Hokkaido
Furano Working Holiday Jobs
Dry powder in winter, lavender in summer, and a real Hokkaido town all year.
- Season
- Late November to May
- Housing
- Usually included
- Perfect for
- Powder and town life
- Season Programme
- £650 when it opens
Why Furano
Furano sits in the middle of Hokkaido, known for its dry powder snow in winter and its lavender fields in summer. Unlike purpose-built resort villages, Furano is a real working farm town, so you get the ski season and everyday Japanese life together.
Join the Helping Hand waitlist for Furano and you’ll hear first when it opens.
A day in the life
What a day in Furano could look like
08:30
First chair in some of Japan’s driest powder
15:00
Shift at a hotel in town
19:00
Furano omelette curry and local cheese with friends
Day off
Snowy blue ponds and hills in nearby Biei
Jobs in Furano
Winter brings demand for staff at the ski resort and at the hotels, restaurants and shops in town.
- Hotel front desk and guest services
- Restaurants, izakaya and cafés
- Ski and snowboard rental
- Housekeeping
- Resort and lift operations
When to go
The ski season usually runs from late November to early May. Summer is busy too, when visitors come for the lavender and flower fields around July, so Furano can work for more than one season.
Getting to Furano
Asahikawa Airport is about an hour away, and Sapporo is around two hours by train or bus. That makes Furano a good base for exploring central Hokkaido, including Biei and the Daisetsuzan mountains.
Waitlist open
£650, paid once your visa is granted
Furano isn't open yet. Joining the waitlist is free, and you'll hear first when it opens.
What's included
- Visa application help
- Accommodation included
- 2 Japanese language lessons
- Japanese CV and interview prep
- Pre-departure course and planning call
- Support all season
- Insider travel tips
