I live in Japan! - Page 104

Chile · (#1031 (**permalink**))

Nyororin, your story is very intriguing to me.
Having had a trying childhood, I have felt the desire to move myself, along my own terms, for a long time. Besides this, I have wanted to travel since I was very little. A dream is a hard thing. To talk about traveling to another country to live at 17 means inviting a lot of skepticism. I am sure that many of us know this.

I am nineteen years old, and newly graduated (last year). Right now I'm planning on going to University, and I am determined to do it in another country. My first choice is Japan. I am not certain, however, that I am ready to begin University at this very point in time; but I am certain that I want to experience life abroad. I'm beginning the collection of information on the subject here.

Maybe anyone can offer their advice or experience?
I have virtually no money, and have not for most of my life. My family has always struggled. This means I'm going it alone!
When you moved to Japan at 17, what did you find your expenses to be? What did you find you needed to prepare for? What were you experiences like? Admittedly I have not read every page of this thread. My questions may be a repeat. I am planning to live on my own, if that is feasible - using loans, grants, and scholarships.

Absolutely any information will be greatly appreciated.

joycemmjackson · (#1032 (**permalink**))

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blo55om · (#1033 (**permalink**))

to nyororin
your story inspired me a lot.
I wonder & would to know about getting jobs in japan (not teaching jobs)
actually I'm not from USA like you but from Asia that visa process its so difficult, for tourist visa if we're lucky then we've got 3 month but if we're not only have 1 month only.
I've already tried 2 years a go, applied for visa and only get 1 month to japan.
me and 1 of my best friend would like to go to japan hope you could give us some information or the others who read this post.

I learn japan in my country now hope it would be helpful for me

arigatou

blo55om

kyo_9 · (#1034 (**permalink**))

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Originally Posted by blo55om

to nyororin
your story inspired me a lot.
I wonder & would to know about getting jobs in japan (not teaching jobs)
actually I'm not from USA like you but from Asia that visa process its so difficult, for tourist visa if we're lucky then we've got 3 month but if we're not only have 1 month only.
I've already tried 2 years a go, applied for visa and only get 1 month to japan.
me and 1 of my best friend would like to go to japan hope you could give us some information or the others who read this post.

I learn japan in my country now hope it would be helpful for me

arigatou

blo55om

what kind of jobs are you preferring to do?
if you have no problems in japanese language communication, then I guess you can work anywhere in Japan.. but, for the visa problem.. sadly to say that I have no experience about this..

mercedesjin · (#1035 (**permalink**))

Hey guys, I'm confused... What's the difference between prefectures, wards, and cities?

Will a city be under a ward or a prefecture or something? Or is it a ward is under a prefecture? I'm confused. x_x

MMM · (#1036 (**permalink**))

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Originally Posted by mercedesjin

Hey guys, I'm confused... What's the difference between prefectures, wards, and cities?

Will a city be under a ward or a prefecture or something? Or is it a ward is under a prefecture? I'm confused. x_x

Prefecture is like a state. Then city. Large cities are divided into wards...there are 23 wards in Tokyo.

mercedesjin · (#1037 (**permalink**))

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Originally Posted by MMM

Prefecture is like a state. Then city. Large cities are divided into wards...there are 23 wards in Tokyo.

Ooooh, okay. So then every city should have a prefecture, right? But when I tried to look up the prefecture for Uji-shi, Kyoto, I just couldn't find it. Maybe I'm not looking hard enough...

Thanks!

MMM · (#1038 (**permalink**))

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Originally Posted by mercedesjin

Ooooh, okay. So then every city should have a prefecture, right? But when I tried to look up the prefecture for Uji-shi, Kyoto, I just couldn't find it. Maybe I'm not looking hard enough...

Thanks!

Kyoto (and Osaka) are special. It is Kyoto-fu (not ken) so it is Uji City in Kyoto-fu.

sarasi · (#1039 (**permalink**))

Kyoto-fu could be called Kyoto prefecture in English- it just has a different name in Japanese, -fu rather than -ken. Tokyo is Tokyo-to rather than Tokyo-ken, but you could still say Tokyo prefecture in this case as well.

Have a look at a good map of Japan and you will see how it is divided into prefectures.

mercedesjin · (#1040 (**permalink**))

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Originally Posted by sarasi

Kyoto-fu could be called Kyoto prefecture in English- it just has a different name in Japanese, -fu rather than -ken. Tokyo is Tokyo-to rather than Tokyo-ken, but you could still say Tokyo prefecture in this case as well.

Have a look at a good map of Japan and you will see how it is divided into prefectures.

Oh, I stared at a map for hours. That's what confused me in the first part - trying to figure out why there were wards in some areas, prefectures in others... But thanks!