To preface, I do not care about pay as I have a few hundred thousand in savings and a few rentals here in the US.
Getting a bit burnt out from my job and was looking to teach English in Japan for a year or 2 to experience something different. Is there a dispatch company where you have more power in choosing where you’d work?
Not a fan of eikaiwas as they seem to have odd working hours.
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Honestly dude, if money isn’t a factor, I would come over to Japan for a language school on a student visa. You would learn more Japanese, make more friends and have more free time for partying etc.
Best is probably changing jobs after you arrive.
Why even bother with the teaching? If you have the financials, you can rent a place and do something fun with your time.
Ganbatte. HMU if you settle in Chiba.
The eikaiwa I work at is 12-8:30 and I prefer that as it allows me to go to the gym before work. Would those kinda hours put you off?
An alternative to the student visa that was already mentioned is the culture activities visa. If there’s something about Japanese traditional culture that interests you, you can get a visa to come study it. Want to learn kendo? archery? calligraphy? flower arrangement? There are schools that will sponsor your visa.
Yeah, it is costly but if money is actually no problem, then why not REALLY experience something different instead of working a full time job at something you don’t particularly care about and is near the bottom of the pay and respect totem poles for foreigners in Japan?
I doubt you’ll get your first choice. They’ll send you where they need to.
Make an application on Jobsinjapan.com or Gaijinpot.
Look at schools. Contact them directly. Filter out jobs that dont offer visas. Look for a small school or something that is not a chain.
Im got a job at a YMCA international school via Gaijinpot and its much better than a eikawa.
But i think a cultural exchange visa for studying or if you have over $230k in savings and can prove it you can get a long term stay visa not relying on a sponsor.
Don’t bother. It’s hard work and you never really can guarantee you’ll work at a location that respects you and treats you like a human being. If you have that kind of money saved up, take some language courses.
We are in a similar place!
I had a friend who worked on the Ogasawara Islands. Can also recommend aiming for rural mountainous Tohoku or Shikoku if you want a real Japan experience!
You wanna be in a place not too far from a city but in a small enough town no one speaks English for a try Japan experience
The best way is JET. If that doesn’t work, the other option is to abuse a dispatch company for a visa and jump ship as soon as possible for a different hire job. Do not under any circumstances work a dispatch company for any period of time longer than a few months.