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Hi, I’m Memo!
I was born and raised in Tokyo of a mixed background, and I manage several guest houses and vacation rental properties across 4 different areas of Tokyo, all with convenient connections to Tokyo’s main hubs.
I'm looking for friendly yet committed volunteers to help me with the day-to-day cleaning and cooking and operation of our properties and be my assistant willing to involve unforeseen multi-tasks along with the daily chores!
30 hours of help per week
Cleaning: Help clean the kitchen, bedrooms, bathrooms and common areas.
Housekeeping: Help with changing the bed linens and general housekeeping.
Kitchen Hand: Help prepare, finish and serve meals.
Teaching Languages: Teaching a language to the host, guests, or local communities.
5 days off per week
Private Room: You will have a bed in a private room. In other words, a room just for you.
Shared Dorm: You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other travelers.
Team Dorm: You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other people.
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.
Yoga classes: Take free yoga classes at our place.
Permaculture Course: Take part in our Permaculture course for free.
Use our equipped kitchen: Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.
Certificate: Get a certificate of completion after you finish your experience.
Fast Internet Access: High-speed internet for you to work remotely
Dedicated Workspace: Specific space for you to work remotely
Intermediate English or Fluent Turkish
Between 18 and 35 years old
Only hosts solo volunteers (doesn’t accept couples or partners)
Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa
This is a great opportunity for someone who wants to experience everyday life in Tokyo, learn more about hospitality, meet travelers from around the world, managing the business flow together and discover the city beyond the usual tourist experience.
Because we manage properties in different locations, your accommodation, tasks, and schedule may vary depending on bookings and operational needs. We’ll always communicate with you and discuss any changes in advance.
You’ll be a great fit if you are:
Liking cleaning/improving the area is a must. Friendly and comfortable preparing rooms and exteriors for both Japanese and international guests.
Clean and being able make environment pristine and organized. Beautify the area!
Responsible, punctual even in a foreign country, Flexible and willing to help with all different activities in responsible manner.
Respectful of people from different cultures, backgrounds and beliefs.
Comfortable communicating clearly when something changes or you need help.
We also ask volunteers to respect our guests’ privacy, handle property and guest information responsibly, follow the house guidelines, and take care of their own room and shared spaces.
【Accommodation】will be provided during your stay. You may have either a private room or shared bed room accommodation.
Since we operate properties in different parts of Tokyo and certain circumstances/reservations, your accommodation location may occasionally change during your stay. If this happens, we’ll always communicate with you but has to swap the room spontaneously.
【Work Activities】Usually include a lot of cleaning and keepingthe area cleaner:
①Helping with housekeeping and keeping common areas/premises organized
②Communicating with guests online, welcoming them helping check-ins
③Managing online sales platforms/PMS.
④Preparing rooms for new arrivals after check-out.
⑤Supporting simple tasks on booking platforms
⑥Answering questions/inquiries and sharing useful information with the guests.
⑦Helping us keep our properties physically welcoming, comfortable, and organized
⑧Cooking on occasions ( We cover cost.)
【shifts】6 hours a day and after 5 days of volunteer 2 days off. There might be irregualrity and also if you need to be away from postion for specific reason please share the plan with us early as possible. We plan accordingly.
The tasks/routine can change depending on bookings and guest arrivals, so we’re looking for someone who enjoys a dynamic environment and can be flexible when needed in accordance with guests' needs and our needs. Your schedule will always be coordinated with you. Usually 9am-3pm, however it can be some hours in the morning and some hours in the afternoon and long break in the middle. We do not count the time of transport as working hours. Very technial volunteeer may have a very differnet shits.
【Transport】Usually we ask you to be in the premises that you stay for the help. However, depends on our need, we request you to present yourself at a different location for the volunteer work at particular time. You get to see other areas of Deep Tokyo. Exceeding 2 weeks commitment, we cover your intercity public transport after passing 2 week of stay.
【Intern Position】Can make a certificate from the legal company. For the completion of commitment through worldpackers.
What you can expect:
More than simply helping us manage our properties and leaning the operation of vacation rentals through online and physical level, we want this to be an opportunity for you to experience Tokyo from a local perspective. Importantly, Japan has long history of urbanization, especially, in Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, which created very Crowded areas but still surprisingly tranquil and clean. They have a lot of tacit codes to enable that. You might be taught certain rules. In essence it is how people live without bothering the neighbors. House rules will be shared on arrival. All our properties are no smoking but if you are smoker, you can smoke somewhere away. (Nothing too crazy there!)
You’ll get to interact with people from different parts of the world, learn how guest houses and vacation rentals operate in one of the world’s most exciting cities, be useful and enjoy your free time exploring Tokyo and Japanese culture. Most properties have simple rules such as quiet hours at night no shoes at home in all premises.
① We disperse into own bed rooms and enjoy private time and also help everyone else sleep well.
②Because of house chores, we like to have the nails not too long and hair to be tidy as we want to keep our floor/bath room without fallen hairs even in the volunteers room.
③ Use the bath room quick especially when living in the guest house so that rest of the people do not have to wait.
If you’re responsible, clean, open-minded, flexible, useful and excited about experiencing life in Tokyo, we’d love to welcome you!
Many worldpackers have been applying to this position recently. The host will probably not be able to respond to all of the applications, so we recommend that you also apply to other hosts in our community and not just this one :)
