Lets You Enjoy the Best of Japanese Culture and Lifestyle
Homestay in Japan Lets You Enjoy the Best of Japanese Culture and Lifestyle
Homestay in Japan offers you the opportunity to live with a host family in Japan to experience the local lifestyle and culture in a safe and welcoming setting. It’s the best way to truly know the Japanese people, understand their way of life and immerse in their culture.
Why stay with a host family in Japan
It’s a once-in-a-lifetime experience for tourists and international students to not only mingle with the locals but also become a part of a family. Being a visitor is one thing. To truly understand the locals from their perspective is a precious gift not many have the chance to enjoy.
It will open up your mind to the qualities and values of the Japanese people and why they think and act as they do. Think of your stay with a host family as an exclusive inside look of the local lifestyle and culture, allowing you to gain a deeper understanding of an unfamiliar place and way of life.
Don’t pass up this amazing opportunity! Feel and think like a Japanese for a day or two.
Why choose us ?
Homestay in Japan brings together host families in Japan in one place, so you don’t need to scour the net. We do the hard work of searching and vetting them for your convenience and to simplify the process of booking a homestay. You can bet we are very thorough in choosing only the best and most reliable host families.
Why stay with a host family in Japan
It’s a once-in-a-lifetime experience for tourists and international students to not only mingle with the locals but also become a part of a family. Being a visitor is one thing. To truly understand the locals from their perspective is a precious gift not many have the chance to enjoy.
Affordability and variety
With cost as one of the primary reasons tourists and students book a homestay, we kept our fees affordable, with discounts for longer stays. Feel at home in a place that is cheaper than a guesthouse and more budget-friendly than an apartment. Because we have host families in different parts of Japan, from Tokyo to Chiba and other locations in between, you can enjoy a variety of accommodation options. Whichever you choose, you’re guaranteed home-cooked meals and foods with a local touch.
Your stay, your choice
Book a night or several months. Stay in one location today, move to a different one the next. Go back to a host family you love. Spend more time with them than you originally planned. Homestay in Japan provides you with a wide range of booking options, so you’ll have the freedom to choose where to stay and for how long. Grab the opportunity to immerse in the Japanese culture and spend an awesome holiday in quality yet affordable accommodation. For a stress-free travel arrangement, Homestay in Japan should be your go-to provider of homestays in the Land of the Rising Sun.
Frequently asked questions
We recommend that you proceed as quickly as possible. In order to find the family that best matches your needs, we suggest that you contact us while you are doing your school registration.
To get started, return the application form . We will open a file for you, and start to search for a family that best matches your wishes. Then, we will send you an email with some informations about the host family that we have found ( location, price, description of the host family etc.. ). Short stay: you will have to pay a deposit. Long stay: you will have to pay the registration fees. After your payment, we will send you all the remaining informations about the host family( name, email, telephone number etc.. ). On your arrival, you will pay the host family directly.
In case of any misunderstanding, we will find a new family for you as soon as possible . Of course we will not charge you for this service. Please note that sometimes all the host families are already booked and you will have to wait a while before we find a new family for you.
If there is a problem, please tell us immediately. Don’t be afraid ! Please note that if you don’t follow the requirements of your host family, they can also ask us to find a new family for you !
As soon as your file is complete and upon our last payment, you’ll receive all the information about your family, the neighborhood, public transportation etc…
No,
Please note that if you cancel/amend your reservation for any reason (medical problem, visa issues, refusal of visa, date change ,other reasons etc…) the booking deposit or registration fee is not refundable. For example, if you leave the host family earlier than expected, the booking deposit or registration fee is not refundable.
Yes. our host families welcome everybody.
You can stipulate this at the time you complete the application form.
You can stipulate this at the time you complete the application form.
All our host families live close to the schools. But , you must remember that the Japanese cities like Tokyo, Yokohama, Kyoto, Osaka and Nagoya Nagoya are bigger than many European or American cities. Therefore, the travel time to reach your school can sometimes be half-an-hour.
Yes, usually one time a week. We must decide this matter with your host family.
You can arrive at your host family home between 18H and 21H
There is no maximum age permitted. But there is a minimum age permitted, which is 18 years.
If you are less than 18 years old, you will need to send us a letter signed by your parents.
Of course ! You’ll be absolutely free to come and go as you please and it’s important for your family that you feel at home. If you arrive home late (or very early !) please try to be as quiet as possible ! Be very careful ! Don’t lose your keys or you’ll have to pay for a new lock (and it can be very expensive…)
Of course if they are still “available”. We recommend that you ask as quick as possible your host family .If not, we’ll find a new family that again matches your wishes. In both cases, if you stay longer than expected you have to pay one more time the registration fees ( or a new deposit in case of a short stay ). Because, you have to understand that other people may want to stay in that family.
LONG STAY: It is possible but you must inform your family and us at least one month before you leave, if you don’t inform us and the host family one month before you leave, you will have to pay as compensation one month of rent to the host family.
You can stipulate it at the time of the inscription in the application form. Usually, there is an access to Internet in the host family’s house. You have to bring your own PC or sometimes you can use the family’s computer.
The maximum length is 6 months. If you want to stay more , it is possible, but you have to pay one more time the registration fees at the end of the sixth month. Each time, you extend the length of your stay you have to pay the registration fee ( or deposit in case of a short stay )
