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I'm seriously considering going to Japan to work/vacation as part of Canada's working holiday visa program. Has anyone else done this here, and could care to comment on how it was?

I have 2,500$ + money for a plane ticket, but how long will this 2,500$ last me? I only have a high school education so it may take a few weeks to get a job.

What's a good place to rent? I'm thinking one bedroom apartment, but where? I've heard that farther from very urban areas, the less expensive it will be. Is it safe to say that rent here is the equivalent of rent there? A one bedroom apartment downtown Toronto is about 400-500~$ a month. Is 40,000-50,000 yen/month too much for what I need?
>> Anonymous
Last time I was there I paid 850 for a shoebox. Don't go too rural or you'll have a 2 hour train to work everyday. No one is going to want to hire you except Disney fyi.
>> Anonymous
Get a degree first, unless you want to do manual labor for minimum wage.

2500 dollars will get you a plane ticket, and possibly a hostel for a few nights. That's about it.
>> Anonymous
>>55182

>850 yen
>housing

wat
>> Anonymous
Do what he said, get a degree first. If you plan to work in Japan, or anywhere really, without some sort of College degree, you'll have a difficult time finding a job.

Even if you do manage to get a job, lets say a English tuition teacher, you'll still get paid crap. I'd say it'll be a waste of time and money.

If you really want to go to Japan, just go for a vacation, and a quick one. $2500 US won't last long at all, especially if you don't plan living in that shoe box.

You have just finished High School? Then just relax. You have a lot of time to do this stuff. Many Universities in Japan offer student exchange programs, so you can look into that too. Waseda and Temple for example. Get into a University first.

Ps. I'm not familiar with that Canadian holiday program
>> Anonymous
1.$2500 will get you nowhere, take at least 3.5k-4k for 2 weeks, think $100 per day just to barely survive + plane tickets.
>> Anonymous
Does the program find you a job?
>> Anonymous
>A one bedroom apartment downtown Toronto is about 400-500~$ a month.


HAH
>> Anonymous
>>55180

>A one bedroom apartment downtown Toronto is about 400-500~$ a month.

REALLY!? may I ask where? don't troll people my friend, a downtown Toronto apartment is AT LEAST $1000 for a bachelor,

lrn2troll

And back to non-asshole mode, Don't do it, prepare yourself or apply for a student exchange program, there are many places that offer it, look into that
>> Anonymous
it looks like the girl in op's pic has a penis poking from her shorts.
>> Anonymous
>>55224
Wishful thinking...
>> Anonymous
>>55185
they probably meant the CAD cost.
>> Anonymous
From person experience traveling china or japan you need to budget for about $100 AUS/US every day. The worst situation you can find yourself in, is when you have no money and have to rely on others. Its happened to me once overseas and god damn its a painful experience you do not want to experience.
>> Anonymous
>>55431

$100 is not really enough to do anything fun. You can SURVIVE for that much, but you won't have much fun. Even if you eat cheap fast food all day, that's at least $25, and your room will be at least $40, which will leave you with $45 to do shit. If you travel around trains will take up about $20 of that, so you have $25 to buy a couple beers or see one cheap tourist attraction. Not much of a day. I'd give yourself at least $150 or $200 a day. Like you said, it's better to have too much money than to run out, and Japan is good at using up your money. I live in Japan, and an average night on the town (trains, dinner, drinks, and a club/event) will cost me at LEAST $100. And that doesn't include anything I do doing the day and my accommodations are taken care of. Plan wisely.
>> Anonymous
>>55431
I went to China in summer of '07 with my girlfriend for 2 weeks. We budgeted 500 yuan (just under $75) a day between the two of us, and we had tons of yuan left over at the end of the trip. China is much cheaper to travel in than Japan. And we weren't traveling on a shoestring budget either--we stayed in decent 2-and 3 star hotels in Beijing and Shanghai, bought a flight from Beijing to Shanghai, and indulged in all of the mainline tourism stuff like the Forbidden City, Beihai Park, the Bund night cruises. Also don't forget to haggle for souvenirs. Just ask the price of an item you want and then make like you're disinterested after all, and most merchants will make you an offer straightaway, which you can usually ratchet down to about 40, sometimes 60% less than the original asking price without much trouble. That can save you a nice bundle over the course of a long trip.