living in japan

[blackazn4eva]

I REALLY REALLY REALLY want to live in japan...preferably Nagoya but people are telling me that there are so many steps to so i need help so i can start planning cuz i want to go before i get to old

[Nyororin]

Originally Posted by blackazn4eva

I REALLY REALLY REALLY want to live in japan...preferably Nagoya but people are telling me that there are so many steps to so i need help so i can start planning cuz i want to go before i get to old

For starters - How old are you? What is your level of education? Those are serious key points.

And... Why Nagoya?

[blackazn4eva]

im 16 and going to graduate i've been saving money. My uncle used to live in Nagoya and he says its great.

[MMM]

Originally Posted by blackazn4eva

im 16 and going to graduate i've been saving money. My uncle used to live in Nagoya and he says its great.

When you say "graduate" I hope you mean college. Life in Japan without a college degree isn't as realistic.

[Hatredcopter]

I believe he mentioned in another post he wants to live there at 18...


I don't think you'll have much luck without going to a university first. Try this page for more information - Japanese Visa Information :: Japan Visitor

I know it's a lot of information, so I'll sum it up for you: to live in Japan, you need a visa. You either need to have a bachelor's degree from a university (typically 4 year course of study), or you need to be a student in Japan. Trust me, if you don't know Japanese, going to a university in the US is much easier and more economical... even if you have to wait 4 years.

[tommasi]

If you are only 16, why don't you start martial arts or something.

Tons of foreigners come to Japan to train at dojo in Japan.

It could be karate, judo, aikido, kendo as long as they are Japanese one.

I bet if you are good at it, you can get a culture visa or something.

I mean, personally, when I was 16, I didn't know shit about how the society functions and one very important element that you seem to be not getting is when you go to Japan and if you want to stay there, you need to make money!!

Have you ever thought about that?

Getting to Japan is one thing but surviving there is another.

And that's why, bachelor's degree would not only help you obtain a proper visa to work in Japan but also it allows you to seek necessary skills that you can use to make MONEY.

Plus, you have to learn Japanese first anyways and it could easily take your entire university years.

[Tarokun]

Originally Posted by tommasi

If you are only 16, why don't you start martial arts or something.

Tons of foreigners come to Japan to train at dojo in Japan.

It could be karate, judo, aikido, kendo as long as they are Japanese.

I bet you are good at it, you can get a culture visa or something.

I mean, personally, when I was 16, I didn't know shit about how the society functions and one very important element that you seem to be not getting is you come to Japan and if you want to stay there, you need to make money?

Have you ever thought about that?

Getting to Japan is one thing but surviving there is another.

And that's why, bachelor's degree would not only help you obtain a proper visa to work in Japan but also it allows you to seek necessary skills that you can use to make MONEY.

Plus, you have to learn Japanese first anyways and it could easily take your entire university years.

Well said.
I think another thing that should be taken into account is the weather. It gets pretty hot during the summer and if your someone who hates the hot temperatures, its not going to be pretty. Although there are exceptions like Hokkaido

[Ff7rockerman]

You know that if you put time in a culinary career you could easily work in japan I Been reading articles if you go to culinary school and learn enough to become a good chef you could work in a resturaunt but you would have to look it up I've seem quite a few articles for Americans that actuly own there own resturaunts so ya that's just a idea

[tommasi]

Originally Posted by Ff7rockerman

You know that if you put time in a culinary career you could easily work in japan I Been reading articles if you go to culinary school and learn enough to become a good chef you could work in a resturaunt but you would have to look it up I've seem quite a few articles for Americans that actuly own there own resturaunts so ya that's just a idea

Good insight info Ff7rockerman!!

The point is, it doesn't matter what it is, but you have to get yourself special skills like that to be successful and survive in a foreign country.

College degree is the same thing. It's just a ticket to next step that is all.

If college is not for you then culinary programs and other skill related programs are good ways to go.

[Nagoyankee]

Originally Posted by semprini

... after 3 1/2 years here, my advice to anyone wanting to live in Japan is - DON'T! Not unless you want to live like a second-class citizen and be racially mistreated on a daily basis, anyway. Click on the link below for why I've become so bitter about this place -

Honestly, I have to call you a spammer. What a biased website you've created! And that wasn't even enough for you so you joined JF to continue your negative campaign against Japan. If you hate Japan, just leave it quietly.