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Help grow something beautiful in the Japanese Alps near Gifu, Japan
We’re an Australian family building a creative life in Hida Furukawa – a peaceful town near Takayama in the Japanese Alps. Our nonprofit supports community-based art, food, and renovation projects – especially those led by women and gender-diverse ......
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Experience rural country life in Sekiyama, Japan
We are Mayu and Peter a Japanese and Australian couple that gave up the crazy life in Tokyo to embrace the rural countryside in Niigata and Nagano. We work hard to be a part of the local community and tackle the many challenges of rural life. Mayu ......
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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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Live on Ojika island and help at a guesthouse in Nagasaki, Japan
Join our family-run inn & guesthouse on Ojika Island, Nagasaki Prefecture Hi! My name is Taiyo, and I live on the beautiful island of Ojika in Nagasaki, together with my wife, two sons, and three daughters. Ojika is a small island with a population ......
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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. Looking for people who are whiling ......
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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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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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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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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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Language and cultural exchange in Suita, Japan
Hello, future Workawayers! My name is Ryo, and I am based in [Osaka, Japan]. I am currently looking for motivated and reliable helpers to support me with a few personal and household projects. This is a private hosting opportunity, not a business, ......
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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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Immerse yourself in Japanese hospitality, garden and culture in Hakone, Japan
Hello Workawayers! We receive many requests and messages daily, so if you would like to send us a message, please first thoroughly read our profile and confirm whether or not you can meet these requirements. We already have staff scheduled through ......
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Experiencing local culture in an old private house in Miyotamachi, Japan
* We are looking for people who have experience in home DIY, like to think about interior design and are good at cleaning. The main focus of this project will be to help with new walls and cleaning after renovations.（Currently, we are only looking ......
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Join our project to preserve a traditional Japanese townscape in Mamihara, Japan
We kindly ask that those with no household experience refrain from applying. By "housework," we don’t mean basic tasks learned in school—we’re looking for adults who can manage their surroundings with independence, care, and basic life ......
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Help me around my home while enjoying the local culture in Tambasasayama Japan
My name is Ray. I am half Japanese half American born and raised in Japan . Living with my little toy poodle, Phoebe. She is almost three years old so really playful. I have little disability. I can do everything by myself fine but it takes time. I ......
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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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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. After two crazy months of renovation, the house looks pretty amazing, honestly, I didn’t think that was possible!! 😄 This cozy ......
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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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