wez_sti

Hey people,

Always been fascinated by Japan/its people/ and ladies and always wanted to go there for a few months.

Was wondering how hard it would be as an English speaking Brit , both to get a Visa, and to get some sort of casual work for the couple of months i'd be there....??? And weather there high cost of living is compensated by the wages at all???

Thanks

Wez

moses

supposed to be cool , wages wise

when u see a japanese lassie

say takana wana fecka

Freak

Dont need a visa if you are a uk national...unless you plan on working or staying for more than 6 months...

http://www.mofa.go.jp/j_info/visit/visa/index.html

Brendan Hughes

There was a thread about this not so long ago, I can't find it

clarence

U can stay up to 90 days with a UK passport in Japan, but u cannot work there.

GC8

To that Id add: few people speak English and those who can will probably be reluctant to in case they arent very good. The cost of living in Japan is extremely high too, particularly in cities and especially in Tokyo.

Simon

Rags

Hello

I lived in Nara Japan for 8 months. I had a great time but 8 months was long enough for me. A few points

The language is ok to grasp the basics for speaking. But reading it is a nightmare and once you try to take your speaking to the next level it is ridiculously hard.

Cost of living is not cheap at all and from what ive seen the wages do not compensate that.

Food is excellent though, can't complain. Beer was around 4-5 quid a pint.

The country has lots to see and do and if you have the time its fun to travel round having said that the trains are quite expensive with a return ticket from Osaka to Tokyo on the bullet train being 180 quid

I don't want to put you off because i had a great time, i was just lucky my company paid for all of my expenses otherwise i think i would have struggled to survive

Trying to get work wont be easy. Outside of the big cities like tokyo, osaka, fukuoka etc the english language is very limited.

Anyway good luck in whatever you decide to do

Rags

wez_sti

mmm, my monies are quite limited so think that would put a damper on any chances. Was hoping the language thing would be more like germany where the majority seem to speak better english than me! bit further away i guess!

If i did go, it would more likely be Tokyo then find out the other places of interest whilst there. though from the sounds of it, it wont be more than a dream for some time to come....

ps. i love japenese women!!!!!!!

Rags

Tokyo is THE most expensive place ive ever been in the world, and in rush hour makes london rush hour look pedestrian. Watching the "pushers" in action on the tube is amazing

I didn't want to put a damper on your plans but it is expensive and crazy busy. you could always just go for a 2 week holiday, blank the idea of working?

wez_sti

Mmmmm, the idea of working was to hopefully part finance it.. ah well. maybe in a few years!

thought the japanese were notoriously polite, pushing isnt very polite????

Rags

You must have seen it on the box? They have dudes specifically to cram as many people into the carriage during rush hour. its bedlam.

I've seen guys with their head trapped in the doors and a pusher ram it through the doors to get them in! women and children, doesnt matter aslong as they get them in the fecking train they don't care!

All Torque

Try a holiday in Thailand, I know of two people who have gone for a holiday there. One stayed for about 4 months and came back with a girlfriend the other went for a fortnight and came back married

wez_sti

always planned on going to thailand aswell actually. mates are going around oct/nov this year. will go if i can afford it. so prob not!

also 'supposed' to be going to Malia, Ibiza, Kavos and Australia!

would love to be rich! would spend most of my time travelling the world.

Not on Scoobynet like some seem to boasting about how much i have

letdown

Just come over on a tourist visa and you can quite easily get bar work in Tokyo. The worst that could happen is that you get caught(highly unlikely) and asked to leave.

The pay would be ok and you could pull loads of locals whislt working !! Happy days !

wez_sti

they into House Music by any chance??? I'm a DJ by trade!

supna

Ropongi in Tokyo is ahem Interesting in the evenings, plenty of bars and the such in the area.

Brendan Hughes

You still there letdown? When are you coming back?

letdown

Yup Im still here. Leaving mid-August to live in Brighton hopefully !

Been in Tokyo 4 years !!!