Help Creat a community Guesthouse in Historic Temple Town 🇯🇵✨
The experience
Help prepare our traditional Japanese house (kominka)in southern Osaka. Help organizing house,support English Cafés and cultural events with local children and families. Share your culture and ideas with our community!
As our guesthouse is still being prepared, you may stay with our family as a homestay.
You won't just visit Japan-you'll become part of our community and help us build something meaningful together.
What you offer
18 hours of help per week
Cleaning:
Help clean the kitchen, bedrooms, bathrooms and common areas.
Child Care:
Caring for, playing with, and spending time with children.
Social Work:
Help with volunteer work in local projects and communities.
Teaching Languages:
Teaching a language to the host, guests, or local communities.
What you get
3 days off per week
Private Room:
You will have a bed in a private room. In other words, a room just for you.
Breakfast:
You are entitled to a free breakfast, every day of your stay.
Dinner:
You are entitled to a free dinner, every day of your stay.
Discounts on Accommodation:
Get discounts for your stay in other hostels.
Free Laundry:
You can use our laundry room freely.
Bikes at your disposal:
You can use our bikes any time you want.
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
Requirements
Intermediate English or Beginner Japanese
Only hosts solo volunteers (doesn’t accept couples or partners)
What's not included
Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa
Program Details
We're looking for friendly, open-minded volunteers who enjoy children, education and community life. Our mission is to connect local peple and the world thorough everyday cultural exchange.
Activities & Shift
Kominka & Community Support.
~Help prepare our traditional Japanese house(kominka) and support community activities.
・Cleaning and organizing the kominka
・ Gardening and simple DIY
・Preparing for events
・Helping with English cafes
・Joining cultural exchange activities
・Playing and interacting with local children
・Shaaring your culture, language,hobbies or skills
・Taking photos or helping with social media(Optional)
~Shift~
HOURS: 4hours /day (flexible)
DAYS: 4days /Week
~Schedule Exsample~
・Morning-House preparation(cleaning,organizing, gardening)
・afternoon or evening: English cafe or community events (depending of the schedule)
・Events days may vary.
We are a new community project, every week is a little different.
I have been running an English school at home for children for over 15years, so I have classrooms in the afternoon on weekdays.
We welcome volunteers who are flexible, enjoy meeting people, working with children,education,cultural exchange ,and community building.
Rules
We hope you'll join us not only as a vulunteer, but as a member of our community.
**As some activities involve children, we expect volunteers to behave responsibly and creat a safe, positive environment for everyone.
~Rules~
・Please respect our home, neghbors , and local community.
・Be kind, open-minded, and willing to communicate.
・Join agreed volunteer shifts on time nad let us know if you're sick or need to change your schedule.
・Help keep shared spaces clean and tidy.
・No smoking .
・Quiet hours after 10:00pm.
・We welcome people from all cultures, backgraouds , and beliefs. Please treat everyone with respect.