Homestays, Volunteering & Working Holidays in Japan

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Interact with the locals and experience some of the best powder snow in the world in Nozawa Onsen, Japan
❄️ Winter Season Staff – Nozawa Onsen, Japan (2026–2027) Important Information – Please Read Before Applying Applications for the 2026–2027 winter season are now open! To be considered, please * Answer all 12 questions listed in the facility ......
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Join our team and experience island life on Ojika, Nagasaki, Japan
🌴 Live on a Beautiful Japanese Island – Paid Workaway Opportunity 🏝️ Hello! My name is Taiyo, and together with my wife and our five children, we run several family businesses on the beautiful island of Ojika, Nagasaki, Japan. Ojika is a peaceful ......
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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 help. Happy travel planning in Japan! This year we mainly have work renovating a house, but we might have some random work again in our food forest, maybe even planting ......
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Help me around my home while enjoying the local culture in Tambasasayama, Japan
My name is Ray. I’m half Japanese and half American, and I was born and raised in Japan. I live with my little toy poodle, Phoebe, who is almost four years old. I have a mild disability. I’m completely independent and can take care of myself, but ......
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about 4 days ago

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Village and lodge life while discovering Japanese Alps in Nozawa Onsen, Japan
We are a small family living in a traditional onsen village in the Japanese Alps, about two hours from Tokyo by Shinkansen. We are looking for someone to stay with us during **September** and help us with some everyday tasks around the house and a ......
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about 3 days ago

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Welcome to my family home while exploring peacefulness of the mountains in Minakami, Japan
Welcome to my family home, a peaceful retreat in the mountains and forests of Gunma, about 30 minutes from Minakami. Last year, after two intense months of renovation, the house slowly came back to life thanks to the help and energy of volunteers ......
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Stay with a board game designer's family in Mt. Yotei, Japan
ABOUT US Hi! We're a creative family living at the foot of the iconic Mount Yotei in Hokkaido. I'm a board game designer and creator of the board game YOTEI, a locally crafted board game made with Hokkaido wood. We would love to share our passion ......
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about 24 hours ago

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Experience authentic hospitality in a beautiful ski-in/ski-out lodge in Hakuba, Japan
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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about 6 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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about 17 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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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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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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about 1 day ago

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Cultural exchange and rural life with our family in Tamba-Sasayama, Hyogo, Japan
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
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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about 5 days ago

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Help us create an interactive, art-filled home in Shimukappu, Japan
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 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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Connect with the locals and learn about organic farming on Ishigaki Island, Japan
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
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
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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