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Experience everyday life in a peaceful village in Okayama Prefecture, surrounded by nature, bamboo forests, and a 100-year-old traditional Japanese house.
Your main role will be spending time with two children, playing with them and practicing simple English through fun and natural interactions. With light daily help of around 3 hours, this is a great opportunity for volunteers seeking family life and the calm atmosphere of the Japanese count.
3 hours of help per day
Cleaning: Help clean the kitchen, bedrooms, bathrooms and common areas.
Child Care: Caring for, playing with, and spending time with children.
Teaching Languages: Teaching a language to the host, guests, or local communities.
2 days off per week
Team Dorm: You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other people.
Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.
Free Events: Get free entrance for the best events in town.
Use our equipped kitchen: Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.
Basic Internet Access: Basic speed internet for you to work remotely
Intermediate English
Between 23 and 60 years old
Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers
Be from outside Japan
Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa
Our main role is to play with our two daughters (ages 9 and 11).
They do not understand much English yet, so please use simple words when speaking to them. Our older daughter loves physical activities, so we especially welcome someone who enjoys being active and playing with her. Our younger daughter can be a little sensitive and may seem younger than her age. When she is in a bad mood, talking to her using her favorite stuffed toy usually helps her feel better.
We would like you to speak as much English as possible with them. You do not need to have prior experience working with children—just a love for kids and an enjoyment of playing together is enough. We hope our daughters can learn about different cultures and values, so it would be wonderful if you could also share your skills with them.
On weekdays, please spend some time playing with our daughters in the evening after they come home from school. We would also appreciate some help with weeding the garden and cleaning the house.
On weekends, Japanese guests who want to enjoy communicating in English may stay at our accommodation. We would be happy if you enjoy meeting Japanese people and are sociable. You do not need to act like hotel staff. We simply hope you can welcome our guests together with us as part of the family.
Your days off are usually two weekdays.
•Since we do not provide meals, the usual activity time is set at about 3 hours per day. However, on special occasions such as holidays or English camps, we may ask you to extend your helping time to about 5 hours for that day. In such cases, we will make adjustments—such as providing meals—and plan activities that everyone can enjoy without putting too much strain on your health. Thank you for your understanding. Regular schedule: about 3 hours a day, 5 days a week.
• As this is a traditional Japanese wooden house, we cannot accept smokers.
• We only accept people who hold a Working Holiday visa. However, this is a volunteer stay, and no wages will be paid. There will be no financial transaction.
