Help us around our ski resort while immersing yourself in local culture of Yuzawa, Japan

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  Description

  Winter:
  Successful candidates are groups of 2 or more people who are available starting from early December and staying until mid March.
  
  We need help in winter with our short term rentals in Yuzawa, a ski resort area known for powder snow. If you want to experience some of Japan’s best pow then this is a great place to be. Your day will typically start after lunch (so you can get fresh lines in the am) unless we have checkin checkout on that day.
  
  Successful candidates will be good cleaners and be able to follow the schedule promptly without reminders. They must be able to shovel snow off of a roof. They must have an international drivers license and be able to occasionally drive customers to the airport or nearby ski resorts.
  
  Summer : only June to early August
  Are you handy with wood? Plumbing? Concrete? Painting?
  
  How about wallpaper? I need a lot of help with wallpaper.
  
  Or are you just a really good cleaner? Is your superpower managing complex systems? We need help every summer. We especially need individuals who have international drivers licenses.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Gardening

  DIY and building projects

  Help around the house

  General Maintenance

  Help with Computers/ Internet
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  Our cultural exchange/learning opportunities focus around here and we guarantee you will become an expert in the back and side country Japanese pow stashes in Yuzawa. We are 1.2 km from the Kagura Mitsumata ropeway and you are invited to join us when we go (which is often during the winter). If you’re interested in the Japanese “yuki-ita” snow surfing culture, there are many opportunities to do this with us here.

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  Host offers payment in line with the minimum wage

  This host offers accommodation and payment.

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  Help

  Winter: Need help with cleaning/preparing between guests. Looking for individuals who are good at any or all of the following: cleaning, shoveling snow, fixing things, painting, driving and advertising on social media. Will consider long term caretaker position for the right individual. If you’re hardworking, responsible and love to ski or snowboard in powder snow, you’ll fit right in. We pay 1000 yen an hour and helping hours are very flexible unless we have same day checkin checkout and then everyone is needed (happens approximately two or three times per year). You will need to have an international driving permit.
  
  This summer we have lots of basic maintenance tasks….anyone with experience painting, drywall repair, carpentry, wallpaper or concrete work is highly welcome. Also help with firewood 🪵. Driver’s license required.

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  Languages spoken

  English: Fluent
  Japanese: Fluent
  Spanish: Intermediate

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  Accommodation

  A free private room will be provided in an apartment. Other workawayers may be sharing the apartment with you (please ask). Everyone will have a private bedroom. Internet is provided. Utilities are provided.

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  What else ...

  Amazing skiing in the winter and beautiful mountains and rivers in the summer. The Japanese public transportation system (bus/train) can pretty much get you anywhere but you will be expected to use a company car occasionally to get to work.

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  A little more information

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    Internet access

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    Limited internet access

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    We have pets

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    We are smokers

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    Can host families

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  Can host digital nomads

  Starlink internet

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  Space for parking camper vans

  We have parking

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  More than two

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