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Join Our CrossFit/Hyrox Guesthouse cleaning team in Rural Japan

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The experience

We run a CrossFit gym and 5-star guesthouse in the remote mountains of Ōtoyo, Japan. Volunteers help with cleaning, laundry, and light maintenance — about 3–4 hours a day, 4 days a week. You'll stay in a staff house with kitchen and washing machine. No meals are provided. Free gym use and CrossFit, Hyrox, Strength & Conditioning classes included. It’s peaceful and beautiful here, but very remote — ideal for nature lovers, not partygoers.

What you offer

16 hours of help per week

Pet Sitting: Taking care of and looking after pets.

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

Private Room: You will have a bed in a private room. In other words, a room just for you.

Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

Pick Up: We will pick you up when you arrive, and take you to our property.

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

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

Requirements

Intermediate English or Intermediate Japanese

Over 28 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

We’re looking for reliable, hands-on volunteers to help maintain our 5-star guesthouse and surrounding facilities — and if you bring extra skills, we’d love to put them to use! You can support us through cleaning, photography, gardening, local hiking and cycling maps and even social media strategy. Anything that helps generate revenue and bring new ideas to the town are welcome!

You'll work around 4 hours a day, 4 days a week, depending on what’s needed. The rest of the time is yours to explore, rest, or work on creative projects.

If you know how to be organised, tidy, and love cleaning, this is a GREAT role for you.

In return, we’ll sort out a place to stay with your own room (with bed linen and towels), fully equipped kitchen, free high speed wifi, free streaming services on the TV, and best of all FREE access to the CrossFit gym usually priced at ¥4400 per class, and give you plenty of time to explore the mountains. If you’re into fitness, this deal I think is pretty unusual and great when you're traveling.

The shared house has three floors, and you will be sharing the house with our gym staff and/or other volunteers from around the world. One person/couple will have their own private room with a lock.

There's a local supermarket next to the gym which is open everyday except Tuesdays.

It’s quiet up here. Peaceful, beautiful, and a bit wild. We get European travellers passing through and a few adventurous locals, but it’s mostly trees, rivers, stars, and silence.

You’re a good fit if you:

Know how to clean, bed making and, basic ironing
Are independent, proactive, and detail-oriented
Are comfortable in remote, rural settings with minimal social activity
Love nature and dogs
Are excited to contribute your unique skills in a meaningful way

Activities & Shift

Most volunteers help with:

Cleaning guest rooms after checkout
Washing, drying, and ironing linens
Cleaning the staff house, gym changing rooms, BBQ area
Tidying outdoor areas (leaf blowing, grass trimming, etc.)
Occasional basic maintenance (painting handrails, fixing screens, etc.)
Walking our friendly black Labrador when needed
🕙 Flexible shifts: around 4 hours/day, 4 days/week

Optional skill-based projects may include:

Photography or filming the gym, guesthouse, or local nature
Social media content creation
Airbnb or online profile improvements
DIY or decorating projects
Light gardening or trail maintenance

Rules

No smoking in or around our facility (we are CrossFit gym).
No smoking in the staff house.
Keep the shared house clean and tidy
Be respectful of other people living with you