Packing/Sorting
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Work at a mozuku (もずく, a type of Okinawan seaweed) processing factory in Yamato-cho, Shimonoseki, performing simple light-duty tasks. Main duties include portioning mozuku into containers and sealing w...
7 minutes walk from Shimonoseki Station 下関駅から徒歩7分 (JR San-in Main Line)
Car commuting allowed 車通勤OK (free parking available)

09:30-15:30 (actual work 5 hours, break 12:00-13:00, no overtime)
Minimum 5 hours a day and 3 days a week (Wednesdays, Sundays and public holidays off; working days negotiable)

Shimonoseki

Yamaguchi

¥ 1,110円 per hour

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Restaurant/Service
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This is a hall and kitchen staff role at Murasaki Kudamatsu, a long-running izakaya restaurant in Kudamatsu City, Yamaguchi, a 10-minute walk from Kudamatsu Station. Hall staff welcome and seat guests, take ...
10 minutes walk from Kudamatsu Station 下松駅から徒歩10分 (JR Sanyo Main Line)
14 minutes by car from Kushigahama Station 櫛ヶ浜駅から車14分 (JR Sanyo Main Line)
11 minutes by car from Hikari Station 光駅から車11分 (JR Sanyo Main Line)

18:00-24:00 (shift system, minimum 3 hours; staff under 18 must finish by 22:00)
Minimum 3 hours a day and 2 days a week (Days negotiable)

Kudamatsu

Yamaguchi

¥ 1,043円 per hour

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Packing/Sorting
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This is an indoor food processing job cutting and packing fresh vegetables and fruit at a factory in Nagato City, Yamaguchi Prefecture. Tasks follow a simple repeating routine (ルーティン routine-jin) s...
Accessible from Shibuki Station 渋木駅 (Minechibu Line)
08:30-17:30 / 09:00-18:00 / 20:30-05:30 (overnight)
Minimum 8 hours a day and 4 days a week (Days negotiable)

Nagato

Yamaguchi

¥ 1,100円~1,300円 per hour

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Restaurant/Service
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This is a hall, kitchen, and register role at Yoshinoya, a well-known gyudon (beef bowl) chain restaurant in Shimonoseki. You will serve customers, prepare food in the kitchen, and handle register duties in ...
12 minutes walk from Chofu Station 長府駅から徒歩12分
Accessible from Ozuki Station 小月駅
Accessible from Shin-Shimonoseki Station 新下関駅

08:00-00:00 / 09:00-14:00 / 10:00-13:00 (shift system)
Minimum 3 hours a day and 2 days a week (Days negotiable; weekend-only shifts available)

Shimonoseki

Yamaguchi

¥ 1,100円 per hour

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Restaurant/Service
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Yoshinoya is a well-known Japanese beef bowl (牛丼 gyuudon) chain where you will work as hall, kitchen, or cashier staff depending on the shift. The store is located near Hofu Station in Yamaguchi Prefectu...
8 minutes walk from Hofu Station 防府駅から徒歩8分 (San-yo Main Line)
Accessible by car from Daido Station 大道駅 (approx. 16 min)
Accessible by car from Yotsutsuji Station 四辻駅 (approx. 19 min)
Car commuting allowed 車通勤OK
Motorbike commuting allowed バイク通勤OK

00:00-00:00 (24-hour shift system)
Minimum 3 hours a day and 2 days a week (Weekends and holidays welcome; weekend-only shifts available)

Hofu

Yamaguchi

¥ 1,100円~1,375円 per hour

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Convenience Store
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This is a convenience store staff position handling general store operations. Duties include register work, product ordering, sales floor arrangement, and cleaning. The store is near central Iwakuni and w...
10 minutes walk from Iwakuni Station 岩国駅 on the JR Sanyo Main Line
00:00-00:00 (24-hour shift system)
Minimum 4 hours a day and 2 days a week

Iwakuni

Yamaguchi

¥ 1,043円〜 per hour

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Restaurant/Service
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Yoshinoya Tokuyama Ekimae is a fast food beef bowl restaurant located just 1 minute on foot from Tokuyama Station in Shunan City, Yamaguchi. Hall, kitchen, and cashier duties are available, with a well-estab...
1 minute walk from Tokuyama Station 徳山駅から徒歩1分
7 minutes by car from Kushigahama Station 櫛ヶ浜駅から車7分
10 minutes by car from Shin-Nanyo Station 新南陽駅から車10分

00:00-00:00 (24-hour shift system, minimum 3 hours per shift)
Minimum 3 hours a day and 2 days a week

Shunan

Yamaguchi

¥ 1,100円 per hour

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Convenience Store
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Convenience store staff position at FamilyMart Toyoura Yutama store, just a 1 minute walk from the station. You will handle general convenience store work including the register, product ordering, arranging ...
1 minute walk from Yutama Station 湯玉駅から徒歩1分
06:00-11:00 / 09:00-15:00 / 18:00-22:00 / 22:00-06:00 (shift system)
Minimum 3 hours a day and 2 days a week

Shimonoseki

Yamaguchi

¥ 1,043円 per hour

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Part-Time Jobs in Yamaguchi for Foreign Residents

What People Apply For

Packing/Sorting is the most requested category among subscribers (5 users). Night shifts get the mandatory 25% premium after 10 PM. Check hand cash jobs in Yamaguchi and daily payment jobs in Yamaguchi for same-day payment positions.

Where to Find Work

Shimonoseki (下関, 3 subscribers) is the main job area, at the western tip of Honshu facing Kyushu. Port logistics and seafood processing are the main industries. Shimonoseki to Kitakyushu (Fukuoka) is about 15 minutes by JR across the Kanmon Strait – you can access the Kitakyushu job market from here. Ube and Shunan have petrochemical and factory work.

Best Job Types

Port logistics and seafood processing through staffing agencies. Factory work in the Shunan/Ube industrial zone. Restaurant and retail around Shimonoseki Station. The Kanmon crossing to Kitakyushu opens up Fukuoka prefecture's job market.

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Cost of Living & Commuting

Studios in Shimonoseki: ¥25,000–38,000. Among the cheapest in Japan. Shimonoseki to Kokura (Kitakyushu) is about 15 minutes by JR – you live in Yamaguchi at very low rent and can access Fukuoka's jobs.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I commute to Fukuoka?

To Kitakyushu, yes – about 15 minutes from Shimonoseki. To central Fukuoka (Hakata), it is about 45 minutes. Practical for some positions.

What is seafood processing work like?

Sorting, cleaning, and packaging fish and shellfish. Available through staffing agencies. Physical work in cold environments. Minimal Japanese needed.

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