Resort jobs in Japan are available all year-round. Depending on the season, you can pick to work in Ski or Summer (Beach, Golf, or Mountain) Resorts. Here are some details about what Resort life is in effect like:
Accommodation
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You'll be staying in large dormitories, with rooms for 2-4 Japanese or foreign staff. It's rare to have a dorm room to yourself. Resorts sometimes place foreign and Japanese staff together in rooms, as it's a great way to make friends and learn the language. However, due to some unfortunate incidents with foreign staff in the past (messy, noisy, etc.), foreign staff are often located together.
All dormitories are single-sex, and some have a curfew. Male and female dormitories are strictly separated. Entering dorm rooms of the opposite sex can be grounds for dismissal. However, most dorms have tasteless rooms where everyone can socialize. In cases where no tasteless rooms are available, staff regularly hang out in the dining room / nearby bars / restaurants etc.
Dorm accommodation is easy but adequate - a working holiday in Japan isn't supposed to be luxurious - just fun! Some rooms are western-style, while others are fitted with Tatami (Japanese-style straw mats). All laundry, bathing, and dining facilities are communal. Dorms are equipped with beds, futons, sheets, blankets, 'Rice Pillows' (like a bean-bag), washing machines, microwave ovens, toasters, hot pots (to boil water) and telephones (to receive calls only). Ski Resort dorms also have central heating (or room heaters), so there's no need to bring extra sleeping-bags / blankets with you. Refrigerators are not requisite because there are abundance of cool places to store food. On the other hand, Summer Resort dorms are equipped with refrigerators and air-conditioning. In most Resorts, dormitory tasteless rooms (used by all staff to chat and relax) are equipped with a Tv, however Tv's in private rooms is a rarity. Of course, drying rooms for gear are standard. Irons are not available - bring clothes that don't need ironing.
Meals
Breakfast and supper are served in the dorm or hotel cafeteria, while lunch is eaten at your work post. Usually, you'll be eating breakfast at 7-7.30am, lunch at 1-2pm, and supper after work at 6-7pm. In busy periods, you may find yourself eating hastily from a lunch-box at your post - but after the busy period, your lunch-break will be long adequate to enjoy your meal.
Meals are simple, salutary Japanese-style dishes - nothing fancy, but nutritious and satisfying. During your working holiday at Resorts, you might grow tired of Japanese food every day, and decide to eat out with your friends, or buy some food from the supermarket/convenience store instead. Please Note: Resorts can't cater to definite dietary needs (vegetarian, diabetic etc). If you're single about your diet, you'll need to buy your own food each day (as staff aren't permitted to use dorm kitchen facilities to prepare their own food).
Free Time
Doing a working holiday at a Resort in Japan, you'll be surrounded by gorgeous scenery, and lots of fun activities! Carving fresh tracks in champagne powder, lazing on tropical beaches in the sun, or hiking through pristine wilderness will all come to be routine activities. On your days off, and before / after work, you'll be free to do as you please (within resort guidelines). In some Ski resorts, you'll also have the chance to do night-skiing / boarding after work.
Expenses
As accommodation and a Season Ski-pass for your Resort are completely Free, your only expenses will be for food and free time / daily activities (ie. Ski equipment, eating out, toiletries etc).
*Important* Rural Living
Please bear in mind that working at a Resort in Japan will mean you'll be in a rural area - thus, the luxuries of the city are not as in effect accessible. On your days-off, you may have to voyage on a train/bus for internet access, international phones, supermarkets, etc. Your Resort may be located quite far from the nearest village, so there won't be many bars / restaurants / shops like you're used to back home. In the quiet season, most of the bars etc. Will be empty, so you may find there's not much more to do than swim/ski/board/hike, or hang out with your friends after work. It's quite tasteless for staff to feel a wee lonely/bored in the 1st month, until they decide in and make friends with all the locals! Please try to remember this is all part of the fun, and heightens the sense of immersion into Japanese society. It's important that you come with an open mind, and embrace the fact that you are far away from the "big smoke". In Resort areas, the natural beauty, the outdoor activities, and the friends you make come to be the biggest source of enjoyment!
In the beginning, you may feel a wee isolated if you're unable to palpate friends / family as much as you'd like - this is completely natural. We hope you can accept that palpate will be less frequent, and try to immerse yourself in the Japanese culture as much as potential During your time here. Making new (Japanese!) friends at your resort will make your transition much more comfortable. It's natural for Foreign Resort Staff to come to be close, because most of them are English speakers, and can reveal freely. However, it's very important that you challenge yourself, and make local Japanese friends too - that way, you'll learn so much more about the culture, have much more fun, and your Japanese will skyrocket! After a few weeks, Resort Staff are regularly having so much fun on and off the job, they forget to palpate their parents at all!
If you in effect can't live without daily contact, you may like to bring a laptop with a wireless Lan card (if you have one), as there are often wireless passage points around. Some of you may also wish to buy mobile phones (which have internet connections).
Taking Trips
Many of you may wish to voyage to the big cities on the weekends. However, they're the busiest time for resorts, so your days-off will all the time fall on weekdays. In addition, you may not all the time have two consecutive days-off at a time, so it's best to contemplate Japan at your own free time before or after your Resort work experience.
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