[Firebird]

Sorry to hear your Story, i hope it will help others to be better prepared.
I also went there with a Working Holiday Visa and stayed the first month with a Family in the outskirts of Tokyo. My family was great and i really enjoyed the time i spend there.
Japan is no wonderland but you can have a good time. My advise would be not to leave the country so fast. Try to stay in Fukuoka and get a job there. Live in a Boarder House and meet many people. I lived in a shared House in Tokyo for 2 month during winter and i had a great time, even so it was expensive (Fukuoka might be cheaper). I met alot of good people there and there was always smething going on. If you keep teaching english you shouldnt have such a big problem with money if you are a bit carefull and in Fukuoka you can maybe give private lessons.
I stayed there he full year and i had hard times to. It is not always easy to live there and it is an expensive country to travel. Somehow i managed to se every corner of Japan but i did bring alot of savings from home and lived life on the cheap.

So my advide: Fukuoka is a great city with lots of fun things to do, give it another try for a month or two.


To all the others: Prepare before you got there, bring a bit of savings and visit before you decide to stay!