Japan Research 2005
Japan Plan I never had much of a plan for Japan ..just go and see what happens..(maybe make contact with some Green people ..find some volunteer projects of WWOOFing) but cos I had manged to take contact with Terufumi I decided to rush down to Miyazaki first..

Japan Research possible visits http://www.kiva.or.kr/workcamp/2004japan%20ml.htm

1. Hayakawa Nouen organic farm in Aya near Miyazaki - visited , organic not Masanobu Fukuoka style. They said nearby Kenji Farm is Masanobu Fukuoka style

2. Kikuchi is located in Kyushu island and near the border of Kumamoto, Oita and Fukuoka. 1 hour from Kumamoto city by bus by Kodomo-Art and NGO Kirari Suigen Mura ...

networking research - I tried to hook up with people through internet networking sites, but I didn't find great site. One thing is site trick of copying themselves you can't tell which is which. Seems difficult to connect with people. I guess I'll just have to meet people randomly.
Some friendship networks
friendster.com 3000 people in Japan didn't find people in kyushu myspace.com difficult to search. 
spacester.com
http://japan.tribe.net joined no people found
http://www.netfriendships.com
http://www.ryze.com
https://www.orkut.com/Login.aspx by google
http://www.multiply.com joined joined no people found
http://www.meetup.com/about/ japan not big
http://www.desilinker.com
http://360.yahoo.com/ -- not very seachable by name
http://www.skype.com/ free telephone
MSN Spaces,
full listing on yahooo
http://dir.yahoo.com/Society_and_Culture/Cultures_and_Groups/Cyberculture/Virtual_Communities/
http://trust.mindswap.org/nets.html full details of providers


Freestay research

Japanese hotels are very expensive so I have been researching those sites which help you link up with people witha spare couch.

For Japan no amazing sites but some OK
place2stay.net only 7 places in Japan
couchsurfing.com has free list doesn;t not bad some nice map fn
hospitalityclub.org claims to be the best the largest online hospitality exchange organization! some in Kyushu shikoku if seach by region 2
globalfreeloaders.com clunky not many people 6 month member waste of time
stay4free.comneed java
travelhoo.com joined clunky have to specify city
also homestayweb and "place to stay"
There is always SERVAS, but I never joined. I didn't realise you don't need to own a house to join www.servas.org

Some Articles
http://www.4ppl.com/directory/Travel/Lodging/Hospitality-Clubs/ good list
good guardian list
home exchange article http://www.thelivingweb.net/free_travel_exchange_home.html

Masanobu Fukuoka, Natural Farming Research
I want to visit a japanese farm practicing this technique, but I can't find any.
is it too good to be true ? Maybe Kenji Farm in Aya Masanobu Fukuoka style and another one near Tokushima..best link is through the JETs

good japan green cafe excellent site http://www.alishan-organic-center.com/en/

http://www.newfarm.org/japan/0103/japan_visit.shtml japan fam and cult Shinji Shumeikai, informally known as Shumei, is a spiritual organization

http://www.peaceboat.org seems good but no reply. Eventually it seems like one of those "pay to volunteer organisations" $14,000 + extras for a 3 month trip

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