Hi all, I'm currently saving to bring our mixed Japanese family to Japan (I'm white). My kids are toddlers and basically have Japanese as a first language, with some English from me. I grew up in a multicultural yet fairly rural area and have never lived in a city or even much of a suburban area, just rural areas with plazas, malls, etc. I've never had any desire to live in an American city, NYC especially was never a place I would want to live, even if it was nice to visit sometimes.
I'm wondering if anyone else out there was like me: somebody who moved to Tokyo who's a rural American/westerner who didn't like the idea of living in a city and if they ended up liking it. Also, I don't have that much left holding me down to the US after moving far from friends.
I've have taken up learning instruments and I wish to make friends and play music with others, plus would like safer schools and better healthcare. I feel like if I had to live in a city, it would be in Japan from what I've heard of safety, thoughtfulness, cleanliness etc. and I feel like if I really want to play music with others regularly I would need to be in or pretty near a city.
Also, I almost exclusively listen to Japanese artists obscure and famous, so being able to finally see them live would be awesome. Music is not the only reason I've strongly considered moving, but is a big factor. I've also been learning Japanese for a few years and would consider myself at maybe a low intermediate level.
by Firefox2345