Tree-Life - Sustainable Culture Center  Activity here

Gankoyama is a small tree house village located on a mountainside in the heart of southern Boso, Chiba. It was established in 1998 as the first tree house village in Japan and is the ideal eco-village for people who want to learn about survival skills in the Japanese forest and sustainable lifestyles. It is about two hours away from Tokyo so it is a popular place for outdoor enthusiasts to go on weekends and holidays. We offer unique, eco-friendly tours that give you the chance to experience life in the Japanese forest. Visitors enjoy themselves when they come here because they not only learn how to co-exist with nature but also have fun in the process. You can visit Gankoyama just for the day or stay for one or two nights. Customized tours are also available for groups and schools.

Getting touch Gankoyama life of forest blog by participant

The Great Succession  Japanese Way of the Forest

Off the grid、off the ground! by  Nature play SA blog for family 

Workshops

Your brain and Physical training at Gankoyama. In order to make a living in  forest.
There is five essence demanded for a brain and the body. Not power ,but Flexibility Concentration Relaxation Balance and The soul of explorer . And You could gain Sustainability.

Gankoyama Master course

love & fire　tour!: Course for Japanese forestry survival skills -  at every day. On the Gankoyama Master tour, you can learn about Japanese forest culture while you enjoy various activities . Special requirement = Jurin yoga(forest yoga)& walking on the philosophy of the trees

Price  10000 yen  per person payment cash only

Gankoyama offers Sustainable Culture Workshops that allow you to learn techniques to experience a healthier lifestyle which is sustainable. There are two main courses available at Gankoyama.

Tree-house Master Advanced special class  3days 2over-night

30000Yen / person Payment= Cash only
Pick up and drop off if required
Building a tree house
6meals (dinner, breakfast and lunch)
Accommodation in a tree house
And Special skill - Learning how to make jigsaw style ( Japanese traditional construction)
In English OK

This tree-house master is specialized course .
Learning about the heart of skill with Japanese traditional style.
Tree-house master Course1= building up tree-house by frame model kit.
This time course= and How to making Kit of frame by frame(Jigsaw frame) and learning about Japanese Woods or forest culture.
Enjoy Tree-house Master Course!

Visitors stay in a Tree House at night and enjoy our organic vegetarian meals which use mushrooms and other seasonal edible wild plants during all workshops.

Tree House Master : Course for traditional Japanese carpentry -  　　　 

( at any day by two or more persons.)
Building a tree house is not difficult at all if you have the know-how and it is a wonderful experience. You build a tree house with an instructor so anyone can participate, even people without any DIY experience. Naturally, the carpentering knowledge acquired from this activity is useful for life in the forest but it can also be used in everyday life.

payment cash　

 The Characteristic mountain trekking near Gankoyama -We're planning to offer a trekking tour of the Characteristic mountain near Gankoyama for other country visitor. Those mountains are the object of faith and are ancient bride track. And the ecosystem is very abundant.　Tree figure also is fine art. staying  3days2night or more staying

30000Yen / person Payment= Cash only

And special unique

See more  Gankoyama main page

Trekking Tour　3days 2over-night

More Gankoyama (Special Tour)　

The Characteristic mountain trekking near Gankoyama -We're planning to offer a trekking tour of the Characteristic mountain near Gankoyama for other country visitor. Those mountains are the object of faith and are ancient bride track. And the ecosystem is very abundant.　Tree figure also is fine art.

staying  3days2night or more staying

           Price   22000Yen  per person 

• Pick up and drop off if required
• 6meals (dinner, breakfast and lunch)
• 1day trekking  Mountain
• Accommodation in a tree house

• Learn about Japanese forest and renewable energy used at Gankoyama
• Cooking pizza in a wood fire oven
• Other activities like wood chopping, mountain biking, tree climbing, forest walks etc.
• Seasonal activities available only at certain times of the year (e.g. watching fire flies, seeing cherry blossoms, mushroom + bug collecting etc.)

外国人のためのトレッキングツアー

ガンコ山の近くには非常に個性的な山が多い。信仰の山であったり昔々山を越えて嫁ぐ花嫁の道であったりする。ガンコ山を拠点にしたトレッキングツアーも面白い。生態系も豊かであり、木の姿も芸術的であったりする。アクティブな人ならガンコ山からマウンテンバイクでアプローチすることも可能である。

BOOKINGS & ENQUIRIES 

  phone +81 90-3401-4322     Norio

Gankoyama is located in the south of Chiba prefecture, Japan. Southern Chiba is generally warm throughout the year and there are a lot of places where you can do marine sports such as surfing and sea kayaking around Gankoyama. Mt. Nokogiri Yama is another place around Gankoyama (near the Kanaya Ferry Port) which has breathtaking scenery.

You can get to Gankoyama by using either public transport or a car. If you use public transport, we can only pick you up at the Highway Oasis Furai bus stop or the JR Iwai train station. (see below)