Cafe help (hall, kitchen, cleaning)

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Connect with international travelers: 7 travelers recommend this host to meet travelers from all around the world
Immerse yourself in the local culture: 6 travelers recommend this host for those looking for a local cultural immersion

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What you offer

20h

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

Kitchen Hand: Help prepare, finish and serve meals.

Bartending: Make and serve drinks and help maintain the beverages inventory.

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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.

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

Breakfast: You are entitled to a free breakfast, every day of your stay.

Basic Internet Access: Basic 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.

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

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.

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: 3 weeks

The Experience

We need some help during a peak season for serving, busing, and cleaning the cafe! If you are comfortable with it, we may also have you help making drinks as well. We are on a fun pedestrian-only tourist street, and have a mix of local Japanese customers, and international travelers. Most of the work will be related to helping clear & serve tables in the hall, or doing dishes and running some small errands (send you by bicycle to the market).

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Requirements

Intermediate English
Between 18 and 35 years old
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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8 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 Meeting international travelers
6 Immersing in the local culture
5 Meeting locals
4 Practicing English
2 Get in touch with nature
2 Developing social awareness

This host contributes to Sustainable Development Goals

4 3. Good health and well-being
3 11. Sustainable cities and communities
2 12. Responsible consumption and production

Elsie

New Zealand

Volunteering here was an awesome experience. Chris and Kumi showed incredible hospitality and are very generous. The cafe work was as described and all the staff there are the best. Chris and Kumi would sometimes take the volunteers out to do activities if they had time off. There are free bikes, board games and the cafe has the best coffee! There are often music events in the cafe so a great place if you like jazz. I would definitely recommend volunteering here.

14 days ago

Charlie

United Kingdom

The best experience you could possibly ask for, Chris & Kumi are the kindest people always willing to help and change your schedule if you have things you'd like to do on specific days! Very easy work and japanese staff to help with Japanese check-ins if you don't speak japanese, great for meeting people to go out with if you'd like to! Zero complaints, Highly recommend

17 days ago

Desitter

France

Volunteering here is the best ! Kumi and Chris are super nice and everyone from the staff at the cafe downsatir are super lovely as well so you should defo go hang out there :) Work is as presented - you'll do reception which is great to connect with travellers and also practice your japanese with the japanese guests. Matsumoto is a great city and a good base if you like to hike. I would recommend it without hesitation if I could, I would volunteer here again.

about 1 month ago

Natalie

Czech Republic

Amazing, first volunteering, couldn't be more happy with the experience!! deff recommend

about 2 months ago

Eggsy

Canada

The guest house was an amazing stay! Chris and Kumi are both incredibly friendly, I felt welcomed from the moment I arrived. All the cafe staff are absolutely lovely as well, and they make delicious drinks so definitely take the time to visit the cafe! The staff accommodation is separate from guest accommodation so you have privacy, and the beds are super comfortable. The location is convenient to everything and really close to Matsumoto castle. I highly recommend volunteering here, I would absolutely stay here again!

3 months ago

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