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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: UK
07-13-2010, 08:46 AM

When you planning on moving aboard you always have to think about the pros and cons. These can be the pros and cons of living in Japan which are taken from a book about Japan.

Pros

- The Japanese aesthetic, art and culture are one of the most beautiful and sophisticated in the world. Temples and man-made landscapes and gardens.

- Enjoy occasions such as slow moving tea ceremony and Kabuki theatre.

- Stunning scenery.

- Hot springs and winter sports.

- Exquisite food, fresh and presented as art.

- Friendly and polite people.

- A safe enviroment.

Cons

- Their way of dealing with things can be frustrating to a foreigner.

- Very high cost of living.

- Language difficulties.

- Very different food.

- Living conditions can be cramped in an appartment.

- A risk of eathquakes.
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