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Experience life in the country and help with chores in our mountain farm in Nagano, Japan

Country: Japan
Feedback: 8

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Hello l,m Moriaki I'm traveled around the world before Are interested in world culture and neither. I have small Vegetable field and Rice field and Forest. I liveing small village with 2 cat and 2 dogs. Now make new field in forest . Around home ......

Art Village In Chiba Prefecture, come and help us in the forest village, Japan

Country: Japan
Feedback: 35
Host offers payment

Updated

【NOW!】 A CARPENTER OR SOMEONE WHO CAN DO CARPENTRY WANTED!! 【2020/Aug/6 to Aug/16】 Specially, we are looking for some people to help us to clean the cottages, setting the beds and futon according to the number of the guests, vacuum cleaning, mope ......

Help create and maintain a garden of five continents at an idyllic rural location in Itoshima, Japan

Country: Japan
Feedback: 156

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Help to create and maintain a Garden of Five Continents situated in rural Itoshima, near Fukouka City, rated the 7th best City in the world. We are situated at the top of a small Japanese village and only a five minute walk to the beach. Itoshima is ......

Help us to convert our log house into a cafe in Hokkaido near Niseko ski resort, Japan

Country: Japan
Feedback: 5

We live in a town called Toyoura in Hokkaido located 40minutes from Niseko area. In my family I have my wife and 3 kids. In Toyoura, there is a big Onsen(hot spring) spot. We are now renovating our log house in a farm which is 10 minutes away from ......

Get many experiences and upgrade yourself in countryside life in Shimoda, Shizuoka, Japan

Country: Japan
Feedback: 6

I had immersed in the business as engineer or manager over 20 years, but one day I noticed my single life needs joy of living rather than stable high income. So I moved to deep nature area of South Izu Shizuoka in October 2016 and began to challenge ......

Help out on a bee farm and learn how to harvest honey in Awa city, Tokushima, Japan

Country: Japan
Feedback: 30

Hi, my name is Aki and I’m a beekeeper in Awa city, Tokushima. I take care of my european honey bees that are placed around the Yoshinogawa river, which give the bees access to harvest pollen from many different flowers and trees. I tend to my bees ......

Honeybee farm with great view in Nagasaki, Japan. We are building treehouse and vegetable herb garden.

Country: Japan
Feedback: 21

Located in Nagasaki suburb area. We run the Honeybee farm and started to built a treehouse for fun. Also, we are planning to start the vegetable garden. Welcome to those people who interested in house building and farming. We run a cafe with a honey ......

Help with housekeeping, preparing meals, teaching our kid English/French and learn Japanese in Tokyo, Japan

Country: Japan
Feedback: 6

We are a family of 3 living at the area 10 min. (by train) from Tokyo station. Need help with housekeeping like cooking, and to care our child.

Help out with some DIY or get creative and help paint murals on our walls by the sea. In Hokota, Japan

Country: Japan
Feedback: 14

We are Japanese. Our house is in Ibaraki prefecture. 1 hour 30 minutes by car from Narita airport. It is an hour and a half drive from Tokyo Station. We are Nomad worker. Very private beachfront home! 100 square meter living room, 2 bedroom, ......

Help with some handyman tasks and weeding in Matsuyama, Japan

Country: Japan
Feedback: 6

I live in an old house by the sea, on an island, an hour on the ferry from main city. and 3.8 km to the port. I have a small garden and citrus orchard that need to be taken care of. It's an island here and my place is quite remote.

Join our family and stay in Okinawa, Japan

Country: Japan
Feedback: 1

=================================================== Currently we are not taking any Workawayers because our guest room do not have air conditioner. We might take some again in autumn of 2020. =================================================== We ......

Come help us develop our eco-tourism project and enjoy the Northern Japanese Alps in Niigata, Japan

Country: Japan
Host offers payment

We are building an eco-tourism project in the Japanese Alps, and we are looking for outdoor enthusiasts to help us get the project off the ground. The project includes a glamping site and a coffee shop in an area that offers multiple options for ......

To create a cozy farm with natural project near by Tokyo, Japan

Country: Japan
Feedback: 1

Hi there! Currently our farm is closed by corona pandemic situation. But hopefully we'll open for you after summer! Stay safe and Have fun in your own country! My name is Atsuko, who live in small village near by Tokyo. Our farm is located between ......

Exchange cultural experiences and to feel a real our family member in Fukuoka, Japan

Country: Japan

Hi! Great to see you here we're Japanese cheerful family with 9 year-old boy and 2 year-old puppy toy poodle. And we're looking for someone to be like our real family member and we also need a help with: 1. our house chores ,garden cares and dog ......

Come to our guesthouse for a cultural exchange in Tokyo, Japan

Country: Japan
Host offers payment

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This is the accommodation facility and we run GuestHouse. It is a place to welcome guests from all over the world. Interact with guests at the cafe / bar and lounge. As our wish,　“COME AS A GUEST, GO AS A FRIEND” When you visit here as our guest, ......

Make new friends and help us in our guesthouse in central Osaka, Japan

Country: Japan
Feedback: 13
Host offers payment

We are looking for someone to help in our guest house/share house which is located in the center of Osaka city! For interested applicants, we appreciate if you could copy and paste providing us with the following information. It helps us a ......

Help us at our friendly hostel and enjoy a cultural experience in Nara City, Japan

Country: Japan
Feedback: 13
Host offers payment

We are a guesthouse which is located in the center of Nara city and WANT a HELPER! We are looking for 1 female who is ·friendly and responsible. ·able to communicate in English and Japanese. (It will be great if you can speak both!) ·able to help ......

Come and meet people from all over the world while staying with us in Tsuruhashi, Japan

Country: Japan
Feedback: 2
Host offers payment

We opened the hostel and cafe bar in Oct 2019 and it's located in Tsuruhashi, 6 min to Namba by metro. If you want to help our business at a pretty beautiful house, just hit me up! *We do not offer payment, besides staying in the hostel for free. ......

Come stay with our big family in small rural village in Hokkaido ,Japan

Country: Japan
Feedback: 8

Hello! Come stay with our big family in Makkari Hokkaido. ＊Now just we move another house,place is just 10minutes far. Name is Rusuts village. We Looking for couples or who like housework or cooking or renovation and cleaning.and of course who ......

Experience Japan in Tokushima as Volunteer at a non-profit with nice people and free Japanese class

Country: Japan
Feedback: 9

Hello! ¡Hola! Bonjour! 你好! We are a Non-Profit Organization whose goal it is to work together with our local citizens to revitalize the Economics, Education, Environment, Tourism, etc. of the region and community. We also support other non-profit ......