Come help at a Japanese style inn in the countryside of Japan! :)

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Connect with nature: 7 travelers recommend this experience for reconnecting with nature
Connect with international travelers: 6 travelers recommend this host to meet travelers from all around the world

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What you offer

20h

Hours per week: Help out and collaborate with your host only a few hours per week.

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

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

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What you get

Days off per week: Have some time off for yourself, go explore the city or rest for a while.

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

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

Fast Internet Access: High-speed internet for you to work remotely

Use our equipped kitchen: Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.

Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

Free Hiking Tours: We’ll take you on excursions and hikes around town. For free!

Get free drinks or beverages.: Drink up! Get free and tasty drinks for yourself.

Support: Get help from the Worldpackers support team in case you need it, at any point of your trip.

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Availability

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Stay at least: 4 weeks

The Experience

We are looking for people who are interested in Japanese culture and local tourist attractions. Your volunteering will include hotel cleaning, DIY, and other customer service duties. The help is 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week. In exchange for your work we will also provide you with a room (dormitory), utilities, and internet bill. If you are friendly and clean please apply!

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Requirements

Intermediate English or Intermediate Japanese
Only hosts solo volunteers (doesn’t accept couples or partners)

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

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7 Reviews

5.0

Host & Team

5.0

Hours & Tasks

5.0

Guest House

5.0

Learning & Fun

5.0

How this experience will transform you

7 Get in touch with nature
6 Meeting international travelers
6 Meeting locals
5 Immersing in the local culture
2 Learning about sustainability
2 Practicing English

This host contributes to Sustainable Development Goals

4 8. Decent work and economic growth
3 12. Responsible consumption and production
2 11. Sustainable cities and communities

Riccardo

Italy

My experience at the guest house has been fantastic. You're completely immersed in nature, the place is stunning, and there's plenty of free time, there's a public onsen 5 minutes far and you can go skiing! The work isn't hard, you can practice the language, learn how to DIY and Ryo, the owner, is a wonderful person—it's hard to find someone who treats people like he does. I had great time in the hostel and with the volunteers with me. I highly recommend this place!!

19 days ago

Jonas

Germany

I really enjoyed my stay at the guest house. Ryo and his wife are great hosts, also Nao (one of the other employees) made my stay into a really nice experience. like other people already said, this place is for when you want to have a brake from the big Urban areas. its calm, the nature there is really beautiful. And the work is also nothing that should be to overwhelming to you. Also I recommend to go to the onsen there. I regret that i didn't check it out earlier

3 months ago

Brenda

Mexico

I had a really good time here. Everyone was kind to me, and the work was easy. The onsen nearby was my favorite part. I got to practice my Japanese a lot and the mountains were beautiful. The only downside is that the hostel is a the guest house far from the town and you can't walk there. But overall a really nice experience. Thanks the guest house :)

7 months ago

Drew

Australia

What an amazing stay at the guest house! All the hosts Nao, Yuzuke and Leo were all very welcoming, helpful and easy to work with/for. The hostel itself was cosy, clean and had everything I needed/expected. The work and hours are super reasonable and I was never asked to do anything that didn't sit right with me or unsafe. The area around the hostel was beautiful and scenic. Not lots of things to do but with plenty of places to hike, the ski resort and the onsen all near by I was perfectly happy during the month I stayed there (March).

8 months ago

Wendelin Felix

Germany

Staying at the guest house was one of the most fun experiences in my life. Everyone is very nice and super welcoming. The atmosphere is almost like in a small family. I was teached properly what to do and actualy had a lot of fun cleaning the Japanese stile rooms. I unlocked the new skill of making Futon beds. Because I could talk Japanese daily I definitely improved by a lot. Even though I coild barely say anything in Japanese when I came communication was no problem at all. Sometimes I had to work overtime but then other days where more relaxed.

9 months ago

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