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THE KONOHANA FAMILY

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  Konohana Family is a farming-based spiritual community at the foot of Mt. Fuji in Fujinomiya, Shizuoka, Japan where about 88 non blood-related members live as one big family. [PHOTO SOURCE: https://konohana-family-intl-blog.org/about-us/ ] Konohana Family is a farming-based spiritual community at the foot of Mt. Fuji in Fujinomiya, Shizuoka, Japan where about 88 non blood-related members live as one big family. Konohana Family is an agriculture-based community at the foot of Mt. Fuji where 80 non blood-related members live as one big family (as of 2013 Dec). In 1994, 20 members found Konohana Farm, which then was renamed to Konohana Family. They aimed to establish a community where people can live together by supporting each other in Fujinomiya, Shizuoka, Japan. The name “Konohana” comes from the goddess of Mt. Fuji, “Konohana Sakuyahime no Mikoto”. Since its establishment, the family has built a certain lifestyle based on harmony. All members make full use of their t