Homestays, Volunteering & Working Holidays in Japan

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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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Help our local team welcome guests to our campsite on Shikoku Island, Japan
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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about 10 days ago

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Join us for the ski season at our lodge in Minakami, Japan
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). Summer ......
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Learn language, history and culture of Japan at a beautiful ocean stay near Tokyo, Japan
Hello! I’m originally from California, but I’ve called Japan home for over 20 years. A few years ago, I moved to Katsuura on the beautiful Boso Peninsula in Chiba — a place that reminds me of the California coastline… only better! I’m restoring and ......
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about 2 days ago

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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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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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Join us and make new from old with a recycling pioneer life in Yamaguchi, Japan
Welcome to our page! Hello everyone, it is Achan for a necessary update, Let me introduce myself. I came here (Kagawa) 5 years ago as a volunteer and took over the project from the previous owner. For those of you who have already come, I am sorry ......
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Create a natural project together and experience life at a farn near Tokyo, Japan
Hello! We are looking for someone who could help to create a farm with art & agriculture. Our place is located between Tokyo and Narita International Airport. The main help is cleaning , designing and structuring for the land ,farming and DIY(We ......
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about 7 days ago

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Escape the city heat in the green mountains of Myoko, Japan
I'm a furniture designer who also works on architectural projects in country side japan. In winter, we operate a small boutique hotel and restaurant, and the rest of the year, we design, renovate and build locally. We're currently looking for people ......
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Experience rural family life in Nakatsugawa, Japan
Hello! We are a Japanese family living in Nakatsugawa, Gifu, a countryside area surrounded by mountains, rivers, and nature. We live in an old traditional Japanese house, and we are slowly renovating and improving it step by step. I work as a ......
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Experience life at a lake front eco house and smallholding in Shiga, Japan
We are a family of five who live in Shiga on the shores of Biwa Lake, in Japan. Our house is right in front of a lovely, family-friendly beach where you can enjoy a number of different watersports. It is also next to mountains that offer great ......
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about 10 days ago

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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 2-year-old girl (as of July 2026). In addition to my husband's main job as a ......
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about 16 hours ago

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Live by a mountain ski chalet and have the opportunity to experience some snow sports in Hakuba, Japan
Hi, Emily & Mike here, We run a private chalet in Japan and are so excited to get hiring for this winter (2026-2027)!. The concept is simple. A ski chalet tucked away in the mountains that provides our guests everything they need for the ultimate ......
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about 2 days ago

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Share your skills with an intimate ski resort while skiing and snowboarding in Nagano Madarao, Japan
We are a restaurant bar located at the heart of the Ski resort. This season will be our fifth year of operation and my 8th season in Madarao we love all things Japanese food, culture, good music, meeting people and of course riding the best snow ......
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about 8 hours ago

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Come to this snowy place and enjoy mountain views every day in Hakuba, Japan
We are operating a small hostel/lodge which is in Hakuba Japan, close to the Goryu ski resort. We hope to provide a lovely stay for guests while they have a good time skiing/snowboarding. Working Holiday Terms of Appointment: 1. Position You will ......
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Island life with a family while exchangeging languages and more in Tsushima Island, Japan
We are a family of 3 kids (born in 2017,2019, and 2022) and mom and dad, living in Tsushima Island, which is rather close to Korea than mainland Japan. We run a guesthouse just nearby our home- but you won't help with that, we want those who can ......
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Outgoing person to join our American-Japanese family in Iwate, Japan
*Please first check the items below in order to determine whether we are a good match* We will not respond to applicants who do not meet the items below. Thank you. - We can only accomodate one person at a time - We cannot take ......
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about 5 hours ago

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Experience a potter's lifestyle in Bizen, Japan
Couples are generally welcome. However, because we have a teenage daughter, we usually host women or couples only, and we do not accept single male guests. Both my father and I are Bizen pottery artists. We live in Bizen, Okayama, Japan, a historic ......
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about 16 hours ago

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Join our team at a ski lodge while exploring Nozawa Onsen, Japan
Hello! We run a boutique ski lodge in the beautiful mountain village of Nozawa Onsen, Nagano, Japan. Nozawa Onsen is one of Japan's most famous ski destinations, known for its abundant snowfall, traditional hot springs (onsen), and charming village ......
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