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Help around the guest-house and explore Koyasan, Japan

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  • Last activity: 28 Mar 2024

Availability

  2024 

 Min stay requested: at least a week

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  • Description

    Description

    DESCRIPTION
    A boutique hotel with extremely high standards. To keep the standards high requires relentless effort and obsessive attention to detail.

    WORK
    - Cleaning, vacuuming, making up the rooms, ironing.
    - DIY, like painting, woodwork, decorating
    - General maintenance

    YOUR ROOM
    A large room in a beautiful house on the main street of Koyasan, close to all amenities and close to the great Buddhist temples, pagodas, university and museum. There are hiking trails nearby, and a bus stop right outside. You can see the great gate called "Daimon" from your window.

    NO AIR CONDITIONING / CENTRAL HEATING
    Koyasan is a MOUNTAIN, so it is FREEZING cold with endless rain from December until April.

    THE GARDEN
    The garden is 100% chemical free and in the summer we grow herbs.

    * Work starts soon after 7am.
    * Food is vegetarian / vegan but includes fish if you want it. No meat.
    * Smoking ok in the garden.

    KOYASAN:
    There is NOTHING to do in Koyasan.
    Koyasan is a famous Buddhist Centre about 3 hours south of Kyoto and 2 hours south of Osaka in the central area of JAPAN.

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    DIY and building projects
    Creating/ Cooking family meals
    Help around the house
    General Maintenance
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    I am an experienced and educated host with a wealth of knowledge. I am a Buddhist with an extensive dharma library. I am keen to learn from Workaways, with whom I have had a great deal of fun in the past.

  • Host offers payment in line with the minimum wage

    Host offers payment in line with the minimum wage

    This host offers accommodation and payment.

    Host has indicated that they will pay at least the minimum hourly wage of their country for each hour worked and that accommodation will also be provided. They are asking for help with a business or business activity. Contact the host directly via the site messenger for more information and details about the wage provided. Any arrangements should be agreed in advance with your host.

  • Help

    Help

    See main description.

  • Languages

    Languages spoken
    English: Fluent
    Italian: Fluent
    French: Intermediate
    German: Beginner

    This host offers a language exchange
    I have a TOEFL qualification for English language. I am fluent in Italian and I speak some French and German. I have a good SAT score for English and I have taught business English in Korea.

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    Beautiful, large, private room in the main house.

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    Workaways must be mature, adaptable, disciplined and able to amuse themselves of an evening. Honesty and good ethics are key qualities we look for in ourselves AND our workers.

  • A little more information

    A little more information

    • Internet access

    • Limited internet access

      Limited internet access

    • We have pets

    • We are smokers

    • Can host families

  • Can host digital nomads

    Can host digital nomads

    YES.

  • Space for parking camper vans

    Space for parking camper vans

    Overnight parking is safe and free. It is a 5 minute walk from the house.

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    One

  • ...

    Hours expected

    7 hours per day

Host ref number: 546385956968

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