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Help at MBP and live in the Japanese mountain city!

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The experience

Our rooms are Japanese-style with tatami flooring and futon beds and we count on you to provide our guests a relaxing friendly stay :D

We, Shuko from Japan & Brian from Ireland run the hostel like a big family home and will be more than happy to receive you to help us with morning cleaning, chatting with guests in the evening. and even maybe sometimes showing guests to their rooms :)

What you offer

20 hours of help per week

Cleaning: Help clean the kitchen, bedrooms, bathrooms and common areas.

Building & Repairing: Help with a wide range of repairs or building.

Housekeeping: Help with changing the bed linens and general housekeeping.

Reception: Help with check-ins, check-outs and guest assistance.

What you get

1 day off per week

Shared Dorm: You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other travelers.

Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

Requirements

Intermediate English or Beginner Japanese

Over 21 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

The responsibilities are mainly morning housekeeping or maybe some evening meet and greet. We have a hostel by the station and a rental apartment near Matsumoto castle. Our hostel is small and friendly and you will definitely have lots of opportunities to meet wonderful people from all over the world. We are a pretty small operation.

Activities & Shift

Either morning cleaning. Maybe 9 until lunchtime.
Or evening check ins. Chilling out at home/ having dinner while waiting for guests. From 3.30 until ? 9pm different every day.

Accomodations would be in a dormitory room. Wifi/ utilities included.
We have a well organized kitchen and there are supermarkets about a ten minute walk away. Other helpers have said they can get by comfortably on less than 2,000yen per day.

Rules

Ask for flexible helpers with a smile who are interested in getting out and about - there is so much to enjoy in the area!
Five half days a week with two days off.