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Motoyama-town, Shikoku-Island Kochi, Japan  

  • Category
    Farmstay (Organic)
  • Last Updated
    Apr 19, 2024
  • Last Login
    Apr 19, 2024
  • Rating
    (6)
  • All Year Round
    March to December
  • Accommodates
    1 only
  • Joined
    Aug 20, 2019

This is not a tourist spot. It is a small rural village in Shikoku. (Currently recruiting 2 weeks available in August) Hello. My name is Yoshinaga. My English is at a beginner level. I will do my best to talk to you. I run an organic farm. The main crops we grow are delicious vegetables such as tomatoes. I always think about good lifestyle and world peace. This region has many historic rice terraces and is blessed with an environment of mountains surrounding a beautiful river. A wonderful environment for nature lovers. The work includes general agricultural work such as harvesting and shipping vegetables, washing vegetables, planting seedlings, weeding, and pruning. Please work together on various tasks in the countryside. The work is easy, safe and you can learn a lot. You will work approximately 20 hours a week. It starts around 8am. After work, let's eat lunch together for free. The afternoon is free time. 1 week 2 days off. Rice will be provided free of charge. Purchase the res...

Tokyo, Japan  

  • Category
    Homestay
  • Last Updated
    Apr 19, 2024
  • Last Login
    Apr 19, 2024
  • Rating
    (1)
  • All Year Round
    Yes
  • Accommodates
    1 only
  • Joined
    Jan 30, 2019

We're guys and girls who lives in a very old house near from central Tokyo. Current residents are 4 people, Hiro (Hiroaki) who is owner,Japanese and Chinese, include LGBTQ+ femal. Hiro is IT engineer who works at home, other people are voice actress, photographer and engineer. [About me] I, Hiro used to live an apartment and hosted people via another website. I learned about culture exchange and English from couchsurfers. But I become to want to live with people from different countries. Luckily I found the very old large house that can do anything. I'm trying renovation it to an artistic house now. [About art project] My friend painted a mural, but there was still some free space left, and then some artists helped to fill it. Also some of them added vibrant hues to the monochrome mural. Now, the murals feature an assortment of artwork from various artists worldwide. [About our house] Conveniently situated merely two stations away from Ikebukuro and six stations from Shinjuku, this ...

Tateoka, Murayama Yamagata, Japan  

  • Category
    Farmstay
  • Last Updated
    Apr 19, 2024
  • Last Login
    Apr 18, 2024
  • Rating
    (42)
  • All Year Round
    No. Please check below
  • Accommodates
    1 or 2
  • Joined
    Mar 4, 2009

We are now looking for more wonderful helpers for the 2024 farming season, space is still available for May June and July! Come and grow with us! ******Please read the reviews below for an insight into what its really like!!!! ******** More about what we do: We grow rice, cherries, apples, peaches, corn, pumpkins, cucumbers and soy-beans on our farm here in Murayama-Shi in the middle of the very beautiful Yamagata Prefecture in the north part of Japan. We grow a premium rice without chemicals and more labour intensive traditional methods which we sell direct to the customer. Our orchards unfortunately are not organic, but we are researching ways to substitute natural sprays. We have also opened a guesthouse and a mochi restaurant! We are a big (crazy) family: 3 generations, 9 people plus some local staff! Apart from my wife and I, my family only speaks Japanese! Everyone is very friendly, but you will definitely need a sense of humour, patience and a willingness to try to commu...

Nagano, Japan  

  • Category
    Farmstay
  • Last Updated
    Apr 18, 2024
  • Last Login
    Apr 20, 2024
  • Rating
    (41)
  • All Year Round
    All year
  • Accommodates
    1 or couple
  • Joined
    Jan 30, 2017

Wow 2024 an extra exciting time with new 🍎 apple trees to plant old cow house to finish the renovation a 200 year old house to finish farm maintenance ,grass cutting mixing in the comunity. Two weeks or more to stay and enjoy Japanese family life we pick you up from nagano train station LONGER Stays are very welcome for 2024 .25 A traditional Japanese farm house, The house is on a gentle slope at the foot of Mt Wakaho tarou about 1000m high, very good walking sightseeing area, 15km outside Nagano city. Consisting of a large vegetable garden, traditional japanise trees, bushes, 10 Japanese apple fields with some western and Japanese apples western fruits, black currents, raspberries, strawberries and blackberries ... Jobs-- farm work, cooking, maintaining garden,land grass cutting weeding helping in the community and nice farm work.old barn renovation completed for a coffee shop and acomadtion short stay guests Maybe some assisting at private English lessons,so English speaking advan...

Shiraoi, Hokkaido, Japan  

  • Category
    Homestay (Organic)
  • Last Updated
    Apr 18, 2024
  • Last Login
    Apr 18, 2024
  • Rating
    (1)
  • All Year Round
    Yes
  • Accommodates
    1 only
  • Joined
    Apr 29, 2015

A room is available for your homestay. Because of the helps I would like to ask you, those who have enough experience/knowledge of handling house holding chores and cooking and mature lady are welcome. No problem if you can not cook Japanese dishes. Vegetarian is welcome only from summer to autumn. It's easy to talk about next step of your homestay if how long from when, how you can help, what you want to do during homestay in addition to help works are written in your request. I, 66 years old male, not vaccinated for COVID-19, have a small private organic vegetable garden since a few years ago. I am happy if someone can help me to maintain vegetable garden and household chores including cooking. I also can enjoy helping my guest to learn Japanese language. We can visit at sightseeing places/aesthetic landscape when we have free time. At the same time, I`m interested to hear your stories about helpx and learn foreign languages as well as yoga and massage. My house has natural ...

Ibaraki, Kitaibaraki, Japan  

  • Category
    Homestay
  • Last Updated
    Apr 18, 2024
  • Last Login
    Apr 18, 2024
  • Rating
    No reviews
  • All Year Round
    Yes
  • Accommodates
    up to 3 or more
  • Joined
    Aug 30, 2023

We are a family living in Ibaraki, next to the beach. My wife is Japanese and I am English. I have been living in Japan for nearly 15 years. We have 3 children, 2 boys and 1 girl. We have an English school and a small hotel. We're offering a unique volunteer opportunity that promises not just meaningful work but also an unforgettable beach front experience! As a volunteer at ELM on the Beach, you'll have the chance to work on exciting projects, this unique opportunity requires dedication and commitment. While the atmosphere is friendly, the responsibilities are real, creating a harmonious balance between work and the joy of contribution, your efforts will make a tangible difference. We believe in the power of individuals coming together to make a positive impact on the world around them. We are looking for Enthusiastic individuals, No specific skills required – just a positive attitude and a willingness to contribute!. your tasks will include but are not limited to: Cleaning around ...

Kochi-ken Takaoka-gun, Japan  

  • Category
    Hospitality
  • Last Updated
    Apr 18, 2024
  • Last Login
    Apr 18, 2024
  • Rating
    (3)
  • All Year Round
    Yes
  • Accommodates
    2 only
  • Joined
    Oct 6, 2019

/ ! \ INFO / ! \ Next availability from October 1st~November 30th (we are closed in winter). Hello there, Our resort is located about 1.5 hours west of Kochi City and is the head water area of Shimanto River. Shimanto river is running through Kochi Pref, and famous for being the most beautiful river in Japan. In our property, a small river is flowing through and 11 cottages as well as 3 Airstreams stand on this river. In our main building, we have onsen and guest rooms upstairs. Since March 2017, we also welcome volunteers in this resort and over 190 helpers had stayed here and enjoyed working, fishing, cooking and so on. Of course, this is designed for the accommodation, therefore we have to look after our guests as the first priority. Moreover, the majority of the guest is Japanese. However, we are getting more and more international guests as well now. Additionally, we are now running 6 resorts in Western Japan (Shikoku, Kyushu and Okayama). For availability in the other resorts,...

Otaru, Japan  

  • Category
    Backpacker Hostel
  • Last Updated
    Apr 17, 2024
  • Last Login
    Apr 19, 2024
  • Rating
    (7)
  • All Year Round
    Yes
  • Accommodates
    1 or 2
  • Joined
    Jun 5, 2019

Hi Everybody:) We are currently looking for people who can help us continue to provide a place here where travelers can stay and explore Otaru. If you like to drink, to travel, to meet new people and share experiences with them, are curious and up to challenges, are interested in guesthouses, Hokkaido, and Japanese culture, and most importantly if you have a good sense of humor and know how to have a good time, we are looking for you! We especially like to work with people who are trying to learn Japanese, as we have found that previous helpers tend to experience big improvements in their time with us. *About our hostel “Begin your memory of trip from Cheers!” We have craft beer bar in our place. You can drink 5 or 6 kinds of craft beer here and enjoy seeing and talking not only with our guests but also local people and our staffs. Our hostel is in a quiet part of Otaru. You can relax and enjoy exploring the old city and its history. Have a nice time in Otaru!! *When? From the Jun...

Matsumoto City, Japan  

  • Category
    Backpacker Hostel
  • Last Updated
    Apr 16, 2024
  • Last Login
    Apr 17, 2024
  • Rating
    (35)
  • All Year Round
    Yes
  • Accommodates
    1 or 2
  • Joined
    Nov 2, 2014

Hello! We would be delighted to host you. Looking for a helper from start of July for the summer season. Happy to host helpers through the autumn months too! Mostly it's morning cleaning of our hostel and rental apartment - some days busy, some days more relaxed. Are you ready for the beautiful summer? Enjoy the famous castle and mountains around us. Come and enjoy the cleaner air of the mountains. All of the local mountains are easy to access and there are many cultural activities in Matsumoto city. We are a small independent hostel located in the base city for the Japanese Alps. We also have a small apartment near the famous National Treasure castle. Matsumoto city is a little university city with a chilled-out cosmopolitan student vibe. Delighted if you could volunteer for three weeks or more. Matsumoto is a great base from which to explore lots of history and beautiful nature. We, Shuko from Japan and Brian from Ireland run the hostel like a big family home - which the bui...

Ishikari Hokkaido, Japan  

  • Category
    Other
  • Last Updated
    Apr 15, 2024
  • Last Login
    Apr 18, 2024
  • Rating
    (7)
  • All Year Round
    Yes
  • Accommodates
    up to 3 or more
  • Joined
    Feb 19, 2020

I'm looking for a helper from May 2024 until the end of October. My job is by the sea. My main job is to manage accommodation facilities, sea safety, beach huts, beach activities, etc. No experience is necessary, we are looking for someone who loves the sea and loves people. Please message me anytime. Looking for helpers this winter. We are looking for someone who can ski or snowboard easy slopes. You can ski or snowboard before or after work. Your lift pass will be provided by us. I will also start hosting Airbnb this winter. I need your various help. Please contact us anytime. Feel free to contact me if you are interested. thank you. Hi guys. My job is to have guests enjoy their stays and outdoor experiences from May to October. And I run a restaurant at the ski resort from December to the end of March. We are a small company, but we will take on challenges. The job I would like to ask you to do now is to promote my restaurant all over the world. Let's think about how to advertise ...

Uzumasa, Kyoto-shi, Ukyo-ku, Japan  

  • Category
    Animals
  • Last Updated
    Apr 14, 2024
  • Last Login
    Apr 17, 2024
  • Rating
    (7)
  • All Year Round
    Yes
  • Accommodates
    up to 3 or more
  • Joined
    Aug 19, 2015

Get a chance to interact with Japanese kids and help cats ! We also have lots of other projects you might be interested in, just get in touch to know what’s up ! Due to the type of work required, we do not require a specific kind of visa (tourist visa holders can apply). We are a non-profit organisation whose goal is to help pets around Japan. Our Kyoto program focuses on community outreach and funding support for our animal shelter in Tokyo. Our volunteers primarily visit the local kindergarten and nursery or help with the association projects and/or events. VOLUNTEERING : The volunteering time is split into two main functions : special projects and school. You would choose one of those two to be your main for the duration of your stay. It is possible to switch your main line of work between projects while here but it will depend on circumstances and cannot be guaranteed. Please be aware that our main goal with all of this will always be towards helping cats, so if you are not an a...

Minakami-machi, Tone-gun, Japan  

  • Category
    Other (Organic)
  • Last Updated
    Apr 13, 2024
  • Last Login
    Apr 17, 2024
  • Rating
    (1)
  • All Year Round
    Now seeking for May June July and August due to last minute cancelation!.
  • Accommodates
    up to 3 or more
  • Joined
    Apr 13, 2021

Hi Helpers, thank you all for your interest in our profile and being open to the possibility of joining us here in Minakami. Over the past few years our project has been reforming a 55 year old lodge from which we now operate a coffee roastery café & guest house with relaxing outdoor and indoor spaces for visitors of all ages to enjoy. Now that most of the major renovation work is now complete, we provide affordable guest house accommodation services catering to a range of people including school groups, families, company groups and those seeking to enjoy our coffee along with the amazing experiences available in the immediate area while also opening our café 2 days a week. We are located in a picturesque valley in the mountains of northern Gunma with numerous clean mountain rivers nearby, great hiking, onsens and outdoor adventure activities aplenty (skiing, boarding, rafting, swimming, biking, kayaking, canyoning etc.). The working style is flexible with plenty of time available to ...

Toyooka, Japan  

  • Category
    Homestay
  • Last Updated
    Apr 13, 2024
  • Last Login
    Apr 13, 2024
  • Rating
    No reviews
  • All Year Round
    traveling in April and Sept-Oct 2024
  • Accommodates
    1 only
  • Joined
    Mar 10, 2024

We are Alberto and Karissa. Alberto is a Japanese/Brazilian glass artist who makes kaleidoscopes that will blow your mind. He is also a handyman with a list of projects for our house. Karissa is from Colorado, USA, working on her Masters and teaching online. We were helpers in Brazil and Japan and have welcomed many travelers to our various homes. We bought this abandoned house in 2023 after falling in love with it's traditional carpentry and spacious outdoor area. We have been renovating and repairing little by little and plan to continue indefinitely. The building includes our living space, a glass workshop, a small hotshop, a gallery, and there is a garden with natural ground cover and many trees. Helpers will have a private room except in the hot summer months when they can stay in the air-conditioned living room. In exchange for staying in our home we ask for help 3-4 hours a day, 5 days a week, with chores such as cleaning and yard work. Stays of 1 week to 1 month considered. W...

Kashiwabara, Maibara, Japan  

  • Category
    Homestay (Organic)
  • Last Updated
    Apr 13, 2024
  • Last Login
    Apr 19, 2024
  • Rating
    (6)
  • All Year Round
    Yes
  • Accommodates
    1 or 2
  • Joined
    Sep 19, 2016

:::Thank you for your interest::: Updated on 29 March 2024. Essential requirements ・Must like children. ・Must like to play with kids. ・Must like to interact. For it, we are looking for someone who can help ; ・renovation the house (kitchen floor construction, wall painting. Insulation construction and cleaning.) ・web design (We want to create a new website) ・Photography and Video Shooting ・web site and SNS marketing ・taking care kids We'd like to learn. ・English ・start up ・chatGPT/ AI (generative) /web3 / NFT / crypt currency ) ・music / guitar / piano / music session ・bushcraft ・..your skill For more information about house renovation, please check out the link below https://www.instagram.com/flow_yamagen/ https://www.instagram.com/flow_watanabetateguten/ :::: THE LIVING SITUATION You would stay in your own room in our traditional house. The entire house is still under renovation, but the guest room will be the bare minimum for a comfortable stay. We love art, music, travel, and pe...

Naha, Okinawa, Japan  

  • Category
    Backpacker Hostel
  • Last Updated
    Apr 13, 2024
  • Last Login
    Apr 16, 2024
  • Rating
    (8)
  • All Year Round
    Yes
  • Accommodates
    up to 3 or more
  • Joined
    Feb 16, 2019

Come and Help at our Friendly International Guesthouse in Okinawa! We are a team of international staff working in a guesthouse in the middle of Naha, Okinawa. Our place is located in the city, you can walk to Kokusai-dori street which is only 5 minutes away and Naha Bus Terminal is just around the corner. If you feel like some beach time, you will find a few local options but if you are looking for the paradise beach style you can always take a ferry to some of the nearby islands. Our helpers usually stay around 1 month but dates can be flexible so write to us as soon as you can if you would like to join us. As a helper, you will be working as housekeeping 3-4 hours a day / 5 days a week in exchange for a bed in one of our dormitories. You are mostly expected to help with the cleaning, but you will find that a guesthouse can be a nice place to chat with other guests and make new friends! You c...

宮崎市 高岡町 上倉永(その他), Japan  

  • Category
    Backpacker Hostel
  • Last Updated
    Apr 13, 2024
  • Last Login
    Apr 13, 2024
  • Rating
    (1)
  • All Year Round
    Yes
  • Accommodates
    1 or 2
  • Joined
    Feb 23, 2019

We are running a cottage guesthouse in Miyazaki. Our guesthouse locates in the mountain area of Miyazaki, surrounded by mountains, river and other beautiful nature view. Help needed: content: guest room tidy up, clean up work (bathroom, toilet, dining room, kitchen), floor cleaning, food preparing, etc. Preferably stay at least 2 weeks. Accommodation: We provide free meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner) and free accommodation and free wifi to helpers We provide meals for helper in day off as well. Volunteer Requirements: We welcome helpers from global, helper who want to learn Japanese culture and have a taste of Japanese cuisine are welcomed. Our location: It takes 20 mins by car to the city town of Miyazaki, around our guesthouse, there is hot spring, mountain course, sea, sight-seeing spot. Free time activities: Bicycle, leisure walking, hiking, marine sport, cooking, culture exchange. During your stay, apart from working, please also enjoy the beauti...

Kitakagaya, Osaka, Japan  

  • Category
    Backpacker Hostel
  • Last Updated
    Apr 12, 2024
  • Last Login
    Apr 17, 2024
  • Rating
    (8)
  • All Year Round
    Yes
  • Accommodates
    up to 3 or more
  • Joined
    Nov 6, 2018

**Update** **Important**: Our minimum work period is one month. If you're willing to join us for a longer duration, please send a request. We appreciate your consideration. Thank you! **It'll be quick and smooth if you let us know your arrival and departure dates so that we can check if there's a position available or not** **About our hostel** *For those of you who are bored of the same “hipster-looking” hostel and want to enjoy a space filled with lots of character *The Hostel features a lot of artwork and a ton of plants *Languages spoken: English, Japanese *Very friendly staff (Seriously!) *Cat *Cat *Café: The best cafe with good coffee and cake in the hostel *Only a 1 min walk from Kitakagaya exit #4 *Only 10 mins by subway to Namba centre and 20 mins to Umeda centre *Area is an art hub2, do some exploring! *Many interesting galleries, cafes, and eateries in the area. And check out the self-order glasses shop nearby. *Come stay with us, and feel free to let us know what you need...

Chichibu-shi, Saitama-ken, Japan  

  • Category
    Other
  • Last Updated
    Apr 12, 2024
  • Last Login
    Apr 19, 2024
  • Rating
    (3)
  • All Year Round
    Yes
  • Accommodates
    1 or 2
  • Joined
    Jun 14, 2016

UPDATE: I am looking for people who can stay for several weeks or even months, starting in late April or early May, --- I was born in England, but lived in the US from the age of 1 until I was 18, at which point I returned to England. I studied Moral Sciences (philosophy and psychology) at Cambridge, but spent more time in drama productions than studying. I subsequently went to London, and lived for several years in a freaky apartment with such psychedelic people as Syd Barrett of the Pink Floyd (https://chriscase.blogspot.com/2014/12/syd-barrett-and-101-cromwell-road.html), while working in a couple of avantgarde art galleries. As the 60s drew to a close,I went to India to meet some yoga masters, which worked out very well. I then came to Japan, where for several years I lived on the road with a motorcycle, photographing around the country. I became a jewelry designer, then got into the collecting and restoring of antiques, doing quite a few gallery shows of Japanese tradition...

Kimotsuki town, Kimotsuki town-Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan  

  • Category
    Farmstay (Organic)
  • Last Updated
    Apr 11, 2024
  • Last Login
    Apr 11, 2024
  • Rating
    No reviews
  • All Year Round
    Yes
  • Accommodates
    1 or 2
  • Joined
    Jun 2, 2020

I'm Yudika Indonesia& Ries is japanese and Have 10 years old boy.we are moslem family. Our son is an active boy need to playing you:) Our Target is Zero Waste &Low Energy specially for Plastic usage Which still under progress until we can self sufficiency in our daily need and making everything by self. We learn by doing small organic farm for self sufficiency and plan to renovate abandoned house with offgrid method using waste /unuse material to minimize cost Due to our project is for our self sufficiency using our own less income so we need to make it as can as possible to run with minimize cost and everything make byself. We need guest whom can understand with it. We pleasure for guest whom has an idea DIY /permaculture using waste material or similar. Beach are less than 1km from our house ,as you know in here is remote area,inconvenient to go anywhere.You can go to Jaxa rocket center for 5minute using car with me if our schedule is match. Our location is on Kagoshima P...

Midoriku Obara, Sagamihara, Japan  

  • Category
    Backpacker Hostel
  • Last Updated
    Apr 5, 2024
  • Last Login
    Apr 17, 2024
  • Rating
    (3)
  • All Year Round
    Yes
  • Accommodates
    1 only
  • Joined
    Jul 3, 2019

Hi there! I have traveled around the world for 9 years and visited 95 countries so far. I returned to Japan in 2018 and started a backpacker's hostel and English class for Japanese locals in my house. The house is surrounded by mountains, including Michelin 3-star Mount Takao, and many small rivers, beautiful hot springs, and the Sagami lake. The river right next to my house is beautiful, and you can swim there in the summer. It is still an hour away from Japan's largest downtown Shinjuku(excluding 2 km to the nearest station Sagamiko) About me and staff I need your help in maintaining the hostel, teaching English to my Japanese students, and renovating the hostel. You don't have to be from a native English-speaking country, but it is more important to have patience and the ability to speak slowly and clearly. The hours expected to work depend on the day. When it's busy, we usually work from around 10a.m. to 2 p.m. preparing the rooms for guests. The work involves cleaning the rooms...

Takachiho-cho, Japan  

  • Category
    Other
  • Last Updated
    Mar 29, 2024
  • Last Login
    Apr 5, 2024
  • Rating
    (10)
  • All Year Round
    Yes
  • Accommodates
    1 or 2
  • Joined
    Jan 3, 2011

We need volunteers for the first two weeks in July!! My husband and I are Buddhist priests, running a 450 year old Pure Land Buddhist temple in the mountains of Kyushu. My husband is the 17th generation priest of our family temple. We are busy with the temple and our family and need help with gardening, cleaning, cooking, laundry and lots lots more. We have a luxury Lodge for overnight stays and need help with bed making and cleaning. We also want the helper to walk our dog, who is big, very enthusiastic but a complete softy. Also, our cat likes to hang out in the helpers area, so you need to like cats and dogs. We now also have two toddler grandchildren who love to interact with the volunteers. We give preference to helpers who have a valid International or Japanese driving license. We run a hectic household so be prepared for more chaos than tranquility. We are NOT a Zen temple, so we offer no zazen meditation. We live in an area of outstanding natural beauty. Spectacular gor...

Nozawa, Nishiaizu-town, Japan  

  • Category
    Farmstay (Organic)
  • Last Updated
    Mar 27, 2024
  • Last Login
    Mar 26, 2024
  • Rating
    (7)
  • All Year Round
    Except February, First half of March
  • Accommodates
    up to 3 or more
  • Joined
    Jun 19, 2018

~ Introduction ~ We are an eco-friendly community founded in 2016, based in the beautiful countryside of Japan. Our project consists of a few major parts; Organic farming, guest housing, and plant based diet. Which all combined boils down to `holistic health` and a `holistic approach`. We try to tackle nature deficit disorder, and we help/encourage people to find their mission in life! ***As we are not organizing retreats and WSs as same as a previous year due to COVID, we apologize that we won't host skills volunteers for free, except someone who is good at building and renovating the house! Also please avoid having expectation to join Yoga and meditation workshop/retreat during this time, as it might not happen. (24th of August) **** ~ Help Needed ~ Nanny! 2023 Update: We are looking for nanny-type help for 2023! We have a newborn daughter (born in Feb), who we can use help with taking care of. If you enjoy playing with young children/babies, letting them sleep etc. please l...

Nagoya, Aichi, Central Japan, Japan  

  • Category
    Backpacker Hostel
  • Last Updated
    Mar 26, 2024
  • Last Login
    Apr 18, 2024
  • Rating
    (14)
  • All Year Round
    Yes
  • Accommodates
    up to 3 or more
  • Joined
    Apr 6, 2017

We are currently looking for helpers starting from April 1st. (Our minimum stay is one month.) *************************************************************** Hi! We are a friendly backpackers hostel in Nagoya, a big city in the center of Japan. We are just a 7-minute walk from Nagoya station. Our hostel is on the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th floors and a bar/cafe/restaurant is on the 1st floor. (Now our bar is closed on weekdays.). We need helpers working to change bed sheets, pillows, and covers and clean the hostel. The work is 5 days a week (around 11:00 am to 3:00 pm), including Saturday and Sunday. You will share a room with other helpers (separate rooms for men and women are available). Meals are not included, so please take your own meals. Our minimum stay is one month, and we can't guarantee consecutive days off. We will teach you how to work with the rest of our team! You will always be working with different helpers, so it's easy to build strong connections and work together....

Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan  

  • Category
    Homestay
  • Last Updated
    Mar 19, 2024
  • Last Login
    Apr 18, 2024
  • Rating
    (4)
  • All Year Round
    Yes
  • Accommodates
    1 only
  • Joined
    Dec 8, 2015

【My place will be occupied until the end of June, 2024】 My place is not a big house as other people wrote. It’s a tiny house has 4 bedrooms. I’ve hosted some Helpers from this website and some are really nice and some are really weird. :D I sometimes might travel at work, so I want you to do house keeping and pet sitting. I’m looking for a friendly, helpful, non-smoker who can be a good friend of my son(born in 2008). I will offer you a private room if it’s available. Meals are not included but we can share when I cook. You will help me for 1-house keeping (cleaning, organizing the house, doing laundry, cooking…) 2-petsit (3 cats... feeding, cleaning cat’s litter, 1 dog... feeding, walking or playing) 3-gardening (trimming trees, weeding, cleaning my backyard and entrance) 4-being an assistant for my English conversation classes 5-farming at my dad’s in another city (he barely speaks English) You will have a lot of free time while my son is at school. I can teach you Japanese if...

Hiroshima, Japan  

  • Category
    Backpacker Hostel
  • Last Updated
    Mar 18, 2024
  • Last Login
    Apr 18, 2024
  • Rating
    (5)
  • All Year Round
    Yes
  • Accommodates
    1 only
  • Joined
    Feb 2, 2019

===Working holiday visa is needed!=== If you want to contact me ,please see our guest house website . Those who have a visa that allows you to work such as a working holiday visa or a student visa (We don't accept those who have a tourist visa. Also, we cannot sponsor any free accommodation staff in accordance with the regulation of the work visa). Those who can speak English or Japanese to communicate with other staff. Who is: Tidy/Neat/Thankful/Able to say "Thank you" obediently/Hospitality-minded In good health and able to maintain good health - The work is mainly cleaning and bed making etc. -8 days off 30 days . - during mornings / early afternoons (about 2 to 4 hours a day) We supply you ingredients and you can cook by yourself. Minimum stay expected at least :22 days . First 5 days are trial period. I will pay you a small fee when you teach English to children. ***Minimum stay expected at least :one month **** ===Helper can join them for free. Our guest can enjoy several...

Otsu, Shiga (near Kyoto), Japan  

  • Category
    Backpacker Hostel
  • Last Updated
    Mar 16, 2024
  • Last Login
    Apr 19, 2024
  • Rating
    (8)
  • All Year Round
    YES
  • Accommodates
    1 or couple
  • Joined
    Jul 23, 2018

PLEASE READ Only available from 29 th June right now. *We ONLY accept Working Holiday Visa holders or who has work permit. 3 weeks minimum. Please DO NOT apply if you have tourist visa. It does not work for us unfortunately. -------------------------------------- We are currently accepting applications for spots for July to Dec 2024 Spring season is great here and very close to ski resort and hiking spot. Also it is great in summer. You will enjoy all year around. Our guesthouse is only a 4 min walk from the biggest lake in Japan!!! You can swim anytime you want in the lake. (spring and Summer) We are looking for staff to: -help to clean the hostel (around 10am-2pm) mainly rooms and bathrooms. -help us with landscaping and gardening sometimes -occasionally help to organize events for weekend such as futsal, movie night and hiking, BBQ. 15 hours/week working. (3~4 hours of cleaning per day // 3 to 4 days a week.) for 7 nights stay. We give a dorm bed with curtain. We provide tow...

Chuo-ku, KOBE, Japan  

  • Category
    Backpacker Hostel
  • Last Updated
    Mar 13, 2024
  • Last Login
    Apr 15, 2024
  • Rating
    (1)
  • All Year Round
    Yes
  • Accommodates
    1 or 2
  • Joined
    Sep 3, 2019

My name is Hiro. We are always thinking about things that are fun and new. The hostel is from the nearest 2 stations, with easy access to go Osaka, Kyoto, Nara and Himeji. Kobe is one of the biggest city in Japan. The hostel which is cozy and global is renovated Hostel was Japanese style restaurant. We retain that old culture and felling. Our staff are easygoing,friendly and want make the guest be happy. There are different type of help in our hostel. Hours expected 5hours a day, 4 days a week. We are looking for.. cleaner and receptionist. Painter, Mural Artist, to draw on our hostel Video Maker, to video about our hostel and kobe We offer free -bunk bed (share with other in mixed dormitory) -wifi -rice, seasoning. -coffee, tea -washing machine If you have any questions, Don't hesitate to ask me something if you still have some questions, I would love to answer them! I hope you will be our family.

Kyotango city in Kyoto, Japan  

  • Category
    Farmstay (Organic)
  • Last Updated
    Mar 10, 2024
  • Last Login
    Apr 18, 2024
  • Rating
    (54)
  • All Year Round
    Yes
  • Accommodates
    1 or couple
  • Joined
    Apr 10, 2016

Thank you for reading my listing:)! (Both my parents are now aged over 80 and my mother is no longer able to move as described in previous reviews as she is now in need of care. Please be advised that we are required to provide for our own needs in terms of food.) About the place Stay in one of the most beautiful places in Japan! Our Minshuku (Japanese Guest House) is located on Kumihama Bay and across the street from the Sea of Japan. We have been hosting Japanese guests for over 40 years and are looking to attract people from all over the world. We have an oyster cockle shells farm in Kumihama Bay - you won't find fresher seafood anywhere in the world! The Tango Hanto (Tango Peninsula) is part of the San-in Kaigan Geopark - a Nature Park that has scientifically important or beautiful geological assets. There are countless hiking and biking trails as well as world-class beaches - surfing is very popular here in the winter. Transportation is a little difficult in this area and...

Tambasasayama, Hyogo, Japan  

  • Category
    Education (Organic)
  • Last Updated
    Mar 9, 2024
  • Last Login
    Apr 18, 2024
  • Rating
    (4)
  • All Year Round
    Spring, Summer and Fall
  • Accommodates
    1 or 2
  • Joined
    May 26, 2016

We are running a democratic school in the countryside, looking for volunteers to help maintain our vegetable gardens, look after our animals, and have fun with the kids. Anyone interested in organic farming, self-sufficiency, reducing your carbon footprint, and education would be welcome here. We love it when volunteers bring their own talents and interests and can share them. We run the school out of our house and we are located on mountainside with access to beautiful hiking trails nearby, and an orchard and vegetable fields. On a typical day helpers will split their time between the daily chores, farm and garden maintenance, and helping out with with the housework and communal meals. We believe in putting in hard work to achieve our goals, but also to take time to fully enjoy country life and our community. We ask our volunteers for a minimum stay of two weeks, but we take preference for longer stays. The work schedule is from Monday to Friday, from 8:30 am to 4pm, with weekends ...

kusatsu-machi, Japan  

  • Category
    Backpacker Hostel
  • Last Updated
    Mar 9, 2024
  • Last Login
    Apr 7, 2024
  • Rating
    (4)
  • All Year Round
    Yes
  • Accommodates
    1 or 2
  • Joined
    Jul 17, 2019

We are currently looking for helpers. We have been running a guesthouse here for three and a half years. I wasted a lot of time due to the influence of Corona, but finally the number of customers has increased. We are currently looking for a helper who can work for more than 2 weeks. The owner and his wife work at another store, so other employees will accept the orders. There are many free hot springs near the facility. And near our hostel, there is good water hole. If you stay winter season, you can enjoy skiing. 1.5km from our hostel. I need you what is clean up our accommodation house and something. The content of work is 5 days a week, and the hours are typically 3 hours a day. There are only one rooms for helpers, so only women are recruited. What you get is the use of female dorm beds, kitchens and other facilities. I don't cook for you every day, but sometimes I do it for you. Enjoy Kusatsu onsen life with us!

Hokkaido, Otaru, Japan  

  • Category
    Backpacker Hostel
  • Last Updated
    Mar 9, 2024
  • Last Login
    Apr 17, 2024
  • Rating
    (2)
  • All Year Round
    Yes
  • Accommodates
    1 only
  • Joined
    Aug 31, 2011

Work Time: About 4 hours (Mainly mornings) Activities: Bed making, Cleaning, Gardening, and Blog Diary, etc. Personality: 18-35 years old. Tidy, Creative, Sense of Humor, and Dog & Cat Lover. No pay, No meal. (Sorry. You can use Kitchen.) If you want stay over 10 days, we decide it after you work once. The helper is to exchange your hostel charge for helping several hours at the hotel. Good for long stay traveler, and Working Holiday Maker. The exchange of "Working" and "Stay" is not only the aims. This most important aim is “Cultural Exchange”. It is cultural exchange between the helper and our staff, the helper and the traveler, helper and the local people.

Yuzawa machi, minamiuonumagun, Japan  

  • Category
    Hospitality
  • Last Updated
    Mar 6, 2024
  • Last Login
    Apr 18, 2024
  • Rating
    No reviews
  • All Year Round
    Yes
  • Accommodates
    up to 3 or more
  • Joined
    Mar 4, 2024

We are running an eco-tourism Glamping project in the Japanese mountains of Niigata, and we are looking for outdoor enthusiasts to give a hand with ground keeping, housekeeping and general maintenance. The project includes a ski lodge and an upcoming coffee shop in an area that offers multiple options for eco-tourism activities such as hiking, ski and snowboard, cross country skiing, winter camping etc. We provide free accommodation in a small hotel in the neighbouring town and will give a small food stipend. A car is also available to be used for work and shared by the team to travel locally. Staying with us will give you access to the superbe Yukiguni (Snow Country) of Japan, famous for being depicted in the nobel prize winning novel of the same name. You will discover the specific Niigata food tradition which is renowned for its mountain vegetables, rice, sake and seafoods. The purity of the water contributes to the extremely high quality of the rice which in turns contributes to ...

kurogimachi, yameshi, Japan  

  • Category
    Homestay (Organic)
  • Last Updated
    Feb 25, 2024
  • Last Login
    Apr 17, 2024
  • Rating
    (1)
  • All Year Round
    Not in winter
  • Accommodates
    1 or couple
  • Joined
    Dec 21, 2019

A place that one of the most famous place for tea in Japan, the city called "Yame". This guesthouse is a mountain house which is formerly a tea farmer's residence, being empty for many years, but since 2017 it turned into guesthouse, to attract many people from all over the world. Hello, my name is Jiro, the owner of sky tea house, used to be a world traveler for many years and after so many drama, I end up in this mountain community and I found my wife Chai from Phillippine, and now we have a beautiful children Kojiro(cat) and Ryunosuke(1st son) We are running a guesthouse, organic tea farm and also I host some events time to time. always try bring people to involve in my village to make them happy. So, main tasks for helper, I ask house keeping, helping organic tea farm, helping local people in many different job, setting up event, sometimes play with my kids or house sitting. creating new project with me. and also if you have some specal skill it would be very helpful for exampl...

Hirafu Niseko, Kutchan, Japan  

  • Category
    Hospitality
  • Last Updated
    Feb 24, 2024
  • Last Login
    Apr 16, 2024
  • Rating
    (22)
  • All Year Round
    Some months summer away
  • Accommodates
    up to 3 or more
  • Joined
    Aug 14, 2010

Sumary of our offer Winter - no food instead lift pass use - 30hrs week. Off season - from April 1st to November 30th Accommodation, seasonal vegetables as much as you want, bicycle use & local area use of vehicles with permission. - 22 hrs a week. 2024 Winter - help exchange system & conditions for - Niseko - Annupuri Mountain View Lodge or Annupuri oasis Lodge. Available to work from December 10th or abouts until the end of March. - depending on snow conditions, customer bookings, & expectations of further bookings into March. Annupuri area Season pass. ¥70.000 fully refunded at the end of March or until managers can manage on their own, any time from end of February - you are welcome to stay on longer to ski & snowboard every day, with reduced hours per week. (for those not be available to help from December 10th to March 31st then a monthly lift allowance of ¥20,000 will be provided or use of a common lodge pass) We will pay the above amount for the completed season. S...

Higashiyama, Kyoto, Japan  

  • Category
    Other
  • Last Updated
    Feb 21, 2024
  • Last Login
    Apr 18, 2024
  • Rating
    (7)
  • All Year Round
    Yes
  • Accommodates
    2 only
  • Joined
    Sep 17, 2023

We're a lo-fi, older style guesthouse with only around ten rooms. Right on the edge of two of the most interesting historic neighbourhoods of Kyoto! Secluded somewhat in a discreet side street, everything you could otherwise want is at a mere stone's throw away. Our goal is to provide clean and comfortable accommodation for guests visiting Kyoto, as well as providing opportunities to do language/culture/study exchanges. The most common so far has been language exchange. You can help us by maintaining the cleanliness of the facilities, working on maintenance and creating improvements that will hopefully help to enhance the general atmosphere. Any creative initiatives are very welcome! Hours can be pretty loose and flexible - although we have a default plan of eight-hour shifts three times a week. (You also get to sleep in, since business hours are from 12pm to 8pm.) You'll therefore have plenty of time to get to know Kyoto and Kansai (nearby Osaka, Kobe, Nara etc.), and or spend time s...

Shinjuku, Japan  

  • Category
    Backpacker Hostel
  • Last Updated
    Feb 17, 2024
  • Last Login
    Apr 18, 2024
  • Rating
    (3)
  • All Year Round
    Yes
  • Accommodates
    1 or 2
  • Joined
    Jun 16, 2014

* * * * *Thank you very much for contacting us but many people contact us every day so please forgive us that we only contact when we have a vacancy. You can contact us at our email address directly or facebook page. * * * * * * * * Requirement * * * Thank you very much for that so many people are interested in helping us! Since Tokyo is a very very big city and our hostel and guest houses are located in one of the best location, large number of people contacts us everyday! Therefore we would like to ask to help us people who stays more than one month and more people at the same time. Also we would like to give more opportunities to young people who comes to Japan for the first time! Please contact us with your answers of followings! A couple, friends together are more welcome than a person! 1. start and end date 2. experience of cleaning hostels, etc. 3. Number of people Looking forward to your contact!!! ==== our offer ==== We offer free accommodation in Central Tokyo ...

kumamoto-shi nishi-ku, Japan  

  • Category
    Community
  • Last Updated
    Feb 17, 2024
  • Last Login
    Apr 14, 2024
  • Rating
    No reviews
  • All Year Round
    From December of this year to March of next year
  • Accommodates
    1 or couple
  • Joined
    Dec 1, 2023

※※※ Applications for participation are currently closed until June ※※※ We are a small community located in Kumamoto Prefecture, Kyushu, where we have built our own homes using earth-bag technology and run a lodge. We are surrounded by mandarin fields with a beautiful ocean view where you can watch the sunset all year round, and we are just a 30-minute drive from the city. We are currently working on a project to create a new art building and are looking for volunteers who are interested in creating things to work with us. We also need help with gardening, cleaning, cooking, and baby support. We operate according to each individual’s needs and take appropriate breaks. We want you to participate in a way that is enjoyable and not stressful. We currently have three volunteers helping us and are looking for about two more. Warm clothing is required during the winter. On your days off, there are many ways to relax, such as enjoying the grounds, visiting the nearby hot spring town, and t...

Hokkaido, Japan  

  • Category
    Backpacker Hostel
  • Last Updated
    Feb 17, 2024
  • Last Login
    Apr 19, 2024
  • Rating
    (13)
  • All Year Round
    Yes
  • Accommodates
    1 or 2
  • Joined
    Mar 2, 2020

YAKUMO town is 3 hours from Sapporo city,1-hour half from Hakodate city. We able to get really fresh seafood from different 2 kind of sea (The Sea of Japan and Pacific Ocean) also mountain vegetable, field crop, fresh milk, cheese, etc.,,,. We have lots of hot springs and you can see perfect starry sky, beautiful sunrise and sunset as well. We’re running guesthouse and restaurant also we’re work in tourism promotion about YAKUMO town.Guesthouse?A wide variety of guests visit from all around the world. You can have the opportunity to talk with guests of all different nationalities. We can make local tour and you’ll may learn about management Guesthouse as well. Restaurant?You can have the opportunity to make lots of recipes and we can make new menu together.if you interesting about tourism promotion/making new tour and some events you can join us!?we need someone who can help us to /taking care of garden/ clean the restaurant and guesthouse as well/helping festival /making n...

Nishinari, Osaka, Japan  

  • Category
    Backpacker Hostel
  • Last Updated
    Feb 13, 2024
  • Last Login
    Apr 16, 2024
  • Rating
    No reviews
  • All Year Round
    Yes
  • Accommodates
    2 only
  • Joined
    Jan 6, 2024

We're a small, retro guesthouse with only around seven rooms. Right in the middle of one of the most diverse and interesting historic neighbourhoods of Osaka! Lost a bit in a tiny hidden side street, everything you could otherwise want is at a mere stone's throw away. Our goal is to provide clean and comfortable accommodation for guests visiting Osaka, as well as providing opportunities to do language/culture/study exchanges. We can share with you lots of local knowledge and tips! You can help us by maintaining the cleanliness of the facilities, working on maintenance and creating improvements that will hopefully help to enhance the general atmosphere. Other initiatives are very welcome! Hours can be pretty loose and flexible - although we're thinking something like from three times a week for 8 hours of real work. (Business hours are from 12pm to 8pm.) You'll therefore have plenty of time to get to know Osaka and Kansai (nearby Kobe, Kyoto, Nara etc.), and or spend time studying lan...

Tokashiki-son, Japan  

  • Category
    Backpacker Hostel
  • Last Updated
    Feb 7, 2024
  • Last Login
    Apr 16, 2024
  • Rating
    (9)
  • All Year Round
    Yes
  • Accommodates
    1 only
  • Joined
    May 25, 2017

We run a small hostel and marine activity shop on Tokashiki Island, Okinawa. The working period is for those who can work at least one month. Especially now, I am looking for someone who can work for at least a month starting at the beginning of April.. (Priority is given to those who can work longer) Cleaning helpers In the mornings, you are responsible for cleaning. The afternoons are therefore free time. We are looking for someone to help with the cleaning. We are only looking for people who can work for at least one month. Preference will be given to those who can speak basic Japanese and English. We offer: accommodation (a bed in a dormitory room or a staff room for two people), and some food fee. Regular helpers Assisting backpackers in general, receptionist at marine store, etc. We are only looking for people who can speak basic Japanese and English and who can work for at least one month. (Japanese is a must). (We are looking for people who can work for at least one month be...

Motoyama-town, Shikoku-Island Kochi, Japan  

  • Category
    Farmstay (Organic)
  • Last Updated
    Apr 19, 2024
  • Last Login
    Apr 19, 2024
  • Rating
    (6)
  • All Year Round
    March to December
  • Accommodates
    1 only
  • Joined
    Aug 20, 2019

This is not a tourist spot. It is a small rural village in Shikoku. (Currently recruiting 2 weeks available in August) Hello. My name is Yoshinaga. My English is at a beginner level. I will do my best to talk to you. I run an organic farm. The main crops we grow are delicious vegetables such as tomatoes. I always think about good lifestyle and world peace. This region has many historic rice terraces and is blessed with an environment of mountains surrounding a beautiful river. A wonderful environment for nature lovers. The work includes general agricultural work such as harvesting and shipping vegetables, washing vegetables, planting seedlings, weeding, and pruning. Please work together on various tasks in the countryside. The work is easy, safe and you can learn a lot. You will work approximately 20 hours a week. It starts around 8am. After work, let's eat lunch together for free. The afternoon is free time. 1 week 2 days off. Rice will be provided free of charge. Purchase the res...

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Tokyo, Japan  

  • Category
    Homestay
  • Last Updated
    Apr 19, 2024
  • Last Login
    Apr 19, 2024
  • Rating
    (1)
  • All Year Round
    Yes
  • Accommodates
    1 only
  • Joined
    Jan 30, 2019

We're guys and girls who lives in a very old house near from central Tokyo. Current residents are 4 people, Hiro (Hiroaki) who is owner,Japanese and Chinese, include LGBTQ+ femal. Hiro is IT engineer who works at home, other people are voice actress, photographer and engineer. [About me] I, Hiro used to live an apartment and hosted people via another website. I learned about culture exchange and English from couchsurfers. But I become to want to live with people from different countries. Luckily I found the very old large house that can do anything. I'm trying renovation it to an artistic house now. [About art project] My friend painted a mural, but there was still some free space left, and then some artists helped to fill it. Also some of them added vibrant hues to the monochrome mural. Now, the murals feature an assortment of artwork from various artists worldwide. [About our house] Conveniently situated merely two stations away from Ikebukuro and six stations from Shinjuku, this ...

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Tateoka, Murayama Yamagata, Japan  

  • Category
    Farmstay
  • Last Updated
    Apr 19, 2024
  • Last Login
    Apr 18, 2024
  • Rating
    (42)
  • All Year Round
    No. Please check below
  • Accommodates
    1 or 2
  • Joined
    Mar 4, 2009

We are now looking for more wonderful helpers for the 2024 farming season, space is still available for May June and July! Come and grow with us! ******Please read the reviews below for an insight into what its really like!!!! ******** More about what we do: We grow rice, cherries, apples, peaches, corn, pumpkins, cucumbers and soy-beans on our farm here in Murayama-Shi in the middle of the very beautiful Yamagata Prefecture in the north part of Japan. We grow a premium rice without chemicals and more labour intensive traditional methods which we sell direct to the customer. Our orchards unfortunately are not organic, but we are researching ways to substitute natural sprays. We have also opened a guesthouse and a mochi restaurant! We are a big (crazy) family: 3 generations, 9 people plus some local staff! Apart from my wife and I, my family only speaks Japanese! Everyone is very friendly, but you will definitely need a sense of humour, patience and a willingness to try to commu...

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Nagano, Japan  

  • Category
    Farmstay
  • Last Updated
    Apr 18, 2024
  • Last Login
    Apr 20, 2024
  • Rating
    (41)
  • All Year Round
    All year
  • Accommodates
    1 or couple
  • Joined
    Jan 30, 2017

Wow 2024 an extra exciting time with new 🍎 apple trees to plant old cow house to finish the renovation a 200 year old house to finish farm maintenance ,grass cutting mixing in the comunity. Two weeks or more to stay and enjoy Japanese family life we pick you up from nagano train station LONGER Stays are very welcome for 2024 .25 A traditional Japanese farm house, The house is on a gentle slope at the foot of Mt Wakaho tarou about 1000m high, very good walking sightseeing area, 15km outside Nagano city. Consisting of a large vegetable garden, traditional japanise trees, bushes, 10 Japanese apple fields with some western and Japanese apples western fruits, black currents, raspberries, strawberries and blackberries ... Jobs-- farm work, cooking, maintaining garden,land grass cutting weeding helping in the community and nice farm work.old barn renovation completed for a coffee shop and acomadtion short stay guests Maybe some assisting at private English lessons,so English speaking advan...

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Shiraoi, Hokkaido, Japan  

  • Category
    Homestay (Organic)
  • Last Updated
    Apr 18, 2024
  • Last Login
    Apr 18, 2024
  • Rating
    (1)
  • All Year Round
    Yes
  • Accommodates
    1 only
  • Joined
    Apr 29, 2015

A room is available for your homestay. Because of the helps I would like to ask you, those who have enough experience/knowledge of handling house holding chores and cooking and mature lady are welcome. No problem if you can not cook Japanese dishes. Vegetarian is welcome only from summer to autumn. It's easy to talk about next step of your homestay if how long from when, how you can help, what you want to do during homestay in addition to help works are written in your request. I, 66 years old male, not vaccinated for COVID-19, have a small private organic vegetable garden since a few years ago. I am happy if someone can help me to maintain vegetable garden and household chores including cooking. I also can enjoy helping my guest to learn Japanese language. We can visit at sightseeing places/aesthetic landscape when we have free time. At the same time, I`m interested to hear your stories about helpx and learn foreign languages as well as yoga and massage. My house has natural ...

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Ibaraki, Kitaibaraki, Japan  

  • Category
    Homestay
  • Last Updated
    Apr 18, 2024
  • Last Login
    Apr 18, 2024
  • Rating
    No reviews
  • All Year Round
    Yes
  • Accommodates
    up to 3 or more
  • Joined
    Aug 30, 2023

We are a family living in Ibaraki, next to the beach. My wife is Japanese and I am English. I have been living in Japan for nearly 15 years. We have 3 children, 2 boys and 1 girl. We have an English school and a small hotel. We're offering a unique volunteer opportunity that promises not just meaningful work but also an unforgettable beach front experience! As a volunteer at ELM on the Beach, you'll have the chance to work on exciting projects, this unique opportunity requires dedication and commitment. While the atmosphere is friendly, the responsibilities are real, creating a harmonious balance between work and the joy of contribution, your efforts will make a tangible difference. We believe in the power of individuals coming together to make a positive impact on the world around them. We are looking for Enthusiastic individuals, No specific skills required – just a positive attitude and a willingness to contribute!. your tasks will include but are not limited to: Cleaning around ...

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Kochi-ken Takaoka-gun, Japan  

  • Category
    Hospitality
  • Last Updated
    Apr 18, 2024
  • Last Login
    Apr 18, 2024
  • Rating
    (3)
  • All Year Round
    Yes
  • Accommodates
    2 only
  • Joined
    Oct 6, 2019

/ ! \ INFO / ! \ Next availability from October 1st~November 30th (we are closed in winter). Hello there, Our resort is located about 1.5 hours west of Kochi City and is the head water area of Shimanto River. Shimanto river is running through Kochi Pref, and famous for being the most beautiful river in Japan. In our property, a small river is flowing through and 11 cottages as well as 3 Airstreams stand on this river. In our main building, we have onsen and guest rooms upstairs. Since March 2017, we also welcome volunteers in this resort and over 190 helpers had stayed here and enjoyed working, fishing, cooking and so on. Of course, this is designed for the accommodation, therefore we have to look after our guests as the first priority. Moreover, the majority of the guest is Japanese. However, we are getting more and more international guests as well now. Additionally, we are now running 6 resorts in Western Japan (Shikoku, Kyushu and Okayama). For availability in the other resorts,...

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Otaru, Japan  

  • Category
    Backpacker Hostel
  • Last Updated
    Apr 17, 2024
  • Last Login
    Apr 19, 2024
  • Rating
    (7)
  • All Year Round
    Yes
  • Accommodates
    1 or 2
  • Joined
    Jun 5, 2019

Hi Everybody:) We are currently looking for people who can help us continue to provide a place here where travelers can stay and explore Otaru. If you like to drink, to travel, to meet new people and share experiences with them, are curious and up to challenges, are interested in guesthouses, Hokkaido, and Japanese culture, and most importantly if you have a good sense of humor and know how to have a good time, we are looking for you! We especially like to work with people who are trying to learn Japanese, as we have found that previous helpers tend to experience big improvements in their time with us. *About our hostel “Begin your memory of trip from Cheers!” We have craft beer bar in our place. You can drink 5 or 6 kinds of craft beer here and enjoy seeing and talking not only with our guests but also local people and our staffs. Our hostel is in a quiet part of Otaru. You can relax and enjoy exploring the old city and its history. Have a nice time in Otaru!! *When? From the Jun...

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Matsumoto City, Japan  

  • Category
    Backpacker Hostel
  • Last Updated
    Apr 16, 2024
  • Last Login
    Apr 17, 2024
  • Rating
    (35)
  • All Year Round
    Yes
  • Accommodates
    1 or 2
  • Joined
    Nov 2, 2014

Hello! We would be delighted to host you. Looking for a helper from start of July for the summer season. Happy to host helpers through the autumn months too! Mostly it's morning cleaning of our hostel and rental apartment - some days busy, some days more relaxed. Are you ready for the beautiful summer? Enjoy the famous castle and mountains around us. Come and enjoy the cleaner air of the mountains. All of the local mountains are easy to access and there are many cultural activities in Matsumoto city. We are a small independent hostel located in the base city for the Japanese Alps. We also have a small apartment near the famous National Treasure castle. Matsumoto city is a little university city with a chilled-out cosmopolitan student vibe. Delighted if you could volunteer for three weeks or more. Matsumoto is a great base from which to explore lots of history and beautiful nature. We, Shuko from Japan and Brian from Ireland run the hostel like a big family home - which the bui...

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Ishikari Hokkaido, Japan  

  • Category
    Other
  • Last Updated
    Apr 15, 2024
  • Last Login
    Apr 18, 2024
  • Rating
    (7)
  • All Year Round
    Yes
  • Accommodates
    up to 3 or more
  • Joined
    Feb 19, 2020

I'm looking for a helper from May 2024 until the end of October. My job is by the sea. My main job is to manage accommodation facilities, sea safety, beach huts, beach activities, etc. No experience is necessary, we are looking for someone who loves the sea and loves people. Please message me anytime. Looking for helpers this winter. We are looking for someone who can ski or snowboard easy slopes. You can ski or snowboard before or after work. Your lift pass will be provided by us. I will also start hosting Airbnb this winter. I need your various help. Please contact us anytime. Feel free to contact me if you are interested. thank you. Hi guys. My job is to have guests enjoy their stays and outdoor experiences from May to October. And I run a restaurant at the ski resort from December to the end of March. We are a small company, but we will take on challenges. The job I would like to ask you to do now is to promote my restaurant all over the world. Let's think about how to advertise ...

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Uzumasa, Kyoto-shi, Ukyo-ku, Japan  

  • Category
    Animals
  • Last Updated
    Apr 14, 2024
  • Last Login
    Apr 17, 2024
  • Rating
    (7)
  • All Year Round
    Yes
  • Accommodates
    up to 3 or more
  • Joined
    Aug 19, 2015

Get a chance to interact with Japanese kids and help cats ! We also have lots of other projects you might be interested in, just get in touch to know what’s up ! Due to the type of work required, we do not require a specific kind of visa (tourist visa holders can apply). We are a non-profit organisation whose goal is to help pets around Japan. Our Kyoto program focuses on community outreach and funding support for our animal shelter in Tokyo. Our volunteers primarily visit the local kindergarten and nursery or help with the association projects and/or events. VOLUNTEERING : The volunteering time is split into two main functions : special projects and school. You would choose one of those two to be your main for the duration of your stay. It is possible to switch your main line of work between projects while here but it will depend on circumstances and cannot be guaranteed. Please be aware that our main goal with all of this will always be towards helping cats, so if you are not an a...

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Minakami-machi, Tone-gun, Japan  

  • Category
    Other (Organic)
  • Last Updated
    Apr 13, 2024
  • Last Login
    Apr 17, 2024
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    (1)
  • All Year Round
    Now seeking for May June July and August due to last minute cancelation!.
  • Accommodates
    up to 3 or more
  • Joined
    Apr 13, 2021

Hi Helpers, thank you all for your interest in our profile and being open to the possibility of joining us here in Minakami. Over the past few years our project has been reforming a 55 year old lodge from which we now operate a coffee roastery café & guest house with relaxing outdoor and indoor spaces for visitors of all ages to enjoy. Now that most of the major renovation work is now complete, we provide affordable guest house accommodation services catering to a range of people including school groups, families, company groups and those seeking to enjoy our coffee along with the amazing experiences available in the immediate area while also opening our café 2 days a week. We are located in a picturesque valley in the mountains of northern Gunma with numerous clean mountain rivers nearby, great hiking, onsens and outdoor adventure activities aplenty (skiing, boarding, rafting, swimming, biking, kayaking, canyoning etc.). The working style is flexible with plenty of time available to ...

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Toyooka, Japan  

  • Category
    Homestay
  • Last Updated
    Apr 13, 2024
  • Last Login
    Apr 13, 2024
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    No reviews
  • All Year Round
    traveling in April and Sept-Oct 2024
  • Accommodates
    1 only
  • Joined
    Mar 10, 2024

We are Alberto and Karissa. Alberto is a Japanese/Brazilian glass artist who makes kaleidoscopes that will blow your mind. He is also a handyman with a list of projects for our house. Karissa is from Colorado, USA, working on her Masters and teaching online. We were helpers in Brazil and Japan and have welcomed many travelers to our various homes. We bought this abandoned house in 2023 after falling in love with it's traditional carpentry and spacious outdoor area. We have been renovating and repairing little by little and plan to continue indefinitely. The building includes our living space, a glass workshop, a small hotshop, a gallery, and there is a garden with natural ground cover and many trees. Helpers will have a private room except in the hot summer months when they can stay in the air-conditioned living room. In exchange for staying in our home we ask for help 3-4 hours a day, 5 days a week, with chores such as cleaning and yard work. Stays of 1 week to 1 month considered. W...

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Kashiwabara, Maibara, Japan  

  • Category
    Homestay (Organic)
  • Last Updated
    Apr 13, 2024
  • Last Login
    Apr 19, 2024
  • Rating
    (6)
  • All Year Round
    Yes
  • Accommodates
    1 or 2
  • Joined
    Sep 19, 2016

:::Thank you for your interest::: Updated on 29 March 2024. Essential requirements ・Must like children. ・Must like to play with kids. ・Must like to interact. For it, we are looking for someone who can help ; ・renovation the house (kitchen floor construction, wall painting. Insulation construction and cleaning.) ・web design (We want to create a new website) ・Photography and Video Shooting ・web site and SNS marketing ・taking care kids We'd like to learn. ・English ・start up ・chatGPT/ AI (generative) /web3 / NFT / crypt currency ) ・music / guitar / piano / music session ・bushcraft ・..your skill For more information about house renovation, please check out the link below https://www.instagram.com/flow_yamagen/ https://www.instagram.com/flow_watanabetateguten/ :::: THE LIVING SITUATION You would stay in your own room in our traditional house. The entire house is still under renovation, but the guest room will be the bare minimum for a comfortable stay. We love art, music, travel, and pe...

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Naha, Okinawa, Japan  

  • Category
    Backpacker Hostel
  • Last Updated
    Apr 13, 2024
  • Last Login
    Apr 16, 2024
  • Rating
    (8)
  • All Year Round
    Yes
  • Accommodates
    up to 3 or more
  • Joined
    Feb 16, 2019

Come and Help at our Friendly International Guesthouse in Okinawa! We are a team of international staff working in a guesthouse in the middle of Naha, Okinawa. Our place is located in the city, you can walk to Kokusai-dori street which is only 5 minutes away and Naha Bus Terminal is just around the corner. If you feel like some beach time, you will find a few local options but if you are looking for the paradise beach style you can always take a ferry to some of the nearby islands. Our helpers usually stay around 1 month but dates can be flexible so write to us as soon as you can if you would like to join us. As a helper, you will be working as housekeeping 3-4 hours a day / 5 days a week in exchange for a bed in one of our dormitories. You are mostly expected to help with the cleaning, but you will find that a guesthouse can be a nice place to chat with other guests and make new friends! You c...

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宮崎市 高岡町 上倉永(その他), Japan  

  • Category
    Backpacker Hostel
  • Last Updated
    Apr 13, 2024
  • Last Login
    Apr 13, 2024
  • Rating
    (1)
  • All Year Round
    Yes
  • Accommodates
    1 or 2
  • Joined
    Feb 23, 2019

We are running a cottage guesthouse in Miyazaki. Our guesthouse locates in the mountain area of Miyazaki, surrounded by mountains, river and other beautiful nature view. Help needed: content: guest room tidy up, clean up work (bathroom, toilet, dining room, kitchen), floor cleaning, food preparing, etc. Preferably stay at least 2 weeks. Accommodation: We provide free meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner) and free accommodation and free wifi to helpers We provide meals for helper in day off as well. Volunteer Requirements: We welcome helpers from global, helper who want to learn Japanese culture and have a taste of Japanese cuisine are welcomed. Our location: It takes 20 mins by car to the city town of Miyazaki, around our guesthouse, there is hot spring, mountain course, sea, sight-seeing spot. Free time activities: Bicycle, leisure walking, hiking, marine sport, cooking, culture exchange. During your stay, apart from working, please also enjoy the beauti...

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Kitakagaya, Osaka, Japan  

  • Category
    Backpacker Hostel
  • Last Updated
    Apr 12, 2024
  • Last Login
    Apr 17, 2024
  • Rating
    (8)
  • All Year Round
    Yes
  • Accommodates
    up to 3 or more
  • Joined
    Nov 6, 2018

**Update** **Important**: Our minimum work period is one month. If you're willing to join us for a longer duration, please send a request. We appreciate your consideration. Thank you! **It'll be quick and smooth if you let us know your arrival and departure dates so that we can check if there's a position available or not** **About our hostel** *For those of you who are bored of the same “hipster-looking” hostel and want to enjoy a space filled with lots of character *The Hostel features a lot of artwork and a ton of plants *Languages spoken: English, Japanese *Very friendly staff (Seriously!) *Cat *Cat *Café: The best cafe with good coffee and cake in the hostel *Only a 1 min walk from Kitakagaya exit #4 *Only 10 mins by subway to Namba centre and 20 mins to Umeda centre *Area is an art hub2, do some exploring! *Many interesting galleries, cafes, and eateries in the area. And check out the self-order glasses shop nearby. *Come stay with us, and feel free to let us know what you need...

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Chichibu-shi, Saitama-ken, Japan  

  • Category
    Other
  • Last Updated
    Apr 12, 2024
  • Last Login
    Apr 19, 2024
  • Rating
    (3)
  • All Year Round
    Yes
  • Accommodates
    1 or 2
  • Joined
    Jun 14, 2016

UPDATE: I am looking for people who can stay for several weeks or even months, starting in late April or early May, --- I was born in England, but lived in the US from the age of 1 until I was 18, at which point I returned to England. I studied Moral Sciences (philosophy and psychology) at Cambridge, but spent more time in drama productions than studying. I subsequently went to London, and lived for several years in a freaky apartment with such psychedelic people as Syd Barrett of the Pink Floyd (https://chriscase.blogspot.com/2014/12/syd-barrett-and-101-cromwell-road.html), while working in a couple of avantgarde art galleries. As the 60s drew to a close,I went to India to meet some yoga masters, which worked out very well. I then came to Japan, where for several years I lived on the road with a motorcycle, photographing around the country. I became a jewelry designer, then got into the collecting and restoring of antiques, doing quite a few gallery shows of Japanese tradition...

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Kimotsuki town, Kimotsuki town-Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan  

  • Category
    Farmstay (Organic)
  • Last Updated
    Apr 11, 2024
  • Last Login
    Apr 11, 2024
  • Rating
    No reviews
  • All Year Round
    Yes
  • Accommodates
    1 or 2
  • Joined
    Jun 2, 2020

I'm Yudika Indonesia& Ries is japanese and Have 10 years old boy.we are moslem family. Our son is an active boy need to playing you:) Our Target is Zero Waste &Low Energy specially for Plastic usage Which still under progress until we can self sufficiency in our daily need and making everything by self. We learn by doing small organic farm for self sufficiency and plan to renovate abandoned house with offgrid method using waste /unuse material to minimize cost Due to our project is for our self sufficiency using our own less income so we need to make it as can as possible to run with minimize cost and everything make byself. We need guest whom can understand with it. We pleasure for guest whom has an idea DIY /permaculture using waste material or similar. Beach are less than 1km from our house ,as you know in here is remote area,inconvenient to go anywhere.You can go to Jaxa rocket center for 5minute using car with me if our schedule is match. Our location is on Kagoshima P...

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Midoriku Obara, Sagamihara, Japan  

  • Category
    Backpacker Hostel
  • Last Updated
    Apr 5, 2024
  • Last Login
    Apr 17, 2024
  • Rating
    (3)
  • All Year Round
    Yes
  • Accommodates
    1 only
  • Joined
    Jul 3, 2019

Hi there! I have traveled around the world for 9 years and visited 95 countries so far. I returned to Japan in 2018 and started a backpacker's hostel and English class for Japanese locals in my house. The house is surrounded by mountains, including Michelin 3-star Mount Takao, and many small rivers, beautiful hot springs, and the Sagami lake. The river right next to my house is beautiful, and you can swim there in the summer. It is still an hour away from Japan's largest downtown Shinjuku(excluding 2 km to the nearest station Sagamiko) About me and staff I need your help in maintaining the hostel, teaching English to my Japanese students, and renovating the hostel. You don't have to be from a native English-speaking country, but it is more important to have patience and the ability to speak slowly and clearly. The hours expected to work depend on the day. When it's busy, we usually work from around 10a.m. to 2 p.m. preparing the rooms for guests. The work involves cleaning the rooms...

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Takachiho-cho, Japan  

  • Category
    Other
  • Last Updated
    Mar 29, 2024
  • Last Login
    Apr 5, 2024
  • Rating
    (10)
  • All Year Round
    Yes
  • Accommodates
    1 or 2
  • Joined
    Jan 3, 2011

We need volunteers for the first two weeks in July!! My husband and I are Buddhist priests, running a 450 year old Pure Land Buddhist temple in the mountains of Kyushu. My husband is the 17th generation priest of our family temple. We are busy with the temple and our family and need help with gardening, cleaning, cooking, laundry and lots lots more. We have a luxury Lodge for overnight stays and need help with bed making and cleaning. We also want the helper to walk our dog, who is big, very enthusiastic but a complete softy. Also, our cat likes to hang out in the helpers area, so you need to like cats and dogs. We now also have two toddler grandchildren who love to interact with the volunteers. We give preference to helpers who have a valid International or Japanese driving license. We run a hectic household so be prepared for more chaos than tranquility. We are NOT a Zen temple, so we offer no zazen meditation. We live in an area of outstanding natural beauty. Spectacular gor...

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Nozawa, Nishiaizu-town, Japan  

  • Category
    Farmstay (Organic)
  • Last Updated
    Mar 27, 2024
  • Last Login
    Mar 26, 2024
  • Rating
    (7)
  • All Year Round
    Except February, First half of March
  • Accommodates
    up to 3 or more
  • Joined
    Jun 19, 2018

~ Introduction ~ We are an eco-friendly community founded in 2016, based in the beautiful countryside of Japan. Our project consists of a few major parts; Organic farming, guest housing, and plant based diet. Which all combined boils down to `holistic health` and a `holistic approach`. We try to tackle nature deficit disorder, and we help/encourage people to find their mission in life! ***As we are not organizing retreats and WSs as same as a previous year due to COVID, we apologize that we won't host skills volunteers for free, except someone who is good at building and renovating the house! Also please avoid having expectation to join Yoga and meditation workshop/retreat during this time, as it might not happen. (24th of August) **** ~ Help Needed ~ Nanny! 2023 Update: We are looking for nanny-type help for 2023! We have a newborn daughter (born in Feb), who we can use help with taking care of. If you enjoy playing with young children/babies, letting them sleep etc. please l...

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Nagoya, Aichi, Central Japan, Japan  

  • Category
    Backpacker Hostel
  • Last Updated
    Mar 26, 2024
  • Last Login
    Apr 18, 2024
  • Rating
    (14)
  • All Year Round
    Yes
  • Accommodates
    up to 3 or more
  • Joined
    Apr 6, 2017

We are currently looking for helpers starting from April 1st. (Our minimum stay is one month.) *************************************************************** Hi! We are a friendly backpackers hostel in Nagoya, a big city in the center of Japan. We are just a 7-minute walk from Nagoya station. Our hostel is on the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th floors and a bar/cafe/restaurant is on the 1st floor. (Now our bar is closed on weekdays.). We need helpers working to change bed sheets, pillows, and covers and clean the hostel. The work is 5 days a week (around 11:00 am to 3:00 pm), including Saturday and Sunday. You will share a room with other helpers (separate rooms for men and women are available). Meals are not included, so please take your own meals. Our minimum stay is one month, and we can't guarantee consecutive days off. We will teach you how to work with the rest of our team! You will always be working with different helpers, so it's easy to build strong connections and work together....

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Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan  

  • Category
    Homestay
  • Last Updated
    Mar 19, 2024
  • Last Login
    Apr 18, 2024
  • Rating
    (4)
  • All Year Round
    Yes
  • Accommodates
    1 only
  • Joined
    Dec 8, 2015

【My place will be occupied until the end of June, 2024】 My place is not a big house as other people wrote. It’s a tiny house has 4 bedrooms. I’ve hosted some Helpers from this website and some are really nice and some are really weird. :D I sometimes might travel at work, so I want you to do house keeping and pet sitting. I’m looking for a friendly, helpful, non-smoker who can be a good friend of my son(born in 2008). I will offer you a private room if it’s available. Meals are not included but we can share when I cook. You will help me for 1-house keeping (cleaning, organizing the house, doing laundry, cooking…) 2-petsit (3 cats... feeding, cleaning cat’s litter, 1 dog... feeding, walking or playing) 3-gardening (trimming trees, weeding, cleaning my backyard and entrance) 4-being an assistant for my English conversation classes 5-farming at my dad’s in another city (he barely speaks English) You will have a lot of free time while my son is at school. I can teach you Japanese if...

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Hiroshima, Japan  

  • Category
    Backpacker Hostel
  • Last Updated
    Mar 18, 2024
  • Last Login
    Apr 18, 2024
  • Rating
    (5)
  • All Year Round
    Yes
  • Accommodates
    1 only
  • Joined
    Feb 2, 2019

===Working holiday visa is needed!=== If you want to contact me ,please see our guest house website . Those who have a visa that allows you to work such as a working holiday visa or a student visa (We don't accept those who have a tourist visa. Also, we cannot sponsor any free accommodation staff in accordance with the regulation of the work visa). Those who can speak English or Japanese to communicate with other staff. Who is: Tidy/Neat/Thankful/Able to say "Thank you" obediently/Hospitality-minded In good health and able to maintain good health - The work is mainly cleaning and bed making etc. -8 days off 30 days . - during mornings / early afternoons (about 2 to 4 hours a day) We supply you ingredients and you can cook by yourself. Minimum stay expected at least :22 days . First 5 days are trial period. I will pay you a small fee when you teach English to children. ***Minimum stay expected at least :one month **** ===Helper can join them for free. Our guest can enjoy several...

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Otsu, Shiga (near Kyoto), Japan  

  • Category
    Backpacker Hostel
  • Last Updated
    Mar 16, 2024
  • Last Login
    Apr 19, 2024
  • Rating
    (8)
  • All Year Round
    YES
  • Accommodates
    1 or couple
  • Joined
    Jul 23, 2018

PLEASE READ Only available from 29 th June right now. *We ONLY accept Working Holiday Visa holders or who has work permit. 3 weeks minimum. Please DO NOT apply if you have tourist visa. It does not work for us unfortunately. -------------------------------------- We are currently accepting applications for spots for July to Dec 2024 Spring season is great here and very close to ski resort and hiking spot. Also it is great in summer. You will enjoy all year around. Our guesthouse is only a 4 min walk from the biggest lake in Japan!!! You can swim anytime you want in the lake. (spring and Summer) We are looking for staff to: -help to clean the hostel (around 10am-2pm) mainly rooms and bathrooms. -help us with landscaping and gardening sometimes -occasionally help to organize events for weekend such as futsal, movie night and hiking, BBQ. 15 hours/week working. (3~4 hours of cleaning per day // 3 to 4 days a week.) for 7 nights stay. We give a dorm bed with curtain. We provide tow...

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Chuo-ku, KOBE, Japan  

  • Category
    Backpacker Hostel
  • Last Updated
    Mar 13, 2024
  • Last Login
    Apr 15, 2024
  • Rating
    (1)
  • All Year Round
    Yes
  • Accommodates
    1 or 2
  • Joined
    Sep 3, 2019

My name is Hiro. We are always thinking about things that are fun and new. The hostel is from the nearest 2 stations, with easy access to go Osaka, Kyoto, Nara and Himeji. Kobe is one of the biggest city in Japan. The hostel which is cozy and global is renovated Hostel was Japanese style restaurant. We retain that old culture and felling. Our staff are easygoing,friendly and want make the guest be happy. There are different type of help in our hostel. Hours expected 5hours a day, 4 days a week. We are looking for.. cleaner and receptionist. Painter, Mural Artist, to draw on our hostel Video Maker, to video about our hostel and kobe We offer free -bunk bed (share with other in mixed dormitory) -wifi -rice, seasoning. -coffee, tea -washing machine If you have any questions, Don't hesitate to ask me something if you still have some questions, I would love to answer them! I hope you will be our family.

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Kyotango city in Kyoto, Japan  

  • Category
    Farmstay (Organic)
  • Last Updated
    Mar 10, 2024
  • Last Login
    Apr 18, 2024
  • Rating
    (54)
  • All Year Round
    Yes
  • Accommodates
    1 or couple
  • Joined
    Apr 10, 2016

Thank you for reading my listing:)! (Both my parents are now aged over 80 and my mother is no longer able to move as described in previous reviews as she is now in need of care. Please be advised that we are required to provide for our own needs in terms of food.) About the place Stay in one of the most beautiful places in Japan! Our Minshuku (Japanese Guest House) is located on Kumihama Bay and across the street from the Sea of Japan. We have been hosting Japanese guests for over 40 years and are looking to attract people from all over the world. We have an oyster cockle shells farm in Kumihama Bay - you won't find fresher seafood anywhere in the world! The Tango Hanto (Tango Peninsula) is part of the San-in Kaigan Geopark - a Nature Park that has scientifically important or beautiful geological assets. There are countless hiking and biking trails as well as world-class beaches - surfing is very popular here in the winter. Transportation is a little difficult in this area and...

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Tambasasayama, Hyogo, Japan  

  • Category
    Education (Organic)
  • Last Updated
    Mar 9, 2024
  • Last Login
    Apr 18, 2024
  • Rating
    (4)
  • All Year Round
    Spring, Summer and Fall
  • Accommodates
    1 or 2
  • Joined
    May 26, 2016

We are running a democratic school in the countryside, looking for volunteers to help maintain our vegetable gardens, look after our animals, and have fun with the kids. Anyone interested in organic farming, self-sufficiency, reducing your carbon footprint, and education would be welcome here. We love it when volunteers bring their own talents and interests and can share them. We run the school out of our house and we are located on mountainside with access to beautiful hiking trails nearby, and an orchard and vegetable fields. On a typical day helpers will split their time between the daily chores, farm and garden maintenance, and helping out with with the housework and communal meals. We believe in putting in hard work to achieve our goals, but also to take time to fully enjoy country life and our community. We ask our volunteers for a minimum stay of two weeks, but we take preference for longer stays. The work schedule is from Monday to Friday, from 8:30 am to 4pm, with weekends ...

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kusatsu-machi, Japan  

  • Category
    Backpacker Hostel
  • Last Updated
    Mar 9, 2024
  • Last Login
    Apr 7, 2024
  • Rating
    (4)
  • All Year Round
    Yes
  • Accommodates
    1 or 2
  • Joined
    Jul 17, 2019

We are currently looking for helpers. We have been running a guesthouse here for three and a half years. I wasted a lot of time due to the influence of Corona, but finally the number of customers has increased. We are currently looking for a helper who can work for more than 2 weeks. The owner and his wife work at another store, so other employees will accept the orders. There are many free hot springs near the facility. And near our hostel, there is good water hole. If you stay winter season, you can enjoy skiing. 1.5km from our hostel. I need you what is clean up our accommodation house and something. The content of work is 5 days a week, and the hours are typically 3 hours a day. There are only one rooms for helpers, so only women are recruited. What you get is the use of female dorm beds, kitchens and other facilities. I don't cook for you every day, but sometimes I do it for you. Enjoy Kusatsu onsen life with us!

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Hokkaido, Otaru, Japan  

  • Category
    Backpacker Hostel
  • Last Updated
    Mar 9, 2024
  • Last Login
    Apr 17, 2024
  • Rating
    (2)
  • All Year Round
    Yes
  • Accommodates
    1 only
  • Joined
    Aug 31, 2011

Work Time: About 4 hours (Mainly mornings) Activities: Bed making, Cleaning, Gardening, and Blog Diary, etc. Personality: 18-35 years old. Tidy, Creative, Sense of Humor, and Dog & Cat Lover. No pay, No meal. (Sorry. You can use Kitchen.) If you want stay over 10 days, we decide it after you work once. The helper is to exchange your hostel charge for helping several hours at the hotel. Good for long stay traveler, and Working Holiday Maker. The exchange of "Working" and "Stay" is not only the aims. This most important aim is “Cultural Exchange”. It is cultural exchange between the helper and our staff, the helper and the traveler, helper and the local people.

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Yuzawa machi, minamiuonumagun, Japan  

  • Category
    Hospitality
  • Last Updated
    Mar 6, 2024
  • Last Login
    Apr 18, 2024
  • Rating
    No reviews
  • All Year Round
    Yes
  • Accommodates
    up to 3 or more
  • Joined
    Mar 4, 2024

We are running an eco-tourism Glamping project in the Japanese mountains of Niigata, and we are looking for outdoor enthusiasts to give a hand with ground keeping, housekeeping and general maintenance. The project includes a ski lodge and an upcoming coffee shop in an area that offers multiple options for eco-tourism activities such as hiking, ski and snowboard, cross country skiing, winter camping etc. We provide free accommodation in a small hotel in the neighbouring town and will give a small food stipend. A car is also available to be used for work and shared by the team to travel locally. Staying with us will give you access to the superbe Yukiguni (Snow Country) of Japan, famous for being depicted in the nobel prize winning novel of the same name. You will discover the specific Niigata food tradition which is renowned for its mountain vegetables, rice, sake and seafoods. The purity of the water contributes to the extremely high quality of the rice which in turns contributes to ...

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kurogimachi, yameshi, Japan  

  • Category
    Homestay (Organic)
  • Last Updated
    Feb 25, 2024
  • Last Login
    Apr 17, 2024
  • Rating
    (1)
  • All Year Round
    Not in winter
  • Accommodates
    1 or couple
  • Joined
    Dec 21, 2019

A place that one of the most famous place for tea in Japan, the city called "Yame". This guesthouse is a mountain house which is formerly a tea farmer's residence, being empty for many years, but since 2017 it turned into guesthouse, to attract many people from all over the world. Hello, my name is Jiro, the owner of sky tea house, used to be a world traveler for many years and after so many drama, I end up in this mountain community and I found my wife Chai from Phillippine, and now we have a beautiful children Kojiro(cat) and Ryunosuke(1st son) We are running a guesthouse, organic tea farm and also I host some events time to time. always try bring people to involve in my village to make them happy. So, main tasks for helper, I ask house keeping, helping organic tea farm, helping local people in many different job, setting up event, sometimes play with my kids or house sitting. creating new project with me. and also if you have some specal skill it would be very helpful for exampl...

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Hirafu Niseko, Kutchan, Japan  

  • Category
    Hospitality
  • Last Updated
    Feb 24, 2024
  • Last Login
    Apr 16, 2024
  • Rating
    (22)
  • All Year Round
    Some months summer away
  • Accommodates
    up to 3 or more
  • Joined
    Aug 14, 2010

Sumary of our offer Winter - no food instead lift pass use - 30hrs week. Off season - from April 1st to November 30th Accommodation, seasonal vegetables as much as you want, bicycle use & local area use of vehicles with permission. - 22 hrs a week. 2024 Winter - help exchange system & conditions for - Niseko - Annupuri Mountain View Lodge or Annupuri oasis Lodge. Available to work from December 10th or abouts until the end of March. - depending on snow conditions, customer bookings, & expectations of further bookings into March. Annupuri area Season pass. ¥70.000 fully refunded at the end of March or until managers can manage on their own, any time from end of February - you are welcome to stay on longer to ski & snowboard every day, with reduced hours per week. (for those not be available to help from December 10th to March 31st then a monthly lift allowance of ¥20,000 will be provided or use of a common lodge pass) We will pay the above amount for the completed season. S...

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Higashiyama, Kyoto, Japan  

  • Category
    Other
  • Last Updated
    Feb 21, 2024
  • Last Login
    Apr 18, 2024
  • Rating
    (7)
  • All Year Round
    Yes
  • Accommodates
    2 only
  • Joined
    Sep 17, 2023

We're a lo-fi, older style guesthouse with only around ten rooms. Right on the edge of two of the most interesting historic neighbourhoods of Kyoto! Secluded somewhat in a discreet side street, everything you could otherwise want is at a mere stone's throw away. Our goal is to provide clean and comfortable accommodation for guests visiting Kyoto, as well as providing opportunities to do language/culture/study exchanges. The most common so far has been language exchange. You can help us by maintaining the cleanliness of the facilities, working on maintenance and creating improvements that will hopefully help to enhance the general atmosphere. Any creative initiatives are very welcome! Hours can be pretty loose and flexible - although we have a default plan of eight-hour shifts three times a week. (You also get to sleep in, since business hours are from 12pm to 8pm.) You'll therefore have plenty of time to get to know Kyoto and Kansai (nearby Osaka, Kobe, Nara etc.), and or spend time s...

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Shinjuku, Japan  

  • Category
    Backpacker Hostel
  • Last Updated
    Feb 17, 2024
  • Last Login
    Apr 18, 2024
  • Rating
    (3)
  • All Year Round
    Yes
  • Accommodates
    1 or 2
  • Joined
    Jun 16, 2014

* * * * *Thank you very much for contacting us but many people contact us every day so please forgive us that we only contact when we have a vacancy. You can contact us at our email address directly or facebook page. * * * * * * * * Requirement * * * Thank you very much for that so many people are interested in helping us! Since Tokyo is a very very big city and our hostel and guest houses are located in one of the best location, large number of people contacts us everyday! Therefore we would like to ask to help us people who stays more than one month and more people at the same time. Also we would like to give more opportunities to young people who comes to Japan for the first time! Please contact us with your answers of followings! A couple, friends together are more welcome than a person! 1. start and end date 2. experience of cleaning hostels, etc. 3. Number of people Looking forward to your contact!!! ==== our offer ==== We offer free accommodation in Central Tokyo ...

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kumamoto-shi nishi-ku, Japan  

  • Category
    Community
  • Last Updated
    Feb 17, 2024
  • Last Login
    Apr 14, 2024
  • Rating
    No reviews
  • All Year Round
    From December of this year to March of next year
  • Accommodates
    1 or couple
  • Joined
    Dec 1, 2023

※※※ Applications for participation are currently closed until June ※※※ We are a small community located in Kumamoto Prefecture, Kyushu, where we have built our own homes using earth-bag technology and run a lodge. We are surrounded by mandarin fields with a beautiful ocean view where you can watch the sunset all year round, and we are just a 30-minute drive from the city. We are currently working on a project to create a new art building and are looking for volunteers who are interested in creating things to work with us. We also need help with gardening, cleaning, cooking, and baby support. We operate according to each individual’s needs and take appropriate breaks. We want you to participate in a way that is enjoyable and not stressful. We currently have three volunteers helping us and are looking for about two more. Warm clothing is required during the winter. On your days off, there are many ways to relax, such as enjoying the grounds, visiting the nearby hot spring town, and t...

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Hokkaido, Japan  

  • Category
    Backpacker Hostel
  • Last Updated
    Feb 17, 2024
  • Last Login
    Apr 19, 2024
  • Rating
    (13)
  • All Year Round
    Yes
  • Accommodates
    1 or 2
  • Joined
    Mar 2, 2020

YAKUMO town is 3 hours from Sapporo city,1-hour half from Hakodate city. We able to get really fresh seafood from different 2 kind of sea (The Sea of Japan and Pacific Ocean) also mountain vegetable, field crop, fresh milk, cheese, etc.,,,. We have lots of hot springs and you can see perfect starry sky, beautiful sunrise and sunset as well. We’re running guesthouse and restaurant also we’re work in tourism promotion about YAKUMO town.Guesthouse?A wide variety of guests visit from all around the world. You can have the opportunity to talk with guests of all different nationalities. We can make local tour and you’ll may learn about management Guesthouse as well. Restaurant?You can have the opportunity to make lots of recipes and we can make new menu together.if you interesting about tourism promotion/making new tour and some events you can join us!?we need someone who can help us to /taking care of garden/ clean the restaurant and guesthouse as well/helping festival /making n...

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Nishinari, Osaka, Japan  

  • Category
    Backpacker Hostel
  • Last Updated
    Feb 13, 2024
  • Last Login
    Apr 16, 2024
  • Rating
    No reviews
  • All Year Round
    Yes
  • Accommodates
    2 only
  • Joined
    Jan 6, 2024

We're a small, retro guesthouse with only around seven rooms. Right in the middle of one of the most diverse and interesting historic neighbourhoods of Osaka! Lost a bit in a tiny hidden side street, everything you could otherwise want is at a mere stone's throw away. Our goal is to provide clean and comfortable accommodation for guests visiting Osaka, as well as providing opportunities to do language/culture/study exchanges. We can share with you lots of local knowledge and tips! You can help us by maintaining the cleanliness of the facilities, working on maintenance and creating improvements that will hopefully help to enhance the general atmosphere. Other initiatives are very welcome! Hours can be pretty loose and flexible - although we're thinking something like from three times a week for 8 hours of real work. (Business hours are from 12pm to 8pm.) You'll therefore have plenty of time to get to know Osaka and Kansai (nearby Kobe, Kyoto, Nara etc.), and or spend time studying lan...

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Tokashiki-son, Japan  

  • Category
    Backpacker Hostel
  • Last Updated
    Feb 7, 2024
  • Last Login
    Apr 16, 2024
  • Rating
    (9)
  • All Year Round
    Yes
  • Accommodates
    1 only
  • Joined
    May 25, 2017

We run a small hostel and marine activity shop on Tokashiki Island, Okinawa. The working period is for those who can work at least one month. Especially now, I am looking for someone who can work for at least a month starting at the beginning of April.. (Priority is given to those who can work longer) Cleaning helpers In the mornings, you are responsible for cleaning. The afternoons are therefore free time. We are looking for someone to help with the cleaning. We are only looking for people who can work for at least one month. Preference will be given to those who can speak basic Japanese and English. We offer: accommodation (a bed in a dormitory room or a staff room for two people), and some food fee. Regular helpers Assisting backpackers in general, receptionist at marine store, etc. We are only looking for people who can speak basic Japanese and English and who can work for at least one month. (Japanese is a must). (We are looking for people who can work for at least one month be...

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