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Help with family run projects in 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. During winter (Dec - March), we also run a car rental company, manages a wellness center (dayspa) and run a fine dining restaurant. ......
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Join our bee farm and learn how to harvest honey in Awa City, Tokushima, Japan
----------------------------------------- *it's already full of people in 2025. I can't invite the people anymore. Please, don't message me. Don't ask me to invite you in 2026, please. It's still too early to talk about ......
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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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Stay with a family of four and explore the surroundings in Kibichuocho, Japan
NOTE ON AVAILABILITY: some unexpected schedule change from a workawayer leaves us in a an urgent need for someone. We are a Japanese/French family of 4 with 2 big shepherd dogs, goats, bees, and chickens. We live in a beautiful, secluded little ......
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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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Join our team and discover local culture in Niseko, Japan
Hello! We are currently looking for new team members to join us for the upcoming winter season in Niseko, Hokkaido, Japan: - 1 Maintenance Team Member – from September/October 2025 to March 2026 - Guest Service Team Members – from late November ......
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Dog sitting and enjoy the local culture in Central Osaka, Japan
We are looking for someone who can join us during the following period. November Asians are especially welcome! 我们是一对日本夫妇。 如果您来自亚洲并且不会说英语也没关系。Tidak apa-apa meskipun Anda tidak bisa berbahasa Inggris atau Jepang. We share our home with dogs, and ......
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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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Join our colourful family and learn about traditional Japanese natural rice planting in Fujieda, Japan
Hi everyone! We truly appreciate you taking the time to visit our page! Grow rice with us using natural farming methods in the quiet, nature-rich rice fields of the Japanese countryside. The rice I grow is for my own consumption. We grow rice ......
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Learn about self-sufficient lifestyle and organic produce in Ena, Japan
Urgent request! Please help with weeding the rice paddy . This is a self-sufficient organic farm on 90,000㎡ land. It is not a business owner that sells agricultural products. It grows crops to be self-sufficient within the farming member, and ......
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Live at a slopeside ski lodge and have the opportunity to experience some snow sports in Hakuba, Japan
Hi, Emily & Mike here, and we run a ski lodge in Japan. The concept is simple. A ski lodge tucked away in the mountains that delivers our guests everything they need for the ultimate ski holiday. Comfort. Service. Movie room. Spa room. Located ......
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Join us at our mountain land & home in rural Nara, Japan
About Us We are potters, builders, and land stewards living in a quiet mountain village in Nara, Japan. Over the past few years, we’ve been renovating and restoring a 300-year-old home by hand—while building studios, tending the forest, and shaping ......
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Experience local life and nature while helping at a friendly hostel in central Hiroshima, Japan
We are a small and welcoming hostel that has been running for 9 years in the heart of Hiroshima. Our guests come from all over the world, creating a vibrant, international atmosphere. Just a 5-minute walk from the world-famous Atomic Bomb Dome and ......
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Share our family life at an old mountain house in Hagi, Japan
Hi everybody! My profile is long because I try to give as many details as possible so please read it all before writing to me! Thank you! :) Right now I'm looking for someone from mid August to end of September ......
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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 us around our ski resort while immersing yourself in local culture of Yuzawa, Japan
CURRENTLY LOOKING FOR 2025 SUMMER HELP UNTIL END OF JULY!! ********* Special position for artist / painter to help paint food truck. Number one priority is to put together a team to help during Fuji Rock (July 18 to 21) ******* SUMMER : June to ......
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Enjoy beach life and get to know the locals at a historic city in Shizuoka, Japan
I fell in love with the beach life in Shimoda and moved here when I was 23. I was born in Osaka and my wife was born in Tokyo. We feel very happy living in Shimoda by the sea. - The reason why we made the guesthouse ourselves. - We want to create ......
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Learn new skills and share insights into local customs at a traditional house in Ibaraki-ken, Japan
I live in a 200 year old traditional Japanese house nestled in the peaceful countryside of Daigo, Japan. Surrounded by lush nature, this home is an ideal escape from the hustle and bustle of city life, offering a taste of authentic Japanese rural ......
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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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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. Note that ......
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