Comments on: Japan Tourism and travel http://girlstraveling.com/blog/japan-tourism-and-travel.html Sat, 12 Feb 2011 21:17:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Free Blog http://girlstraveling.com/blog/japan-tourism-and-travel.html/comment-page-1#comment-1450 Free Blog Fri, 15 Jan 2010 10:09:34 +0000 http://girlstraveling.com/blog/japan-tourism-and-travel.html#comment-1450 Guys.. no offense but please check out my channel. I made a Japan Travel Guide. Thanks! Guys.. no offense but please check out my channel. I made a Japan Travel Guide. Thanks!

]]> By: WPBlog Shop http://girlstraveling.com/blog/japan-tourism-and-travel.html/comment-page-1#comment-1451 WPBlog Shop Fri, 15 Jan 2010 01:01:25 +0000 http://girlstraveling.com/blog/japan-tourism-and-travel.html#comment-1451 Japan looks like the type of country that has TOO many things to see and take in.-haha It's such a vibrantly cultured place. Japan looks like the type of country that has TOO many things to see and take in.-haha It’s such a vibrantly cultured place.

]]> By: Rabbityama http://girlstraveling.com/blog/japan-tourism-and-travel.html/comment-page-1#comment-1461 Rabbityama Thu, 14 Jan 2010 10:45:28 +0000 http://girlstraveling.com/blog/japan-tourism-and-travel.html#comment-1461 I've traveled a lot so I may forget something, but generally: 1.No 2. Yes. 3. Yes- all over Japan. I've ridden on Max Yamabiko, Komachi, HIkari, Kodama, Nozomi... 4.Yes. many times, but the one I best remember was between Osaka and Wakayama, but at HIneno part of it went to Kansai Intl 5. No 6. Yes, from Matsue to Tokyo and form Nagoya to Tokyo 7. Yes 8. No, I don't have driver's license 9. Yes, all over Japan. This is my favorite way of transportation. I rode both night(yakou) and day bus. 10. Yes, from Nagoya to Sendai,from Sakurajima to Kagoshima, from Hiroshima to Matuyama, from Niigata to Sado. 11. No. 12. Yes, Lake Shinji, Matsushima... 13.Yes, at Hiroshima 14. Yes, from Osaka to Miyazaki and from Okinawa to Nagasaki 15. From Nagoya to Okinawa 16. Yes, at a night train, somewhere after Kyoto. They kept the train for 3 hours. 17.No, lucky me. Some other interesting experiences... I liked that "Botchan-train"(old- style train which runs the streets of Matsuyama.Same type of train you can experience in Meiji-mura in Nagoya.Also, the Showa-style tourist bus in Kanazawa was quite impressive.I don't know if this goes as "transportation" but I rode a camel in Tottori. Yes,and I rode around Lake Kawaguchi on bicycle. I've traveled a lot so I may forget something, but generally:
1.No
2. Yes.
3. Yes- all over Japan. I've ridden on Max Yamabiko, Komachi, HIkari, Kodama, Nozomi…
4.Yes. many times, but the one I best remember was between Osaka and Wakayama, but at HIneno part of it went to Kansai Intl
5. No
6. Yes, from Matsue to Tokyo and form Nagoya to Tokyo
7. Yes
8. No, I don't have driver's license
9. Yes, all over Japan. This is my favorite way of transportation. I rode both night(yakou) and day bus.
10. Yes, from Nagoya to Sendai,from Sakurajima to Kagoshima, from Hiroshima to Matuyama, from Niigata to Sado.
11. No.
12. Yes, Lake Shinji, Matsushima…
13.Yes, at Hiroshima
14. Yes, from Osaka to Miyazaki and from Okinawa to Nagasaki
15. From Nagoya to Okinawa
16. Yes, at a night train, somewhere after Kyoto. They kept the train for 3 hours.
17.No, lucky me.

Some other interesting experiences… I liked that "Botchan-train"(old- style train which runs the streets of Matsuyama.Same type of train you can experience in Meiji-mura in Nagoya.Also, the Showa-style tourist bus in Kanazawa was quite impressive.I don't know if this goes as "transportation" but I rode a camel in Tottori. Yes,and I rode around Lake Kawaguchi on bicycle.

]]> By: ibisisi3892 http://girlstraveling.com/blog/japan-tourism-and-travel.html/comment-page-1#comment-1458 ibisisi3892 Thu, 14 Jan 2010 09:02:00 +0000 http://girlstraveling.com/blog/japan-tourism-and-travel.html#comment-1458 Well, it has me "concerned" but not scared. I think this comes from younger people who did not live through the Cold War, where the very real threat of immediate annihilation was very real. I'm about 300m from the DPRK's admin office in Tokyo, which has a hundred or so antennae on top, one or more of which must me a homing transponder for ballistic missiles. My home is about 3km from a major GSDF base, which has to be a target of dozens of IRBMs at least. Worried? No. Following an attack, the counterattack by U.S., ROK, and Japanese forces would end the DPRK. The world would be a better place. Well, it has me "concerned" but not scared. I think this comes from younger people who did not live through the Cold War, where the very real threat of immediate annihilation was very real.

I'm about 300m from the DPRK's admin office in Tokyo, which has a hundred or so antennae on top, one or more of which must me a homing transponder for ballistic missiles.

My home is about 3km from a major GSDF base, which has to be a target of dozens of IRBMs at least.

Worried? No. Following an attack, the counterattack by U.S., ROK, and Japanese forces would end the DPRK. The world would be a better place.

]]> By: Anonymous http://girlstraveling.com/blog/japan-tourism-and-travel.html/comment-page-1#comment-1452 Anonymous Thu, 14 Jan 2010 01:38:15 +0000 http://girlstraveling.com/blog/japan-tourism-and-travel.html#comment-1452 Thanks so much Thanks so much

]]> By: Free Blog http://girlstraveling.com/blog/japan-tourism-and-travel.html/comment-page-1#comment-1453 Free Blog Wed, 13 Jan 2010 15:44:39 +0000 http://girlstraveling.com/blog/japan-tourism-and-travel.html#comment-1453 Hahah true, she's giving so much information in a short time that almost no one want to listen, show me geishas instead :D Hahah true, she’s giving so much information in a short time that almost no one want to listen, show me geishas instead :D

]]> By: WPBlog Shop http://girlstraveling.com/blog/japan-tourism-and-travel.html/comment-page-1#comment-1454 WPBlog Shop Wed, 13 Jan 2010 13:36:25 +0000 http://girlstraveling.com/blog/japan-tourism-and-travel.html#comment-1454 You are so dumb lasallian1996 its unbelievable. You are so dumb lasallian1996 its unbelievable.

]]> By: mrikkaku http://girlstraveling.com/blog/japan-tourism-and-travel.html/comment-page-1#comment-1464 mrikkaku Wed, 13 Jan 2010 09:25:02 +0000 http://girlstraveling.com/blog/japan-tourism-and-travel.html#comment-1464 It will be very hard for you to do anything other than teach english in Japan. That is the truth; a lot of people don't seem to want to hear it as shown by the amount of thumbs down I've seen those answers get (I'm probably earning myself a few at the moment!). A lot of people are interested in the Japanese culture and want to go and live there, and they want to believe that they will be able to live in Japan the same way that they live in their own country, but for the majority it just won't happen. You will not be able to work in Japan unless you have a working visa and it's very hard to get one for anything other than English Teaching. Foreigners are encouraged to come to Japan to become English teachers because that is a role that native Japanese are not able to fill. For other jobs there are plenty of Japanese people available. That being said there are some jobs that foreigners do in Japan; always because a foreigner is needed in that position. If you go head-to-head with a Japanese person in a normal job interview you will lose.. why? because your Japanese will be nowhere near as good as theirs, and you will not be Japanese. There are some jobs foreigners do eg. a secretary in some kind of international institution, Disneyland as a dancer/performer, you can work as a priest for 'fake' western wedding ceremonies, I have a friend who works for a scientific journal proofreading papers, there are some jobs in publishing foreign media, bar/hotel work. (The one exception seems to be some kind of IT/programming jobs which seem to be more available). The thing with all these jobs is a lot of people are thinking what you are.. I'll teach for a year or so then look for another job.. which means competition is very high. Long story short, it is possible to get another job in Japan but it's difficult. I'm not even sure it's going to be so easy to get an english teaching job in the future. the conversation school chains are having a hard time (basically because they've been ripping students off for years and people have realised that they're not a great way to learn english) so people are turning to smaller independent schools.. and those schools are looking for experienced, qualified teachers.. not just people who have a degree in whatever, like the eikaiwa's do. As far as tourism/travel goes you will also find it hard.. for the few jobs where you need to be able to speak english there are many Japanese people who's english is good enough (and probably better than the average english speaking person's japanese will be after just a few years study) that they can fill all those positions themselves. Getting a job in your own country as a tour guide to japanese visitors is a lot more possible. Sorry to be a downer, I'm not trying to put you off (although I'm aware almost everything I wrote is negative!).. it's better that you have an accurate picture so you can prepare better. I wish you good luck. It will be very hard for you to do anything other than teach english in Japan. That is the truth; a lot of people don't seem to want to hear it as shown by the amount of thumbs down I've seen those answers get (I'm probably earning myself a few at the moment!). A lot of people are interested in the Japanese culture and want to go and live there, and they want to believe that they will be able to live in Japan the same way that they live in their own country, but for the majority it just won't happen.

You will not be able to work in Japan unless you have a working visa and it's very hard to get one for anything other than English Teaching. Foreigners are encouraged to come to Japan to become English teachers because that is a role that native Japanese are not able to fill. For other jobs there are plenty of Japanese people available.

That being said there are some jobs that foreigners do in Japan; always because a foreigner is needed in that position. If you go head-to-head with a Japanese person in a normal job interview you will lose.. why? because your Japanese will be nowhere near as good as theirs, and you will not be Japanese. There are some jobs foreigners do eg. a secretary in some kind of international institution, Disneyland as a dancer/performer, you can work as a priest for 'fake' western wedding ceremonies, I have a friend who works for a scientific journal proofreading papers, there are some jobs in publishing foreign media, bar/hotel work. (The one exception seems to be some kind of IT/programming jobs which seem to be more available). The thing with all these jobs is a lot of people are thinking what you are.. I'll teach for a year or so then look for another job.. which means competition is very high.

Long story short, it is possible to get another job in Japan but it's difficult. I'm not even sure it's going to be so easy to get an english teaching job in the future. the conversation school chains are having a hard time (basically because they've been ripping students off for years and people have realised that they're not a great way to learn english) so people are turning to smaller independent schools.. and those schools are looking for experienced, qualified teachers.. not just people who have a degree in whatever, like the eikaiwa's do.

As far as tourism/travel goes you will also find it hard.. for the few jobs where you need to be able to speak english there are many Japanese people who's english is good enough (and probably better than the average english speaking person's japanese will be after just a few years study) that they can fill all those positions themselves. Getting a job in your own country as a tour guide to japanese visitors is a lot more possible.

Sorry to be a downer, I'm not trying to put you off (although I'm aware almost everything I wrote is negative!).. it's better that you have an accurate picture so you can prepare better. I wish you good luck.

]]> By: hitomi k http://girlstraveling.com/blog/japan-tourism-and-travel.html/comment-page-1#comment-1460 hitomi k Wed, 13 Jan 2010 06:55:21 +0000 http://girlstraveling.com/blog/japan-tourism-and-travel.html#comment-1460 try monbugakusho scholarship program it's a scholarship program offered by japanese government for foreigners who are interested in japan. there are certain majors they're offering to give the scholarships, just check one that suits you the most. you could try search the info from japan's foreign affairs ministry try monbugakusho scholarship program
it's a scholarship program offered by japanese government for foreigners who are interested in japan.
there are certain majors they're offering to give the scholarships, just check one that suits you the most.
you could try search the info from japan's foreign affairs ministry

]]> By: Blogger http://girlstraveling.com/blog/japan-tourism-and-travel.html/comment-page-1#comment-1449 Blogger Wed, 13 Jan 2010 03:09:09 +0000 http://girlstraveling.com/blog/japan-tourism-and-travel.html#comment-1449 what if you dont have a closet? what if you dont have a closet?

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