Founded in 2016 on an old traditional Japanese homestead (1 hectare),  it consists of a thatched roof omoya (mother-house) that is believed to be over 150 years old,  sub-tropical and temperate forest garden, organic gardens,  tiny houses, compost toilets, and various experiments and unlimited unfinished projects.

Dojo 道場 means a place to practice the “dao”(path).

​Our main focus is on SIMPLE DAILY LIVING: chopping wood, cooking with bamboo and wood, taking care of compost toilets, cutting grass, growing food, fixing things, and building new structures.  We also practice observing our inner-experience, learning more about ourselves, and “checking-in” with each other.

We regularly welcome volunteer staff (work-exchange), offer workshops and retreats (permaculture, daichi no saisei earth regeneration, nonviolent communication, mindfulness, social change, youth gatherings, family gatherings, etc), and offer private permaculture tours and personalized experiential sessions.

Areas we are experimenting and practicing

• living in service of all life

• zen and mindful living (inspired by the Plum Village community)

• Japanese and Western permaculture

• energy independence (we heat and cook 99% with local wood and bamboo)

• 大地の再生 daichi no saisei (earth regeneration)

• NVC nonviolent communication

• integral nonviolence (inspired by the Gandhian Iceberg and Joanna Macy’s work)

• healing of trauma and depression (inspired by our own life struggles)

• holistic education (inspired by the ecoversity movement)

• raising children as a village