We are looking for Japanese bilinguals and foreigners in Tokyo, Osaka, and Kyoto, and other great locations around Japan who want to be Food and Culture Tour Guides for our walking tours. Currently, we are recruiting guides who are able to conduct tours in English, Japanese, Spanish, Italian, and French. We provide training, transportation costs, and a competitive payment for tours as well as performance bonuses. Arigato Travel is an international company working with bilingual Japanese and long-term resident foreigners to create and guide tours and activities in major locations across Japan. Work is remote but fully supported through technology. Training is included for every guide and staff member. We have created a close relationship with all our team and have really built the “Arigato Family” over the last 6 ½ years. We love working with all kinds of people and understand that everyone is balancing busy schedules as a freelancer. This is a job that can be done in your free time and on weekends making it a perfect side business. We have a 5-star rating on our tours and over 1700 positive reviews plus many awards. We’d like to invite you to become a member of our highly regarded team.
Working hours/days
2 tours weekly minimum
Tours and activities range from 3 hours to ½ and full-day tours with the majority being 3-hour walking food tours. We are open every day and will ask for your availability 2 weeks in advance. We tour on national holidays and weekends but close for a short period over the shogatsu holiday season. We prefer guides who can commit to at least 2 tours per week. Our tours are within the downtown and surrounding areas generally, though there are opportunities for our senior guides to travel to other areas and regions for tour activities, training programs, and consulting projects with municipalities and prefectures. We pay a fixed rate of transportation for each tour working day. Benefits, salary, training fees, and transportation are to be provided and explained during application and orientation.
What we are looking for:
As a B2B Travel Operations Specialist at Arigato Travel, you will play a key role in the full travel lifecycle—from request analysis and itinerary design to partner communication and in-country support. You will work closely with international travel partners, suppliers, and internal teams to deliver exceptional travel experiences in Japan. This role requires strong commercial judgment, clear and timely communication, and an ability to optimize both guest satisfaction and operational efficiency.
Working hours/days
This Position is full-time, minimum of 40 hours a week (excluding breaks). Work hours can be flexible, and meetings will be required. The work location will be a mix of remote work and working in other locations as needed. The position will follow standard Japanese labor practices, including holidays, overtime, severance, and sick leave. We will include evaluation and self-assessment/ goal setting every six months.
Key Responsibilities:
Do you love food, travel and learning new things? If you have some free time and want to improve your skills and resume, this internship is for you. We’re looking for a Intern who can help us with graphic design (make marketing assets, assets for social media, etc.). We’re working with someone who is studying in the graphic design field and has basic expertise already and we will give you an opportunity for exposure and building your portfolio. This is a remote position, so you can be based anywhere but should be able to communicate online with our team in Japan.
Working hours/days
3-6 months
Schedule 10 hours a week minimum, for 3 months or more, remote.
What we are looking for:
Are you Japanese/English bilingual, you love food, travel and learning new things? If you have some free time and want to improve your skills and resume, this internship is for you. We’re looking for an Intern who can help us to translate some content from English to Japanese (all kinds of texts including marketing texts, social media posts, etc.), as well as other marketing and content support tasks. This is a remote position, so you can be based anywhere but should be able to communicate online with our team in Japan. 英語と日本語のバイリンガルの方々、食事や旅行が好きで新しいことを学びたいですか？本インターンシップは新しいスキルを身につける事ができ、実践的な仕事経験ができます。空き時間を有効活用したいと考えている方にはぴったりのインターンシップです。 弊社は英語のコンテンツを日本語に翻訳することを主な業務とするインターン生をさがしています。コンテンツはSNSへの投稿文や、マーケティング文書などです。他にも、マーケティングや他の業務の補助をお願いします。 本インターンシップは主にリモートでの業務のため、住居地は問いませんが、日本を本拠地とする弊社とインターネットを介してのコミュニケーションが必要です。
Working hours/days
3 months or more / 3か月以上
Schedule 10 hours a week minimum, for 3 months or more, remote. 週に最低10時間、3か月以上リモートでの勤務をお願いします。
What we are looking for:
Do you love food, travel and learning new things? We’re looking for a Video Editing Intern who can help us to create video content for marketing purposes (we will use them for Youtube, Instagram, SNS and to send to our partners), as well as other creative content support tasks. This is a remote position, so you can be based anywhere but should be able to communicate online with our team in Japan.
Working hours/days
3 to 6 months
Schedule 10 hours a week, remote. We have a completion bonus for successful program candidates.
What we are looking for:
Do you love food, travel and learning new things? If you have some free time and want to improve your skills and resume, this internship is for you. We’re looking for an Intern who can help us to edit some content in English (all kinds of texts including marketing texts, social media posts, etc.), as well as other marketing and content support tasks. This is a remote position, so you can be based anywhere but should be able to communicate online with our team in Japan.
Working hours/days
3-6 months: Schedule 10 hours a week, remote. We have a completion bonus for successful program candidates.
What we are looking for:
Do you love Japan, travel, and learning new things? If you have some free time and want to improve your skills and resume, this internship is for you. We’re looking for an Intern who can help us with the following tasks: - Research - Business outreach - Support with supply ordering and general requests - Audits of current trackers and support for outreach to past partners and connections - Support on content for speaker pages and side projects for the website - Photo research - Working with the General Manager to restart prefectural outreach You must be based in Japan, and being in Tokyo is definitely an advantage. We operate remotely, but there will still be days when you’ll need to come to the office for meetings or specific tasks.
Working hours/days
6 months: Schedule 10 hours a week, remote. We have a completion bonus for successful program candidates.
What we are looking for:
