So I went to Japan this summer and fell in love with Sekigahara. The area was quiet, beautiful and seemed affordable. I also enjoyed the museum a ton. I’m currently almost done with my degree in history and am learning Japanese. My speech is getting really good but behind on reading.
My question is: how realistic would it be to get a job at the Sekigahara museum? I know I will finish my degree and improve my Japanese, but do Japanese museums hire foreigners to begin with? I know this is my dream job but I also think it might be a nonexistent job haha.
Any advice would be appreciated… even if it is just confirming that it is next to impossible.
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So I went to Japan this summer and fell in love with Sekigahara. The area was quiet, beautiful and seemed affordable. I also enjoyed the museum a ton. I’m currently almost done with my degree in history and am learning Japanese. My speech is getting really good but behind on reading.
My question is: how realistic would it be to get a job at the Sekigahara museum? I know I will finish my degree and improve my Japanese, but do Japanese museums hire foreigners to begin with? I know this is my dream job but I also think it might be a nonexistent job haha.
Any advice would be appreciated… even if it is just confirming that it is next to impossible.
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Your biggest hurdle might be the visa. I’m not entirely sure if working in a Museum would qualify you for any type of working visa.
Why don’t you try contacting the museum first?
like other said, visa might be the roadblock even if they want to hire you or you can do other job until you get PR and try again.
how good is your japanese? you could probably work there as a volunteer. see if you can do some postgrad work there to find your way in. most likely though, unless you have fluency and a specialization, there’s no reason for the museum to sponsor your visa when they can go the cheaper and easier route with a japanese citizen
I’m afraid to say that it’s probably a pipe dream for your current situation (a foreigner abroad with non-fluent Japanese).
Museums and other such institutions cater to the Japanese and anything that needs to get translated often goes through specialized translation, PR, or advertising agencies. Museums are hard for even native Japanese to get hired by too.
I’m sure there are museums out there that have full time foreign staff working in them but they would have had the right experience, connections and fluent Japanese at the very least.
Temper your expectations and realize that your first job in Japan would most likely be anything but this.