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House Care Help Needed – Traditional Japanese Home with Garden in

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The experience

Main Tasks:
Housekeeping (laundry, changing bed linens, general cleaning)
Gardening (weeding)

Although each role has a main focus, we work together as a team. You may occasionally assist other helpers or staff with different tasks such as painting or repairing.

We never force anyone to do tasks they strongly dislike, but we do appreciate flexible, team-oriented people who enjoy learning new things and helping where needed.

What you offer

20 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.

Kitchen Hand: Help prepare, finish and serve meals.

Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens

What you get

2 days off per week

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

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

Lunch: You are entitled to a free lunch, every day of your stay.

Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

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 Beginner Japanese

Between 20 and 40 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

We are renovating two houses with beautiful garden – ONIWA (near Aoyama Station) and Kozakura (near Fuki Station) – to open as guesthouses and community spaces.
Each area has its own charm: ONIWA is close to shops and restaurants, while Kozakura is surrounded by rice fields and closer to the beach area, perfect for countryside walks.
You will live in one of these houses while helping with renovation and guesthouse tasks.
I'm the right person to go for lunch with if you are food lover!

If you’d like to stay longer than the current availability allows, just let me know and we can look for possible arrangements. Please also understand that we need a little time to get to know each other to make sure the collaboration feels right for everyone :)

Activities & Shift

Workload: 4 hours/day, 5 days a week (or 4 days/week without lunch provided)
Start time: Usually around 10:00, but early morning or evening tasks are possible depending on the project.
Breaks: 1 hour including lunch. If you prefer, you may resume work right after lunch and finish earlier.

Rules

-Please let us know in advance if you have any schedule changes (e.g. travel plans, flight adjustments).

-If you would like to stay in a private room, there is a charge of ¥20,000 per month. Please let us know in advance to check availability.

-Smoking is only allowed outside.