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List of visits

Fukui – Fukui City
There are now three orphanage visits in Fukui, Fukui Shi, Tsuruga and Ono.
We visit for two hours once a month in Fukui Shi. If you want to find our more please contact Michael Maher King at smilekidsjapan@gmail.com.
We are looking forward to volunteering with you!

Kyushu Island
Rebecca Carrington and other ALTs in Kumamoto City have been visiting an orphanage in the city for two years now. They visit every Wednesday for one hour.
If you want to know how you can join them, please email us at smilekidsjapan@gmail.com and we will forward on your information.

Ehime Pref.
The foreign community in Ehime Prefecture currently runs bi-monthly visits to Midori Ryou, an orphanage in Uwajima City.
If you are interested in volunteering, please contact us on smilekidsjapan@gmail.com and we will put you in contact with Chris Reed.
Looking forward to hearing from you soon!

Miyagi Pref.
A group of ALTs from Sendai City are trying to start a visit at a local orphanage. Hopefully they should be up and running soon.
If you want to help them please mail us on smilekidsjapan@gmail.com and we will put you in contact with them.

Shiga Pref.
A group of ALTs have visited the Fukui Tsuruga orphanage several times now and are hoping to start regular visits in Shiga soon. If you want to help here please mail us at smilekidsjapan@gmail.com and we will put you in touch.

Miyazaki Pref.
Christine has passed the baton onto Mari, and some of the new JETs have been in touch with her about volunteering. They are currently visiting once a week!
Can you help her? Mail us at smilekidsjapan@gmail.com if you want to help make a difference.

Mie Pref.
Vanessa, the fantastic AJET CIR who lives in Mie has organised visits to her local orphanage. If you are interested email smilekidsjapan@gmail.com and we will forward your information to her. Hooray for Vanessa

Fukui – Tsuruga
There are now three orphanage visits in Fukui, Fukui Shi, Tsuruga and Ono.
We visit for two hours once every two months in Tsuruga. If you want to find our more please contact Conor Mooney via smilekidsjapan@gmail.com
We are looking forward to volunteering with you!

Fukui – Ono
There are now three orphanage visits in Fukui, Fukui Shi, Tsuruga and Ono.
Ono visits start February 13th! Please contact D’Arcy Sarnelle or Greg Werner via smilekidsjapan@gmail.com
We are looking forward to volunteering with you!

Yamanashi Prefecture
A second year ALT based in Minami Alps City is hoping to start volunteering in Yamanashi Ken. Contact us at smilekidsjapan@gmail.com and we will put you in touch.

Ishikawa Pref.
JETs in Ishikawa Prefecture has been regularly visiting their local orphananage for a while now and have just been in the local paper. Check out http://www.hokkoku.co.jp/subpage/H20101029102.htm
Email Anna on volunteerishikawa@gmail.com to help out. They need your help!

Yamaguchi Ken
A fantastic new ALT called Monica Swartzlander has just emailed us to say that she has contacted an orphanage and is now drawing up a schedule to show them.
Please contact us if you want to help and we will put you in touch with them.

Hiroshima – Onomichi
Taking over from Alexandra Cabelli this year is Chris Rudski.
“Words cannnot properly describe what our visits have meant to these kids and how they have changed both in and out of the classroom. But I actually don’t know who looks forward to the visits more, the kids or us volunteers.
I look forward to building on all the hard work Alie went through”
Please contact us on smilekidsjapan@gmail.com if you are interested in helping and we will put you in touch.

Shimane Ken
UPDATE!
Emily McBride has got the ball rolling and the first visit is going to be in April! Fantastic work Shimane
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Caroline and Sarah are starting to investigate orphanage visits in Shimane Ken. If you would like to help and get involved please email us and we will put you in touch with them. Good luck!

Osaka
Anna is moving to Osaka soon and is looking to start regular orphanage visits here. Are you able to help her?
Please contact us on smilekidsjapan@gmail.com if you are interested in helping and we will put you in touch.
Good luck Anna!

Hiroshima – Higashi Hiroshima
Taking over from Alexandra Cabelli this year is Chris Rudski
We have started at a second orphanage in Saijo! And we are currently holding a toy and clothing drive! More details to follow, email us at smilekidsjapan@gmail.com if you are interested in helping out. Great work Hiroshima!

Iwakuni
Walter and his wife are setting up regular visits in Iwakuni and have made first contact with a very friendly orphanage
If you would like to help or get involved please email us here at smilekidsjapan@gmail.com and we will put you in touch. Good luck!

Gunma Ken
Brian Kennedy, Helen Auer and Nayalan Moodley have just taken over from Justin Elavathil in Shibukawa which has been running for two years now. They are always looking for people who want to come and volunteer.
If you would like to help please email us on smilekidsjapan@gmail.com.

Hyogo Prefecture
Sifton Anipare in Hyogo prefecture has independently set up regular visits to her local volunteer with 11 others volunteering with her.
If you would like to help out please get in touch with us on smilekidsjapan@gmail.com. Fantastic work Sifton!

Oita Pref
Just had a mail from Sophia Staite.
Oita has just had it’s first visit and it was great! They are looking to visit a second home in the new year too! Rock on Oita!
We’ve also got an infants’ home interested in having us complete the Kizuna baby training and we should be starting up baby visits in the spring.
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Good luck Oita! If you want to help mail us at smilekidsjapan@gmail.com or directly at oitavolunteers@gmail.com

Hyogo Prefecture 2
Leah Mahanti is looking to start a second visit in Hyogo Great work Hyogo!
Let us know at smilekidsjapan@gmail.com if you are interested in helping out and we will put you in contact.

Himeji
Matt Lopez is considering starting regular visits in Himeji. Great work Matt.
Please mail us at smilekidsjapan@gmail.com if you want to get involved and we will point you in his direction. Good luck Matt!

Osaka II
The Osaka JETs are going to be starting regular visits to local orphanage(s) soon.
Please contact us if you want to help and we will put you in touch with them at smilekidsjapan@gmail.com.

Ibaraki – Hitachiota
Helen Zhang is getting visits going in Ibaraki! Fantastic work Helen!
Let us know if you are interested in helping and we will put you in touch with her. Mail us on smilekidsjapan@gmail.com.
Good work Ibaraki Ken!

Tokyo 1
Clara is hoping to get some visits set up to her local orphanage with some of her university students and Anna.
Let us know if you are in Tokyo and want to get involved – smilekidsjapan@gmail.com Good luck girls!

Takaoka, Toyama Prefecture
The CIR Rachel Staum is hoping to set up regular visits to her local orphanage in Takaoka. Let us know if you want to help by getting involved.

Tokyo 2
Victoria Caccavale is hoping to set up a volunteer team with her theatre group. If you want to get involved please let us know smilekidsjapan@gmail.com. Good luck Victoria chan!

Akita Ken
Fantastic email from Paul -
Great news from up north in Akita! The visit was ABSOLUTELY amazing. It went 10 times better than I would have ever imagined. I was so proud of the group we had, and the kids immediately warmed up to us, and we were all running around and being goofy within 5 minutes. It was amazing. The organization itself is awesome too.
Im lucky to have such a motivated group of ALTs up here in akita, and we aren’t losing any steam on this. In the near future we are planning to do some Christmas Caroling as a fundraiser, and also want to throw a little Christmas BASH for all the kids at the orphanage.
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Mail us at smilekidsjapan@gmail.com if you want to get involved. Great work paul and Akita Ken!

Ishikawa 2
The amazing people in Ishikawa have just started teaching English at the Day Care centre attached to the orphanage they volunteer at. Great job Ishikawa!

Ehime 2
Victoria Murphy has just mailed to let me know that there is now a second orphanage program running in Ehime. Fantastic work Ehime!
If you want to get involved and help please mail us at smilekidsjapan@gmail.com. Good work team!

Hyogo 3
Kim Machholz is looking to start volunteering in Kobe with a musical twist. She has also been doing toy drives with her HS kids! Great work Kim.

Hirakata, Osaka 3
Junior Professor Paul Hendrie is getting his university involved in volunteering at local orphanages.
Fantastic work guys, good luck getting started!

Kyoto
Just had a great email from Kai Wiesner-Hanks, a CIR in Kyoto who is going to get visits going in Kyoto soon
Great work Kai and if you want to get involved mail us at smilekidsjapan@gmail.com and we’ll put you in touch.

Ritsumeikan Uni, Kyoto
Smile Kids Japan are now in contact with Ritsumeikan about starting volunteer visits with their 43,000 students…
Watch this space everyone

Kyoto 2
Tony Martinson and Eri have just started visiting the 迦陵園 facility in Kyoto. Fantastic work team!
If you want to help and get involved let us know and we’ll put you in touch.

Nagasaki
Jon Boyle just mailed us to say that he is getting things started in Nagasaki. Fantastic work Jon!
If you want to help get involved mail us and we’ll put you in touch. Go Nagasaki!

Okinawa
Have just found out that there are some visits going on in Okinawa that have been independently set up. Fantastic work
Trying to get some contact details so mail if you want to get involved.

Hyogo – Amagasaki
Paul Schuble just mailed to say that he has been volunteering in Amagasaki for a while now, and is trying to find someone to help take over from him in the summer. If you can help, or want to get involved mail us and we’ll put you in touch.

Shizuoka Pref.
Ashley and her husband are looking to get regular volunteer visits rolling at their local orphanage.
Update – Gwyneth and Glen now also looking to help – things starting to happen!

Yamagata Pref.
Susie, Mide and Brianna are working on turning the christmas visit to their local home in Yamagata into a regular one. If you want to help please email us at smilekidsjapan@gmail.com and we’ll put you in touch.

Nara
Neetha Mony and the local JET group have just had the first visit to their local orphanage, please email smilekidsjapan@gmail.com if you want to get involved. Fantastic work Nara!

Fukushima Soma
Katherine Geeraert is looking to start volunteering in her local orphanage Please email us if you want to get involved and help her

Good luck Fukushima!

Chiba
Hannah has mailed us as she is interested in starting a regular local orphanage volunteer group Please let us know if you want to help and we’ll put you in touch