Join our cozy ski lodge in Myoko, Japan

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  Beschreibung

  *Dec-Apr.
  
  My name is Michael Stowers. My wife Sara and my kids, Leilani and Sequoia own the First Tracks Madarao. Our lodge is a 10 bedroom lodge and has a 2 great lounges (for kids and adults) a bar and restaurant, sledding and outdoor snow play area. We aim to give guests an amazing experience visiting this wonderful place that we love. Our lodge is warm and cozy and people love the fact that it is more like staying with family and that they enjoy not just the skiing and activities but also coming back "home" for great music, company, snacks, drinks and food. Our staff last year bonded as a family and had a great time and did an amazing job for our clients - now they are are all in Langkawi in Malaysia reunited one last time before they go their separate ways (one couple from Argentinian going to Italy to run a BnB, Japanese architect who is always traveling, and a kiwi couple who have been sailing the world for the last 6 years on their 44 catamaran Our Rose are heading to the Caribbean) . We are looking for wonderful warm and hardworking staff again for Dec 2024 to March 2025.

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  Arten von Hilfe und Lernmöglichkeiten

  Gartenarbeiten

  Zubereiten / Kochen von Mahlzeiten für die Familie

  Hausarbeiten

  Handwerkliche Arbeiten
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  Kultureller Austausch und Lernmöglichkeiten

  Living and working in Japan is a magical experience. Japan is a place of amazing diversity with some of the most amazing technology alongside traditions that span thousands of years. You will love the beautiful people, their honesty and openness and the richness of Japanese culture that you can touch and experience so vividly and so easily - from the hot springs, to simple entering a Japanese house, to shopping and visiting centuries olds shrines and temples to the amazing festivals and food, Japan has so much to offer and to learn from. This alpine area is rich in natural beauty and abundant in opportunities to experience and enjoy traditional village life, rice cultivation, art, sake, food preparation that hasn't changed since the first Westerners arrived. It is truly a unique place to touch the beauty of Japan.

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  Die vom Gastgeber angebotene Vergütung entspricht dem Mindestlohn

  Dieser Host bietet Unterkunft und Bezahlung.

  Der Gastgeber gibt an, dass er den gesetzlichen Stundenlohn seines Landes für jede gearbeitete Stunde zahlt und zudem die Unterkunft zur Verfügung stellt. Er sucht Mithilfe an seinem Unternehmen bzw. bei seiner Geschäftstätigkeit. Nutze bitte die Messaging-Funktion der Website, um mehr Informationen und Details zum gezahlten Lohn zu erhalten. Du solltest alle Absprachen im Vorfeld direkt mit deinem Gastgeber treffen.

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  Arbeit

  Ski Lodge workers / chef / managers. Hi there we are looking for winter (mid Dec 2024 to mid Mar 2025) team members to help in our wonderful ski lodge First Tracks Madarao in Powder heaven Madarao, Iiyama, Japan. We need people who can multi task, enjoy helping in a ski resort, can learn quickly and who are hard working, team players and want to enjoy an amazing experience working in Japan.
  
  Keys skills: Excellent communication skills and ability to make guests feel welcome and comfortable, able to go the extra mile to make their stay an unforgettable experience, house keeping, cleaning and bed making, food service and preparation, snow clearing, shopping, adaptable and flexible. Some weeks we are full, some we are not, but when full you will need to help a lot. We offer a competitive wage, accommodation, breakfast and dinner in our beautiful lodge. Helpers are free to shop for their own food and prepare their own meals.
  
  Additional skills that would be a bonus: Japanese language ability, experience or expertise with : money handling, accommodation management, hospitality, book keeping, as a chef or cook, driving in the snow, clearing snow with snow blower, food and beverage prep and service, ski and boarding , building maintenance, leadership.
  
  This is a paid position - you are paid per hour at the Japanese minimum hourly wage or more if you have superior skills and experience (example driving in snow, ski /board technical skills, cooking/barista, hospitality management etc) .
  
  Please contact for more details.
  
  (Requirements)
  
  •Must hold a valid Japanese working holiday visa or be legally able to work in Japan.
  
  •Hospitality experience is a bonus however we are happy to train on the job.
  
  •Be friendly and confident with our western and Japanese guests.
  
  •Be able to work and live in a team/shared environment.
  
  Must speak fluent English (A bit of Japanese is a bonus)
  
  Must enjoy the cold and snowy conditions (If you don't like to be in a cold/snowy environment this is not the job for you)
  
  Having a international driver's license and snow driving experience is a bonus but is optional (you will not be driving without the international driver's license)

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  Gesprochene Sprachen

  Japanisch: Gute Kenntnisse

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  Unterkunft

  The accommodation is in a shared room that sleeps up to 4 and also there is a managers' room that sleep 2. Both are onsite so you don't need to freeze to come to work and you can hit the snooze button.
  
  Our lodge has 3 family rooms, 4 twin rooms so we can host up to 23 people, but usually have about 16-18 guests when it is busy. The lodge is cosy and has a dining area, a guest lounge and a kids lounge.
  
  The lodge has a lovely vibe and is located in a lovely area of the town.

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  Was noch ...

  There is lots to do in your free time - of course there is the ski hill which is 600 meters away - so you can ski, ski tour, back country on some of the finest powder in the world at the only resort in Japan that has tree skiing - amazing terrain and a great ski field! The tourist association also has snow shoes and arranges Japanese paper making experiences. There are 3 onsens/hot springs you can visit in Madarao, the closest one is up the road about 500 meters walk away - magical way to relax, refresh and it becomes a very meditative process that many people love. Down in Iiyama there are great traditional restaurants. There is also sake tasting and the cultural centre to arrange Japanese experiences in Iiyama and nearby. There are many of the world class ski resorts nearby - a 45 - 1 hour bus or car trip to Nozawa onsen - traditional onsens and great skiing. Shiga and Myoko for more ski adventures. In Obuse village, there is the home of Edo period Landscape painter Hokusai's house and art gallery - the entire town is dedicated to traditional arts and crafts, and as well as the art gallery, there is a market for traditional goods and a 1000 year old sake distillery boasting samples and sales of the best of the region. In Nagano city there is a great selection of sports and clothing and Japanese goods, as well as the sublime Zen Koji Temple. Matsumoto castle is another favourite as it is a well-preserved Samurai era gem that is a short train trip from Iiyama. Many people love the photo opps there especially when the castle has her winter mantle of snow on. The Iiyama tourist information center has a plethora of cultural experiences you can try, from the local festivals, fireworks displays, igloo village, calligraphy, martial arts, language learning, cooking courses and just visiting traditional towns. Another popular attraction is the Monkey onsen, which is also about an hour's bus ride to see the monkey's enjoying hot springs in the snow. Each day you will meet lots of people from around Japan, and those will open windows to visit and expand and enrichen your cultural journey. One of our favourite and least expected highlights was rubbish recycling day, once a week we would go and meet many different Japanese people and learn about their lives and how they had left corporate life for a new adventure - really inspiring and interesting and also ended up visiting lots of the villagers lodges and making new friends. People are very helpful and very friendly, but also expect visitors to be respectful of Japanese customs and culture.

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  Etwas mehr Information

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    Familien möglich

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  Kann Digital Nomads unterbringen

  Happy for people to do their own thing as long as workaway tasks are done well first.

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  Kapazität - wie viele Workawayer maximal

  mehr als zwei

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  Arbeitszeiten

  Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 6 days a week