2007-01-27, 09:42 | Link #201 | |
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and also what will i expect before getting there and i know you going to say this >learn some japanese phraise and when i get there get to know there language right ! and also let me add something else Japan Town / Little Tokyo - how that is compaire to japan " the same amount of stuff or just give your input " Last edited by CTU:AGENT_HOGAN; 2007-01-27 at 10:14. |
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2007-01-27, 10:38 | Link #202 |
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I dunno where some of the info you guys are providing are sourced from. But my experience in Japan is. First, Learn the phrase "(insert destination) doku desu ka?".
Secondly, memorize the Kanji for your city you are staying at. Third, The train stops running at 11:00pm. The green line stops are 10:00pm. So if you planning on going more than 7 stop be prepared to sleep at the train stop till 5:00am. Purchase a train pass at the window. They have 1 day pass and 1 week pass. Trust me it will save you alot of money than shelling out 200-700 yen each time. The toliet is not what you will be used to. Remember this is Japan, public restroom toliet requires you to squat, to do a number 2. Number 1 you can still stand but your shoes may get wet. Don't get mad at the acarda if someone challenges you. The gaming system over there are far more advance, The acarda we have in the US the 2 control are side by side, in Japan if very different. You might be challenge without ever seeing your opponents faces till you walk to the other side. (of coruse we're not childrens) Last piece of advice. Don't walk in the park alone at night. Trust me on this. If you see a couple walking in the park, chances are eventually they will dissappear into the brush and you might interruprt their good time. (I was embrassed the first time I did that). Oh and always have at least 7000 yen with you, never know when you will need to used the taxi. |
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.....Which green line? You mean in Tokyo? Cross country trains? What? In any case ever train line I travelled on stopped running at 24:00.... Even if you did miss the last train you could stay in a capsule hotel.... That's what they were intended for.... [quotePurchase a train pass at the window. They have 1 day pass and 1 week pass. Trust me it will save you alot of money than shelling out 200-700 yen each time.[/quote] Or if you are just visiting the country then get a JR Rail pass..... Well that's if you are going cross country..... [quoteThe toliet is not what you will be used to. Remember this is Japan, public restroom toliet requires you to squat, to do a number 2. Number 1 you can still stand but your shoes may get wet.[/quote] ...........Yeah some toilets occasionally are the tradition Japanese style...... all the ones I found are modern though.. My girlfriend was telling me a lot more female toilets do have traditional style toilets though..... It isn't really a worry though. Everywhere that served food had a modern toilet and places that had traditional toilets also had a seperate place for modern ones.... Quote:
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..........Ermmmm I never saw this once............... Also whhy would this stop you walking alone? Were there no love hotels in the area you stayed in? :-/ |
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The thing that *does* make sense to do if you will be spending time in Tokyo, though, is get a Suica and PASSNET card (which will be combined into one card, PASSMO, in March). Instead of buying a ticket each time, you can just preload the card with money and use it on most of the trains and subways in Tokyo. Quote:
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2007-01-27, 14:36 | Link #205 | |
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Hmmm scifience seems to agree with me on the things that confused me most about Kitto's post.... Did you by any chance go to a really small town Kitto? :-/ That's the only thing I can think of, but, even the small town I went to had modern toilets........ By green line I automatically thought of the yamanote line Saikyo line as both went through Ikebukuro...... I never noticed one of them closed before 12pm and that was my hub to Japan as I mainly stayed at the hotel star plaza there.... :-/ One other thing that poped into my line was that there was a green JR pass, but, that wouldn't be it. lol |
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2007-01-29, 03:46 | Link #210 |
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Errgh, this thread (the last page at least) makes me queasy.
Going to Japan to work is not just a thing you do because you want to. There are conditions and requirements that you need to consider and pass before you can enter the country. First if you want to work you need a working visa. If you don't please immigration, you can't enter the country for work. You have to have a company that is willing to hire you (that means finding an employer before you go to Japan), and generally you need to have graduated from college or university. Once you have a company willing to hire you and you meet immigrations requirements, the paperwork is sorted, and several weeks or months later you get your visa and you can go to Japan. When you get there hopefully your company will organize accommodation, or you have to do it yourself. For a normal apartment (not a more expensive guest house or monthly apartment) that means having somebody in Japan who will be your legal guarantor, having enough money for at least 4months rent (first month, broker fees, security deposit, and key money), and then you need to phone the utility companies and request they they turn on the gas, etc. In Japanese of course, this being Japan and all. Before that you will need a bank account so that you can pay for the apartment (you cannot pay cash), as well as receive you wages, and apply for things like a mobile phone. To do that you need to go to city hall and apply for an Alien Registration Card (ARC), which takes about a month. So for that first month you are a little stuck. Then after all that everything is not-too-bad. You need to renew your "visa" before it runs out, your company will help with that.
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2007-01-29, 15:03 | Link #211 |
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Japan will be underwater and will become a legend, a mystical land were wonderful animes were produce, but nobody will believe because archaeologists will just find remnants of Hentai in H.264.
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2007-01-31, 18:23 | Link #212 |
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Well i got some good information people
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the consulat of japan located in new york gave me EVEN more info but you have gave me the good amount of info so they did explain to me about the whole processure but let me ask you this "for the people who lived in japan" 1.what part of japan that you dont pay alot for rent in japan 2.can you ask for translated bill "Electricial,Water,Telephone,Tv,Cellphone,Auto Insurances " ? and also with a twist " unrelated to this " i email the consulet of ireland about the same time that i email the consulet of japan about moving & working in ireland and guess what "nothing " so this is what irish people think of me and irish-american IRELAND + Goverment = RACISM ! Last edited by CTU:AGENT_HOGAN; 2007-01-31 at 18:36. |
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Water, Gas, Electric, Auto insurance, TV, telephone/internet are in Japanese, but simple to understand. They generally have "Gas Bill" written on the front and the important items (like when to pay, how much) will have an English note, with the majority of it being in Japanese. Most cellphone companies will arrange an English bill if you want. Remember Japanese people live in Japan and speak Japanese. English is a foreign language, and very little use to them. Quote:
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2007-02-01, 06:11 | Link #214 |
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Moving to Japan for 2 years...
So, I'm going to be coming to Japan for 2 years on a JSPS Postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Tokyo, Komaba (Researching string theory with the physics department).
So, for 382,000 yen a month, where should I live? I'm a single, 20-something american male. I was doing some internet apartment searching, and it seems like it might be worth it to pay more for a nicer place that's not too far away (yoyogi-chou or nearby).
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2007-02-01, 08:56 | Link #215 | |
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It can get hard for reasons you may not expect. There's the deposit, plus up-front rent, plus key money, plus whoknowswhat, plus... etc. One apartment might be more spacious for the same price, but has practically zero insulation. Another deal might seem to be good to be true, but is a genuinely good deal because it's numbered wrong (superstition is powerful in some places). One place might not want to rent to gaijin, another might rent to them but expect them to park somewhere else, and another might want to charge more... And these are just a few light-hearted examples pulled from memory. |
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2007-02-01, 09:13 | Link #216 |
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@ Chobits
Sinking?! Uhh, land masses cannot sink. Have you seen one sink before @ Quarkboy Weren't you born on 25th of December 1979, so "something" = 7 @ Kyuusai And what are the magical unlucky lucky numers in Japan.
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2007-02-01, 09:13 | Link #217 | |
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One question I have: should I live at aome short-term (week to week) gaijin house while I search for a more permanent apartment, or maybe just rough it at 24 hour internet cafe's till I get a place? I wonder how long it'd really take to find an apartment in tokyo... I'd hope not more than a few weeks.
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2007-02-01, 10:56 | Link #218 | |
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Perhaps your college life has prepared you for the stress of uncertain living arrangements (especially if you've been an office-dwelling grad student), and you can get by with some shut-eye in 24 hour establishments, but with everything else you'll have to do, it could be rough. Personally, I'd be concerned about the stress and random circumstances (should clothes go un-ironed, etc) creating a bad impression at your new place of employment. If it were me, personally, I'd stay at the gaijin house before I'd try the cafe-hopping route, unless I had prior experience in Japan that would assure me I'd have no problems doing it (and could fit all my luggage into one inconspicuous backpack!). But before I'd do THAT, I'd try to arrange housing prior to arriving in Japan at all. |
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2007-02-01, 13:07 | Link #219 |
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You might also check out the "host family" arrangements to see if they offer any short term arrangements... those are good for socialization purposes (initiating social networks) if naught else - while you look.
I'd be surprised if the university doesn't have the sort of facilities that you couldn't just bum on campus (shower at the gym or a bath house, nap out in a library or office, communicate via cafe). Personally, I'd work extra hard to avoid the gaijin house ... most people I know of weren't fond of the experience if only because it has an isolating effect (never mind the potentially huge variation in housemate quality ).
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2007-02-01, 16:45 | Link #220 |
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I can't vouch for them personally, never having used them, but people have told me that Sakura House are an ok option for a month or two while sorting out longer term accomodation.
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