厲害了！只有在日本才能看到的10種兼職

In Japan, the German term arbeit (アルバイト– arubaito, or baito in short) is used to refer to part-time jobs. While there are a variety of reasons why people take up baito, having a unique way of earning money might very well be one of them. Let us explore some of these unique and/or weird part-time jobs found in Japan.

With?over 5.5 million vending machines in Japan, you can imagine that space constraint is a big issue. It is not easy to find a legal spot to plant one of these modern marvels and companies are willing to pay good money (up to 20,000 yen in the above advertisement) for successful scouting of placement spots.

With the?ubiquity of vending machines comes the many production lines for bottled beverages. Every once in a while, you get an errant bottle that decides to “sleep” on the line and the job of the “drill sergeant” is to promptly wake that very bottle up.

The term?sakura?(サクラor 偽客) here refers to a person who is a decoy, and not the famous cherry blossoms?(桜). With the relevant social skills or dressing, one can sign up as a part-time wedding ‘guest’ or even as the officiating pastor! These part-timers are sometimes given a nicer title called “hospitality supporters” and are usually used in small weddings.?Sakura?are not restricted to just weddings, they also appear in?official meetings?and are sometimes employed to make?pachinkoparlours look crowded!

In light of the declining number of practitioners of?ninjutsu,?adverts are coming up in all sorts of places seeking ninja masters who are willing to groom the next generation of ninjas… Well, not really, these ‘ninjas’ are usually hired for entertainment purposes in theme parks.

While inflatable objects often come to the aid of life guards, in this case, the ‘life guard’s’ job is to keep an eye on the advertising balloons (or ad balloons in short) and make sure that they don’t stray.

The news of shops offering?“co-sleeping” (添い寢–?soine) packages to customers who want to sleep alongside a lady in pyjamas went viral a while back. The co-sleeper offers services such as allowing you to sleep on her lap, staring deep into your eyes and holding hands while sleeping.

This is a job that I really want to try out – shoving people into trains. While this job used to be exclusive to rail workers, it is now increasingly taken up by part-timers. To be fair, these?oshiya?are only needed during peak hours at specific popular train lines.

Narabiya?are freelancers who specialise in queuing in place of others. Be it?EXILE concert tickets or a copy of the latest game from Square Enix or a spot for a nice picnic during the cherry blossoms season, these part-timers would gladly trade their time for your money.

White Hands, according to their official website,?is “a nonprofit organization that is working to resolve the issue of disability and sexuality in Japan”. Among the part-time?remunerated?positions available are care staff that offer “ejaculation help” (for specific disabilities)?and nude models for drawing sessions catered to?the disabled.

Fancy a romantic date at Tokyo Disneyland? Or just want to lie in the arms of a man? Boyfriend rental services are taking off in Japan and shopping for one is as easy as shopping on Amazon. The part-time boyfriends get paid a hefty sum for their services too.