Length of my stay
I stayed in Okinawa, Onna village for 4 months and then moved to Osaka for another 4 months.
To learn Japanese and to try living in japan
Okinawa is my favourite place in Japan with all the beaches and relaxed vibe. But I had a lot of fun with everyone I met at J-hoppers so both places were great.
It’s hard to remember one part in particular, I just had a lot of fun with all the normal things. Talking with the other staff members, meeting people from different parts of the world, yakiniku or takoyaki nights. There were a lot of great experiences at J-hoppers!
I was working in Okinawa as a lifeguard at the time, and near the end of my contract I had to work many hours of overtime which was super tiring. I had no time for anything outside of work so I was pretty stressed out.
How much tax you have to pay in Japan. It’s really crazy, it’s basically half of your pay each month and then you still have to pay rent and buy food. I had no idea how difficult it is to make money in japan.
When I finished my job in Okinawa, I wanted to move to Osaka so I searched up “work for accommodation guesthouses in Osaka”. Then I found J-hoppers and applied to stay there.
I’m really interested in the Japanese language and had studied a bit of it already. So, I wanted to improve it more by speaking with native Japanese people compared to speaking with teachers/other students
Ramen, katsu curry, takoyaki, yakiniku, okonomiyaki
If you live in Japan then you need to do a lot of paperwork at the city office and all in Japanese so it’s a bit difficult, but you should be able to get by with a phone or even better if you have a Japanese friend that can help.
Luckily I’ve studied Japanese for a while so I didn’t have too much trouble, but whenever I went to the city office to change my address the Japanese was definitely more difficult.
