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English preschool in the nature-rich town of Shirako, Japan

We run an English nursery school. It is a small nursery with a capacity of 10 children from 1 to 5 years old. We are looking for people who love children and want to help look after them. In order for us to pay you, we only accept people who have a ......

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Help at my small inn in the remote mountains of Hida, Japan

Thank you for visiting my profile! My name is Shinji. I run a small traditional inn in a remote mountain village in Hida, Japan. The inn is a beautiful old wooden house with a traditional Japanese fireplace called irori. Usually, we welcome only one ......

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Help with reviving farmland and walking goats at a satoyama in Kumano, Japan

Hello Workawayers, this is Alena from Germany and and my Japanese husband, Kenjiro. We have been living in the beautiful Kumano area of Japan for over 10 years now. We moved out of Tokyo and to Kumano in 2011 because we fell in love with this remote ......

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Enjoy winter in snow village and help around our guest house in Hakuba Village, Japan

👋 About Us Hi! We’re Shawn and Jane, a couple living in Hakuba Village, Nagano, Japan. Shawn stays in Hakuba during the winter to manage our ski & snowboard guesthouses, while Jane works in Tokyo and visits Hakuba often. We’re originally from China ......

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Be part of our community house and share our family life in Osaka, Japan

Updated: November 2025 Hosting period: December 15th, 2025 – January 15th, 2026 🏠 About Us Hello! We’re Mary & Hide, a family living in Osaka with our 3-year-old son and several friends. We recently bought a new house to expand our community, and ......

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Experience a slow life in the countryside of Myoko, Japan

If you're a couple or a pair of friends or a single person whose self sufficient along in winter to experience the heaviest snow in Japan in Myoko. We would love it you could join to experience this heavy snow, we need lots of snow shoveling and ......

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Make friends with local people and share your culture with our community in Meiwa, Japan

※ Ive been busy lately so my answer would be quite late. Thanks for being patience. couple or friends are welcome! Looking for someone who is willing to make JAPANESE FRIENDS!!! You don't have to have any Japanese language skill. I AM NOT ......

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NGO invites you for a language exchange with our team onboard in Tokyo, Japan

We are an NGO based in Tokyo, Japan, and we work to promote a culture of peace, human rights, sustainable development and respect for the environment. We pursue these goals through a chartered passenger ship which travels the world on voyages of ......

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Learn about mural art and experience cosy living in rural Hakuba, Japan

Hey there! Are you an artist travelling Japan? Done some awesome wall art in your time? We're looking for a talented person to do some beautiful work at our ski lodge. What we can provide: - free accommodation - dinner provided - fair pay for ......

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Become part of our family and enjoy the beautiful nature of Saku/Karuizawa town in Nagano, Japan

We are a family, friendly, easy-going, and open-minded. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions! We are,,, ・Kohta (me, 43 years old, Language: English (Fluent), Chinese (Conversational), Japanese (Native)) ・Sayaka (my wife, 41 ......

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Join our family to create a sustainable homestead in Isumi-shi, Japan

7 years ago we started our project with a dream of creating a sustainable homestead-school overflowing with fun, learning and abundance. We live in a quiet rural neighborhood with lots of trees and greenery, about 3 kilometers from the Pacific ......

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Family fun skiing in Nozawa Onsen, Nagano, Japan

We manage cosy mountain lodges in the beautiful village of Nozawa Onsen, (Nagano, JAPAN) which is about 2.5 hours by train/bus from Tokyo. It is a traditional Japanese village, renown for it's hot spring baths and powder snow. Our guests come from ......

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Couple travelers welcome to help in our ski lodge in Madarao, Japan

We are a Dutch couple running a lodge in Madarao, situated in the beautiful mountains of Japan. We have been in Japan since 2013 and fell in love with its snow, nature, culture, food and its people. We purchased the lodge in 2019 and have been ......

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Help our friendly, rural community with animal conservation and organic farming in Tottori, Japan

My name is Richard, originally from the UK but have been living in Japan for 17 or so years. I run a non-profit organisation focused on Japanese giant salamander conservation. Part of our mission is to protect and improve areas surrounding the ......

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Care for rescue dogs and cats, and help them get ready for new homes in Shikoku, Japan

We’ve been working for nearly two decades to help animals in need. We are currently caring for around 100 dogs and 30 cats, and we're looking for volunteers to help us provide them with the attention and socialization they need to get ready for ......

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Join our non-profit youth project in Nara, Japan

The non-profit organisation we run provides support for young people to become independent, including those who are not attending school (developmentally disabled children) and those who have withdrawn from school. If you are interested in ......

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Explore nature and learn about gardening in Sapporo Hokkaido, Japan

Hi I'm Tom I am an American expat living in Sapporo Japan. I have been living in Japan for over 20 years and a number of years ago I bought a small farm property and built a small second residence, so I can stay there when I feel like it. I am now ......

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Share our family life and learn about gardening In the mountains of Hakuba, Japan

Sorry, no availability over the winter months, unless you are a professional or competing freeride skier. We are a family of 3 living in the great mountain town in Hakuba, Nagano. We are looking for someone to help with gardening as well as ......

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Help with reviving abandoned agricultural land and natural rice farming in Katsuragi, Japan

Hi, my name is Atsushi and I’m working on reviving abandoned agricultural lands in Katsuragi, Nara. At the moment, I’m working on multiple rice fields and I plant, harvest and process the rice by hand using the traditional method without using ......

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English language exchange with me and my friends in central Tokyo, Japan

(Non-native English speakers are totally welcome too!) Hello! Please call me Hiroshi. I live in central Tokyo. I have hosted approximately 140 guests from around the world. My interactions with them have become unforgettable and beautiful ......

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