Hi! So I’m a confused student who wants to live in Japan to pull some pints after I graduate while I try to get a proper career in law. I’m confused at what is considered a bar? So some izakayas are apparently fine as they serve food but others aren’t?
I used to work at a bar in England and want to work somewhere I can pull pints and serve food since I’m good at it and love foreigner’s tips. But the info on the legality of it is so vague and I’m not sure if I’m more confused as a student or a legal lol.
Are there any specific definitions on where I can work while I study? All I see is ‘bars, hostess clubs, etc.’ which isn’t specific enough for me. Also, would I be able to get a working visa as a full time bartender? I’ve read there are lots of foreigners working bars on working visas but reading the gov website, I don’t see how it could be classed as a ‘skilled profession’ since they think it’s too sleazy for students to do.
Thanks!
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Generally speaking, you won’t get tips in Japan.
It’s my impression that as a student you can do X hours of アルバイト、but to be sure just ask the immigration office.
Not legal advice but I think anything that isn’t classified as 風俗営業 would be OK to work as a student. Bars, izakayas should be OK, but host, snack kyaba pachinko are NG. You should ask to see the bars business license and if they have a 風営業許可 then it is NG to you.
I don’t think there is a visa to work as a bartender full time.
On student’s visa you can work only 16hours per week, for working visa you have something for chiefs and somelliers (idk about bartenders), but to get them you need to have sponsor company in Japan, which will hire you before your arrival to Japan. Good luck with that, since majority of job postings is “Must reside in Japan” and if you provide them any other number than japanese and adress then you’re autamatically rejected by the system
just work illegally at some shady bar its all good
>I’ve read there are lots of foreigners working bars on working visas but reading the gov website, I don’t see how it could be classed as a ‘skilled profession’ since they think it’s too sleazy for students to do.
There’s a difference between working at a bar at a high-end hotel and some random dingy bar in Shinjuku right? You would need skills to get hired in the former.