Guided Orientation for Mutual Integration
gmi
It's called GOMI because the trash is the hard part. A 30–60 minute certification for living well in rural Japan — and stewarding the house without the neighbors sighing at your trash bags.
Six modules
01 · ≈15 min
Gomi Mastery
The trash module. The hard part.
02 · ≈8 min
Neighbor Relations
ご近所付き合い — greetings, kairanban, quiet hours
03 · ≈10 min
Survival Japanese
30 phrases + the kanji that matter
04 · ≈8 min
The House & Your Stewardship
Water, breaker, winter close-down, checkout
05 · ≈8 min
Critters, Weather, Disasters
Hornets, mukade, bears, snow, earthquakes
06 · ≈6 min
Getting Around & Daily Life
Driving, onsen, cash, shops
Tiers
Open — staying under 7 days. Modules 1–4. Steward — 7+ days or leading a group. All six modules plus a perfect checkout scenario. Longest-staying person in a group needs Steward; everyone else needs Open.