Signing up for a Borderless Visit is a great way to learn about Japanese food and culture by visiting homes from Hokkaido to Okinawa. Join our unique volunteer based community where good genuine sharing happens all across Japan.
Borderless Visit is not an online marketplace. We do not commodify our hosts and experiences. Our goal is for you to meet that friend or family you haven't met.
Wherever your journey takes you, hosts are ready to welcome you from all across Japan.
Eat or cook at your host's home for about 2 or 3 hours. However, the hope is that there will be a next time where you meet again.
Many hosts have acquired much of their language skill from travel, study, or work. Each host may speak at different levels and speak other languages.
Since 2011, over 10,000 guests including families, couples, and solo travelers of all ages from around the world have shared more than 5,000 meals with local hosts across Japan.
We know the host and guest dynamic changes to a commercial one once money changes hands so the price is fixed to 6,000 yen just to cover operation costs.
Everything was perfectly prepared by my host, Yuko-san. I felt so welcomed at her home! Besides the delicious meal, I had the pleasure to be taught about Japanese history by Toshiaki-san, and play with Koushin-kun. It's been, for sure, one of the highlights of my trip to Japan.
Livia - from Brazil
When we were leaving the metro our host was already waiting and waving to us. After 3 weeks in Japan it was very nice to speak with locals, to have the questions answered about the daily life in Japan which arose during our travelling here. I can truly recommend every one in Japan to do a Borderless visit! Not only you make new friends in Japan, you also taste new things and learn a lot about the culture. More than books, guides or your own experience will learn you.
Floor - from Netherlands
What a highlight to my trip, it's one that I will never forget. The hosts were lovely, friendly, welcoming & funny. I would have loved to stay longer but just like everything, it must come to an end, as we departed we exchanged details & now I have lovely friends in Japan...Looking forward to seeing them again & of course! doing another Borderless visit when I make my way back to Japan.
Dale - from Australia
From grandparents to kids, the whole family can enjoy
Traveling solo does not have to be lonely
Get off the beaten path with the help from friendly Borderless Visit hosts
Go on a day trip and visit a farmhouse in the rural parts of Japan
Try new regional foods you won't find at a restaurant
Help prepare dinner in your host's kitchen
Stop by a nearby supermarket with your host
200+ hosts are located all over Japan from cities to rural areas. Join and meet your host in different parts of Japan.
Abashiri, Asahikawa, Kitami, Kushiro, New Chitose Airport, Sapporo
Aizu Wakamatsu, Fukushima, Hirosaki, Sendai, Shin-Aomori, Soma, Yamagata, Yonezawa
Central Japan International Airport, Dogashima Bus Stop, Fujinomiya, Fukui, Gifu, Gotemba, Hamamatsu, Iida, Iiyama, Izukogen, Jyoetsu Myoko, Kanazawa, Kobuchizawa, Kofu, Lake Yamanakako, Matsumoto, Mikawa Anjo, Mishima, Nagano, Nagaoka, Nagiso, Nagoya, Niigata, Shizuoka, Takayama, Toyama, Toyohashi
Bitchu-Takahashi, Fukuyama, Hamada, Hiroshima, Kurashiki, Matsue, Obatake, Okayama, Onomichi, Shin-Yamaguchi, Tokuyama, Tottori, Yonago
Imabari, Kochi, Matsuyama, Nakamura, Naruto, Oboke, Takamatsu, Tokushima
Aso, Beppu, Fukue Port, Hakata, Huis Ten Bosch, Kagoshima Airport, Kagoshimachuo, Kumamoto, Miyazaki, Nagasaki, Saga, 小倉駅
American Village, Naha Airport, New Ishigaki Airport
Chichibu, Hamakanaya, Ikebukuro, Kaihin Makuhari, Kamakura, Kawagoe, Kumagaya, Mito, Narita Airport, Nasu-Shiobara, Odawara, Omiya, Oshima Airport, Sagamihara, Shibukawa, Shibuya, Shinjuku, Takao, Takasaki, Tokyo, Tsukuba, Ueno, Utsunomiya, Yokohama, 福生駅
Hikone, Himeji, Iga Ueno, Ise-shi, Kansai International Airport, Kobe, Kyoto, Namba, Nara, Osaka, Shin-Osaka, Wakayama, Yoshinoguchi
