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Originally Posted by Yaguchi
Hello, my name is Dedric, Im new to the forum. I plan to move to Shinjuku in the spring of this year. I will be living there permanently. Iam a 21 year old African Amerian male, I speak fluent English, and Im learning new Japanese everyday. I have been studying Japanese for quite sometime, but in my opinion, the best way to learn a language is to be in the country of origin. Now that you know a little bit about me. The questions I have are:
1. Will it be hard to find a place to live?
2. Will it be hard for me to find work?
3. Will the cost of living be very high?
Im very anxious to move, I already have alot of my stuff packed  , but before I do anything, I would like to know the answers to these questions.
 Arigato ! |
Why live in Shinjuku? It is one of the most expensive areas of one of the most expensive cities in the world. You could literally live 15 minutes away and cut hundreds of dollars off your rent.
I am a little confused. You say you are going to move there permanently, but don't have a job.
There are three ways to live long-term in Japan.
1) be enrolled in an Japanese school
2) be gainfully employed by a Japanese company
3) be married to a Japanese citizen
You need to be one of these things before you land at Narita, or else you are a tourist, and your visa will expire in 90 days. Landlords don't rent to tourists, schools don't enroll tourists and companies don't hire tourists.