The Asian Rural Institute (ARI) opens its doors to Japanese participants through the Rural Leader Training Program, offering a unique opportunity to learn together with people from around the world.
At ARI, participants learn side by side with farmers, social workers, pastors, priests, and others from around 15 countries across Asia and Africa. Through hands-on experience, participants explore servant leadership, sustainable agriculture, and community building.
Living and learning together for nine months while sharing differences and perspectives becomes a journey of self-discovery.
 What is community?
 Why does organic agriculture matter?
 What does leadership mean?
 What does it mean to live together?
The Rural Leader Training Program invites you to reflect on these questions and discover your own answers.
At ARI, people from diverse cultures, religions, and values come together to develop the ability to serve their communities as true leaders, learning to live together while respecting one another’s differences.
In this diverse learning environment, Japanese participants play an important role as representatives of Japan within the international community.
Why not challenge your own potential at ARI, a place that reflects the diversity of our world?
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Application Deadline: February 10 https://ari.ac.jp/jp-admission/

Campus Tour: January 24 https://ari.ac.jp/entry-form-eco-tour2025
If you would like to experience life at ARI firsthand, we warmly invite you to join our campus tour.
Visits on other dates are also available. Please feel free to contact us! Now Accepting Volunteers for 2026! – Asian Rural Institute