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26h
- Hours per week
- Help out and collaborate with your host only a few hours 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.
- Reception
- Help with check-ins, check-outs and guest assistance.
What you get
2
- Days off per week
- Have some time off for yourself, go explore the city or rest for a while.
- Team Dorm
- You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other people.
- 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.
- Basic Internet Access
- Basic speed internet for you to work remotely
- Use our equipped kitchen
- Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.
- Free Laundry
- You can use our laundry room freely.
- Bikes at your disposal
- You can use our bikes any time you want.
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Availability
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- Stay at least
- 4 weeks
- Stay up to
- 12 weeks
The Experience
We are looking for volunteers to help us clean the hostel, do the laundry and help at the reception on the beautiful island of Miyajima. You can also do gardening or help on our social media if you'd like :) The island is located less than an hour outside of Hiroshima city and is most famous for its giant Torii gate. You can visit the UNESCO world heritage shrine, climb Mt. Misen and go swimming! You can always apply with a Working Holiday Visa.
Learn moreRequirements
- Intermediate English or Beginner Japanese
- Between 18 and 31 years old
- Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers
What's not included
Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa
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How this experience will transform you
- 4 Get in touch with nature
- 4 Meeting locals
- 3 Immersing in the local culture
- 3 Meeting international travelers
- 2 Practicing English
Laura
Spain
This was our first time working as volunteers and I honestly couldn't have wished for a better experience. Junya-san was extremely welcoming and made our stay fun and confortable. He was always ready to suport us and answer all of our questions. Work was easy and rewarding and I was able to connect and meet a lot of interesting people, practice Japanese and explore the island and nearby locations. We also did some cultural activities and met members of the community. I'll be coming back for sure. Thank you so much!
13 days ago
Faithe
New Zealand
I really enjoyed my time here on the hostel, Junya-san is a kind,funny person and will answer all your questions, the tasks were simple and very easy to do, i stayed with 6 people in the guesthouse and has been such an experiance, so much to explore here always a new alley to go down, and miku(the cat) is great, the destination is in a good area to explore other towns by train, highly reccomend would so come back one!!
5 months ago
Svenja
Germany
I really enjoyed my stay. The Island has a lot of nature and is very beautiful. Me and the other helper had a house (!) for ourselves. I could see the great Tori Gate from my window, so impressive. The work is eather cleaning oder reception. If you don't have experiences the onwer will tell you everything, the tasks are easy. Junya is a calm and friendly person I am happy that I could meet him. I wish you the best thanks for having me.
10 months ago
Helena
Germany
My stay on the hostel island was very relaxing and peaceful. The work was not too hard, but kept me busy and especially doing reception shifts turned out to be a very fun experience! This place is perfect if you're looking to connect with nature, climb a (small) mountain, and be surrounded by the beautiful sight of traditional Japanese architecture and landscape. I recommend going to the beach for a little break from the very touristy town! It's busy during the day and VERY quiet after dark so don't go looking for nightlife… Junya is a great host and always looking to improve your experience!
10 months ago
Thomas
Australia
Staying at the hostel with Junya has been an incredible experience. The days are very relaxed, with tasks like cleaning and simple laundry duties completed in 3-4 hours. Some nights you can sit at reception and work on your own projects while you await guests to arrive. Junya and Ryu are both absolute legends, very friendly, respectful, and kind and they take very good care of you. During your days you can hike Mount Misen, or just relax and people watch in the beautiful town of the hostel. It really is peaceful and a nice place to destress and kinda of just da reset on your brain.
12 months ago
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