Restaurant/Service
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Work at Yoshinoya Amu Plaza Kagoshima, a cafe-style Yoshinoya beef bowl restaurant located just 2 minutes walk from Kagoshima-Chuo Station inside the Amu Plaza shopping complex. This store has a stylish cafe...
2 minutes walk from Kagoshima-Chuo Station 鹿児島中央駅から徒歩2分 (JR Nippo Main Line)
6 minutes walk from Miyako-dori Station 都通駅から徒歩6分 (Kagoshima City Tram Karaso Line)

06:00-22:00 (shift system)
Minimum 3 hours a day and 2 days a week (Days negotiable — weekend only OK)

Kagoshima

Kagoshima

¥ 1,050円~1,313円 per hour

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Restaurant/Service
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Work at Hanamaru Udon Kagoshima Higashi-Sengoku store, a well-known udon chain in the Yoshinoya Group, located 3 minutes walk from Takamibaba Station in central Kagoshima. Staff rotate across five positions:...
3 minutes walk from Takamibaba Station 高見馬場駅から徒歩3分 (Kagoshima City Tram Karaso Line)
4 minutes walk from Tenmonkan-dori Station 天文館通駅から徒歩4分 (Kagoshima City Tram Karaso Line)
7 minutes walk from Koto-Chugakkomae Station 甲東中学校前駅から徒歩7分 (Kagoshima City Tram Tanyama Line)

09:00-21:30 (shift system)
Minimum 3 hours a day and 1 day a week (Days negotiable)

Kagoshima

Kagoshima

¥ 1,050円 per hour

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Restaurant/Service
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Work at Satsuma Dareyame-dokoro Maewari-ya, a lively Kagoshima-style izakaya specialising in local ingredients and regional home cooking, located in the heart of Tenmonkan entertainment district. Kitchen sta...
1 minute walk from Tenmonkan-dori Station 天文館通駅から徒歩1分 (Kagoshima City Tram Karaso Line)
10 minutes by car from Kagoshima-Chuo Station 鹿児島中央駅から車10分 (JR Kagoshima Main Line)
7 minutes by car from Kagoshima Station 鹿児島駅から車7分 (JR Kagoshima Main Line)

15:00-22:30 / 17:00-23:00 (shift system)
Minimum 3 hours a day and 2 days a week (Days negotiable)

Kagoshima

Kagoshima

¥ 1,100円 per hour

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Restaurant/Service
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This is a hall and kitchen staff role at Suke-san Udon Kirishima Hayato, a popular udon chain restaurant in Hayato, Kirishima, Kagoshima. Hall duties include seating guests, confirming tablet orders, serving...
14 minutes walk from Hayato Station 隼人駅から徒歩14分 (JR Nippo Main Line)
Car commuting allowed 車通勤OK

07:00-19:00 / 23:00-07:00 (overnight) (shift system, minimum 4 hours per shift)
Minimum 4 hours a day and 3 days a week (Days negotiable, long-term)

Kirishima

Kagoshima

¥ 1,050円 per hour

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Convenience Store
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Convenience store staff wanted at FamilyMart Matsumoto Inter Iriguchi branch. You will handle general convenience store duties including register work, product ordering, sales floor arrangement, and cleaning...
14 minutes walk from Kamiijuin Station 上伊集院駅から徒歩14分
17:00-22:00 / 21:00-24:00 / 00:00-08:00 (shift system)
Minimum 5 hours a day and 2 days a week

Kagoshima

Kagoshima

¥ 1,030円~ per hour

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Packing/Sorting
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This is a dispatch (haken) light warehouse work position involving hanging clothing on hangers and sorting/packing tasks at various worksites in Kagoshima City, Kagoshima Prefecture. The hourly wage assignme...
Accessible from Kagoshima-Chuo Station 鹿児島中央駅
09:00-18:00 (varies by assignment)
Minimum 4 hours a day and 1 day a week

Kagoshima

Kagoshima

¥ 1,200円 per hour

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Convenience Store
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Work as a convenience store staff member at FamilyMart Kametsu South, located a 6-minute walk from Tokunoshima Town Hall in Kagoshima Prefecture. Duties cover all standard combini operations including cashie...
6 minutes walk from Tokunoshima Town Hall 徳之島町役場から徒歩6分
05:00-17:00 (shift system, hours negotiable within this range)
Minimum 3 hours a day and 1 day a week

Oshima-gun Tokunoshima-cho

Kagoshima

¥ 1,026円 per hour

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Part-Time Jobs in Kagoshima for Foreign Residents

What People Apply For

Job seekers here typically look for restaurant, convenience store, and cleaning positions. Night shifts get the mandatory 25% premium after 10 PM. Check hand cash jobs in Kagoshima and daily payment jobs in Kagoshima for same-day payment positions.

Where to Find Work

Kagoshima City (鹿児島) is the main market – Japan's southernmost major city on Kyushu. Restaurant and retail around Tenmonkan shopping district and Kagoshima-Chuo Station. Some food processing (shochu, pork) and hotel cleaning near tourist areas facing Sakurajima volcano.

Best Job Types

Restaurant work around Tenmonkan and the station area. Hotel cleaning near tourist areas. Food processing (sweet potato shochu) through staffing agencies. Yakushima island has some seasonal tourism work.

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Cost of Living & Commuting

Studios in Kagoshima City: ¥25,000–38,000. Very affordable. Kagoshima to Hakata (Fukuoka) is about 75 minutes by Kyushu Shinkansen. Kagoshima has the lowest minimum wage in Japan (¥937) but also very low living costs.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is the lowest minimum wage a problem?

At ¥937, it is the lowest in Japan. But rent at ¥25,000–38,000 is also among the lowest. Your rent-to-earnings ratio may actually be better than in higher-wage prefectures with expensive rent.

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