Homestays, Volunteering & Working Holidays in Japan

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Experience life on our mountain farm in Ueda, Nagano, Japan
"Notes" "We available day is green or yellow on profile calendar. if red we not available." Yellow: Space for one person Green: Space for two people "If you send early request I can't guarantee host" Becaus in the past some early request person ......
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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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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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Enjoy island life with us, join me and renovate an old house on Amami Oshima, Japan
Hello. My name is Takashi. I live on Amami Oshima, a World Heritage island in Japan. I live with my wife and two-year-old daughter. Amami Oshima is surrounded by beautiful ocean and mountains rich in nature. Unlike Okinawa, there are not many ......
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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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