CULTURE SHOCK moving to Japan!🇯🇵

[@kathyt7276]

girl, ur vibes are a huge MOOD. i can’t believe i just stumbled ur channel, u deserve so much more hype!!

[@leilanirika]

Wowow thank you so much that’s so sweet!🥰🥰

[@emiliiajayne]

This video was sooo informative! I feel like it explained a lot more realness of living in japan than most videos i've seen on a similar topic

[@leilanirika]

Thank you I’m glad it helped in some way! Ya I think the idea of living in Japan is pretty romanticized but I wish I heard about these things before I moved so I could feel more prepared! Of course there will always be a learning curve no matter where you move to😉

[@reinami4959]

i relate so much to these! i once said i didn't need a bag but the woman at the bento stall said she was required to put it into a plastic bag...lol. i'm also part-japanese and moving to tokyo soon, nice to see someone with a similar story :)

[@izzy-bm8sz]

hiii!! i just stumbled across ur channel yesterday and girl u r SO UNDERRATED, u need more subs :3 in the future i do want to study abroad in japan and then eventually live there so this vid was very informative ^3^

[@leilanirika]

Wow thank you so much that’s so sweet!!😭 I’m glad you found this helpful and I hope you get to study abroad in Japan!:)

[@scruzzin]

omg hi !! i remember first finding your vlog from way back when, and i realized i haven't seen your vlogs since college maybe !! so i dug through my old youtube account to look for your channel and tadaaa i'm here now!!! i super loved your vlogs when i was younger, and i love how your content has grown with you too!!

[@leilanirika]

Oh my goodness this comment warmed my heart so much!😭 I can’t believe you have been watching for so long haha I really appreciate it! I was so busy in college I couldn’t keep up with posting but now I try to upload weekly!💜

[@scruzzin]

@@leilanirika yeah!! i remember doing your DIY highlights hack back in high school! 🤣 really happy for you, leilani!! ◡̈ super duper looking forward to more of your content!!

[@SlowpokeReads]

(i just found your channel so sorry if you see me commenting on every video LMAO) but OMG when I visited Japan I felt so OUT OF PLACE in Tokyo because everyone dresses so nice!!! I literally felt like a bum lmao

[@leilanirika]

HAHA for real!! Glad someone else could relate😂 I literally had to buy a new wardrobe so I could like semi-decent hahaha

[@irarih]

Hey Leilani!! Can you do a video on what you do in japan for a living and tips on finding a job there?☺️☺️

[@leilanirika]

Hey! I was thinking about possibly doing that but I don't think I'm the best candidate to speak on finding work here because I don't have to go through the difficult visa process! I know that is usually the biggest hurdle when foreigners are finding work in Japan😣 I'm lucky enough that I just found work through some friends!

[@irarih]

@@leilanirika that’s ok, thank you for replying!!

[@ivanbudianto1962]

Now Japan has started to decrease its overtime work, there is no longer waiting for the boss to come home, They are the current generation who place a lot of importance on work-life balance

[@leilanirika]

Absolutely, I have noticed a lot of change with the current generation! I'm so pleased to see more importance put on work-life balance.

[@ivanbudianto1962]

@@leilanirika Yup, even though there are still "workaholics" but this is part of a process that takes a long time for the future of Japan to implement a "work-life balance" overall and eliminate the stereotypes about Japanese work culture that foreigners have so far feared. Because there are still a lot of western media (which are sometimes cynical about Japan) still reporting things like that, even though Japan has decreased long working hours, it seems even more Americans if we look at an index.

[@Deku_Zuzu]

Hi! So idk if you will see this but I have a question...so since I was a little kid(I'm 20 almost 21 now), I've wanted to live In Japan. I currently live in the US. Well my boyfriend is to much of a mommas boy, and don't wanna leave his family..do you Have any advice by chance of how to convince him to move to Japan with me? It's been my life dream to move there

[@raqueldc1158]

Hi! so I do have a question about internet shopping. Is Amazon widely used in Japan? I know you have mentioned Amazon in some of your videos, but I was wondering how practical it is to order from Amazon while being in Japan, as I am an Amazong junky myself haha

[@leilanirika]

Yes Amazon is very widely used in Japan!

[@halukak9075]

I love your VIIIBE 😂 Want to be your friend just watching this one video! 😆

[@leilanirika]

Hahaha YES BESTIE glad u get the vibe😂💕

[@lydiamorris5705]

bro with the drunk thing.. i can tell you haven't been to the uk

[@leilanirika]

HAHA I haven’t and it clearly shows

[@amberxo1734]

omg the plastic on the banana is insane

[@clarar2187]

What do you do in japan? ^^

[@leilanirika]

Currently working in education!

[@XSemperIdem5]

Ah, so after hours trains in Japan insanity is like Metro during the day in Los Angeles 😅 No but seriously, fights an stabbings are not unheard of. Yes, those plastic wrapped bananas make me bananas (🤦 I'm sorry it's 4am, this is the best I've got in jokes at this time). Ok hold up, where in L.A. did you hang out that people were all dressed up all the time? What I do find funny is that there will be one person in shorts and a tank top and the next person is wearing a freaking hoodie. How do people wear hoodies in 80F or even higher temps?