Japan-based local to write custom one-day travel itineraries

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Summary

We're a small US-based team building a custom travel itinerary service, looking for locals who actually know Japan to help write personalized day-by-day plans for our customers. Looking for 2-3 people for ongoing paid work. What this is: We send you a brief about a specific traveler ("couple in their 30s, first time in Kyoto, love food, vegetarian, hate big crowds") and you put together a one-day local guide for a specific neighborhood or city. Your favorite breakfast spot, a couple of genuine local lunch picks, a non-obvious afternoon activity, dinner. The kind of stuff you'd tell a friend visiting, not what shows up on the first page of Google. For each recommendation we want: - The name and location - One specific sentence on why it's special (the story, what makes it stand out, not "great food, nice atmosphere") - The practical catch (cash only, book ahead, closed days, language barrier, smart timing) Who we're looking for: - You currently live in, or recently lived in, Japan (Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, or surrounding regions especially) - You know your neighborhood well - You write decent English - You can hit a basic deadline (4-7 days per assignment) - You're willing to do a paid trial assignment first ($25) so we can see your style Pay: - $25 per assignment (one rich day of recs, 1-2 hours of your time) - Trial first, then ongoing work for good fits - No exclusivity, no long-term commitment

  • $25.00

    Fixed-price
  • Entry level
    Experience Level
  • Remote Job
  • One-time project
    Project Type
Skills and Expertise
Mandatory skills
Travel & Hospitality
Japanese
Activity on this job
  • Proposals:50+
  • Last viewed by client:3 weeks ago
  • Hires:
    4
  • Interviewing:
    0
  • Invites sent:
    0
  • Unanswered invites:
    0
About the client
Member since Mar 23, 2025
  • USA
    Round Rock1:41 AM
  • $1.4K total spent
    6 hires, 3 active
  • 67 hours

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