[Sangetsu]

Living and working in Japan need not be as expensive as you think. The flight ticket is not cheap, but shared houses and other inexpensive living options exist.

Restaurant pay is not that great, usually 1100 yen per hour or so. That wasn't so bad a couple years ago when the exchange rate was 100 yen to the euro, but at the current rate of 140 yen to the euro, it is not so good.

If your goal is to come to Japan to work and save money, you would be better off working and saving in your home country. But if you want to experience living in Japan, then by all means go ahead and do it.