2019 West-Japan Bahafi Summer
School
Pre-Registration deadline August 2nd, Pre-Payment deadline August
9th
Registration Form
(Word) Registration Form
(PDF) Schedule (HTML) Schedule (Word) Schedule (PDF)
Tokuji Shonen Shizen no Ie Bus schedule (Hofu to Hori) Bus schedule (Hori to
yashiki)
Area map 1 Area map 2 Shizen no Ie Map 1
Shizen no Ie Map 2
Theme: gFrom Activities
to Community Buildingh
1.
DateF August 14 (Wed.) 14:00 - August 18 (Sunday) noon
2.
Place: Tokuji Shonen Shizen no Ie, 668
Tokuji-Funaji, Yamaguchi City, Yamaguchi Pref. 747-0342 TEL(0835)56-0111,
FAX(0835)56-0130
3. Schedule
(HTML) Schedule (Word) Schedule
(PDF)
(1)
6:30am Wake-up call
(2)
7:15am Morning gathering (facility)
(3)
7:30am Breakfast
(4)
8:30-9:00am Morning assembly
(Summer School)
(5)
9:00am-12:00pmF Classes/intensive
courses
(6)
12:00-1:00pmF Lunch break
(7)
1:00-500pmF
Classes/workshops/recreation
(8)
5:00-7:00pm: Free time
(includes dinner and bath time)
(9)
7:00-9:00pmF Evening program
4. Classes: Children i4-9 yrsj, Junior Youth i10-14
yrsj, Youth, & Adults
5.
Lodging:
(1) The lodging fee is 300 yen: a set of 2 bed sheets
and 1 pillow case)\Renew them at least every 3 nights; please pay additional
300 yen for every replacement. Note: If the number of participants under the age of 30 is less than
half the total number, an additional 800 yen will be charged per person per
night; this is a new regulation of the facility. We will inform you the result
as soon as after the preregistration deadline, August 2nd. Please make your payment
afterwards.
(2)
There
will be Menfs Cabin, Womenfs Cabin and Family Cabin. Family Cabin will be only
for families with very small children. (Availability of Family Cabin is subject
to coordination by the facility; it will be known towards the end of July after
the facilityfs coordination)
(3)
Camping
is also available at the camp site of the Shizen no Ie. If you wish this
option, indicate so in the registration form.
(4)
Bathing:
A shared bath. The bath time will be announced each day after the leadersf
meeting at 4:30pm (the bath will close at 10:00pm). Only shower is available in
the morning. There is a private shower room in some of the laundry/toilet
houses near cabins. Check the location and borrow a key from the management
building before using.
(5)
There
are laundry facilities in each cabin or near your cabin. They are free to use
but you will need your own detergent.
(6)
No food
or drink is allowed in cabins.
(7)
If you
prefer more privacy, try hotels in Yamaguchi City (e.g., Yuda Onsen hot spa
area, about 40 min. driving). Search on the Net.
6.
Meals:
(1) Meals will be served in a self-serviced
buffet-style.
(2) Meal costs are as
follows:
Breakfast: Pre-schoolers = 330 yen, Elementary
schoolers = 410 yen, Junior high and above= 430 yen
Lunch: Pre-schoolers = 440
yen, Elementary schoolers = 560 yen, Junior high and above= 590 yen
Supper: Pre-schoolers = 530
yen, Elementary schoolers = 670 yen, Junior high and above= 680 yen
Daily total: Pre-schoolers =
1,300 yen; Elementary = 1,640 yen; Junior & above = 1,700 yen
(3)
Please
pay for your meals in advance along with the registration and bed sheet fees.
Once the payment is made, cancellation/change cannot be made.
(4)
There
will be vending machines for drinks and ice creams.
(5)
Shizen
no Ie is located on top of a mountain, so the closest store is at least 20
minutesf driving.
7.
Notes
(1)
Please
all participants sign up for at least one service task during the stay: class
facilitators, assistants, receptionists, drivers, set-up/clean-up assistants,
bookshop clerks, translators, and others.
(2)
There
may be additional charges for class materials (about 1,000 yen depending on
courses).
(3)
Some of
the indoor/outdoor facilities require fees for usage; refer to the separate
chart.
8.
Program:
(1) Childrenfs class:
(2) Junior Youth program:
(3) Youth program: Intensive Institute Courses (will be offered in accordance with the
request by youth) + deepening on the Bahafi way of life, esp. on marriage and
family life.
(4) Adultsf course: Institute Process Seminar gFrom
Activity to Community Buildingh
(5) Arts: Childrenfs crafts; Dawn-Breakers oral reading
and skit making; music activity
(6) Recreation: Swimming, canoeing, disc golf, field
athletics, others
(7) Evening program: Music, folk dance, theater, art
auction, night walk, star gazing, other presentations
9.
How to
get to Shizen no Ie:
(1)
If
you are driving, take Chugoku Expressway and get off at Tokuchi IC (exit). Take Rt. 489 (north) for about
10km. There will be a sign for
Shizen no Ie on the right. Turn
right there and drive up the hill to the top for about 3km.
(2) If you are coming in by air via Tokyo, the
nearest Airport is Ube-Yamaguchi.
You can also fly to Fukuoka, Hiroshima or Kansai Airport. Then take a train (bullet train called
Shinkansen) and get off at Shin-Yamaguchi.
Switch to San-yo Line to get to Hofu Station. From Hofu, take a Bocho bus to Hori and
switch to a bus towards Sabagawa Dam and get off at Yashiki. From there you need be picked up by
us. Make a prior arrangement with
the Summer School Committee or call us on the cellular phone. Please do NOT call Shizen no Ie. Call
the Bahafi Summer School Committee directly (the numbers below) for help.
(3) From Hofu Station to Hori, it takes about 40 min. by
bus. Go to
Bus Terminal No. 2 and take the bus bound for uxv (Hori).
There is one bus almost every hour. But note that the schedule differs between
weekdays and the weekend. Weekdays:7:00,
7:43, 8:55, 10:35, 11:20, 13:05, 14:15, 14:30, 15:10, 16:00, 16:25, 17:30,
17:55, 18:35, 19:35, 20:43G@Sat., Sun. & Holidays: 8:55,
10:35, 11:20, 12:00, 13:05, 14:15, 15:10, 16:00, 16:25, 17:30, 17:55, 18:35,
19:35, 20:43.
(4)
From Hori (x) to Yashiki (ฎ~), it takes about 20 minutes. Take the bus bound for
Yuzu-Kassei Center (M์ซZ^[) or Saba-gawa Dam (ฒg์_)F7:42, 10:35, 13:20, 15:35, 16:30, 17:35, 18:50inot running on Sun. & Holidaysj.
(5)
From Hori (x) to Hofu Station
(h{w)F6:15, 6:45, 7:10, 7:40, 8:25, 8:30, 9:35, 10:15, 11:20, 12:05, 13:10, 14:05, 15:05, 15:40, 16:05, 17:00, 18:00, 19:00 i not running on Sat., Sun. & Holidaysj.
(6) Call
(0835)52-1212 for inquiries about the bus schedule (Japanese only).
10. Registration
(1) Pre-registration closes on August 2. The payment is
due August 9th. If there is no payment by then, the pre-registration will be
cancelled. After August 2nd, you may not be able to secure lodging space.
(2)
Registration
fees : Adults1,500
yen, youth (junior/senior high & college students)1,000 yen, children (elementary school)500 yen.
(3)
Family
discounts for registration fees:
For multiple child or junior youth participants (i.e., elementary school
or junior high school age) of the same family, counting from the youngest, the
second member will have a 50% discount, the third member and after will get a
100% discount. This applies to only the registration fee. The gsame familyh here refers to the
members of the same household sharing the living expenses.
(4)
Registration
Form (Word): If you prefer to enter information in a Word document
and send it by an email attachment, use this method.
(5)
Registration
Form (PDF): You can also print out a PDF file, fill it out and fax
or mail it to us.
(6)
E-mail:
Or, you can send us a simple e-mail with the necessary information as shown in
the registration form (we need your name, gender, age, service choice, talents,
dates of participation and lodging, address, telephone/fax/cell numbers, e-mail
address and the total amount of payment).
(7)
You can
make payments via Japan Post Bank (Yuucho Guinko): From another JPB account:
15560-24190431 Yamaguchi Bahafi Summer School, Daihyo Sonda NozomuGif transferring from an account other than a JPB
one, use the following account numberFBranch Name 558, Branch No. 558, Futsuu Yokin 2419043
(these two are essentially the same account).
(8)
Cancellation/change
policy: As a principle, once the payment is made, cancellation or changes
cannot be accepted.
11. Facilities at Shizen no Ie Illustration Map 1 Illustration Map 2
(1) Outdoor Recreation: Hiking, mountain-climbing,
canoeing (at Ohara Lake), disc golf, ground golf, MTB, soccer, tennis,
softball, cooking, camping, camp fire.
(2) Indoor sports: Dodge ball, volleyball, basketball,
badminton
(3) Nature watching: Star gazing, bird watching.
(4) Cultural activities: Japanese paper making, stone
art, cloisonné work, stone bath and other forms of crafts.
(5) Cafeteria: Self-serviced buffet-style; you can
choose your own dishes.
(6)
Cabins:
Fifty people can be accommodated. Bedding materials are provided (200 yen for 3
nights). Laundry machines and dryers are available (free of charge; you need to
bring your own detergent). A private shower is available in some of the
toilet/laundry houses.
(7)
West-Japan
Bahafi Summer School Committee
3320
Kurokawa, Yamaguchi City, Yamaguchi Prefecture 753-0851 Japan
TEL:
083-932-0038 FAX:083-932-0089 CELLF090-4654-8264
E-mail:
wsummer@bahaijp.org HP: http://www.bahaijp.org/summer.htm
