Love Ramen? Hiking?
Indigo Dyeing? Turn It Into Income.
Your passion — ramen, hiking, photography, crafts — is worth more than you think. MATCHS connects you with travelers who want the real Japan. Make money. Make friends from everywhere. No experience needed.
Your Passion Pays. Your World Grows.
Turn your hobby into income and your guiding into friendships that cross oceans.
Turn Your Passion Into Income
Love ramen? Get paid to share it. Love hiking? Get paid to guide it. You set your rate and keep 85%.
Make Friends From Everywhere
Brazil, Australia, France, Germany — your guests become your global friends. WhatsApp messages, postcards, return visits. Real connection.
You Are the Expert — No Experience Needed
You don't need a license to be a local. Your neighborhood knowledge, your hobby, your story — that is your qualification.
From Passion to Paycheck in 30 Seconds
No interview. No approval. No waiting. Just your passion.
Tell Us Your Passion
Name, email, your area, and what you love. That is it. No resume needed.
Travelers Find You
When someone wants to explore your passion in your area, you are the first match. They book, you show up, you share what you love.
Get Paid + Make a Friend
After the hangout, you get paid. And you gain a new friend across the world. Win-win.
You Earn More Here
We take 15%. Competitors take up to 43%. The math is simple — more money in your pocket.
- ✓ Personality-based matching
- ✓ Chat before booking
- ✓ Free profile & listing
- ✓ No monthly fees
- ✓ Cancel anytime
- ✗ No personality matching
- ✓ Chat before booking
- ✓ Free profile
- ✗ High commission
- ✗ Tour-focused, not friend-focused
- ✗ No personality matching
- ✗ No pre-booking chat
- ✓ Free listing
- ✗ Group tour focused
- ✗ Commoditized experience
- ✗ No personality matching
- ✓ Chat before booking
- ✓ Free listing
- ✗ Generic tours
- ✗ No friend-focus
All rates are based on publicly available information as of 2026. MATCHS commission is fixed at 15% for all guides — no tiers, no hidden fees.
Passion Turned Into Income + Friends
Real guides. Real earnings. Real friendships across borders.
Kenji Tama City
"I spent 12 years as a sushi chef. Now I show travelers the ramen shops my grandmother took me to. Last week I got a postcard from Australia — a traveler I guided called me "my friend in Japan." That hit different."
Yuki Kyoto
"I was a textile designer. Now I take travelers to meet the 76-year-old indigo dyer who taught me. One guest from France cried when she saw the fabric come out of the vat. That is why I do this."
Hiroshi Hakodate
"I grew up in a fishing village. Now I hike with travelers from Brazil, Germany, Australia — they come to my town and I show them my secret onsen. They message me on WhatsApp asking about my dog. That is the real payment."
Start Your Journey
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Quick Questions
Zero. The best guides are everyday people who love something — ramen, hiking, photography, crafts. If you are passionate, you are qualified.
Most guides earn ¥8,000-15,000 per hangout. You set your own rate. Keep 85% after our 15% commission.
Yes. Our guides regularly get messages, postcards, and return visits from travelers. One guide got invited to a wedding in Brazil.
Conversational English helps, but we match travelers by language. We have guests speaking Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Spanish, French, and more.
Travelers pay through Stripe at booking. Your earnings are transferred weekly — no chasing, no invoices.