JOURNAL

どういう思想で、
どういうことが起きているか。

Here you can read why KIBOU took this shape, what actually happened at Sonomanma-so, and practical research on job hunting away from home and spare rooms.
Start with the question closest to you.

ALL ENTRIES

DEFINITIONSTAY-BASED HIRING

滞在型採用とは。

The definition, boundaries, and differences from interviews and internships.

2026.08.09

STORYSONOMANMA-SO

そのまんま荘からKIBOUへ。

How relationships born in one house led to KIBOU's play-before-you-stay model.

2026.08.09

STORYINTERVIEW

そのまんまで来てくれたら、大丈夫。

Kenta Sonobe, the first host in Chubu, on why he opens his home to students he has never met — traced back to his own student years.

2026.08.23

PROBLEMAWAY FROM HOME

宿代は削れる。孤独は、削れなかった。

Sorting the free-stay options, plus one more condition to place beside the price: someone to talk to at night.

2026.08.21

PROBLEMSPARE ROOM

部屋は空いている。制度が、重い。

What makes minpaku heavy — and a lighter way to open a spare room.

2026.08.21

THINKINGTHE WHOLE PICTURE

私たちは、泊まれるゲームをつくっている。

Why we merged games, real estate, and recruiting — the whole picture of KIBOU, from 24 free places to stay.

2026.08.21

THINKINGMARKET SHIFT

就活が、人に戻っていく。

Four industry veterans on the flight from job fairs — and the meeting time that remains as AI advances.

2026.08.20

THINKINGTHE STAY

なぜ、3日間なのか。

What you learn in thirty minutes and what you learn in three days differ in kind, not in amount.

2026.08.01

STORYSONOMANMA-SO

恵比寿の一軒に、1,000人が来た。

A dated record of one house: 830 visitors by May 2020 and more than 1,000 in a later account, growing through word of mouth and repeat visits.

2026.08.01

THINKINGLANGUAGE

「そのまんま」という言葉のこと。

Not "sonomama" but "sonomanma." The most important thing we have sits inside that one extra syllable.

2026.08.01

QUESTIONSFOR STUDENTS

生まれた場所だけで、就活のスタートラインが違う。

Job hunting in Tokyo averages around ¥277,000 all-in. Here's how one line item — the stay — goes to zero.

2026.08.07

QUESTIONSFOR STUDENTS

編集した分だけ、あなたが見えなくなる。

For when job hunting starts to feel like impersonating yourself — a system where embellishing wins nothing.

2026.08.07

QUESTIONSFOR STUDENTS

知らない街に、ひとりだった。知っている家に、来ていた。

The loneliness of job hunting far from home, told first-hand — and a Tokyo that starts at a house you already know.

2026.08.07

QUESTIONSFOR HOSTS

その部屋を、事業にしない。

A way to open a spare room to connection with young people beyond minpaku or renting.

2026.08.07

QUESTIONSFOR HOSTS

迎えるほどに、家はコミュニティになっていく。

From one house that drew a thousand people with zero ads — the mechanics of how a home becomes a community.

2026.08.07

QUESTIONSFOR STUDENTS

上京就活、無料で泊まれる主な選択肢を並べてみた。

Jo-katsu, 0-yen Shukatsu, Oakhouse, the NYC centre — compared using only what their official pages state.

2026.08.07

QUESTIONSFOR STUDENTS

地方の大学から東京を受ける。構造は不利でも、日程は組める。

How to ask for interviews in one week, and how to keep only the final round in person — with the exact wording.

2026.08.07

QUESTIONSFOR STUDENTS

知らない人の家に泊まるのに、マニュアルなんて誰もくれない。

A gift, the bath order, curfew, laundry — a checklist of things that get easier once you've asked.

2026.08.07

STORYSONOMANMA-SO

そのまんま荘で感じた事

Written by a student who stayed here, after the train ride home. We withheld only the name; nothing else was edited.

2026.08.07

Coming up

The slots are reserved. As each one gets written it joins the cards above.

STORY

登録済み24件を、どう公開していくか。

How we separate registered, published, and available while confirming permission and dates.

SOON

THINKING

クエストは、なぜ空間ごとなのか。

Clear it once, apply anywhere — we didn't build it that way. Why we chose the harder path, knowing it was harder.

SOON

STORY

ホストへの謝礼を、どう設計するか。

How payment for information might be designed without displacing connection.

SOON

* "Soon" entries are placeholders with the slot reserved. They appear here as they're written.

読むより、
入ってみたほうが早い。

Use the demo to understand what it means to learn about a home before visiting.

Coming soon