Multigenerational Learning Space

Terra'Co

Everyone is a teacher. Everyone is a student.

A space where those kinds of relationships arise naturally, within everyday life.

About Terra'Co Schedule

Terra'Co — a multigenerational gathering at Sasabase

Every Wednesday

14:00 – 20:00

What is Terra'Co?

A place where people of all ages
come together to learn from one another.

Terra'Co is a multigenerational gathering space where children, adults, and elders come together to learn alongside one another.

Here, there is no separation between those who teach and those who learn.

One person's experience or words becomes learning for someone else, and that insight connects on to yet another person.

You can simply sit and be, or talk with someone.

Each person's way of being here is respected.

Elders and children learning together in the tatami room at Sasabase

What happens here

There is no fixed programme.

No boundary between teacher and student

There is no fixed role of teacher or student. One person's experience or words becomes learning for someone else.

Learning arises naturally within everyday life

There is no special curriculum. Each person's learning emerges from the conversations and encounters of that day.

New perspectives through dialogue

Simply having people of different ages and backgrounds in the same space creates unexpected discoveries.

Relationships gradually change

You cannot see it in one visit. By continuing to come, connections with others slowly grow.

Each person's own learning emerges from the day's encounters and conversations.

Schedule

Every Wednesday,
Sasabase is open.

You are free to come and go as you please. Come when you want to come, and leave when you want to leave. That is the kind of place we aim to be.

From 16:00 to around 20:00, learning support is available from a former junior high school teacher. The focus is not on one-way instruction, but on each person thinking and learning for themselves.

※ Dates and content may change.
Please check Instagram or contact us for the latest information.

When

Day

Every Wednesday

Hours

14:00 – 20:00

Free to come and go

Learning support

16:00 – 20:00

By a former junior high school teacher

Who it's for

This is not a space
limited to a specific group.

Children and adults alike
Those who want to enjoy learning
Those who want to talk with someone
Those who want to be involved at their own pace
Those looking for a place to belong

Each person's way of being here is respected.

An adult and child playing together at Sasabase

How to join

Just drop by.

No special procedures are needed to participate in Terra'Co.

There is no participation fee, but we do have a donation box to help keep the space going.

For events and cooking sessions announced in advance, we may ask for a small contribution to cover materials.

Overnight stay

Local Supporters’ Camp

For groups whose representative lives in Kawanishi, we offer exclusive use of the whole Sasabase building for an overnight stay. Everyone brings food to share, cooks together, and spends the night in the satoyama. As part of the stay, the group takes part in one task at Sasabase. Please bring your own bedding and consumables, and take everything you bring with you when you leave.

Basic information

For: Groups of 4–15 with a Kawanishi-based representative
Rate: ¥19,000whole building / group / night
Check-in / Check-out: 15:00 / 10:00 next morning(times are negotiable)

Options

Kitchen use only+ ¥1,000
Kitchen + outdoor wood-fired oven+ ¥2,000

House rules

Complete one task at Sasabase during your stay (farm work, weeding, pruning, etc.)
Bring your own bedding and consumables
Take all waste and belongings with you when you leave
Clean up and restore the space to its original condition before leaving