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Meet JENZA. Flexible work and travel adventures shaped by you. Visa support, pre-arranged jobs and workplace envy all included. 

Earn as you explore

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Pre-arranged working holiday jobs and internships with vetted employers.

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Roadtested experiences to make sure we serve our travel community first. 

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5% of all JENZA profits go to our youth work overseas scholarship fund.

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Get some facetime with our amazing JENZA Support Squad. When they’re not posing for pool pics, they’re making your work aboard adventures happen with their endless enthusiasm and mad traveller skills. These include: parent whispering, visa geekery and the ability to pack a backpack in 30 seconds flat.  

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Who you gonna call?

Let's talk Japan

Start the snowball rolling for winter '24

Home to ancient Shinto shrines, serene snow-covered peaks and off-the-wall cities – Japan is like nowhere else on Earth. With no language or downhill skills required, if you're looking to experience a culture completely different to your own – but with the security of an English-speaking job – Japan is the working holiday to do it. 

Ride the world's best powder with a pre-arranged ski season job in winter (Nov-Mar), with the option to stay and work in hospitality, retail and teaching jobs in Tokyo for the rest of your visa.

Why do a working holiday visa Japan? 

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Is it for me? 

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If you go down to the woods today. You’ll find one of the highest camp salaries, included meals and accommodation, and an all-America summer doing a job that matters. 

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Summer Camp USA

18-30 | 4-month visa | Camp placement 

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Want to live in Canada for up to two years with visa support, a pre-arranged seasonal job and five nights' accommodation when you land? Do Canadian bears *beep* in the woods?

Working holidays in Canada

Work Canada

18-35 | 24-month visa | Summer or ski job

Work Canada 

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‘Bye friends’ waved Dorothy as she left for Oz on her JENZA working holiday – with visa processing, unlimited working holiday jobs, welcome week and new mates all included. 

Working holidays in Australia

Work Australia

18-30/35 | 12-month+ visa | Year-round jobs

Work Australia 

Did someone say ‘gap decade?’

More ways to work the world 

Support funds for Japan (€)

Travel insurance 

Japan visa fee

Flights 

Japan language course

What’s not included

About the visa 

Who and for how long 

Make it work 

What you can do

On the piste 

Where you can do it 

Departure dates

Starts Tokyo 

Work Japan

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There’s no business like snow business. Live and work in Japan for up to a year with a pre-arranged English-speaking ski season job, arrival set up and job support for your whole visa.

Working holidays in Japan

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Visa inclusions

Visa application and document support 

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Job inclusions

Pre-arranged ski season job 

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In-country inclusions

Arrival orientation with 5 nights' accommodation

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Work essentials

 Tax number, bank account and SIM card 

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Jen-setter benefits

Plus, these JENZA community perks

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Pre-departure inclusions

Expert advice from people who've been 

What's included

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What she said 

"I'd never been to Asia before, let alone Japan. And I'd never done a wintersport. But I thought, what a place to learn."

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Trains as fast as bullets, restaurants run by robots and toilets that clean your... Japan may live in the future, but its customs are firmly rooted in the past. From leaving your shoes at the door to finishing your food, we include social etiquette training before you go.

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Included intercultural training

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Every JENZA experience has been shaped by our Youth Advisory Panel, roadtested by our travellers, and backed by 60+ years of work abroad expertise. But if we still don’t rock your world, we’ll refund the part of your JENZA program you’re not happy with. T&Cs apply  

Travel you can trust 

Our Extra Mile Promise 

Jobs available: Ski Valet. Pay is JPY 1,300-1,400/hour. Spend the winter working in Japan's leading ski resort. Free Grand Hirafu season pass, subsidised accommodation, free ski lessons, and bonus upon contract completion. Book Work Japan ready for winter '24 hiring.

Ski Valet at HTM, Niseko

Jobs available: Chalet Host. Pay is JPY 1,800/hour. Work in Japan’s most popular ski resort, subsidised staff housing, free lift pass or 50,000 JPY recreational allowance. Book Work Japan ready for '24 hiring. 

Chalet Host, Niseko Alpine Developments x The Luxe Nomad

Jobs available: Guest Experience Ambassador. Pay is JPY 1,500/hour. Work in Japan’s most popular ski resort, subsidised staff housing, free lift pass or 50,000 JPY recreational allowance. Book Work Japan ready for '24 hiring.

Guest Experience, Niseko Alpine Developments x The Luxe Nomad

Jobs available: Front Desk Agent. Pay is JPY 1,200/hour. Work in Japan’s most popular ski resort, subsidised staff accommodation, discounted lift passes, resorts discounts and staff events. Book Work Japan ready for '24 winter hiring.

Front Desk, The Freshwater, Niseko

Jobs available: Concierge. Pay is JPY 1,200/hour. Subsidised staff accommodation, discounted lift passes, resorts discounts and staff events. Book Work Japan ready for winter '24 hiring.

Concierge, The Vale, Rusutsu

Jobs available: Housekeeping. Pay is JPY 1,200/hour. Subsidised staff accommodation, discounted lift passes, resorts discounts and staff events. Book Work Japan ready for '24 winter hiring.

Housekeeping, Fenix, Furano 

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Work Japan price 

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Hear from travellers who’ve been there and worn the ‘Hello Kitty’ tee. Our roadtesters trial every JENZA experience to ensure it serves our travel community first. 

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Roadtested experiences 

We include a 3-4 month English-speaking ski season job in either Niseko, Rusutsu or Furano – with subsidised staff accommodation and free or discounted lift passes.

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Pre-arranged job 

From Japanese etiquette training to one-on-one support getting your residence permit, tax number and Japanese bank account – we help work out all the details.  

In-country support

Hit the slopes with a pre-arranged ski season job in Japan. Live and work for 12 months with visa help, arrival accommodation and English-speaking jobs. Earn money and grow your skills. 

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18-30 | 12-month visa | Ski season job