Japan

A 6 to 12 month paid internship in the country where hospitality is a discipline. From April's cherry blossom to autumn's red maples, you live Japan from within.

Mount Fuji at first light behind a vermilion torii gate.

Why Japan

Omotenashi, or welcome raised to an art.

Precision in every gesture

Omotenashi turns every detail into an act of care. You learn a standard of service that will follow you everywhere.

Cities that fascinate

Electric Tokyo, secretive Kyoto. You move from neon streets to moss gardens in an hour by train.

Daily life as ritual

A bowl of ramen after service, a shrine on the street corner. Every day has its own small ceremonies.

Teams from around the world

You work in English within an international brigade. And you leave with a few words of Japanese that open every door.

Luxury ryokan entrance, lanterns and raked gravel.

Not to be missed

Your days off have plans of their own.

Vermilion torii path of Fushimi Inari in Kyoto.

Kyoto

Thousands of vermilion torii, moss gardens where time slows down.

Mount Fuji from Lake Kawaguchi in the early morning.

Mount Fuji

The perfect summit mirrored in the lakes at first light.

Steaming ryokan bath, snow falling outside.

The onsens

A steaming bath under the snow, and silence all around.

The best window

Spring and autumn

The weather

Cherry blossom in spring, red maples in autumn.

The crowds

The country celebrates its seasons, each one has its festivals.

Keep travelling

Other destinations in Asia.

Vietnam Colonial palaces and Ha Long Bay, welcome as an art.
Thailand Dream resorts and a sense of service raised to its peak.
Cambodia Angkor temples and refined guesthouses, another scale.
Indonesia Bali villas facing the ocean, luxury at its most natural.
Singapore The garden city where luxury hospitality reinvents itself.
Malaysia Islands, jungle and grand hotels, a thousand cultures under one roof.
Maldives Overwater villas, service with your feet in the water.

A handful of departures each season

Japan is waiting.

Tell us who you are. We read every application and call you back.