Still frame from the Kinoki introduction film by Island Films — coming soon
Made by Island Films Inc.

喜の樹を構成する三つの要素

  • 農 Agriculture
  • 環境活動ー農体験 Environmental Action — Farm Experiences
  • アートと工芸 Art & Craft

Three visitors laughing, standing in a muddy paddy holding rice seedlings

Farm Experiences

Step into Nature — “A Day in the Life of a Yakushima Farmer.” Hands-on farmwork in the paddies, talk about farming and the forest, music, and food from this island. Two ways to join us, each made with a trusted local partner.

田んぼでの農作業、農と森についての語らい、音楽、そして屋久島の恵みの食。信頼する地元のパートナーとともにつくった、二つの参加のかたちがあります。

4 hours · Meal included4時間・食事付き(午前・午後の部)

Half Day Experience半日農業体験

Work the experience paddies, then sit down to an organic local meal from Banyan Kitchen, cooked with rice grown in those same fields.

体験田んぼで作業をしたあと、その田んぼで育ったお米を使った、Banyan Kitchenの地元オーガニック料理をいただきます。

Meal & reservations by Banyan Kitchen食事・予約:Banyan Kitchen

Reserve with Banyan KitchenBanyan Kitchenへメールで予約

Two days2日間

Two Day Immersion2日間の農の旅

Farmwork, lectures and discussion, musical interludes, and meals with local delights — time enough to take in the nature, culture, food and music of Yakushima through the life of the farm.

実際の農作業、農と自然のレクチャーと語らい、音楽のひととき、屋久島の恵みの食事。農の営みとともに、屋久島の自然・文化・食・音楽に触れる2日間です。

Planned & booked by YES Yakushima企画・予約:YES Yakushima

Inquire with YES YakushimaYES屋久島へ問い合わせ

The Farming Year — Discover the Rhythm of Farm Life Throughout the Seasons

The Yakushima Agricultural Year
農の一年:屋久島
農の一年
Aigamo ducklings swimming between young rice plants in a flooded paddy

Photo by Island Films Inc.


Ripe rice ready for harvest in a Kinoki paddy

Farm Membership・CSA

Our farm business is based on heirloom rice and zedoary, which we sell online. We grow a small amount of brown rice for ourselves and the local market, made available through a membership program.

私たちの農業は、在来種の米とガジュツ(紫ウコン)の栽培を中心としており、収穫したものはオンラインで販売しています。また、自家用と地域の市場向けに、少量の玄米も栽培しています。玄米は、会員制のプログラムを通してお届けしています。

Two ways to belong — a letter from the paddies in your inbox, or a share of the harvest at your table. Rice Share includes everything in Paddy Friend.

メールで届く田んぼの便りと、食卓に届く玄米。二つの会員のかたちがあり、玄米会員は田んぼの友の内容をすべて含みます。

Anywhere in the world国内・海外どこからでも

Paddy Friend田んぼの友

¥5,000 per year · 年会費

  • Monthly letter from the paddies — photos, seasons, ups and downs毎月の田んぼ便り(写真・季節の様子・その年の出来事)
  • First access to new rice and zedoary in the shop新米・ガジュツの先行案内
  • Invitations to members’ workdays (planting, harvest)会員作業日(田植え・稲刈り)へのご招待
Join in the shopショップで入会

8 places · Japan addresses限定8名・国内のみ

Rice Share玄米会員

¥49,500 2027 season, shipping extra · 2027年シーズン・送料別

  • 30 kg of heirloom brown rice in three deliveries — new rice in autumn, then winter and spring在来種の玄米30kgを年3回(秋の新米・冬・春)にお届け
  • Pre-paid before the season: your share funds the year’s farmingシーズン前のお支払いが、一年の田んぼを支えます
  • Pick-up on Yakushima, or shipped to you屋久島での受け取り、または発送
  • Everything in Paddy Friend田んぼの友の内容すべて
Applications open January 20272027年1月 受付開始・お問い合わせ

Members’ workdays are working days in the paddies, separate from our guided Farm Experiences.
会員作業日は実際の農作業の日です。ガイド付きの農業体験とは別のものです。

Reserve future harvests収穫の予約

Commit to a harvest before it is planted — your reservation helps fund the work that grows it.
植える前の収穫を予約。ご予約が、そのお米を育てる仕事を支えます。

Next season次シーズン

¥1,650 per kg · limited · 数量限定

Early bird · season after next早期予約・再来シーズン

¥1,300 per kg · limited · 数量限定

Reserve by messageメッセージで予約

Forest Stewardship

Planting rice in a flooded paddy beneath a Yakushima mountain and a large blue sky

My crops are damaged by wild animals, especially monkey and deer, but I don’t think that monkey and deer are the problem.

Where I farm, there could be a vibrant forest. Instead I farm the land and keep the weeds down. With gratitude for the land made available to me, I want to be sure that the wild world gets the land it needs, too. All together we can build a future with more healthy people and more ancient forest.

Forest Fund — we plan to purchase forest and return it to the wild. Interested in sponsoring a parcel? Write to us.
森林基金 ― 森を購入し、野生の森へ還していく計画です。区画のご支援に関心のある方は、お問い合わせください。