But Pocky still owns.

I really hope you`re still not thinking I was intending to be rude... Because it really frustrates me when people think I was rude/impolite when I wasn`t actually intending to be. (If that was my intent, I`d be more than happy for people to think that way...)

I really don`t know about schools in Osaka. In general, Japan doesn`t have the same type of schooling system that there is in the US or UK. Usually, kindergarten is selected by the parents (some are very hard to get into, some very easy - some great quality, some poor quality) and most are privately run. They`re all expensive.
For gradeschool, it is most common to go to the nearest elementary school. There isn`t really any big difference between them. There aren`t really "bad parts of town" when it comes to schooling. There are some really famous bad parts of town in Osaka... Which is why I personally would never choose to live there... But I doubt they have much to do with schooling.
For middle school/junior high school, there is a choice between local schools and entry based schools. The entry based schools are often very hard to get into, but are sometimes cheaper than the local public schools.
The same sort of goes with high school, except that with high school, they`re all pretty expensive, and there is a lot more competition and the levels vary a LOT. All high schools are entry based, as far as I know. Meaning, you have to take a test to determine whether you can get in or not.

Osaka is a really big city, so there are *tons* of schools. You`ll have to check the rating and levels on all of them to know which are good. Especially if you`re going to base your living location on that. Because area doesn`t have much of an effect, good schools are scattered and not all in one area.

Ah, I see
I like Tokyo, but it's way too busy and too expensive
I know Osaka is also busy, but I've seen pictures and it seems a lot nicer than Tokyo.

Really? In my experience, Tokyo is generally cleaner and safer - mainly because it`s like a tourist capital. It has to look pretty.
Osaka is sort of a dirtier, more dangerous version of Tokyo.

I don`t like Tokyo, but I like Osaka even less.
I live outside the next largest city, Nagoya, which is clean, safe, and a lot cheaper - but still with all the amenities of the big city. (10 million people in this area) It`s generally cheaper because it`s actually designed around living and not looking cool (Tokyo) or making money (Osaka).

Hm
I'll keep that in mind when I move there
I'm going to be an English teacher there

really where ya gona teach at?
i wana liv in japan as well-so its most lykly ima gona be a techer

It seems that everyone that wants to go to Japan wants to be a teacher >.>
Anyways, I don't know where
I'm trying to get a scholarship for a year of study there and wherever they send me is probably where I'm going to end up teaching

H aha its true ... If everyone who wants to be an english teacher actually does it Japan will be more fluent than america in English .. lol
Nagoya sounds nice. I am going to take a 3-4 week trip traveling Japan to see the differences in the cities before I actually move there. I want to feel it myself y aknow? but all the info was new to me. Thanks for the input Btw.


and in other news: Yanyan kicks ass with sass/ pocky is cool too but ya gotta stick w/the best!

Also: I think we are all pas tthe rude thing... lol

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I really don't know..
I want to live in Northern Japan also cause of their snow monkeys and it's really beautiful and a good place where I'd like to raise a child..
Egh, I don't know.

Snow monkeys? *googles it*

ha ha snow monkeys~!




oh wait snow moneky?