Homestays, Volunteering & Working Holidays in Japan

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Experience authentic rural life with us in Nakatsu, Japan
"Hello! We are 'Tanin Kazoku' (Family Beyond Blood). In the scenic Yabakei region of Oita Prefecture, four families from different backgrounds have come together to live as one. We are trying to create a life centered around our children, building a ......
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Join our family for a culture exchange in Fuchu, Japan
Hello! We're an international couple living in Tokyo. Let us introduce ourselves:) We've been happily married for three years. • Name: Yosuke (Husband) Nationality: Japanese 🇯🇵 Age: 27 years old Languages: - Japanese (native) - English ......
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Help with daily life and experience rural life in my traditional house on Tsuwa Beach, Japan
My house is 150 years old. It is a traditional Japanese old house and the beach is right in front of my house. I live here with two friends and a cat, and we do fishing, farming, and house renovations. I would like you to help with housekeeping for ......
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Join us our holiday rentals in beautiful, mountains of Hakuba, Japan
Hi - I'm Alex. I've lived in Hakuba for 6 years with my family. Our company manages luxury properties all year round. Mid/Late Nov- March 31 (or a little longer) - this is our peak period and we need staff that are available for the full period. ......
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Learn how to live a more eco-friendly lifestyle in Tosacho, Japan
We are family of 6, including 14, 11, 7, and 3years old kids. Place where we live is at mountain side of Kochi, close to Lake Sameura. We are living in the mountain, having a dog, chickens, goats and honey bees. Our water is from the mountain. We ......
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Take part in some art projects and experience rural life in Nagano, Japan
Surrounded by beautiful nature, many hot springs are also close by. A great place for relaxing, enjoying a quiet time and exploring the Japanese countryside. I need help with repair work, gardening (mostly weeding) and general maintenance. I ......
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Come and enjoy art together and share the chores at home in Tokyo, Japan
Come & Enjoy Art together like private artist residence, and share the housework(this is most important thing for me), language teach in Tokyo Asakusa in Japan. i'm little some Edokko, so before soon schedule i decide because so many things to do ......
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Join our family house and discover Furano, Japan
We are a small, energetic family based just outside Furano in Hokkaido, Japan. There are three adults and one adventurous seven year old in our crew, and we split our time between two properties within ten minutes of Furano town. One is a spacious ......
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Help us create a self sufficient garden in Kagoshima, Japan
A house with a river in front of it at the foot of a five-minute drive to the sea. The old house is being renovated. We process and sell food but we don't ask for work related to business. There is no labor where wages are incurred. Organic ......
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Join us and help take care of children and some house-work in Fukui, Japan
Hello! We are family with 3 daughters and 1 son, they are 12,10,7 and 4 years old ! We live in Fukui, JAPAN. Fukui have beautiful nature, fresh air, good food and kindly people. I hope my family will meet good international guest who spend time ......
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Join our bilingual permaculture/alternative schooling family in Tambasasayama, Japan
We're a Japanese-American family living in rural Tambasasayama, Hyogo Prefecture, doing permaculture and growing an organic veggie garden and orchard, plus keeping a few sheep. We're also homeschooling our 4 kids and run a small alternative school 3 ......
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Join our family and enjoy the area of Toyoura, Japan
We live in a town called Toyoura in Hokkaido located 40minutes from Niseko area. In my family I have my wife and 3 kids. In Toyoura, there is a big Onsen(hot spring) spot. We are part of a forestry group. We go to mountains to maintain. We ......
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Join our family and discover the local culture in Okinawa, Japan
We are looking for travelers to stay with us in our shared house! In our home, we live together with our family, two friends, one cat, and two chickens. Families and groups of friends are also very welcome. We have a 3-year-old child, and we would ......
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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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