Come help our guesthouse in Otsu, Shiga Japan! (female only)

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The experience

We are currently accepting applications for 2025.
This position is only for female due to bed availability.

Our guesthouse is only a 4 min walk from the biggest lake in Japan!
We are looking for staff to:
-help to clean the hostel( bedmaking, cleaning bathrooms, gardening)
-15 hours per week, 3 to 4 days per week. 10am to 2pm.
-You will be given one bunk bed in the dormitory room.
Including bike rental, roundly & kitchen use


What you offer

15 hours of help per week

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

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

Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens


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 Accommodation: Get discounts for your stay in other hostels.

Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

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

Beginner English

Over 18 years old

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


What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa


Program Details

No Pay for this position.
No tourist visa, no visa waver program, please.
I will automatically decline your application if you do not have working holiday visa or working permit. So please do not waste both our time.

We are looking for staff to:
-help to clean the hostel (around 10am-2pm)
-help us with landscaping and gardening sometimes
-occasionally help to organize events for weekend such as futsal, movie night and hiking, BBQ.

15 hours/week working. (3~4 hours of cleaning per day // 3 to 4 days a week.) for 7 nights.
We give a dorm bed with curtain.
We provide towels, WiFi, bicycle usage (anytime bicycles are available), and free laundromat usage.


Activities & Shift

Cleaning guest rooms and bathrooms, parking lots and garden.
15 hours/week , 3~4 hours of cleaning per day, 3 to 4 days a week.
Usually 10:00-14:00


Rules

Female only for this position due to bed availability.
Working holiday visa holders or work permit holders only.
Or Japanese passport holder.
No tourist visa. No visa waver program.
Please apply this position when you have working holiday visa or work permit.

Some people apply saying they have visa waver program and no need the visa to stay.
We are a operating as a professional business and offer you this spot to stay instead of paying you. So WE REQUIRE YOU TO HAVE WORKING HOLIDAY VISA or Work permit.
I will automatically decline you if you don't have work permit or working holiday visa.
Please understand.