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We are delighted to announce the completion of the 2025 Rural Leaders Training Program!  The commencement service for 27 participants will be held on Saturday, December 13. We are happy to invite you to join the ceremony on campus. We traditionally call this day as “commencement” to indicate the start of the participants’ work in their home communities. Please join us in celebrating them and encouraging their new beginning! Date: Saturday, December 13, 1:30 p.m.There will be a tea reception after the ceremony. Place: Asian Rural Institute Koinonia Dining Hall Shuttle … Read more

Today is the last day of the Used Book Market 2025 Autumn, which has been running for the past week! OPEN: 11:00 – 16:00 Venue: Former Missionary House, next to Nasu Seminar House (420-33 Tsukisawa, Nasushiobara-shi) Find bestsellers, paperbacks, children’s books, art books, and more donated from all over Japan, starting from just 100 yen. Enjoy Indian curry and chai along with your reading! Curry: 700 yen Chai: 300 yen ♪ Bring your own dishes/cup and get 50 yen off all menu items! We are accepting used book donations! Please … Read more

＜On-campus events＞31（Fri）- Nov 8（Sat）Used Book Market Fall 2025 For more information: https://ari.ac.jp/en/used-book-market-fall-2025/ 22 （Sat）Mini Eco TourDay tour to explore the campus and taste an organic lunch!For more information: https://ari.ac.jp/en/ari-campus-mini-eco-tour-2025/ 29（Sat）Chocotto Farm Let’s make pizza together!（This was rescheduled from November 15. ）For more information: https://ari.ac.jp/en/chocotto-farm-2025/ ＜Out-campus events＞8 （Sat）Lecture by Osamu Arakawa (Director of ARI) @ Kyodo Gakusha Harvest Festival in TokyoFor more information: https://ari.ac.jp/en/osamu-lecture-kyodogakusha-20251108/ 8, 22 (Sat) 9:00-12:30 Ohinata Marche @Ours Dining (5834-14 Takaku-ko, Nasu-Machi, Tochigi)An organic market where everybody works together to create a locally circulating lifestyle. ARI has a … Read more

This November 12. Details inside!

November 8 and 9 from 11:00 AM

< On-Campus events >18 (Sat), 19 (Sun) 🌾 53rd Harvest Thanksgiving Celebration (HTC)For more information: https://ari.ac.jp/en/htc-2025/ 18（Sat）🌱Chocotto Farm (on the same day as HTC) Let’s make rice balls with the rice just harvested this year!For more information: https://ari.ac.jp/en/chocotto-farm-2025/ ＊ November Chokotto Farm will be rescheduled from November 15 to November 29. 31（Fri）- Nov 8（Sat）📕 Used Book Market Fall 2025 For more information: https://ari.ac.jp/en/used-book-market-fall-2025/ < Off-Campus events >12（Sun）🍂 Lecture event by Tomoko Arakawa@ Obihiro, HokkaidoFor more information: https://ari.ac.jp/en/tomoko-lecture-in-hokkaido-20251012/ 26(Sun) 10:30- ⛪ARI SundayWould you like to participate in a Christian church service … Read more

Fri, October 31 – Sat, November 8 *Closed on Sun, November 2
OPEN11:00-16:00

What have we been striving for in the 80 years since the end of World War II?Have we deepened the connection between human life, the food that sustains it, and the land that nurtures it? On October 12, ARI Executive Director Tomoko Arakawa will speak about ARI’s practices in Obihiro, Hokkaido.Commentators will be Raymond Epp and Akiko Aratani of Menno Village, who have had a close relationship with ARI for many years. Date: Sunday, October 12, 2025, 13:00 – 17:00Fee: 500 yenPlace: Japan Mennonite Christian Church Obihiro (Minami17-1-3, Nishi 7-jo, … Read more

Interested in discovering the skills taught in ARI’s courses on sustainable agriculture? Learn from ARI Director and former Farm Manager, Osamu Arakawa, as well as experts from other agroecological institutions around the world in this special online class. Explore the transformative world of agroecology with MESA’s online certificate course! Intro to Global Agroecology features new guest speakers from across the globe, offering diverse perspectives on a range of critical topics. Grow your global networks and learn about seed sovereignty, soil health, agroforestry, and more this Fall 2025. There will be … Read more