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May Needed! Explore the Setouchi islands!

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The experience

Stay near a stunning Japanese garden & explore the famous art islands!
Join our friendly team, where you’ll help us keep 60 beds tidy—simple tasks, always with staff around to support you. Work just 4 days a week (10am–4pm).
We’re looking for someone neat, positive, and excited to meet locals and travelers alike.
Our team is super welcoming, and you’ll leave with new friends and unforgettable memories in Takamatsu. We can’t wait to meet you!

What you offer

20 hours of help per week

Kitchen Hand: Help prepare, finish and serve meals.

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

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

What you get

3 days 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.

Discounts on Restaurants: Get discounts at nearby restaurants.

Discounts on Drinks: Get discounts for drinks and beverages from our bar.

Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

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

Bikes at your disposal: You can use our bikes any time you want.

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

Basic Internet Access: Basic speed internet for you to work remotely

Requirements

Intermediate English or Intermediate Japanese

Over 18 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

We would like you to help us clean the rooms, and public space and do the laundry. And sometimes we ask you for kitchen hand at dinner time. We have some staff working with you. You work 4 days (10am–4pm with a 1-hour lunch break), a week and 3 days off.
Please keep the hostel clean at all times.
You will be assigned a shared dormitory with other volunteers.
We want you to have fun communicating with guests, Japanese staff, and other volunteers.

Activities & Shift

We will finalize your work schedule together once you arrive. Please note that weekends are our busiest times. To ensure you have time to explore, we provide three consecutive days off each week. This gives you plenty of time to cycle the famous Shimanami Kaido or take a highway bus to Hiroshima, Osaka, Kobe, or Kyoto (all within a 2–3 hour ride).
Our hostel is conveniently located near the long-distance bus stop. We also host occasional dinner parties with guests and volunteers!
Perks include:
Free use of bicycles and laundry facilities.
Easy access to 3 nearby supermarkets and a 24-hour convenience store (1-minute walk).
Plenty of bars and Izakayas within walking distance.

Rules

If you want to use the kitchen, you need to avoid the time when the chef prepare meals for the guests. And also avoid the time when we are using the laundry from 10am to 4pm.
Always keep the hostel neat and tidy.
Please tell us when you want to extend or shorten your stay a week before or ahead.
We would appreciate it if you could stay quiet after 10pm.