Hostel Knot

The reason why we want you to work with us is to please the guests from all over the world and to enjoy yourself interacting with our guests and learning the culture.

Even though our staff and I have plenty of knowledge about Izu, still sometimes we struggle with the language barriers.

Communicating with guests even those who are from Japan will be expected and we really would like our volunteers experience and communicate despite the language barriers. Most of our guests are able to speak English but sometimes we have our volunteers help us translate to our guests. Which we really appreciate so much!

The work itself isn't so difficult, most of our volunteers master the work within a week and teaches to the new volunteers. Depending on the shift, it may be from 2~4 hours. After the cleaning is done and laundry is dried, the rest of the day is yours.

Also you will be sharing a 2-story staff's house with 2 other volunteers (women). The house itself is just about 10-minutes by walking from our hostel. You will have your own private room with a bed and table included. The rest of the house will be shared.

We hope you'll like this place and you'll be a member of our hostel to make the guests comfortable and pleased.

We appreciate you reading our information. Let me introduce you to our hostel. We opened this hostel on 1st June 2018 after a year of renovation with a help of friends and local people. The hostel is located in the central of Izu Peninsula, "Shuzenji", well known as one of the famous and historical onsen town (hot spring). Some people say this onsen area seems to be like "little Kyoto". Bamboo forests, some day-use onsen (including foot bath), historical temples, and also surrounded by lots of nature that will make you feel relaxed. We've had 50% of Japanese guests and 50% guests from all over the world. Please search ‘Hostel Knot’ on the internet if you're interested in "Shuzenji". And I'm the manager of this hostel, Ryohey. My perspective on life had changed drastically because of the encounter of people at the hostels I stayed at while traveling in New Zealand. Upon my return home, I started planning for a hostel in my hometown Izu, where I grew up. I wanted to provide a place for travelers, where I myself would be the knot of encounters. I have one full time staff helping me manage the hostel, Jamie. She is originally from United States, 2nd generation Japanese American, fluent in both English and Japanese. Please consult with her if you have any concerns or anything and have difficulty asking a male. She is more than ready to help your stay feel more comfortable. We hope at the end of your stay with us, you could think, “I’m glad I choose Shuzenji as my volunteer stay.” We look forward to having you work with us on our team.