Homestays, Volunteering & Working Holidays in Japan

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Join our family house and discover Furano, Japan
We are a small, energetic family based just outside Furano in Hokkaido, Japan. There are three adults and one adventurous seven year old in our crew, and we split our time between two properties within ten minutes of Furano town. One is a spacious ......
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Stay in a traditional Japanese house and experience Satoyama life in Shizuoka, Japan
We (Tatú and Sho) inherited 1ha(2.5 acres) of mountain field and an old traditional Japanese house in Shizuoka 4 years ago, where we live with our daughter Mon(age 6), Ten(age 0), a black cat and a black dog. (The name of this place is Nishimuki, ......
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Help on cultural exchange programs in Fukuoka Japan!
Opportunities available now. Are you a native English speaker with a passion for working with children and a knack for making learning fun? We’re looking for enthusiastic staff to join our educational camp for kids! In addition to camps we also ......
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Give rescued cats a better life while exploring OJika island, Japan
Hi! My name is Hiroko(Maman) URGENT – Looking for a Cat-Loving Volunteer (March 17 – March 31, 2 Weeks) We are urgently looking for one solo, non-smoking Workawayer to join us from March 17 to March 31 (2 weeks) at on the beautiful island of ......
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Join us at our guesthouse on the ski slopes of Iiyama City, Japan
Sam from the United States and Lianne from the United Kingdom initially moved to Japan as English teachers, but they love skiing and snowboarding and longed to live in snow country. There aren’t many places in the world where an average person can ......
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Help us create a self sufficient garden in Kagoshima, Japan
A house with a river in front of it at the foot of a five-minute drive to the sea. The old house is being renovated. We process and sell food but we don't ask for work related to business. There is no labor where wages are incurred. Organic ......
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Join us and help take care of children and some house-work in Fukui, Japan
Hello! We are family with 3 daughters and 1 son, they are 12,10,7 and 4 years old ! We live in Fukui, JAPAN. Fukui have beautiful nature, fresh air, good food and kindly people. I hope my family will meet good international guest who spend time ......
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Artists welcome to join creative art projects in Hagi, Japan
🏡 Art, Life, and AI Co-creation Project 🌟 Vision & Story: Step by Step, Building Together Welcome to our place in the historic city of Hagi, Yamaguchi. I am TORU, an artist. After living abroad for 10 years, I returned to Japan to create this ......
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Experience authentic culture while living with our family in Oita, Japan
*We are mainly looking for women or couple for these positions. We are a Japanese family of four living in Bungoono, Oita. We have two children: a 4-year-old boy and an 1-year and half-old girl (as of December 2025). In addition to my husband's ......
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Sharing our lifestyle and space with like-minded travellers on the Izu Peninsula, Japan
We are a Japanese / Dutch-Canadian couple. We love to travel, explore and stay active (we surf, snowboard, hike, ...). We spend winters in the mountains and summers by the sea. We are able to live our dream by sharing our life-style and space with ......
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Join our bilingual permaculture/alternative schooling family in Tambasasayama, Japan
We're a Japanese-American family living in rural Tambasasayama, Hyogo Prefecture, doing permaculture and growing an organic veggie garden and orchard, plus keeping a few sheep. We're also homeschooling our 4 kids and run a small alternative school 3 ......
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Share your creativity in the mountains of Myoko, Japan
***UPDATED January 20th, 2026*** We are looking for 2 or 3 person to come helping finishing the winter season, from about February 10th to March 10th. About 20 hours a week needed, mainly housekeeping, some shoveling and random tasks. It will give ......
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Join our family and share daily life in Gunma Prefecture, Japan
Currently, we are seeking a traveler who can bring Mandarin language into our home. We prefer travelers who are looking to stay in Kiryu for 1-3 months (Mar - Jun 2026) Hello! We are an American family based in Gunma, Japan. We have twin toddlers ......
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Welcoming all teachers, artists and musicians to help in a preschool in Yokohama, Japan
Hello Workawayers! My name is Sybrina. I'm a qualified early childhood educator and I own a small, play-based, English-immersion preschool & kindy in a quiet suburb (Aoba-ku) of Yokohama, Japan. Please read through my post carefully, as I've taken ......
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Experience slow living and community life in the mountains of Wakayama, Kimino, Japan
We’re Shota and Yuho, a couple who traveled to many countries before starting this shared house in the mountains of Kimino Town. Our experiences as backpackers taught us the value of community, nature, and living simply — lessons that inspired us to ......
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Lend a helping hand in my garden for a cultural exchange at an old farmhouse in rural Hyogo, Japan
I am a 78 year old Japanese woman living on my own in rural Hyogo. I am wearing a kimono in the first picture. My house is nestled in the mountains of Hyogo, in a countryside village on the outside of a small town which is surrounded by rice fields ......
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Join our team and discover local culture in Niseko, Japan
Hello! We are currently looking for new team members to join us for the upcoming SUMMER season in Niseko, Hokkaido, Japan: - 1 MAINTENANCE Team Member – from April to November 2026 with possibility to stay for the winter The team member must hold a ......
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Join our family in our 130-year-old traditional home in Shizuoka, Japan
My family lives in a 130-year-old traditional Japanese house in the Satoyama area of ​​Shizuoka. We are my husband, myself, our two sons, aged 9 and 7, one cat, two dogs, and two turtles. My husband works in forestry and furniture making. I also ......
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French language exchange in Ryugasaki, Japan
My goal is a lot of foreigners(specially french speaker.my husband is french. I want to learn french.) come to my town. For that I made a female sharehouse. I want foreigners to experience local life. ･*:.｡ ｡.:*･ﾟ✽.｡.:*・ﾟ ✽.｡.:*・ﾟ ✽.｡.:*・ﾟ ★The ......
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Experience rural life and local customs at a traditional house in Ibaraki-ken, Japan
I live in a 200 year old traditional Japanese house nestled in the peaceful countryside of Daigo, Japan. Surrounded by lush nature, this home is an ideal escape from the hustle and bustle of city life, offering a taste of authentic Japanese rural ......
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