Buying a family home in Nagaoka, Niigata neighborhood + property-type input from anyone local?
Thanks for reading. My wife (Japanese, from Niigata) and I are planning to buy a long-term family base…
Transfer to Japan university
Hello! I am currently 12th grader graduating but I’m going to community college… I am doing the transfer…
WHV – Questions & Feedback
Hello everyone, I am planning on moving to Japan for 1 Year on the Working Holiday Visa early…
I’m going to ISI’s campus in Kyoto, then going to university in Osaka afterwards. Is it better to live in Osaka and commute to Kyoto for my year and a half term at ISI, or should I move to Kyoto first and move later for university in Osaka. Would the train be too impractical to use every weekday?
I’m used to commuting over an hour everyday for work in the US, so it’s not a time…
Bi-Weekly Entry/Simple questions thread (May 13, 2026)
Welcome to the r/movingtojapan bi-weekly(ish) simple questions thread! This is the place for all of your “easy” questions…
Is ¥300k–400k Reasonable for 6 Weeks furnished apartment in Tokyo? Looking at Dash Living
Hi everyone — I’ll be traveling to Tokyo this summer and am looking to stay for around 6…
COE concerns and suggestions on what to do from here
Hello Everyone! My new company applied for COE on April 1st and my noticed period at my current…
First time entry with COE+visa procedures
Hi! I got my COE and visa and I'm moving to Japan soon for work! I had a…
Teaching Italian in Japan
Guys I will be fast.Next year I will do a master's degree in"teaching Italian to foreigners",here I can…
Giving up a good live in Germany to move to Japan
I’m 27M living in a mid-sized town in Germany. I work as a software engineer and got promoted…
Are 150 hours certificates still accepted?
Greetings. There seem to be some conflicting information about it online, so I wanted to clarify whether getting…
Japan IT Job from Nepal – How to Apply?
Anyone from Nepal working in Japan IT / Design field, please share your guidance. I have a Bachelor’s…