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Motley_Crue · Joined: 13 Nov 2005 Posts: 14 Location: Canada

I have been trying to find a way to get a job teaching english in japan now without having to go through the trouble of getting a bachelors degree, for a long while now. But recently i been told by some friends and read off some websites that if you get something called a holiday visa you can. Is this true? or does anyone have any information of can tell of thier experince with a holiday visa or anyone have a reccomendation for me?

thanks

canuck · Joined: 11 May 2003 Posts: 1921 Location: Japan

Motley_Crue · Joined: 13 Nov 2005 Posts: 14 Location: Canada

k thank you very much Smile

i read through alot of threads and it anwsered alot of my questions. But i still have a couple.

1)In one thread i was reading someone said "You could also see if you feel like studying some craft (martial arts, flower arrangement, pottery making, etc.) under a master who is willing to sponsor you for a cultural visa (which allows PT work). "

Now one thing i really wanted to do as i teach/adventure in japan, if i get down there on a WHV or whatever, is Study Jiu Jitsu. I do it her ein Canada but i know theres alot of REALLY good teachers in japan. I meen after all Jiu Jitsu is a japanese name lol. So anyways my first question is....how hard is it to get a cultural visa?

2)After you get your working visa and you go down to japan is there any specific places that you should go to look for jobs?

3)and how hard is it to get set up once your down there? for example a gaijin house to stay in, getting around ( i know a couple of ways from reading other threads but still worried about this one), meeting friends etc

and thats all i can think of right now i gotta get to bed its late haha. But thanks again for your help.

Glenski · Joined: 15 Jan 2003 Posts: 12844 Location: Hokkaido, JAPAN

Motley_Crue · Joined: 13 Nov 2005 Posts: 14 Location: Canada

k thank you for your responses. I got just one more question....

If i go down to japan with a WHV, what are my chances of getting a job teaching english without a bachelors degree? and if theres a "0" chance...what are some other good paying jobs i can get while im down there on a WHV?

I am 22 years old and have been wanting to go down to japan since i was like four, and i dont want to have to wait 4 more years to get a degree i dont think i will even really use, just to get this one job.

thanks again

Apsara · Joined: 20 Sep 2005 Posts: 2142 Location: Tokyo, Japan

There are so many threads with people asking "Can I get a job without a degree?" and so many answers...but, yes, some of the eikaiwas will hire you part-time- Nova is one.

Just out of curiosity- I'm wondering why you say "go down to Japan"- Canada is a long way to the east of Japan after all. I usually say"go down" to somewhere only if I'm more or less north of it.

Glenski · Joined: 15 Jan 2003 Posts: 12844 Location: Hokkaido, JAPAN

I don't exactly understand the reasoning behind the statement:
"i dont want to have to wait 4 more years to get a degree i dont think i will even really use, just to get this one job. "

A bachelor's degree is worth more than you realize.

Will a WHV without a degree get you a job teaching English? Sure. Will you get hired by everyone you interview with? Probably not, but you wouldn't back home either.

At 22? Sure. Age is not so much a problem with entry level jobs.

With pretty much no experience or background in teaching? Sure. How well you will do without such things is entirely up to you and your initiative, of course, and on what sort of teaching format the employer has (and his training or lack thereof).

What happens after 12 months when your WHV is up? What are your plans?