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Why I LOVE Living in Japan 🇯🇵 | 13 Reasons Why You Should Move to Japan NOW
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What’s your favorite reason? 🫶
I definitely want to move to Japan after I have completed my Diploma in Arts/Bachelor of Arts in the next 3 years but in the meantime I will travel to Japan for holidays.
Safety and convenience are my tippy top reasons why I love living in Japan. Also how it's great for living alone. Great video as always. Question: in one of your past videos you mentioned an app with Japanese food and cooking. Can you tell me what it was please?
I liked all the reasons you listed. As a mother of a daughter who has lived in Japan for 11 years now=I love how safe it is. I love how easy it is to be single in Japan. My daughter loves to travel domestically, her bucket list is to visit every prefecture in Japan. She still has some to go. She seems to find interesting places, foods, and people everywhere. I have visited her once and it was amazing. All though I miss her, I get why she loves living there.
I live in Japan too and I agree with your reasons too. Although I'd like people to think and express their own opinions.
Great list! My favorite reasons (at least for visiting) are safety and the fandom support (like going to theme cafes and popups). While I don't think I could up and move my family, I'm always tempted by videos like these 🙂
Its funny how people have different reactions to how popular anime is in Japan. For me I went in thinking it would not be as popular as it is as people always say that online. But got here it's everywhere, train stations and everything have tie ins. The other thing is people saying Japan is not like an anime depends on what anime you watch as it very much is like a slice of life show as these shows reflect life but in a more extreme way.
Main problem is my language ability feels like it hits a brick wall as I was never good with foreign languages as a traveled alot when I was younger and everyone spoke English everywhere in the world, but in Japan…
Those who observe Japanese law and custom are happy and we Japanese welcome them. However those who want to change Japanese law and custom will not be happy, and we do not welcome them to come to Japan.
Nice video. I agree with most of your points. I think honestly the hardest part is getting the visa to live here. I've been living in Tohoku (Iwate) for about 18 months. I think life is convenient and comfortable here.
That said, I think there are some notable differences between Tokyo, Kanto area and Tohoku. There is also a notable lifestyle difference depending on whether or not you can drive. I JUST got a car/Japanese driver's license in October, and in Tohoku it makes a HUGE difference.
I am probably moving to Nagoya area next March – there is so much that I haven't been able to get to easily/affordably from here. So I'd caution anyone, especially people coming as ALTs: Northern Japan is still cool and very beautiful, but it's very far away from Tokyo, and VERY far away from Osaka and Kyoto, and VERY VERY far away from Hiroshima. So if those are places you want to visit, understand that you'll probably have to fly, pay a LOT for the long shinkansen ride, or take night busses. The night busses seem complicated to book, but I haven't tried them.
Also for incoming ALTs, I recommend you don't accept a non-driving position if you're offered a position in Tohoku. IF you get a driving position, get your Japanese driver's license while your international driver's license is still valid – do it as soon as you can.
For everyone, tourists and future and current residents alike, I also recommend registering at the ubiquitous internet cafe Kaikatsu Club (快活 Club), during the day, when they're staffed. You may have heard of 'internet cafes', but might not realize that you need to be registered, and have a card, and some of them are not staffed at night. To register, you will need a passport or residence card. Even though my stuff was legit, during the process a human phone call/correspondence was required to complete the process (I don't know why, but had there not been staff I would have been unsuccessful). So, then if you miss the last train, you have shelter for the night, and free soft serve. Long story, didn't know this, streets of Ueno all night. Anyway, do it and carry the card with you on trips.
But yeah, living in Japan is nice. I hope to be able to stay a few more years.
Very informative! ❤
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Your editor definitely made improvements in their work!! It is jarring at first cuz it's not ur editing style but overall I think they're doing a great job now 😊
A positive video about Japan is refreshing. Seems everyone is so negative lately! I’ve been to Japan 5 times now and will be moving over in April.
Even though I know what I like about Japan, those videos slowly chip away at you lol. I agree with most of, if not all of your reasoning.
I hope to live in Japan one day. Though i haven't visited before, everything about Japan is what i want in life. Actual culture, festivals, nice environment and people etc. I dont get much support with the idea and im still young so it feels difficult even trying. But i take channels like yours as motivation. Thanks for another great video!!
Awesome
Aaaahhhhh…!!!! Due to my autism x mental health I wouldn’t be able to live n Japan but want to visit Kyoto badly for my first 10 day trip in Japan❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ Thanks for this video Allison!!!^___<❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Loved this video, makes me wanna move to Japan too! 😅❤ Since you mentioned anime, I know it's a bit off topic, but do you have any recommendations? I'm sort of new to the world of anime, and would like to try watching some, but I don't know where to start (I've just watched some classics, like Evangelion, Dragon Ball….😂).
I’m almost 70 years old and I retired last year. I’ve been to Japan about 20 times, and although i don’t see myself moving there, I plan to spend maybe 3 months or more of the year there going forward. I love riding the trains and I spend a week at a time staying in an APA Hotel or a Toyoko Inn as I explore the country. All your reasons are spot on. I’ve been to about 50 countries and Japan is #1 in my book. Watch all your videos.
I like living here very much. Music, fashion and everything cute available 24/7.
Love all your points, particularly the cleanliness and safety. So I was a bit surprised to see a recent thread on a FB Japan group exposing the difficulties many foreigners and expats face in Japan to get hospital treatment. The original post said they were turned away by one hospital even with the help of their hotel concierge, and then had to pay in cash up front as the next hospital refused to deal with their insurers. Other comments reported that a little expat girl died a few years ago after falling off an escalator then being refused treatment at three different hospitals. This is rather alarming – have you experienced or heard of similar difficulties?
Thanks, Allison! Great informative video!
I just got back from a month long trip to japan and when I landed in the Denver airport the first thing that was HUGELY apparent to me was the sloppy, disorganized way so many people are 😭. Coming from such a huge contrast I didn't really notice it until I was in Japan. People are SO nice there even when you don't ask for help rhett offer it, especially when you have that super confused look on your face like I did a lot of the time. I dropped money I wasn't aware of and a guy picked it up and gave it to me😌 I definitely miss how people there are, generally speaking.
Can you do a video where you talk about the challenges of working in Japan?