House-sitting in Otawara

Needs and animals

Many plants | Big garden | Vegetable patch | 2 Dogs

Feed and walk the dogs twice a day. The 2 are very self reliant in terms of entertaining each other. But always helps if you can join the fun once in a while.
We also have a small vegetable garden that requires watering every other day in winter and everyday in summer.

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Additional information about these dates

Our dates aren't set in stone yet as we're waiting to book our tickets. We'd like house sitters to arrive at least one day before we leave so we can go through instructions, get to know the pets, explore the neighborhood... and spend some time together!

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House

Restored Japanese home in the middle of the countryside with rice fields on three sides of the land

The house has a fully equipped kitchen as we love cooking. We got subscription to netflix, spotify, Amazon video etc so for the rainy days when you cant leave the apartment, you are probably sorted out.

The place is peaceful and quiet, yet 10 min walk to a busy neighbourhood with hundreds of awesome restaurants and bars. The train connections from the neighbourhood would take you to Tokyo in 70 min. There are plenty of parks and walking areas nearby for anyone who enjoys outdoors.

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Comfort and Luxury

2 floors
More than 5 rooms including 3 bedrooms
Television
Internet access
Washing machine
Freezer

Tourism and Leisure

https://travel.gaijinpot.com/top-10-japan-travel-destinations-for-2021/ SMALL TOWN CHARM AND RURAL JAPAN Tochigi’s peaceful Nakagawa and Otawara are quaint fishing and farming towns producing several of your favorite foods in Japan, including mango, tea, kiwi fruit, and coffee. The communities are well known for anglers and campers, but they are also increasingly popular with tourists seeking a rural Japan experience. In Otawara, you can stay with a real farming family, working with them in the fields, and learning what life in the countryside is truly like. Called n?ka minpaku, or staying at a farmer’s residence, the experience will let you participate in actual communities and culture whilst interacting with locals. Nearby, Nakagawa was designated as one of “The Most Beautiful Villages in Japan.” You can dine on wild boar, or try your hand at catching sweetfish in traps at the Takase Kanko Yana, a weir with rushing water on the Ara River. You can even have it cooked right in front of you. Don't miss: April's Yatai Matsuri is a loud two day event based around Kanadoro in downtown Otawara. Representing the different regions of Otawara, the beautifully decorated floats are held up by locals whose goal is to make as much noise as possible in order to win …

https://travel.gaijinpot.com/top-10-japan-travel-destinations-for-2021/
SMALL TOWN CHARM AND RURAL JAPAN
Tochigi’s peaceful Nakagawa and Otawara are quaint fishing and farming towns producing several of your favorite foods in Japan, including mango, tea, kiwi fruit, and coffee. The communities are well known for anglers and campers, but they are also increasingly popular with tourists seeking a rural Japan experience.

In Otawara, you can stay with a real farming family, working with them in the fields, and learning what life in the countryside is truly like. Called n?ka minpaku, or staying at a farmer’s residence, the experience will let you participate in actual communities and culture whilst interacting with locals.

Nearby, Nakagawa was designated as one of “The Most Beautiful Villages in Japan.” You can dine on wild boar, or try your hand at catching sweetfish in traps at the Takase Kanko Yana, a weir with rushing water on the Ara River. You can even have it cooked right in front of you.

Don't miss: April's Yatai Matsuri is a loud two day event based around Kanadoro in downtown Otawara. Representing the different regions of Otawara, the beautifully decorated floats are held up by locals whose goal is to make as much noise as possible in order to win the Yatai battle.
When to go:The warmer months are a great time to visit when you can make the most of the area’s outdoor activities.

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Community opinion

camille

Lyon, France - June 2019

It was our first travel outside France by Nomador and it was an amazing experience. The contact with Ankit was easy (even if we are not fluent in english) Ankit explained everything to us. Taking care of the 2 dogs was real pleasure. We had a lot of fun with them, they like to play and run. The apartment is perfectly located with all shops at proximity and the possibility to go anywhere in Tokyo by the subway and Yamanote line. We highly recommend Ankit and these dogs! :)

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