatik advance payment(in japanese only). Payment link below: → Peatix（https://yamanashiws4.peatix.com/） ◇ 1st timer non-JMRA member：JPY30,000 ◇ JMRA member：JPY22,000 ◇ Student：JPY19,000 ◇ Junior：JPY11,000 ※ Save money by joining JMRA as a member. If you are interested, apply for your membership from: → Signing up |
| Reservation Deadline | May1 2025, or when the max of 20 is reached. |
| What you should bring | Important: Room and board, food and transportation not included. Have your own work clothes, work gloves. Tools and helmets available where needed. |
Heads Up! Kids Workshop/Camp 2025（8/9-11 3days）
A 2025 workshop for kids will be offered. A formal announcement will be released soon in our JMRA Homepage, and the Mail Magazine (for those who are registered). We started this kids version of the workshop in 2023, and this year will be the 3rd year for this workshop. The workshop will take place at the same old Mitomi Yamanashi farmhouse as for the ones for grownups. The max number of participants will be 10 including a requirement of an adult accompany the kid participant. The participating kids will enjoy swimming in a nearby river, working on fixing the farmhouse.☆ Video clips of the Kids Workshop 2024 → Click here!