Working the Ski season in Japan, do you need to be there by the exact date?

Hello everyone!

My partner (M21) and I (F22) were hoping to work the 2025-26 ski season in japan, I know I am reaching out at quite a late time period for it but after our recent holiday to the snow we fell in love with the idea of doing a snow season in japan. His brother had worked it the previous year and absolutely loved it!

My problem is that due to us wanting to apply this late I am concerned with if or if not the starting times for the season are strict or not?

Due to my dad and I’s birthday both in early December, I am unsure if I will be able to start the season until around the 13-15th of December. I have done a lot of research that points towards that being okay but still wanted to reach out and possibly hear from people that have done that before! After speaking with my partners brother he said there were quite a few late starters (due to original staff being injured while snowboarding or issues happening at home) that replaced those that had to return home.

I really would love him to go on this adventure regardless on if I (I was the one with prior commitments) am able to do that, but we would love to know if it was possible for the both of us to go together two weeks after the initial startup.

Thanks so much and hopefully this post can help others with the same question!

by uglybuge