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Hostel Murasaki
We are situated in the beautiful city of Takayama which is extremely popular with tourists throughout the year.
We are offering accommodation, food and pay while still allowing for a good opportunity to travel the nearby areas such as Shirakawago, Kamikochi, Kurobe and other nature abundant areas in countryside Japan.
We are a traditional-style Hostel & Hotel group looking to recruit international travellers with work permits for work or international volunteers to work while on a working holiday or other similar visas. Most of our staff are successful business personalities and are looking to branch into the international market in terms of our ranks. We hold meals in the main Irori (sunken hearth) every so often between staff and friends, trying all types of food. If this is something you would like to be a part of in the short or long term, please consider joining us.
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About the experience in: Takayama, Japan
Japan
We stayed and volunteered at Murasaki for one month and one week, and it was our very first volunteer experience. It truly couldn’t have been better.
The staff is amazing, the facilities are excellent, and during our free time we really enjoyed exploring the beautiful city of Takayama — a place we absolutely fell in love with.
We also met wonderful people and made great friendships along the way.
Definitely a wonderful first volunteering experience. We’re grateful for everything!
15 days ago
About the experience in: Takayama, Japan
Colombia
Realmente amé este voluntariado, la gente y el lugar, Takayama es un lugar hermoso, alejado del caos de la ciudad.
Volvería 1000 veces más a este lugar, y por supuesto a este voluntariado 🤩
16 days ago
About the experience in: Takayama, Japan
Ireland
We had a great time at Hostel Murasaki working with a great team, making fantastic memories and friends. The only times there was any kind of an issue was just sometimes when doing the cleaning when it was shown by one person how to do things that this was not the same standard that others may have expected. But this was only minor and does not take away from the great time we had. Thanks to all the team for making us feel welcome and especially Rattis cooking g for making sure we had full bellies!
16 days ago
About the experience in: Takayama, Japan
Bolivia
Takayama it is a lovely place with loads of good food around! Everyone in the staff and volunteers where lovely ppl and the tasks where doable, any time that you had too much job to finish in the stablished 4 hrs they will actually send someone to help you! The only thing is that some times someone could say to do things one way and someone else could say differently but not a big problem tbh as they were always very nice asking or correcting things! I would definitely recommend the experience!
16 days ago
About the experience in: Takayama, Japan
Spain
Great Hostel! The staff are very friendly, and the food they serve is delicious and different everyday!
Takayama is a small, but great place to visit!! Very recommended to come and discover this part of japan
about 1 month ago