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We run a hotel/log house business, so the main tasks are housekeeping (clean the rooms as well as the shared areas [onsen, toilets, main building]) and gardening (wood chopping, grass cutting, take care of the small garden) and other occasional tasks (painting, Karcher...). We expect you to help from 10 am (after check-out) to 3 pm, with 2 days off per week. Only 1 dormitory (:
25 hours of help per week
Kitchen Hand: Help prepare, finish and serve meals.
Cleaning: Help clean the kitchen, bedrooms, bathrooms and common areas.
Housekeeping: Help with changing the bed linens and general housekeeping.
Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens
2 days off per week
Shared Dorm: You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other travelers.
Breakfast: You are entitled to a free breakfast, every day of your stay.
Lunch: You are entitled to a free lunch, every day of your stay.
Dinner: You are entitled to a free dinner, every day of your stay.
Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.
Bikes at your disposal: You can use our bikes any time you want.
Language lessons: Take free language classes at our place.
Use our equipped kitchen: Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.
Only hosts solo volunteers (doesn’t accept couples or pairs)
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Our resort is located about 1.5 hours west of Kochi City and is the head water area of Shimanto River. Shimanto river is running through Kochi Pref, and famous for being the most beautiful river in Japan. In our property, a small river is flowing through and 11 cottages stand on this river. In our main building, we have onsen and guest rooms upstairs.
Since March 2017, we also welcome volunteers in this resort and over 140 helpers had stayed here and enjoyed working, fishing, cooking and so on.
Of course, this is designed for the accommodation, therefore we have to look after our guests as the first priority. Moreover, the majority of the guest is Japanese. However, we are getting more and more international guests as well now.
We want to increase the opportunity for helpers to enjoy this "Meeting place" in this beautiful rural area. Our management team is not perfect and may not always seem as attentive as you wish it would be as the business demands their complete attention. We usually have about 1 volunteer helper at a time (and 2-3 during peak season, so you can always have a chance to get acquainted with people from other countries).
Although we welcome any nationalities and ages, families and small children may not be suitable for this place.
Also, Japanese standard for the hospitality industry is relatively high and require more tensed and focused attitude for the tasks. We don't want you to work too long or to overwork but please focus on your job when you work, and enjoy rural life while you are here.
