Sharing our life-style and space with like-minded travellers on the Izu Peninsula, Japan

Infos

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  Description

  We are a Japanese / Dutch-Canadian couple. We love to travel, explore and stay active (we surf, snowboard, hike, ...). We spend winters in the mountains and summers by the sea. We are able to live our dream by sharing our life-style and space with like-minded travelers, and workawayers like you!

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  Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

  Jardinage

  Bricolage et construction

  Cuisine/repas pour la famille

  Aide à la maison

  Entretien général

  Aide informatique/internet
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  Centres d’intérêt

  

  Végétarien ou végan

  

  Soin des plantes

  

  Bricolage / artisanat

  

  Art et design

  

  Photographie

  

  Jardinage

  

  Cuisine et alimentation

  

  Sports d'aventure

  

  Nature

  

  Sports d’hiver

  

  Montagne

  

  Plage

  

  Sports nautiques

  

  Randonnée
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  Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

  There is plenty of time to explore and experience the area. We live near the sea! Enjoy fishing, surfing, body-boarding, hiking along the rugged coast line or spend your days chilling on the beach. Although we live in a beach town and get plenty of tourists, the town, especially our neighborhood has a real local vibe. There is no night life, no movie theaters. Most places close well before midnight. There are a few local festivals and some fire works events in the summer. Almost everyone here grows their own veggies and has their own rice paddy. Small unattended veggie stands along the road lets you have your share for cheap and sometimes free! I've seen ¥0 leeks for "sale"! Locals are friendly and are likely to greet everyone with a "konichiwa".

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  L’hôte offre un salaire correspondant au salaire minimum

  Cet hôte offre l'hébergement et une rémunération.

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  Aide

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  Workawayers tasks and hours depend on the time you would be joining us, and skills you have to share. We will need some help with housekeeping, room-making, gardening, and general maintenance. Anyone good at bicycle maintenance could help us keep our bikes rolling. Web and graphic designers, writers, photographers, painters, carpenters, also needed.
  
  Hourly rate is ¥1050. We also can provide project based pay if preferred.
  
  During high season workers work up to 25 hours a week, 3-5 hours a day, 5 days a week. During quieter times there could be a lot less hours.
  
  Experienced gardeners always welcome.
  
  Other positions are also available by contacting us direct.
  
  We prefer to have people who can commit to one of the working periods from questions 4 below. Shorter stays may be considered for independent projects and/or a last minute basis.
  
  To apply please respond to the questions below. We will reply to everyone's messages. If we think you are a good fit and we have availability during your requested dates we will ask for an online interview via Skype. The interview is not just for us, it's your chance to ask any questions you may have so be prepared! We don't make any decisions the day of the interview. We ask that you give serious consideration to the opportunity. We will get back in a week to let you know what we can offer. If you are then ready to confirm your stay with us, we will organize a pick-up at Izukyu-Shimoda Station and ask for a ¥5000 refundable deposit.
  
  PLEASE NOTE:
  
  We are CLOSED from October until end of March. We DON'T need helpers during that time. Check our calendar first!
  
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  1) The type, length, and expiration of the VISA you will have. Japanese citizens are of course also welcome to apply!
  
  IF YOU ARE CURRENTLY IN JAPAN : Where have you been & what have you been doing?
  
  IF YOU ARE NOT YET IN JAPAN: Please contact us once you have your visa and flight organized.
  We do not provide sponsorship for visas. Please contact the Japanese embassy near you for more information.
  
  2) Your age
  
  3) Your RELATED skills, abilities, and interests. Any previous work or volunteer experiences working in accommodation, doing housekeeping, service industry work that includes cleaning or specific cleaning jobs? And/or construction, maintenance or gardening skills and experience? Bicycle repair? (please ONLY include your related skills. Babysitting, pet-sitting and house-sitting experiences won't work for us).
  
  4) Your preferred schedule. We now have positions available for the following time periods:
  
  B) 4/25 – 5/22
  Housekeeping, maintenance, bicycle repair
  **Creative work:NO (after May 6th available)
  
  C) 5/25-6/25:
  LIMITED POSITIONS AVAILABLE
  Housekeeping, maintenance, gardening work, bicycle repair
  **Creative work:YES
  
  D) 6/27 – 7/23
  Housekeeping, maintenance, gardening work, bicycle repair.
  **Creative work:YES
  
  *E) 7/23 – 8/20
  Housekeeping (related experience essential)
  **Creative work: NO
  
  F) 8/20 – 9/25
  Housekeeping, maintenance, gardening work, bicycle repair
  **Creative work: YES
  
  5) Do / Will you have travel / basic medical insurance? (required)
  
  6) Do you require accommodation? We have rooms with shared facilities available. Bedrooms may be private or shared depending on availability. We may or may not have a private room for a couple. If you require a private room as a couple, please let us know.
  
  7) Will you have other commitments during your stay? Online work, classes, outside work?
  
  8) Are you generally a positive person (happy, grateful, considerate, active, pro-active)?
  
  9) Do you have good communication skills? Ask questions when you aren't sure? Do you consider yourself approachable?
  
  10) Are you meticulous? Can you follow a list to a T?
  
  11) Do you have professional skills? Do you wish to collaborate with independent projects? If you have ideas we'd love to hear them! Are you a builder, painter, sewist, photographer, videographer, graphic designer.....? If you have creative skills to share, please provide links to your work, and propose your awesome ideas!
  
  12) If you are contacting us from overseas: Have you been in touch with the Japanese embassy in your country to find out about travel/work/volunteer regulations and their required visas?
  
  13) Nature abounds! The spiders here are big, really big! We also get centipedes, and other creepy crawlies. Wild boar roam around. Monkeys travel in packs, crabs come out to play after the rain.... Will you able to deal with it? Cleaning up bugs is a part of the job.
  
  
  You will NEED sandals & comfortable clothes. No need to dress up here. Summers are hot so bring loose-fitting clothes, beach sandals (easy on/off) that can get wet are best! Bring your bathing suit. We are within walking distance to the beach!
  
  Looking for HaPpY positive active people who work hard and play hard. People who make the most out of their stay by enjoying the sea, hiking, and exploring the area are best suited.
  
  
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  Langues parlées

  Anglais: Courant
  Japonais: Courant

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  Hébergement

  Sshared Japanese style room with tatami floors and futons in rooms or house we rent. The staff house within walking distance of the place of work and the beach!
  
  We can not promise private rooms for couples. Our staff house has 2 bedrooms, 1 for women & 1 for men. If you are a couple and prefer to have your own place we may be able to organize a simple Japanese style apartment but we do not cover the rent.
  
  All of the accommodation options have a small kitchen with cooking facilities, stove, microwave, toaster oven, fridge.... You will be responsible for your own meals.
  
  24 hr. Convenience store is 5 minute walk. You can walk or ride a bike to a drugstore with fresh groceries and staples available. Supermarkets are all in the center of town which is 4-5 kilometers away. You can walk, ride a bike (but it's hilly!) or take a bus (10 minutes) to the center or town. The bus stop is 5-10 minutes walk from the accommodation. Post office is within walking distance. Some cafes & restaurants within walking distance. Bike or bus for access to more places. Check google map to learn about the area. Other then bikes, we do not provide transportation other then pick-up & drop-off at the train station.
  
  We are tucked into a green valley surrounded by mountains and trees. The Izu Peninsula is hilly and rugged, and UNESCO geo-park. We live on the side of a valley, the road to the driveway is not paved. Nature abounds! We see wild boar almost daily. If you are afraid of insects or other creatures this is not the best place for you. If you have trouble walking/cycling uphill this is not the place for you. Summers are very HOT and very HUMID. You need to be able to work hard and efficiently while coping with the summer heat.
  
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  Autres infos...

  Walk or ride a bike to the beach, go swimming, surfing, bodyboarding, skim-boarding, snorkeling, hike beautiful hiking trails along the coast, enjoy hotsprings, go to local festivals and other events...etc. Convenience stores, restaurants, cafes, are all within walking distance.
  
  Foreign passport holders (tourists AND working visa holders) can purchase Izu rail one day pass for only ¥1500. There are 2 and 3 days passes available too. It's a great way to explore the Izu peninsula. You can even take a bike on most local trains (can not use Ito station). There is lots to see and experience on the peninsula that recently became an official UNESCO geo-park.

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  Informations complémentaires

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    Accès Internet

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    Accès Internet limité

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    Nous avons des animaux

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    Nous sommes fumeurs

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    Familles bienvenues

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  Possibilité d’accueillir les digital nomads

  Please let us know if you have independent projects you will be working on and the amount of time you expect to work on such projects. Some of our helpers work/study online. If you have similar endeavors what time and for how long do you need to spend online. If you will conduct meetings or provide classes online, we ask that you use a public co-working space so that you do no disturb your room mates.

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  Espace pour garer des vans

  We can not provide parking for people living in their vans but we have plenty of parking available if you choose to bring a car or van.

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  Plus de 2

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