Homestays, Volunteering & Working Holidays in Japan

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about 4 days ago

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Stay in our family's traditional home and help with our guesthouse in Shizuoka, Japan
***working/working holiday visa required*** ***Priority to couple or who can drive **** ***Need experience of farm help **** Welcome to Shimizu city in Shizuoka prefecture! We are a family of 4, with two sons (13 and 10 years old) living in a ......
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Learn about honey bees and help around the house in Awa City, Tokushima, Japan
----------------------------------------- *14th -31st August is available. I'm looking for one volunteer who can stay in those days. Please, message me, if you're interested in my place. ----------------------------------------- In addition, if you ......
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Experience life living in a machiya near Ginkaku-ji in Kyoto, Japan
We are a family of three. We’d love to share our table, our stories, and the quiet rhythm of everyday life in Kyoto, where the seasons unfold one day at a time.
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Help care for a historic farmhouse and support the local community in rural Nagano, Japan
I’m originally from Tokyo. After many years working in the corporate world, I’m now beginning a new chapter in rural Japan — one that feels slower, simpler and more connected to nature, traditional ways of living and the local community. My project ......
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about 6 days ago

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Lodge, ski rental and ski school in Madarao and Myoko Nagano & Niigata Japan
Hi everyone, Hayden & Saki here, Hayden is originally from New Zealand and Saki from Japan and we are living in and operating a ski lodge in Japan! We have 3 kids aged 2, 4, & 6yo. We live in the lodge all year round at Madarao mountain in North ......
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about 6 days ago

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Join us at our farm on World Heritage site on the island of Yakushima, Japan
⊛ We will be on holiday from Tuesday 11th to Monday 17th. We will resume our activities on Tuesday 18th, but it might take some time to catch up with the emails and work. Thank you for your understanding and patience. ⊛ We are receiving a lot of ......
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about 6 days ago

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Enjoy the unique lifestyle of Fukuoka, Kyushu, Japan
⊛ We will be on holiday from Tuesday 11th to Monday 17th. We will resume our activities on Tuesday 18th, but it might take some time to catch up with the emails and work. Thank you for your understanding and patience. ⊛ We are receiving a lot of ......
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about 6 days ago

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Join us at our property while living in close contact with nature on an art island Kagawa in Japan
----- We are now hiring a pair of workawayers who are able to stay with us from the beginning of October to the end of November 2026 for two months. ----- There exist a countless number of unexplored but very attractive areas in Japan where human ......
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Join a local family life while discovering Hyogo, Japan
Hello! My name is Yukiko, and I live in Himeji, Japan, with my husband and our two sons, aged 18 and 8. Himeji is famous for its beautiful castle, rich history, and friendly local atmosphere. It is a wonderful place to experience both traditional ......
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about 7 days ago
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Join our peaceful countryside dream and help creating a place for dogs in Tochigi, Japan
Help Us Build Our Small Vegetable Farm in Nasu (beds, hoop houses, irrigation) We’re a Japanese–Indian couple in the peaceful countryside of Nasu, about two hours north of Tokyo. Our home sits in a serene rice-farming village with lush fields and ......
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Stay with a family of four and explore the surroundings in Kibichuocho, Japan
We are a Japanese/French family of 4 with 1 big shepherd dogs, goats, bees, and chickens. We live in a beautiful, secluded little valley where we renovate old Japanese traditional buildings (DIY people most welcomed), do permaculture (swales, ......
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Living immersion in rural life and help with restoring farm house in Nagatoro, Japan
We are an couple in our fifties who have spent our careers as international journalists - Bahag (Philippines) & Yuka (Japanese) and we have 3 daughters. We have always been drawn to places that carry a story. This farmhouse is one of them. This is ......
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about 8 days ago

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Mountain snowboarding/ski, community life experience in Madarao - Tangram - Nagano
- Winter Season 2026 - 2027 ---- Japan working visa, International driving license required ----. Middle December 2026 - January, February 2027 Spanish, Japanese, running a small / family oriented lodge - Apartments in beautiful rural and scenic ......
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about 8 days ago

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Experience local life and nature while helping at a friendly hostel in central Hiroshima, Japan
We are a small and welcoming hostel that has been running for 10 years in the heart of Hiroshima. Our guests come from all over the world, creating a vibrant, international atmosphere. Just a 5-minute walk from the world-famous Atomic Bomb Dome and ......
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Share your creativity in the mountains of Myoko, Japan
***UPDATED August 5th, 2026*** We are still looking for 2 to 4 person to come helping with this summer season. Happy travel planning in Japan! From April/May This year we mainly have work renovating a house, but we might have some random work ......
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Experience authentic rural life with our family in a traditional home in Hida Gifu, Japan
Welcome to our family home in the beautiful countryside of Hida Takayama, Japan. We are a family living in a traditional Japanese house that we are slowly maintaining while enjoying a simple, rural lifestyle. Alongside everyday family life, we grow ......
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Create, design, and tinker in the countryside of Hokkaido, Japan
ABOUT ME I am a married 30year old living in the remote countryside of Hokkaido Niseko. I have recently started a sustainable manufacturing company with my wife and friends. We use basic woodworking tools, 3d printers, Lasers, CNC, DIY Machines to ......
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Experience life on our mountain farm in Ueda, Nagano, Japan
"Notes" "We available day is green or yellow on profile calendar. if red we not available." Yellow: Space for one person Green: Space for two people "If you send early request I can't guarantee host" Becaus in the past some early request person ......
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Reviving abandoned farmland in Isumi, Chiba, Japan
Just to the south of Tokyo lies the large Boso peninsula with its many bays and beaches. Much of the forested interior remains largely undeveloped. Unknown even. But hidden away in the hills and forests are bamboo covered terraces made in the ......
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Join our loving family in Gifu, Japan
Welcome to our family in Gifu city, Japan Hi! Thank you for visiting our profile. Here is some information about our family and our place I would like to share to see if we are a perfect much to each other, so please read it through patiently. ......
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