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This study is a qualitative study to compare and explore the volunteer experience of long-term volunteers in Korea and Japan. For comparison between the two countries, a study in Korea was first conducted. The study participants in Korea were 6 women in their 60s and 70s residing in Chungnam, and were selected by a deliberate sampling method suitable for long-term volunteering standards, and the study was conducted from September to December 2019. It was analyzed by phenomenological method. As a result of the research, the central phenomenon of experience was revealed as'the enjoying of one's life in the relationship of the experience of volunteering'. The subject of the experience is ① encountering volunteer activities easily with various motives ② strengthening volunteer activities with new experiences ③ the source of power to lead the volunteer activities for a long time ④ enjoying one's life in a harmonious relationship. The identity of long-term volunteers began as a visitor who entered an unfamiliar world, gradually changed into a helper who wanted to be helpful, and finally became one of those who enjoyed their own life and lived in harmony. Based on the results of this study in Korea, I would like to explore the flow and shape of the experiences of long-term volunteers in Japan.