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Experience authentic hospitality in a beautiful ski-in/ski-out lodge in Hakuba, Japan
Paid position
2026/27 Winter season
Mid December to 10 march. / Position available for the entire season only.
For over 10 years, our lodge has been nestled in the pristine Japanese Alps of Hakuba Valley, welcoming up to 25 guests. Owned by a Swiss couple ......
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Stay in our family's traditional home and help with our guesthouse in Shizuoka, Japan
Paid position
Cultural exchange
***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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Join a local family life while discovering Hyogo, Japan
Language exchange
Cultural exchange
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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Join our peaceful countryside dream and help creating a place for dogs in Tochigi, Japan
Cultural exchange
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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
Language exchange
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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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Mountain snowboarding/ski, community life experience in Madarao - Tangram - Nagano
Paid position
- Winter Season 2026 - 2027
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Japan working visa, International driving license required
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Middle December 2026 - January, February 2027
Spanish, Japanese, running a small / family oriented lodge - Apartments in beautiful rural and scenic ......
Experience authentic rural life with our family in a traditional home in Hida Gifu, Japan
Language exchange
Cultural exchange
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
Sustainable project
Cultural exchange
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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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Reviving abandoned farmland in Isumi, Chiba, Japan
Sustainable project
Language exchange
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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Cultural exchange and rural life with our family in Tamba-Sasayama, Hyogo, Japan
Language exchange
Cultural exchange
1. About Us
We are a family of four: myself, my wife, and our two energetic sons (5 years old and 2 year old). We recently moved from the busy city to the beautiful countryside of Tamba-Sasayama to enjoy a slower, more peaceful life.
We run a small ......
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Enjoy the simple rural life in a small seaside town in Okayama, Japan
Language exchange
Cultural exchange
Hi, we have a community space with lots of interesting people and need someone to help out with language and cultural exchange. It's about 2 hours a day, or 10 hours a week. In exchange, we can offer accommodation in a private room, or share a room ......
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Help us create an interactive, art-filled home in Shimukappu, Japan
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My partner and I recently came to Shimukkapu, Japan, and we’re slowly bringing an old rural house back to life using natural materials and simple DIY. The house is close to the Tomamu Hoshino Ski Area, surrounded by forests and mountains, yet still ......
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Experience rural country life in Sekiyama, Japan
Sustainable project
Language exchange
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We are Mayu and Peter (and now Bobby our rescue cat) a Japanese and Australian couple that gave up the crazy life in Tokyo to embrace the rural countryside in Niigata and Nagano. We work hard to be a part of the local community and tackle the many ......
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Cultural projects and join a filmmaker’s creative world in Osaka, Japan
Language exchange
Cultural exchange
Hi! I’m Taro, an independent film producer and distributor based in Osaka. I live in a retro-style apartment building from 1979, located in a quiet, down-to-earth neighborhood near Chidoribashi Station. The building is old but full of charm and ......
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Experience slow living and community life in the mountains of Wakayama, Kimino, Japan
Sustainable project
Language exchange
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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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Connect with the locals and learn about organic farming on Ishigaki Island, Japan
Paid position
Language exchange
We run a small eco-hotel and organic farm in the north of Ishigaki Island, in a very quiet village between the sea and the jungle. Our project is a mix of hospitality, environmental work and community involvement. We reopened the place recently and ......
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Immerse yourself in the culture and countryside of Okayama, Japan
Cultural exchange
We accept people who has a working holiday visa🙏
We live in a lovely village in Okayama Prefecture. There is a 100-year-old traditional Japanese house with tatami floors and a kotatsu (a heated table), and when you open the sliding doors, you can ......
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Join our multicultural family, have meaningful conversations and experience rural life in Ena, Japan
Language exchange
Cultural exchange
Hey everyone,
My wife, our one-year-old son, and I are a cross-cultural family from Latvia and Japan. We recently purchased a property in the countryside in Ena City in Gifu Prefecture and are currently working to bring it back to life.
Our goal ......
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Help our local team welcome guests to our campsite on Shikoku Island, Japan
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Hello everyone,
My name is Marcelo, I’m Japanese Brazilian running our dream project at Shimanto area with Yoji san, we are looking for friendly, motivated and creative people to help us run our project here.
Summer workawayers need it !
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Join us for the ski season at our lodge in Minakami, Japan
Paid position
For Winter 26-27 please do not apply unless you are available from Christmas till the end of February.
We're a boutique ski lodge situated in a Unesco Biosphere reserve at the base of Mt T (known as Tanigawadake Joch in the green season).
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