Note: Onegai USA is a sister site of Asobi USA, run by the same company, CLT NY Inc.
Weekend events, day trips, a long trip home for the holidays — planning is the fun part. The hard part is often finding someone to look after your cat, or a sitter so the adults can have an evening out.
Onegai USA is a new matching site where Japanese speakers in the U.S. post small requests and other members offer to help. (“Onegai” means “a favor” or “a request” in Japanese.) It is currently in beta in the New York and New Jersey area, and there are no fees during the beta.
The site itself is in Japanese. It is built for people who are comfortable communicating in Japanese — for example, families who want a babysitter who speaks Japanese with their children, or pet owners who want to give detailed care instructions in Japanese.
What you can ask for
- Cat care visits while you travel or visit Japan — feeding, litter, and photo updates
- Dog walking and pet visits
- Japanese-speaking babysitting at your home
- Help with Japanese homework (hoshuko assignments, reading aloud, kanji practice)
- House-sitting checks — watering plants, picking up mail
- Housework and Japanese home cooking
- Moving help and furniture assembly
Childcare and pet care are offered only as visits to the requester’s home.
How it works
- Post a request with the dates, area, budget and details. Signing up and posting are free.
- Choose a helper from the offers you receive. Check profiles and reviews, and chat before you decide. You only share your street address after booking.
- Leave a review for each other when the job is done.
Built-in safety features
- An “ID verified” badge for members whose photo ID has been checked
- Two-way reviews between requesters and helpers
- Qualifications shown on profiles (childcare worker, nurse, teacher, CPR)
- Support and reporting in Japanese
Pairs well with Asobi USA
Use Asobi USA to plan your weekend, and Onegai USA to find a Japanese-speaking sitter or pet sitter while you are out.
Service area (as of October 2026): Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Jersey City, Hoboken, Fort Lee, Edgewater, Bergen County, Westchester, Long Island and Connecticut. More areas are planned.