After rent and taxes (which I got back later) I got 220,000 a month...

What requirements do you have to have to work for JET?

google the jet program, I am sure there will be an official website dedicated to that kind of information...

I was correct, less than 5 seconds of effort produced this:

The JET Programme--Official Homepage of The Japan Exchange and Teaching Programme

250k is not minimum wage. And, it is not even the lowest that some teachers will get suckered for. The lowest monthly pay for a teacher I've ever heard of was 190k, and that is working full time.

If it is the money you want, teach in Korea. Or get an engineering degree like chav and you will be saying things like, "Can you even feed yourself with 250?" Just playing around Chavie....

lol, I was being serious - I didn't realise rent was subsidised. Otherwise, it would surely be a choice of fun or food but not both lol

My rent wasn't subsidized, and I had no problem buying everything I needed in Japan, traveling around, and still saving a lot of money.

It's important to note, though, that about 98% of JETs don't live in Tokyo, and in fact many live in small towns and villages across Japan, where the cost of living is far less.

How did you guys manage through out your experience?

I'm really interested, but being someone that's always around her friends and family, I'm a bit scared to feel lonely if I went out there on my own. Did you visit Japan before moving there to become a teacher?

Thanks in advance! :3

I was shipped out here on my own (not as a teacher) and have coped without any problems - not had a single ounce of home-sickness (although I am ultra-busy every day so probably just too tired to think of home haha!)

If you have doubts in your mind before going, maybe it's not a good idea at this point in time...it's quite a big commitment to move to another country. Maybe you would be best visiting as a tourist and see what you think first

I figured that having doubts should be my main clue it's not a good idea at the moment, I agree.

Did you speak/understand Japanese at all when you arrived in the country?