Itinerary
- Day 1
Arrival at Sado Island
- Meals
- Dinner (Buffet-style dinner at Chokokuji Temple)
Included Activities
- Pick-up transfer from Ryotsu ferry port to Chokokuji Temple
- Settle into fully-furnished tent accommodation
Optional Activities
- Explore the hilly landscape around the temple
- Meet other program participants
Landmarks Chokokuji Temple Ryotsu Ferry Port 
- Day 2
Orientation and Bamboo Handcraft Workshop
- Meals
- Breakfast (Breakfast at Chokokuji Temple), Lunch (Buffet style lunch at activity location), Dinner (Buffet-style dinner at Chokokuji Temple)
Included Activities
- Orientation and introduction to the environmental conservation program
- Introduction to local life and culture of Sado
- Program logistics briefing
- Volunteering activities - bamboo handcraft workshop preparation with local school children
- Learn bamboo crafting techniques from specialist carpenter and artist
- Teach bamboo crafts to local Japanese school children
Optional Activities
- Collect bamboo shoots in forests (April to June seasonal activity)
Landmarks Chokokuji Temple 
- Day 3
Biotope Management at Iwakubi Rice Fields
- Meals
- Breakfast (Breakfast at Chokokuji Temple), Lunch (Obento lunch at activity location), Dinner (Buffet-style dinner at Chokokuji Temple at 7 pm)
Included Activities
- Transfer to Iwakubi rice fields
- Biotope management training and volunteer work
- Learn about Crested Ibis habitat creation and maintenance
- Grass and bush cutting for bird access to water
- Animal and plant species monitoring
- Assist elderly farmers with historic irrigation system maintenance
- Transfer back to temple
Landmarks Iwakubi Rice Fields Chokokuji Temple 
- Day 4
Chokokuji Temple Maintenance and Guided Tour
- Meals
- Breakfast (Breakfast at Chokokuji Temple), Lunch (Buffet style lunch at Chokokuji Temple), Dinner (Buffet-style dinner at Chokokuji Temple)
Included Activities
- Light maintenance and renovation work at Chokokuji Temple
- Light gardening work at temple
- Prepare activities for visiting children groups
- Guided temple tour with monk
- Learn about temple history and Buddhist teachings
Landmarks Chokokuji Temple 
- Day 5
Beach Clean-up and Historic Village Visit
- Meals
- Breakfast (Breakfast at Chokokuji Temple), Lunch (Buffet style lunch at activity location), Dinner (Buffet-style dinner at Chokokuji Temple)
Included Activities
- Transfer to Sobama Beach
- Beach and breakwater clean-up competition - collect plastic trash and lost fishing gear
- Learn about ocean and coastal pollution
- Transfer back to temple
Optional Activities
- Pizza baking in stone oven on beach during summer months
- Watch sunset at beach during summer months
- Visit historic fishing village of Shukunegi
Landmarks Sobama Beach Shukunegi Village Chokokuji Temple - Day 6
Agricultural Biodiversity Education and Farm Work
- Meals
- Breakfast (Breakfast at Chokokuji Temple), Lunch (Buffet style lunch at activity location), Dinner (Buffet-style dinner at Chokokuji Temple)
Included Activities
- Educational session on agriculture and biodiversity conservation
- Transfer to mixed farming operation
- Volunteer work on farm with both industrial and organic farming
- Learn from farmer's experience comparing farming approaches
- Transfer back to temple
Optional Activities
- Educational sessions on climate change
- Educational sessions on coastal pollution
- Educational sessions on overfishing
Landmarks Chokokuji Temple - Day 7
Crested Ibis Rehabilitation and Rice Farming Heritage
- Meals
- Breakfast (Breakfast at Chokokuji Temple), Lunch (Buffet style lunch at activity location), Dinner (Buffet-style dinner at Chokokuji Temple)
Included Activities
- Visit Rehabilitation Center for the Crested Ibis
- Learn about Crested Ibis reintroduction program
- Work with Ogura rice farming community
- Maintain terraced rice fields on steep slopes
- Help with historic irrigation system maintenance
- Participate in field edge fortification work
Landmarks Crested Ibis Rehabilitation Center Ogura Terraced Rice Fields Chokokuji Temple - Day 8
Wild Herb Collection and Processing
- Meals
- Breakfast (Breakfast at Chokokuji Temple), Lunch (Buffet style lunch at activity location)
Included Activities
- Transfer to forest for herb collection
- Collect wild herbs and tree leaves with herbal experts
- Learn about plant identification and properties
- Clean, dry, and grind herbs and leaves
- Process herbs into herbal tea blends
- Create personal tea blend to take home as souvenir
Optional Activities
- Continue with additional activities for stays longer than one week
Landmarks Chokokuji Temple Ryotsu Ferry Port
