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Walk our dog at a Remote Mountain CrossFit/Hyrox Gym in Japan

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The experience

Join our CrossFit/Hyrox gym in the mountains of Ōtoyo, Japan, and help care for our black Labrador, Vader!

You’ll walk him three times a day, keep our facility tidy, and enjoy nature, training, and community life. Perfect for dog lovers seeking a peaceful, active stay surrounded by rivers, forests, and friendly people in rural Japan.

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.

Discounts on Tours: Get discounts for tours and excursions around town.

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 22 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 a small, family-run CrossFit gym in the peaceful mountains of Ōtoyo, Kōchi, Japan. Our friendly black Labrador, Vader, is part of the family and comes to the gym during the day. We’re looking for a responsible animal lover to help walk him three times a day, and make sure he’s happy and cared for while he stays at the gym.

In addition to dog care, we ask for help keeping our space clean — such as light cleaning once a week in the gym’s changing rooms, keeping the gym exterior tidy, and cleaning the staff house where you’ll stay.

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 very remote. We get European travellers passing through and a few adventurous locals, but it’s mostly trees, rivers, stars, and silence.

Activities & Shift

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.

Volunteers walk our black Labrador, Vader, three times a day and help with light cleaning tasks such as tidying the gym exterior, cleaning the staff house (where you will be living in), and once-a-week cleaning of the gym changing rooms. Most tasks are flexible and take 3-4 hours per day, leaving plenty of time to explore the mountains, rivers, and local community.

We may from time to time ask to keep Vader at your house when the owner is away on business trips.

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