kokoka Volunteers (Kyoto City International Foundation)

A standing volunteer programme at kokoka (Kyoto International Community House), run by the Kyoto City International Foundation. Registration follows volunteer recruitment orientations held 3 to 4 times a year, and the activity period runs for one year from April to the following March, renewable each fiscal year. The 11 activity areas include the kokoka Family Program for international students, advisers for civic life, guided tours of Kyoto for foreigners, a multilanguage interpreting/translating bank, disaster interpreting, Japanese-language tutoring, and a blog team where foreigners and Japanese report, write and translate together. The Foundation arranges volunteer insurance for participants.