Hi. I would like to know what peoples experiences are on getting a job in Tokyo on the working holiday visa with no Japanese writing or speaking level and no college or university degree. Just a high school diploma. I’ve paid a fee to SWAP to help me out and they say that I would be able to get a job as an English teacher or back of house restaurant or hotel staff.
Is this true to other people who were in my shoes? I’m worried about being able to afford rent 75,000 yen to 90,000 yen from share-houses there from the website borderless house. What about working conditions? Will I be overworked?
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**Working Holiday Jobs (no Japanese or college/university)**
Hi. I would like to know what peoples experiences are on getting a job in Tokyo on the working holiday visa with no Japanese writing or speaking level and no college or university degree. Just a high school diploma. I’ve paid a fee to SWAP to help me out and they say that I would be able to get a job as an English teacher or back of house restaurant or hotel staff.
Is this true to other people who were in my shoes? I’m worried about being able to afford rent 70,000 yen to 80,000 yen from share-houses there from the website borderless house. What about working conditions? Will I be overworked?
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The minimum wage in Tokyo is about 1000 yen per hour, so wherever you work, you shouldn’t get less than that.
I would check other share houses as 75000 is unusually expensive. I think there are share houses for as low as 50,000 a month.
Easiest jobs to get are farm work and ski jobs. Both are not in Tokyo
Minimum wage is 1000 yen but if you teach English you should get more (I get 3000 part time, but you could get a full time contract until April which is less hourly but 40hrs a week).
If you have NO Japanese ability I wouldn’t imagine you would get a hotel(maaaaaybe???) or restaurant job. 75,000 for a sharehouse is a lot, keep looking and you should find some for less. You could always consider cities outside of Tokyo as well (I am Osaka bias but I am glad I lived here instead of Tokyo).
Working conditions will depend on the company but you should be fine.
Plenty of Eikaiwa jobs out there. The only requirements would be that you’re a native English speaker and are legally allowed to work. It’ll be easier if you’re in the “cute foreigner” category and harder if you’re in the “scary foreigner” category.
Sharehouses at 75,000 – 90,000 are really high. You can find some sharehouse in Ikebukuro or near Shinjuku for 50,000. Further from the city center, it can go as low as 30,000.
Agree with the others here, look for other sharehouses, your range is way too high. I’ve had good experiences with this website so far: https://tokyosharehouse.com/eng/area/items/
I came here in September last year on a Working Holiday Visa and I worked in a factory for a couple months (found on CraigsList) from November to March and then started freelancing, so I’m currently working from home.
In my and my friends experience finding a job is usually not a problem. There’s always something. You won’t get enough to travel every month, but you can live more or less comfortably.