I (24F) am planning to move to Japan to enter a language school. I am unsure of which area to choose. All my life I thought I wanted to move to Tokyo but it looks over crowded. I am slightly Introverted and I know it will be too overwhelming. I could live on the outskirts of toyko but I'm worried about transport costs and rush hour.
My goal in studying in japan is to improve my Japanese speaking and to do so I would love to converse with people. I also need to be able to find a part-time job easily, preferably as a barista. I wonder which of these cities is perfect?
I would love to go to kyoto but I saw many interviews saying the locals were 'cold'. I don't want to be fully ignored as I want to practice my Japanese and learn from other people.
Osaka is my 1st choice. But if kyoto is not what people say it is, I will start looking for schools and sharehouses.
I am asking here on Reddit because the information I get from videos is not enough. And no matter how much research I do, I rather ask people who have lived in these cities and tried to find jobs themselves.
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