living and working in Japan...

xKAKASHIx · Post by **xKAKASHIx** » Sun Jan 22, 2006 1:14 pm

For those of you that may not know I have just applied to teach english in Japan...if things go well I hope to be there in late summer early fall, for a year or so.

I wonder if anyone had any suggestions on a location, i can try to request a city or area to live in (thats if i get the job), I was thinking Tokyo...not necessarily down town but like Chiba area (I have a friend there now) or on the outskirts of dowtown tokyo.

I only wanted to go there because it might be easier to adapt to, seeing its prolly more touristy and might be more accepting of foreigners and more commercialized and have more english speaking people and what not (im not fluent in japanese at all). But i was wondering if anyone had any suggestions and could help me out...it would be much appreciated.

kittens · Post by **kittens** » Sun Jan 22, 2006 1:21 pm

I used to live in Sendai and I love there

If I am living I do not want to live in tokyo b/c so many ppl

and expensive! But I love visiting tokyo

aernath · Post by **aernath** » Sun Jan 22, 2006 8:31 pm

Ask rekka alexiel, she's there now doing that!

And, my but you folks are making me wish I could go do that.

Elendil · Post by **Elendil** » Sun Jan 22, 2006 9:59 pm

I was in Tokyo for a week last month for a week, and while it was fun to visit, there are SO many people. Commuting anywhere was a real hassle. There are certainly a lot of things to do in Tokyo and people being a foreigner is a lot easier there as people in Tokyo are used to foreigners and most signs (important ones anyway) are also in English, but I really prefer the Kansi region (Kyoto, Osaka) to the Tokyo area. Nagoya is nice too but I haven't really explored it all that much. Kyoto is a great city with a lot of cool places to go, and just 30 minutes away is Osaka, which is kind of like a scaled down version of Tokyo, just as hip but with less people. Just my $.02.

Nikki

Elfstalker · Post by **Elfstalker** » Sun Jan 22, 2006 10:58 pm

E and Shadowcat are 2 Americans that I know that spent years in Japan. They may have suggestions for you. Good luck.

Elfstalker · Post by **Elfstalker** » Sun Jan 22, 2006 11:00 pm

Ack, double post.

...all the sushi right at your fingetips!

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Cloud · Post by **Cloud** » Sun Jan 22, 2006 11:00 pm

Good luck to you too Elfstalker.

RX78GP02AGUNDAM · Post by **RX78GP02AGUNDAM** » Sun Jan 22, 2006 11:08 pm

Further away from Tokyo, the nicer the people. Hokkaido for me.
Cost of living is cheap, food is good and cheap...

irmgaard · Post by **irmgaard** » Sun Jan 22, 2006 11:20 pm

But isn't Hokkaido ccccold?

RX78GP02AGUNDAM · Post by **RX78GP02AGUNDAM** » Sun Jan 22, 2006 11:52 pm

Its cold in Tokyo too, been snowing this week. All these cars slipping and sliding on these narrow streets...

irmgaard · Post by **irmgaard** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 12:16 am

Hmmmmm

How about south

In Kyushu... Nagasaki???

RX78GP02AGUNDAM · Post by **RX78GP02AGUNDAM** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 12:21 am

Hot, Tropical Storms (Thunderstors/Typhoons). Dad's hometown was annihilated a few years ago.

irmgaard · Post by **irmgaard** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 12:42 am

Sheesh! Friends asked me to visit with them and told me it was a tropical paradise.

Annihilated

! Now I'm afraid to go.......

irmgaard · Post by **irmgaard** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 12:42 am

double post sorry.

Cloud · Post by **Cloud** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 12:42 am

Bless you.