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I've decided that I'm going to go to japan on a working holiday visa. Hopefully, I'll be leaving within 1-2months and staying for as long as possible.

The one big hurdle that I have to get over is finding some kind of employment to support myself while I'm over there. I've decided to try and teach english over there as it seems fairly straight forward. I have tutored conversational english to exchange students and my friends in the past.

For those of you who are already in Japan, I'd like some advice!

First of all, Do you think that I should try to find a job before i leave?

(Eg, Mailing a resume to all the adverts on gaijinpot or jobsinjapan)

Where would you reccomend in terms of location?

I've lived just outside of Tokyo before and I quite like the convenience of the Kanto region, but I've never been outside of the general area.

What would you reccomend I do in terms of Housing? Should i hold out for a school that provides a subsidised apartment or should i attempt to rent myself?

Anything else i should know?

:P

Ps, If you own your own english school and would like a 20 year old guy with a good knowledge of Japanese culture and an easygoing but sensitive attutide then feel free to offer me a job.

:Pimp2:

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1) It wouldn't hurt to apply for a job before you leave... so why not?

2) Yeah be original... go to Tokyo :P For every person that says Osaka is better (for whatever reason), there'll be about 3 0r 4 saying that Osaka is crap (even though they've never been/lived there) and Tokyo is the center of the universe. So in a nutshell, you can't really go wrong anywhere... it's what you do for yourself when you're here is what counts. Why not Nagoya?

3) Yeah, hold out for a school that susidises your rent... thats the best situation by far. I mean, thats much better than trying to rent yourself, isn't it? The downside is you have to take what you're given.

Yeah I Just finished my resume etc tonight actually. I'm going to shoot off some emails soon.

As for Nagoya, I was thinking about it, but i actually have lots of friends from Osaka.

The only thing that's putting me off is the foreign people that have lived in both osaka and tokyo and saying that they prefer tokyo.

:huh:

go to osaka! there is lots to do in tokyo buy the huge amount of people really annoys me.... also osaka is rated number 2 most expensive city in the world an d tokyo is number. ! :D maybe live in both places .... i know many people who live 9 months here 9 months there ...

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