Reservations and inquiries can be made here.
If we are unable to reach you by phone, we will contact you by email.
Guide direct line ( 9:30-17:00 ) 080-5212-5864/080-4316-4150
Local residents will tell you about the charms of Hiraodai that you may not know about.
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[ Official] Hiraodai Nature Tours
(Member of the Japan Ecotourism Association)
A bout us
What is Piece of Earth HIRAODAI?
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Kouji Nishinaka
Born and raised in Hiraodai
He grew up surrounded by nature in Hiraodai from an early age. His hobbies are outdoor activities in general (trekking, trail running)
He has enjoyed a variety of activities including camping, waterfall climbing, etc., and recently has become interested in topics related to mountain history and mountain worship.
Guide experience: 10 years (specialties: mountain guiding, history)
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Akane Nishinaka
Born in Yahatahigashi Ward, Kitakyushu City
When she was in high school, she discovered Hiraodai and started going there. After graduating, she started climbing mountains all over Kyushu while working as an animal nurse. After that, she worked at Okuhotaka Sanso and spent a year in Chamonix, France on a working holiday. She walked the mountains around Chamonix.
Like her husband, she is interested in all things outdoors, with a particular interest in geology and rocks.
Guide experience: 1 year (specialty: rocks, geology, etc.)
What we value: A Sense of Wonder
I interpret this as a sense that is outside the realm of reason, that makes one feel a sense of wonder towards various things in the world, not just nature and the mysterious.
Stop and think about the wonders that you normally don't think about, and discover that things that you have always taken for granted and never paid any attention to are in fact not so obvious at all. Thinking about it again, I felt that I had such an experience at Hiraodai. I would like to develop a sense and sensitivity to the "sense of wonder" that is difficult to explain logically, and to cherish the various environments that surround us, and I would like to carry out my activities based on this desire. For more details, please read Rachel Carson's "A Sense of Wonder" to understand the worldview.
What do you do?
We value the idea of ecotourism (environmental conservation, regional development, and tourism promotion), and from the perspective of Hiraodai residents, we mainly carry out the following activities. If any of these interests you, we would be delighted if you would join us.
For more information on ecotourism, please see here (Japan Ecotourism Association) .
Promoting the appeal
Guide business (field guide, limestone cave exploration guide)
Sales of original goods
Planning of various events
Online video distribution
Environmental Protection
Removal of illegally dumped garbage and regular cleaning
Wild plant protection (e.g. eradication of invasive plants)
Maintenance of mountain trails
Raising awareness of the above activities
Various types of support in Hiraodai
Lectures and study sessions
Supporting a two-day, one-night camping event for beginners held every year
Supporting events held by other organizations and negotiating with local communities
Attending other interviews etc.
Regarding Hiraodai, nature experience programs, etc.
Lectures and workshops are held in various locations.
If you have a nature-related theme, please feel free to contact us.
Healthcare, school absenteeism support, etc.
We also post information about our activities on social media . If you agree with the content or would like to help us, please feel free to contact us.
We accept people with mental illnesses and companies for mental health care, and support children who are not attending school and their parents. We help people refresh themselves by spending time in the grasslands and forests. Activity results: Beans Net
Here are some examples of our activities:
Hiraodai Trail Work Club
Hiraodai is currently littered with garbage and household waste generated during the postwar mountain climbing boom, and new garbage continues to accumulate. We are working irregularly, mainly on mountain trails, so that Hiraodai, where we live, will one day become a clean place without a single piece of garbage. We would like to gradually expand the circle of the community, and would appreciate your cooperation if there are people who agree with our activities. Please contact us via the Contact page .
