Ask someone who lives in the Japanese countryside anything. I teach high school

JET? oregano JET?

OP it's been 17 minutes please respond or faggotus maximus

Yes, rate your attractiveness out of 10, add 2, and if you don't have autism you can easily get a Japanese girlfriend. I've only lived in the US (major city) so I love how much slower-paced life here and how idyllic it is in general. It's supreme comfy

Here for sure. English teaching is a piss-easy job, I have almost no responsibilities, and my apartment rent is $200 (subsidized by school) for the equivalent of a 3-bedroom

In the countryside there's qts but no hot girls, really. Lots in the city though.

I haven't. The uniform is a knee-length skirt and almost all girls also wear shorts underneath from the looks of it. On school trips students have to stay in uniform so some girls will hike their skirts up to maybe mid-thigh, but only if their uniform makes that possible in the first place. In the countryside and in general women don't dress slutty at all. It's uncommon enough that you notice whenever a girl is. Not a great picture but maybe this gives a sense of it. This was taken in spring.

It could be a rule, I know for sure no girl or boy has dyed their hair here

I don't really see bullying outright, I imagine bullying is done mostly through exclusion. High school life is incredibly involved here and you can tell which kids are the outsiders.

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>Pic related, sorry to say I won't be able to take any more pictures

Did you use JET or Interac? How does the hiring process work? Do they care what kind of TEFL you have and whether it's online or in person? Do you have a discord or throwaway email where I can ask more questions? Sorry it's just this is my dream job and I'm trying to pursue it so it would be nice to talk with a robot that has experience with it

>what is reading comprehension
originally

Going to japan with a friend for 2 weeks in october.
Anything you recommend to go to/try?
Anything that we should avoid at all cost?
Something to look out for?

there was some other English-teacher user a few months ago who said that the short skirts (and sluttier girls) are found in and near Tokyo, and that everything gets more conservative the farther you get from there

is it statistically a meme to try to get an english degree and teach there? could be comfy but if the "success rate" of that dream being realized is left to a small percentage then why should I bother

How blatant is the birth rate there? Do you see that town thriving?

Rules regarding hair, dress, etc. vary from school to school, but such a rule isn't unheard of.

It's really all over the place. In smaller towns with aging populations, the prefectural governments are practically giving houses away. In bigger cities or more popular towns, houses and land are quite expensive.

I believe the only region of Japan where central heating is the norm is Hokkaido and other far northern prefectures. Okinawan homes may have central cooling systems. Everywhere in between either has nothing or a heating/AC unit in the living room and maybe a bedroom. There are other ways to keep warm, such as kotatsu and kerosene heaters. Yes, the houses and apartments are small, but not obscenely so.

>roughly 2200 USD
>not hard at all
>no, but you may be asked for a preferred region of Japan (not guaranteed)
>possible but unlikely in your first few years; it's common to request to be moved to a bigger city after some years experience at a company
>you get a lot of looks from people; some folks avoid you, some are overly friendly

that sleeping kid looks comfy as fuck

What about the overtime? I've heard that teachers in Japan often sit from 8am to 8pm or even longer in bad conditions. Is it only linked with a specific subject?

>this is my dream job
It's not very hard to get hired. They're mostly looking for someone who can be energetic, positive, and flexible, and who has a basic grasp of the English language. TEFL doesn't really factor into it. Interviews (and mock lessons) take place in person with some other online back-and-forth as well (I think the online portion was during the finalization process).

October in western/southern Japan is still quite hot and humid, so just prepare yourself for that. It's also Sports Festival and/or School Festival season, so if you aren't an obvious creeper, you might be able to sneak a peek.

Not at all, but you don't need an English degree in particular; just the equivalent of a four-year degree in anything will suffice. There are plenty of companies and routes to take, so even if it doesn't work out at first, just keep trying.

The number of new students coming in drops every year.

Japanese teachers often work that long, but ALTs do not because of work visa restrictions.

Former jap dweller here its not allowed to dye your hair or have piercings and if you have blond hair you have to verifye with the school that its your real hair color

so the delinquent trope in anime isnt realistic at all?

Not necessarily. Just like other countries, there are good schools and bad schools, and while the policies towards that kind of thing might be strict, the ability of the teachers to actually enforce it is something different altogether. I've heard stories of some really poorly-behaved classes at schools in the poorer parts of big cities.

oh so you can just go into a school area as an obvious foreigner/tourist?
I'm 20, 6'1 btw

also for clothing, should I go with something thats common looking or somethink out of the ordinary that willl get some attention?
Also where to go/what to do if I want to pick up a jap girl for a one nighter? Thought about going to a karaoke bar or something along those lines..

In bigger cities during festival and special events, it's probably somewhat common. Especially during high schools' festivals, since there are often performances and cafes and whatnot that can actually raise money. But again, don't be an obvious creeper. I wouldn't take pictures unless the students give their explicit permission.

Go with whatever you want. At 6'1", you're going to stand out regardless. I'd go with something breathable and light. Don't know about one-night stands, sorry.

Does everyone hate you for invading their ethnostate?

Nah. I've been here for nearly a decade now, and I've never met anyone who was upset about my presence. They're all really friendly here, and are genuinely happy when they hear that I like Japan and this town specifically.

So I shouldn't waste money on a good TEFL?

If you don't plan on using it outside of teaching in Japan, it's not worth it.

So even those $20 online ones work?

You don't need any TEFL certification whatsoever.

>and if you don't have autism you can easily get a Japanese girlfriend
>don't have autism
well shit

Then you've got to learn how to fake it, tomod8.

Might sounds dumb, but hows the internet out there? English teaching in Japan sounds like a pretty comfy gig and Japanese countryside and city and both great in their own ways but I gotta be able to fuck around on my PC in my spare time

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Specifically asking about internet in the countryside not the city

High-speed internet is becoming more and more widespread in recent years. There is a significant demand for it even in the countryside and companies are responding to that demand.

Can i live there the first years by only speaking english?at least it is possible in the cities?

It's hard but feasible. You might feel a bit isolated, though.

Japan has a population of like 126 million yet I rarely see people say I'm japanese or I am from japan on the internet. Compared to Sweden which has a population of 9 million and for some reason every other pro player in videogames or Jow Forumstard is from there. Why is that? Do yall hate the internet or sum?

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OP here, sorry I haven't replied, I can't upload pictures and I got called into a class. I'll be home in an hour

Have you taught the children any dank memes?
Also are they curious about western culture?

They don't speak English retard. And op isn't even Japanese.

japs too busy wagecucking to git gud at vidyas, while swedistan gives neetbux for autists to play all day

[not op]
most young people in Sweden speak English well

The Japanese do not speak English, and they have their own part of the internet to do shit on. You can rarely run into nips in online games that don't have dedicated Japanese servers.

how much j cunny have you didled, op?

They tend to stick to Japanese websites due to the language barrier.

Some students are interested in the world outside Japan, some couldn't care less. Those who like to spend a lot of time on the internet might know some bigger memes like Pepe.

fuck y'all are truly newfags if you don't know that Jow Forums is simply the western english version of the japanese board 2chan...

Travel safely, OP.

If its not too dataminey of me to ask, what prefecture are you in? Or if you don't want to answer that specific what region, i.e. Kansai, Kanto, etc.

Not OP, but another person living and teaching in rural Japan here. I've been answering a lot of the questions in this thread until OP gets home. I live in Kyushu.

have you encountered any westaboos?

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>tfw can't teach English in Japan because I'm not a native

Has any student had a crush on you?

No,just Carpenters enthusiasts.

Some companies accept non-native speakers as long as you have some qualifications for your English abilities.

Kyushu doesn't get talked about or mentioned all that much it seems, even in anime. Seems like a nice place though

Not OP, but yes, it happens. Luckily, they've never made it awkward in my experience. It's just a phase, after all.

It's absolutely wonderful and I genuinely believe I couldn't be any happier with where I live.

how to get one night stands as a foreigner?

Nice to hear you're happy with it user. What're the best parts about living there, I don't know much outside maybe a big city or two.
Also, what goes on in Shikoku?

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How does it smell in the summer, I mean people and such.

Sorry, I don't know. I'm not really into that kind of thing.

I love the nature here. Summers are so green, the fall colors are lovely, etc. The food is also delicious, and the countryside has quite a relaxed pace of living. Never been to Shikoku, but I've heard the Setonai area is amazing.

Out in public, you don't really notice BO. Trains and buses can get pretty smelly, though.

Sounds comfy, I live in a desert part of the US so I don't really get to enjoy seeing the seasons change as everything here looks relatively the same all year long. Is everyone knowing eachother in your village nice or does it start to get on your nerves?

It's definitely a bit of both. For people that I'll see on a daily basis, such as the cashier at the grocery store or the train station attendants, they're typically pretty good at just leaving things at small talk. And there are some really kind old folks who are content to just give you some of their freshly-picked vegetables and send you on your way. But some other people want to talk your ear off every time they see you, or make plans, and so on. Plus, you're much more visible than other people in your town, and word travels fast, so you'd better be prepared for being on your best behavior at all times. I can't tell you how many times complete and total strangers have come up to me saying, "You're the one always waiting at XX station at OO time, aren't you?" or "I always see you going into the convenience store on this corner; you must live around here!"

then how about dating? or don't you have any romantic relationships over there at all?

I don't know how the housing market is, but I've read that in the cities apartments go pretty fast. Japanese apartment layouts are pretty standardized so look it up if you're curious. I live in what is called a 3LDK, here is a drawing I made of the layout

After taxes, 2200 per month. If you have a college degree and can charm people in an interview then you're bound to find something. I'm in JET so you did not get to pick where you go, only give preferences that are usually ignored. If you want to teach in a specific place then look for a company like Eikawa or AEON or something, check out the TEFL general in /trv/. Gaijin hunter girls, which can be found prowling international bars, are pretty down for hooking up but speaking conversational Japanese will take you a very long way. You're not worshiped for being white but people get excited about you pretty easily, especially when you're in the middle of nowhere.

Well, where are you going? What do you want to do? What do you like to do?

Yeah that's pretty true.

Nah, if you have the desire to then you're in

JET. The interview process takes almost half a year. Applications open in fall, close in late fall, then you find out if you get an interview in January, interview in February, then you arrive in Japan in July. Gimme your Discord and I'll add you

Well, go to a mall and it feels like Japan has no birthrate problems. But as the other user says the amount of new students slightly decreases every year. There were 7 classes of first-years last year (about 280 students), this year it is 6 classes so about 240

Yes, teachers do, but foreigner teachers go home much earlier and don't have to stay. Nor do they even have enough work

Probably but I've never encountered someone openly insulting me or something

Yeah Internet is fine, I can do a speedtest if you want but I can torrent just fine

Interesting, I kind of don't enjoy people assuming things about me and generally prefer keeping to myself, but I doubt it gets out of hand there
What are torrenting laws like in Japan? ISPs in US give you so much shit about it these days

Yes, people have lived here for years and still don't speak Japanese. Obviously, not being functionally illiterate and deaf/dumb improves your life a lot

That's because no one speaks English here

Cunny specifically, 0

Kansai my good man

Yes, but they're not as weird as weeaboos are. There's plenty of guys who have American motorcycles or American cars, like to wear Americans brands and so on

Not a requirement but it is for JET

No idea, but there probably are. A lot of the girls giggle whenever I say hello back to them, and last year there was a girl who always yelled my name and ran up to me to say hi every time she saw me in the hallways

Best parts... it's tough. I love the nightlife in that bars stay open till sunrise, I love the food, the people are incredibly friendly, and I've never found myself wishing for something that you could only find back in the US. Nothing goes on in Shikoku. Look up scarecrow village, there's a village that's almost deserted so a woman started making scarecrows to replace the missing population. There's even a school with a gym filled with student-scarecrows in perpetual rehearsal

Everyone sweats so, sweat. But you only really notice it when in really close quarters. I think all the students at my school smell sweaty by default because we have no AC. Like most schools only the teachers' room gets AC. Students are always either too hot or too cold. And since this is countryside many of them bike 30+ minutes a day to get to school

Also, forgot pic. Also forgot to say that yes, most apartments don't have central heating/AC, just one room that has it. Especially with older buildings you see that all the architecture is based to deal with Japanese summer. Giant sliding windows everywhere, directly across from windows or doors on the other side to allow maximum airflow. Makes summer a little more tolerable but winter sucks

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I only really dated one person, and we met through work. I've heard of people meeting girlfriends just by frequenting certain shops or restaurants, however.

Right. I'm pretty much a shut-in, so I don't get the assumptions as bad as other people since I'm inside most of the time. However people do seem to be under the impression that I'm a social individual and have a wide-reaching network of foreign friends. I tell them that I don't have any friends, but they seem to think that I'm kidding or being modest or some such.

I try to stay safe and only torrent older movies, so I've never had a problem. I can remotely control my computer back in the US so I use that for JAV torrenting. I have also unironically bought JAV for the heck of it. There's an adult DVD store just a 15 minute bike ride away. I couldn't read the name but some JAV girl visited and signed a Polaroid

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Torrenting is technically illegal in Japan, but there has never been anyone prosecuted for it as of yet.

>kansai
Cool, I'm really into history so I'd probably enjoy Kansai a lot with Kyoto being the old capital and all. Kansai in general seems to have the reputation of being a bastion of both new and classic Japanese culture which sounds enjoyable.
>last year there was a girl who always yelled my name and ran up to me to say hi every time she saw me in the hallways
cute
Do the Japanese usually respect being a shut-in more than US does? By what I've heard people generally keep to themselves more in Japan, but that may just be a stereotype

I think you're pretty much on the mark there. Social gatherings are sparse, and people who get together with friends every weekend seem to be in the minority. I think a lot of this is due to the focus on work life over personal life, however, and I'm not sure they'd completely understand people's reasoning for avoiding social interaction altogether.

Is the work culture as tough as it's said to be? At least compared to US standards. I can't remember if you're the JET user or not but if you are is it a very long workday or are Japanese school days shorter?

This may sound like a broad question, but how did you move to Japan? Like, whats the process and how did you make it work?

I'm not JET user, but I do work in a school. I can't speak for office environments, but the work culture in schools is pretty awful. As someone not employed by the local board of education, it's a piece of cake. Most ALT companies keep working hours to under 30 a week due to Japanese labor laws (working 30+ hours a week means that the employer has to provide insurance and other benefits to the employee, so most ALT companies understandably avoid that).

The official working hours for BoE-employed teachers is from 8:10 to 4:40, but they almost all come in early and stay until at least 7:00 because of club practices alone. Then, there's lesson prep, PTA meetings and activities, and dozens of other things they have to juggle. Compared to the responsibilities that teachers in the US, the amount of work that teachers in Japan have to deal with is insane.

I first applied to an ALT company. Once they gave me a job, I found out where I needed to be and when I needed to be there and bought a plane ticket as well as applied for a visa. The company took care of securing an apartment for me, since apartments typically need guarantors to rent, and they went ahead and set up utilities as well. Once I arrived and went through training, the company then bought me a train ticket to the town where I would be living and sent a guy to help get me settled in. We went to town hall to get registered for health insurance and get an ID, to the post office to open a bank account, and to a shopping mall to get a cell phone and some basic furniture. After that, they basically said they'd be available if they needed me and there I was. It wasn't as difficult as it seems.

Any unruly students?
Fistfights?
Bullying?

That sounds rough for normal teachers. Do JET teachers have to deal with that workload too? Also the 30 hours or less thing really surprised me, according to a quick search US avg is something like 40-44 hrs a week apparently

>Any unruly students?
Yes. They're more irritating than anything because you can't really discipline them. You can't even send them out of the classroom because that's "depriving them of their compulsory education".
>Fistfights?
Never seen any, but I've heard of a student or two kicking teachers.
>Bullying?
Yes, though mostly over social media or, as OP said, through exclusion. Nothing violent or anything.

I believe JETs have to work until 5:00 or so, but as they aren't responsible for clubs or anything else at school, they can leave at the appointed time no problem. Although I think they do have to participate in summer camps and things like that (for extra pay).

Good stuff. I'm going to be taking a 4 year japanese course at uni, is this worth it, will it help? Also, is there anything you could tell me about the applications and the ALT companies that offer jobs.

>I've heard of a student or two kicking teachers.
any context why they did that?

Aww shit. I hate reading about this stuff because it's something I'll never get to experience. I took 4 years of mandarin in high school, I wonder if china offers something similar

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Japanese language ability won't really help you get the job, but it will definitely help you once you get to Japan and have to go about your everyday life here. I also took Japanese for four years in college and I'm really glad I did. That combined with the sheer generosity of people here made adjusting to life on the other side of the world a breeze.

When you're thinking of applying to work as an English teacher, the first big thing you need to decide on is whether you want to be an ALT (an assistant teacher in public schools) or an Eikaiwa teacher (the main teacher in a privately-run English conversation school). This will depend on what exactly you want out of your job, what kind of freedoms and responsibilities you want, the environment you wish to teach in, your expectations of the students, etc.

Once you've decided on that, do some research on what companies have a good reputation and what companies don't (although most ESL companies in Japan aren't great). If you go the Eikaiwa route, ECC is by far the best, but they're also the most competitive. Aeon isn't too bad, and it's probably the most widespread. For ALT companies, JET is the most common one that people start with. It's government-run, so people feel more secure with it. Others go for Interac, which also has positions nationwide.

Don't get discouraged if you don't make it on the first, second, or even third try. There are tons of opportunities out there. And don't feel intimidated by being stuck in one company - many people come here with one company and change to another, or even another field once here.

General behavior issues (not a great home life), and the teacher wanted him to do something that he didn't want to do.

They certainly do, user. I've had several friends who have gone to China to teach English.

you can teach english in almost every country around the world.
you need a degree tho does not matter what kind so they can give you a working visa if i am right. i really want to teach english in Japan but i don't have a degree sadly.

I'd say so, yes. People do keep to themselves and people who are shy and dislike talking to people don't have to fake enjoying it.

Yes, but as a foreigner you won't be subjected to that. The Japanese school day is roughly from 8:30 to 3, but students will stay after school for "homeroom" as well as sports clubs, which practice daily usually until 6 or 7. Any teacher that is a coach also has to stay for those

Other user reminded me that teacher's roles here are much broader than in the US. Teachers may sometimes take sick students to the hospital, they visit their students' houses instead of the PTA meetings at school, they might take kids to sports events on weekends even when they have nothing to do with that particular sport, and basically act as second parents.

I can't speak for all of Japan, but at least for me it's crazy how well-behaved the students are. All a teacher or I have to do is say "listen up please" in a normal voice and they all shut up. They're incredibly talkative and energetic up to the moment the bell rings, then they immediately go silent and go to their chairs. I've never seen a fistfight and I doubt I ever will. I talked about bullying in an earlier post but I think the only bullying at my school is just exclusion

Not at all. If anything, there are more JETs who complain about having nothing to do than too much. Summer vacation, you have nothing to do. During the year it's completely up to the school how much they want to use you. Some JETs do 6 classes a day, some do 6 classes an entire month.

The program handled it all for me, down to buying the airplane ticket. Once I arrived in Japan, we had a three-day orientation in Tokyo, after which we rode the train/flew to our work assignment place. There, we met the teacher who would be our supervisor. The first few days they give you to settling in and doing things like registering with the city hall and setting up a bank account.

Alright, if I were ever to do JET its good to know I'll have some time to still chill out as well as going out and exploring Japan

Is life in the countriside different from a big city? Are people more conservative? Do they work as much?

Folks are definitely more conservative out in the countryside. People are generally more well-behaved and more willing to help each other, as well. They do still work a ton, however.

Yes, more conservative and more old-fashioned in general. Also friendlier and a little more community-minded versus the city. They work the same but since there's no big companies in the countryside you don't see as many sad depressed salarymen and women

How much is the living cost when living In the country? And how long are the train rides usually when coming from the country to the city?

How's the weather there year-round?
Are roads/parks/etc well cared for?
What's the dominant occupation? Is it mostly farming?
What do you do with your free time?

What are my chances of getting some JK pussy