I feel like this gets asked so often, I'm just gonna make a list of places to apply.
Keep in mind some of these companies are reasonably good, while some are a shit show. Pay is one factor of course, but so too is workload, location, support, and many other factors.
There's two main categories; Eikaiwas and dispatch ALTs. A few companies do both, so I just put it wherever it seemed the main focus was. I've also listed them APPROXIMATELY from good to bad (this is my opinion only, based on what I've heard and read, and your personal situation is going to be unique)
Eikaiwas (higher pay, tougher job, crappy hours)
ECC https://www.ecc.co.jp/english/employee/
Amity https://www.amityteachers.com/
Peppy https://www.ittti.com/form/form01/index.php
AEON https://www.aeonet.com/application-requirements/
Kids Duo https://www.yarukiswitch.jp/recruit-lp/native/
Berlitz https://teach.berlitz.co.jp/apply/
Shane https://shaneschools.com/teach-english/current-job-vacancies/
Nova https://nova-holdings.jp/teachinjapan/
Gaba https://www.gabateachinginjapan.com/out-of-country-applicants/
Dispatch ALTs (lower pay, easy/fun job, plenty of time off)
JET ** https://jetprogramme.org/en/positions/
Altia https://recruiting.altmoot.com/
AtoZ https://atoz-ed.com/a-true-commitment-to-english-education/
OWL https://en.owlsone.co.jp/
Interac https://interacnetwork.com/apply-now/
Borderlink https://www.borderlink.co.jp/
Heart https://heart-school.jp/en/
*\ JET is a program run by the government. The job is basically the same, but it's sort of its own beast. Pays much better, but super competitive and generally a 3-5 year limit.*
If anyone has a chain they want to add, I'm happy to edit this!
In addition, I'd recommend checking out Gaijinpot and OhayoSensei weekly, as last minute openings and smaller operators will appear there throughout the year.
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