In wintertime, the ARI campus typically gets quiet. Participants have returned home, the farm fields are frozen, and ARI community members recharge while preparing for the next class. This year,

Thank you for your warm support for our Christmas & Winter Donation Campaign! The Winter Campaign at ARI has now come to a close. We would like to express our

At ARI, alongside the nine‑month Rural Leaders Training Program, we also welcome trainees from a variety of organizations, including sending bodies of overseas graduates and the Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers.

On January 17th, we successfully held ARI Friends Day with the generous support of many people. Thank you very much to everyone who attended! Training Assistants Veh and Jeremiya hosted

On January 19, ARI community held its New Year mochi(rice‑cake)pounding. Students from St. Olaf College, who are currently training at ARI, joined in as well. Taking turns with the kine

St. Olaf College’s (Minnesota, USA) fifth January special program at the ARI, since 2016, began on January 13 with 20 St. Olaf students and two faculty members. Focusing on the

Today, our entire community came together for a grand spring cleaning ahead of Friends Day. We dusted the walls, cleared away cobwebs, and used shovels to scrape off the ice

We’ll be sharing the beautiful scenery of ARI Campus in Nasushiobara and the “now” of our farm. We hope these glimpses of daily life at ARI bring you a moment

Thank you for always supporting the Asian Rural Institute. We are thrilled to announce that ARI has been awarded the “Grand Prize” in the General Category of the 15th Kubota-Mainichi

Thank you for your continued support! We are excited to announce the main event schedule for Academic Year 2026 (April 2026 – March 2027). We look forward to sharing the

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