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Enjoy the mountains and snow in rural Shinano, Japan

  • Última actividad : 24 jul 2026

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  2026 

 Estancia mínima: 1 mes o más

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  • Descripción

    Descripción

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    Japan Working Visa, International Driving License Required
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    We are a mix of Spanish, Japanese, running a small / family run mountain apartments, nested in beautiful and scenic mountain setup in Madarao - Tangram

    Seeking a friendly, self suficient and reliable person or couple to help within August / Obon Housekeeping

    🌿Important

    - Very rural and mountain area, 5 ~ 10 hours / week / perso mostly weekends and Obon holidays
    - Very low season during weekdays, mostly leisure time


    🌿Tasks
    - Garden, cutting grass, property maintenance
    - Apartment, chalet housekeeping, laundry
    - BBQ arrangement support, duties like eventual shopping
    - Check In / out guest support
    - Driving guests and material around the resorts, stations and lodge

    🌿We provide
    - Paid work hours ( 1250 JPY before taxes )
    - Part time contract based on Japan working standards ( proper Japan visa required )
    - Health Insurance
    - Accommodation in shared room arrangement
    - Kei car ( private usage and conditions apply )

    🌿 Ideal Applicants
    - Anyone looking for a slow green season, rural, mountain experience in Japan, seasonal lifestyle change
    - People who enjoy nature, simplicity, rural areas, and community living
    - Better to have own vehicle and transportation to move around


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    Madarao - Tangram - Nagano - Winter Season 2026 - 2027

    Middle December 2026 - January, February 2027

    We provide accommodation in our staff house 15 minutes away by car in the valley - Furumi, 15 Minutes drive to Madarao, 20 minutes drive to Myoko and 30 or 40 minutes to Iiyama and Nozawa Onsen

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    🌿Important

    ( ~ 15 or 20 / week / person ) , this is not equivalent as a regular or part timer or hospitality job.

    🌿Tasks
    - Apartment, chalet housekeeping, laundry
    - Check In / Check out guest support
    - Snow cleaning, property, equipment maintenance
    - Driving guests and material around the resorts, stations and lodge
    - Ski, snowboard waxing and delivery
    - Errand duties like eventual shopping

    🌿 Work Schedule ( turn based )
    - Mornings 8 ~ 14:00: 1 ~ 4 hours on normal days, 4 - 5 on peak days ~ new year and early February
    - Afternoons from 16:00 ~ 20:00 ( on request snow clean, ski, snowboard waxing, pick up and delivery, guest support )

    🌿We provide
    - Paid work hours ( 1250 JPY before taxes )
    - Part time contract based on Japan working standards ( proper Japan visa required )
    - Health Insurance
    - Accommodation in a 2 people shared room arrangement in traditional/rural house dedicated to staff
    - Shared kei car ( private usage conditions apply )

    Important note
    - Share accommodation is considered private, common sense responsible living and community rules apply, therefore it is expected participants schedule and arrange it's own time to keep the property clean, livable, safe and in a good shape

    🌿Community

    The area is very rural, very quiet with very few neighbors around, mostly covered in snow, grocery shopping, Myoko station or resort towns like Nojiriko, Madarao or Akakura is 15 ~ 20 minutes away by car, public transportation is very limited

    Sometimes as a residents we are asked to participate in the the voluntary common tasks and activities within the community of people living there. our lovely neighbors are quite old and even they are still amazingly doing farming things and have all the machinery and tooling's imaginable might think of, still do everything by themselves.

    🌿 Ideal Applicants
    - Anyone looking for a slow winter season, snow experience in Japan, seasonal lifestyle change
    - People who enjoy nature, simplicity, rural areas, and community living
    - Better to have own vehicle and transportation to move around, ( we might help occasionally with the company vehicle, but will be very limited )

  • Tipos de ayuda y oportunidades de aprendizaje

    Tipos de ayuda y oportunidades de aprendizaje

    Ayuda doméstica
    Mantenimiento básico
    Cuidado de casas y mascotas
  • Intereses

    Intereses

    Jardinería
    Cocina y alimentación
    Sostenibilidad
    Vegetariano o vegano
    Cultura
    Vida en autocaravana
    Autodesarrollo
    Naturaleza
    Yoga / bienestar
    Deportes de invierno
    Deportes acuáticos
    Actividades al aire libre
    Senderismo
    Ciclismo
    Deportes de aventura
  • Intercambio cultural y oportunidades de aprendizaje

    Intercambio cultural y oportunidades de aprendizaje

    - Learning on mountain, community life experience
    - Ski / snowboarding, outdoor activities
    - Practice Japanese
    - Nojiriko lake water activities
    - Myoko National Park, Iiyama - Madarao ski resorts, cycling and hiking trails,
    - Access to Nozawa Onsen
    - Local Onsen ( traditional spa culture )
    - Japanese rural areas discovery

  • El anfitrión ofrece una paga acorde al salario mínimo

    El anfitrión ofrece una paga acorde al salario mínimo

    Este anfitrión ofrece alojamiento y paga.

  • Ayuda

    Ayuda

    🌿Tasks

    - Apartment, chalet cleaning, preparation, laundry
    - Snow cleaning, property, equipment maintenance
    - Driving guests and material around the resorts, stations and lodge
    - Ski, snowboard waxing and delivery
    - Errand duties like preparing snow equipment, guest support or eventual shopping

    Not a big amount of work, not every day, approximately 2 ~ 3 hours on normal days, 4 - 5 on peak days, usually 8:00 ~ 14:00 mornings and afternoon from 16:00 ~ 19:00

    Paid work hours ( 1250 JPY before taxes )

    Japan Working Visa, International Driving License Required, Experience driving in Snow

  • Idiomas hablados

    Inglés: Fluido
    Español: Fluido
    Japonés: Principiante

  • Alojamiento

    Alojamiento

    - Shared room ( 2 or 3 people ) in a in restored traditional Japanese farm house
    - Big kitchen with all equipment
    - Big common areas

  • Algo más...

    Algo más...

    Madarao is in the middle of Japan powder belt, with plenty of sports and cultural activities like Nozawa Onsen and the famous Nagano Monkey park
    Our house is 2 hours communicated with Tokyo trough Iiyama station ( 30 minutes by bus from the lodge ) on bullet train shinkansen, the staff house is on better reach through Kurohime and Myoko Kogen stations ( 15 minutes away )

  • Un poco más de información

    Un poco más de información

    • Acceso a Internet

    • Acceso a Internet limitado

      Acceso a Internet limitado

    • Tenemos animales

    • Somos fumadores

    • Puede alojar familias

  • Puede acoger a nómadas digitales

    Puede acoger a nómadas digitales

    This one is perfect for digital nomads as there is great internet connection, plenty of time to focus on your work or going to ski resorts, however you will need to available and prioritize work with us

  • Espacio para aparcar autocaravanas

    Espacio para aparcar autocaravanas

    Este anfitrión puede proporcionar un sitio para autocaravanas.

  • ¿Cuántos voluntarios puedes hospedar?

    ¿Cuántos voluntarios puedes hospedar?

    Uno

  • Mis animales / mascotas

    Mis animales / mascotas

Número de referencia de anfitrión: 511313859469

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