For starters.. this is something that my husband and I are looking into down the road.. like five or so years down the road. Ideally we want to live out in the country as our plan if we stayed in the states is to get some land and get back into farming. Ideally that is what my plan would be if we moved to Japan too.. is to be out in the country and getting some land for livestock. But this leads up to my questions..
for pets.. how bad is it to bring them with you? I don't think it would be worth the effort to try to get some of my chickens over there but like my cats and dogs (it'd likely be 3 cats and 2 border collies). I know they'd have to have updated shots and such. what about reptiles? I had checked and I'll have to plan to get new mice in Japan, no big deal. But I couldn't find solid information on reptiles like my corn and king snakes or gargoyle geckos.
My other question.. what all would I expect or need to look into if I have a full sleeve tattoo on one arm? I assume just keeping it covered as much as possible. But I wasn't sure how poorly it would be looked upon? I know of the bad history tied to tattoos but the thought of moving to Japan wasn't even on the table when I got the sleeve done.. and now it holds a lot of important memories to where I wouldn't want to get it removed.. (at the very least the dragonfly, that I got done in honor of my mother who loved them).
Any and all information is welcome, thank you. Again this isn't set in stone and we are planning a few trips over there to check everything and to just see the areas. Just a thought that came up in passing over the years and we've found ourselves in a situation where it could possibly happen..
by ThornKitten