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Give rescued cats a better life while exploring OJika island, Japan
Hi! My name is Hiroko(Maman) I live in the beautiful island of Ojika in Nagasaki prefecture, together with my husband and lots of cats. I run a Karaoke-Bar since 1994. Finally my dreams came true in the spring of 2025 to open safe and happy place ......
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Sharing our lifestyle and space with like-minded travellers on the Izu Peninsula, Japan
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 ......
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Help on my guesthouse and immerse in Japanese culture in Adachi-ku, Japan
***work visa required*** Hi there, thank you for viewing my listing. This is Makoto. I’m working for a guesthouse in suburb of Tokyo, Japan. The guesthouse motto is -Enjoy Your Stay- It's not enough only bed to sleep to enjoy your stay, when I was ......
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Help our family with gardening in the countryside near Nagasaki, Japan
Please pay attention for our availability before you message us!! We are looking for a experienced painter and a skilled DIY guy for our project in October or November!!! We would take only solo traveler for 2025!! Hello! We are a Japanese ......
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Join us at our upcoming holistic health & wellness retreat center in the beautiful countryside of Ishikawa, Japan
We would be happy to welcome you to our home in the beautiful countryside of Ishikawa, Japan. I am Mehak (affectionately called Kaori-chan by our locals). Interestingly, Kaori means fragrance, which is the English meaning of my name. My husband, ......
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Enjoy a simple Japanese life with a small family in Sendai, Japan
*** - We are fully occupied in 2025. - We don't plan more than five months ahead, so please don't send requests for a future beyond that timeframe. - Normally we can host only one person at once. If a second person is a child or a person who don't ......
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Artists to join creative art projects in Hagi, Japan
🏡Welcome to our house: An Artist's Home in Historic Hagi! 🌿 Hi there! I'm Toru Harada, your host in the beautiful, nature-rich city of Hagi, Yamaguchi. I deeply value a life centered around cultural exchange and strong community ties, specifically ......
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Help to create a co-living community on a ski slope in Nagano, Japan
UPDATE JULY 29, 2025: Hi folks. We are tentatively opening up to five slots for now until October 2025 to help out with some light housework and community projects. Please see below; if any tasks specifically interest you, please message. - Cat ......
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Stay in a traditional Japanese house and experience Satoyama life in Shizuoka, Japan
We (Tatú and Sho) inherited 1ha(2.5 acres) of mountain field and an old traditional Japanese house in Shizuoka 4 years ago, where we live with our daughter Mon(age 5), a black cat and a black dog. We are restoring the field and orchard in an organic ......
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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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Join our bee farm and learn how to harvest honey in Awa City, Tokushima, Japan
* I need somebody volunteer who has the translated drivers license of Japan in 14th -29th Aug. If you are interested in my activity, and have the delivers license, please, message me. ----------------------------------------- *it's already full of ......
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Share family life and explore the neighborhoods of Sapporo, Japan
家族生活を共有し、日本の札幌の近隣地域を探索する We are currently looking for someone who can stay during the following periods: 1.From November 5 to February 5 2.From January 15 to April 15 We are mainly looking for women for these positions. If you’re interested, ......
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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 Our Cozy Mountain Lodge in Minakami, Japan (Sept–Dec Possibility)
🗓️ We are currently looking for help from mid-September to mid-October 2025. There’s a chance the stay could be extended through to early December, but we haven’t confirmed our plans yet. If you’re available and love mountain life, feel free to ......
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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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Experience daily life and nature in Ome, Western Tokyo, Japan
Hello! Thanks for taking the time to read our profile! We have decided not to host anyone for the time being. We may start resume hosting in late September or October, but not sure. Inquiries are welcome, but it may take a while to respond at ......
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Join us and enjoy the seasons at a lodge and chalet in the Hakuba Valley, Japan
Help in summer / autumn and winter This is a cosy family-run lodge (Jules - UK, 30 years in Japan, Tomoko - Japanese national) set in the forests of the Hakuba Valley in Nagano, Japan. We have 6 guest rooms and can accommodate a max of 22 guests. ......
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Enjoy country life and community activities at our non-profit organisation in undiscovered Shimane, Japan
(*Please understand that our reply might be late depending on situation.) We are located in Oda city of Shimane, Japan which has a population of about 32,000 people. Oda has many fascinating sights like the Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine(a World ......
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