Welcome to

'AKAHIAO NATURE INSTITUTE

A learning center embedded in place, dedicated to a sustainable future.

Akahiao Keiki Program

Mahalo for your interest and ongoing support! We are full for the school year 2024 - 2025. We will be accepting applications to be on our wait list if anything changes.

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Meiji University - Finding our way back to nature

Inspiration in the Field: Iida, Nagano - The Organization: Kankan Shizenmura

Inspiration in the Field: Miyagi Prefecture, Matsushima Bay - The Bay of Memories and Healers

Inspiration in the field: Life Farming Camp in Nozawa-Onsen

Ho’i Ho’i Camp – To Restore is Simply To Restore

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"This experience impacted me in many ways. I saw a different point of view from the world and not only through getting to be apart of nature (outside) everyday, but through storytelling and culture that everyone there shared with us. It also showed me how to treat my body with the right food and nutrients."

— Youth Participant

"I learned and was also reminded that, "The sky is the limit." During the activities, I have noticed how alike and different I am from everyone around me, and that to be unique and special in any way is a blessing and we should embrace them."

— Youth Participant