How To Visit Japan | 来日したい人へのアドバイス

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VISA INFORMATION:
LONG-TERM AND WORK VISA QUALIFICATIONS:
www.mofa.go.jp/....
WORKING HOLIDAY PROGRAM
www.mofa.go.jp/....
Ministry of Foreign Affair's Student Exchange Guide:
www.studyjapan.....
LANGUAGE SCHOOLS THAT OFFER SHORT TERM PROGRAMS (FOR TOURIST VISA HOLDERS)
TOKYO, KAI LANGUAGE SCHOOL:
en.kaij.jp/cour...
TOKYO, COTO ACADEMY:
cotoacademy.com....
TOKYO, KYOTO, OSAKA ARC ACADEMY:
en.arc-academy.....
KYOTO, KYOTOMINSAI
www.kyotominsai....
FUKUOKA, GENKIJACS:
www.genkijacs.c....
FUKUOKA, NILS:
www.ulearnjapan...
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
CONTIKI'S JAPAN TOUR:
www.contiki.com....
INTREPID'S JAPAN TOURS:
www.intrepidtra...
JAPAN RAIL PASS:
www.japanrailpa...
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[@Orangetummy]

Hi Micaela! You probably don't remember me, I talked to you once on facebook. I just wanted to say how watching your videos have really changed my life! I watched the one about your senmon school FSM many years ago and I made up my mind that I was gonna do the same! I applied for OSM and have studied there for 2 years, will be going into my 3rd year this coming year. Your best advice to me was to utilise every visa available to keep staying in Japan and I've just been doing that. From high school exchange to university exchange to senmon gakkou. Watching this video reminded me how great your advice is and that they do change people's lives!! Thank you so much!!

[@saeeebom9899]

+Orangetummy omg.. I used to watch your videos like 4 years ago..ww

[@essennagerry]

What is senmon gakkou?

[@valeriethompson9557]

€£₩ ₩¥€ ÷=>×{[~¤☆

[@eagihado]

あけましておめでとうございます。高校生から日本に住んでいて、凄い行動力ですね。日本を愛してくれありがとう。

[@boytennis1632]

僕はミカエラの動画を最近知ってからずっと見ています。日本をこんなにも愛してくれているんだ、と思うといつもうれしくなります。I love your video ,so I am looking forward to watching new video in this year too.

[@Ciaela]

+boy tennis Thank you so much!

[@KahoSeiChannel]

あけましておめでとうございます！！今はカナダに住んでいますが、実家が福岡なのでいつも楽しい動画を楽しみにしています(^ ^ 今年も頑張ってください〜

[@hyperchild95]

I'll be studying abroad in Tokyo this year from April to July! So excited.

[@むらを-w1w]

ミカエラさんが外国の方々にも日本を紹介していただいて、とても嬉しいです！

[@mdstkaba]

明けましておめでとうです。この一年もミカエラさんが笑顔で動画を公開することができますように

[@DaifukuKat]

ミカエラさん、あけおめです。 編集頑張ってますね！ 日本人も勉強になりました。

[@X3000Chan]

Hey Micaela, good info, I 'Liked' it! I just wanted to mention, since for tours (I know this isn't a tour video, but sometimes people only go with what they first hear about), I heard you mention only Intrepid. I've never taken Intrepid, & maybe they have many tour guides of different professionalism, but I would never take an Intrepid tour since when I went to Japan in 2014 my group (Inside Japan Tours) stayed at the same guest house in Hakone as an Intrepid group. My group had a solid plan of where we were going/what we were seeing for half the day, with most late afternoons and evenings free to explore on our own, and I liked the balance. We were on a bus on our way into Hakone, when this floozy girl (Intrepid guide), starts asking our guide what there is to do in Hakone, AND where we were going next, because she "didn't really have a plan". WHAT?? These people paid thousands, to be led around by a girl with no plan. That's just, NO. Please travelers, just research before you go! ;*

[@Ciaela]

Maybe she just was looking for other ideas though? There's lots to do in Hakone even without a plan (I've done a media shoot there and we basically wandered around with no plan either.) I have a friend from high school who works for intrepid as a guide and she loves it, she's a great leadership skills, and is constantly visiting the same places over and over with different groups of people. And I think different customers have different vibes so you have to always rethink your itineraries a bit. Also my bud Andrew (gunnarolla) has done tons of trips with Contiki and absolutely enjoys them, but Contiki has an age limit (up to 30 years), and Intrepid doesn't, which is why I thought it was important to mention it. Thanks for mentioning Inside Japan Tours though, as I've never heard of them and I'm sure some people will look into them now thanks to your review :-)

[@jayisoldem56]

Micaela you're so wise beyond your years have a Happy new year and God bless you

[@vickiel4]

I've only got a few years left before I finish my degree and then I can do the JET program to teach English in Japan! I might be there by the Olympics 2020. haha!! Thanks for the info. I can't wait to visit, but I certainly need to brush up on my Japanese.

[@richardflaherty2373]

Big Thumbs UP! Your videos are always informative and often funny.

[@annakravtsova1902]

I can't believe it's already a 2016 video! I remember watching your first 2013 video and it still feels like it was yesterday... Thank you so much for staying with us for these years and I really hope many more to come! :)

[@jtnguyen5685]

I love your videos. You made them informative and fun. You are a natural in front of a camera. Your friendly and sincere demeanors are quite inviting and welcoming for viewers. Most of all, you are respectable to new cultures. That speaks highly of you as a person.

[@ahmedtorky5777]

This is very informative, easy to understand. Well done!

[@Ciaela]

+amado torky Thank you!

[@zarunoki7345]

動画アップ、ありがとうございます 応援してます。

[@akihiro0831]

Happy New Year! It will cheer in the form of video viewing this year. Thank you very much.

[@JordanNZ30]

I want to live in Japan... I'm from NZ. Thanks for the advice! 👍

[@shujisudou8771]

あけましておめでとうございます。今年も楽しい動画楽しみにしています。

[@jayisoldem56]

Kit is such a good buddy of yours 🐕🐩

[@thesouth9597]

あけましておめでとうございます！　ぼくは逆に海外へ行ってみたいですね～　英語勉強中です

[@ren4108]

あけましておめでとうございます！ これからも応援します！

[@jinkintv2011]

いつも見てます。これからも頑張ってー

[@markschwartz1565]

Great info, thank you very much! I'm planning a two week trip this year and hoping for a much longer stay, hopefully in 2017, so its very timely for me. I see the NILS website has your pic and testimonial! I didn't know about the one and two year student visas for language study. Now I'm thinking it might be just right for me. Very exciting!

[@Ciaela]

+Mark Schwartz Yeah, I went to NILS because I was paying my own school fees and they were the cheapest school in Fukuoka. I don't really talk about it because I'm sure there are better options for those who can afford it, and if you're only staying for a short amount of time I might suggest being closer to Fukuoka City. :)

[@markschwartz1565]

+Micaela ミカエラ Ah, good to know. Yes, they are cheap, remarkably so. I could study there for two years for far less than it costs me to live for one in California. It's a factor for me as I'll be paying my own way, too. But, I've a good bit of money saved, and I don't know yet how long I'll want to stay, so it's not everything. Thanks again for the advice and the insight! I certainly want to look at as many options as I can find.

[@saanyanchan]

thank you for the information im planning on going to japan soon

[@sybylo]

Love the hair! !! Happy New year from Paris! ! ♥♥

[@gakkelak3015]

Love your hair so much! It's so cute with the bangs 😻 kind of looks like mine too 😃 and good video btw

[@asaquon1]

Happy New Year! Thanks for your video presentation.

[@MrBaraBear]

Hi Micaela, thanks for uploading this video. it really helped me on what to so. I just finished my holiday in Japan and I came back home sad. I really want to work in Japan to experience what it's like and learn their language. I'm kind of at a quarter life crisis right now and I need a change of scene and I want to be where I want to be - happy. maybe it's meant to be because you uploaded this. thanks again! :D

[@ronkiyomura986]

Happy New Year! Thank you for all the great information.

[@nataliawineland34]

Your hair looks really nice styled like this

[@TophGames]

It's nice to see more videos from you! This was really informative, too. I hope 2016 is a great year for you and "the kids" aka your pets ^^

[@Ciaela]

+amadofu Thank you so much!

[@DoseOfJapan]

I'm actually going to Japan on a WHV in April. You're the one that inspired me to get one from watching your old videos. Thanks!

[@Ciaela]

+DoseOfJapan Awesome you're going to have a great time! Any idea where you want to stay?

[@DoseOfJapan]

+Micaela ミカエラ I'm planning on doing 3 months at Kansai Language school in Osaka. Then maybe WWOOF (working on organic farms, as you mentioned) from the Northern Japan to Southern Japan.

[@takaota7597]

pretty much all my friends first start off as English teacher (High school or English school). If they want to switch their job, they just do job hunting while they are working as English teacher. It is actually advantage because, as she mentioned in video, English teacher has relatively lots of free time especially high school teacher ( you get a month off in winter and summer which is impossible for most of jobs in Japan). So you can spend lots of time for job hunting while you earn money as English teacher.

[@aym_johnson]

Happy new year,Micaela!!!Edit cheers for good work！！

[@three04]

今年も動画楽しみにしてますね！！！！！

[@Ciaela]

Arigatooooooo!!!!

[@Canadabusinesslife]

Happy new year Micaela. I hope you have an amazing year!!

[@nomisopan]

今年は色々始めてみようと思う。サンキューミカエラ！元気出た。ミカエラにもパワーを！

[@librislibertas]

i recommend woofing. i got to experience traditional, rural family life in the japanese country side. the family was so kind and it's a unique experience!

[@alexiedelrosario2150]

Im going to work in Japan as a English teacher but i already know much of their language and culture

[@ExpandSynth]

Thank you sooo much for sharing this!! I have been trying to find out possible ways to work in Japan since I love teaching kids! Also you remind me of Buffy,,, heheh.

[@Ciaela]

+ExpandSynth Oh man! If you love teaching kids Japan would be perfect for you!

[@taijutsu_dns]

Thanks for your video and links. From all J-Vlogers I think this is most informative video I've seen lately.

[@Akaipenspin]

thank you very much on the info, Micaela. I planned to go to Japan this year, so this is very important to me.

[@Ciaela]

+Akai Good Luck!

[@leylafashion]

I am lucky to be able to come to Japan on vacation often. We are going again this year, cannot wait! Will be making vlogs !

[@pa2435]

come come come to Japan:-)

[@shellysunfish]

My friends and I are going to Japan for vacation.

[@patricksadivj]

This was so helpful! Thank you really much :)

[@Skylance87]

I am focusing more on myself this year and just trying to be happy and have fun. Also want to find a better job so may end up going back to school im thinking about either becoming a tech teacher

[@takutokomido9671]

nice video as usual Anyways Happy New Year Whoohoo!!

[@pieragade6]

Great video! :3 I really wanna live in Japan. I'm still going to University, I study photography. I hope I can work w/ it in Japan as soon as possible, haha! Greeting from Brazil~ ^^

[@ljmastertroll]

Excellent information!

[@margsfooddiaries9687]

i have been over there in 2016 Tokyo stay in shibuya. i want to stay for ever over there. i coming again. i like your all your video very use full

[@PHX787]

happy new year to you and kit!

[@AT-mz2oq]

Nice subtitle!

[@scotty523]

Great informative video, adorable throwback photos, Happy New Year! Japan is definitely on my list since getting United flight benefits last year. Stay gorgeous! ✌🏼️

[@kpkitichai]

Happy New Year too :)

[@daykore8127]

thats the only impossoble one .. thank you

[@KauroraNoKokoro]

Really helpful and detailed video. I'd love to hear more about your farming expiernce in Japan. I'm living in Japan now and I'm looking to take a break from the city, so going to volunteer on a farm sounds like fun :)

[@coreyzacklan4376]

I love the very end of the video

[@IanHollis]

I taught English in China (although the dream is Japan) early last year ... I could do that for a living. I came home (to Australia) and got my Certificate IV in Training and Assessment, and this year I'm starting a Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics and will be doing a Diploma of TESOL at some point.

[@judeconradfrancis]

this was. so. helpful, thank you Micaela

[@pebblegosling]

University exchange to Japan was amazing - but you really have to make an effort to go out of your comfort zone or you can be pulled into a vortex where you only speak to other exchange students. In some ways I preferred my high school exchange - it really helped that my conversational Japanese and my host family and class's english were at a kind of compatible level (aka my gaps in Japanese were filled by their English knowledge, and vice versa) which meant I could bond with people.

[@Miluriel]

I'm gonna be studying at KGU this year's autumn semester, and I am so excited! Also slightly scared because I still have so much to prepare and so much money to save, and I only have half a year left. But mostly excited!

[@ThiagoSilvaOfficial]

great tips, thanks, greetings from Brazil! ^.^

[@8span]

Always though Japan would be cool to visit for a holiday but pretty put off the idea living and working there it seems like they make you work hard for every cent they pay you.

[@amityofyouth2418]

happy new year michaela!!

[@rednessdragonborn3694]

Thank goodness!!! Finally I got some good info. thanks again Micaela !

[@sketchlyful]

This is really helpful! I am studying abroad at AIU in the March and this was super informative-- thanks so much!!

[@TheAnime23]

Thanks for this vid 😁😁

[@luxtato1225]

Happy new year! Glad to see you making more videos. :) my plan for the year are to continue to learn Japanese on my own until I can go to a college that has Japanese to study.

[@FranyLacey]

Thank you for all of the information!! :D

[@ck5384]

Good, informative video as always, but I wanted to make an irrelevant comment and say I love the image change. You've always been adorable and pretty of course, but this hair and makeup style on you looks very, very good. And I'm diggin' the purple c: I'm looking forward to more videos! Even when they don't pertain to me/are on topics I'm already familiar with, I love them!

[@Ciaela]

+Colette Kinder I love it when you're a creep! Thanks so much!

[@astroboy3507]

Happy new year micaela !!!!! Long hair is much better !!!!😉

[@maxlover55]

Wonderful recap of the options.

[@flaviospadavecchia5126]

Great video! You should make one about the same topic, but when one wants to come to Canada! I'm sure a lot of people would be interested.

[@Ciaela]

+Flavio Spadavecchia I've never immigrated to Canada so I'm not sure I am educated enough to make a video about that.

[@BernieLow]

If you want to join a Japanese university you don't really need to be super fluent in Japanese. Some offer English courses (search for the "Global 30" Project for more details) for your entire 4 years (like my university) so many international students come with only basic hiragana/katakana but now have JLPT N3 or N2 certification after studying Japanese in uni. But if you want to enroll to study in Japanese, you will need to do the language school route or be very fluent.

[@Ciaela]

+Bernie Low Yeah, that's what I meant by "International Universities" but I guess since I never actually went to one, maybe private universities do english courses as well?

[@BernieLow]

+Micaela ミカエラ yeah :) I think most of them who offer it are private universities. Mine and the ones I know of are haha

[@justinpiesco1195]

My gosh Micaela look how young you were and how short you hair was! I got to Japan on the 4 week study program and it was perfect for me. I went through a program called CCI (Center for Cultural Interexchange) Once you pay the fee they set you up with a host family/familes (I had two during my month in Tokyo) and this included 2 meals per day and the school which was across from Tokyo Tower...yay! You also have to pay for your own airfare and whatever other food and expenses you have but once you're done with you classes the rest of the time is just you exploring Tokyo/Japan. I had the time of my life and highly recommend that as a way to not have to commit to staying but to have enough time to enjoy yourself and learn the language and meet people along the way.

[@Ciaela]

+Justin Piesco Oh my gosh thank you SO MUCH FOR THIS! I'm glad to hear you had such a positive experience, and by sharing your experience here you're helping other hopeful travellers potentially find their dream adventure themselves! Thanks so much for sharing! I'll add your school to the links in the description as well :)

[@jp5designs340]

+Micaela ミカエラ Hey no problem Micaela! Long time subscriber part time commentor lol. Thanks for a great video that made me want to share my story. Spending that month in Tokyo was and will always be one of the highlights of my life and I would love for others to experience the same in Japan or any other country they may dream of visiting one day. Looking forward to more videos and say hello to Kitto for me haha!

[@nowgaku]

今年も楽しみにしていますよ！！

[@thatr3dhead]

This is such great info for people! ^_^ I spent a year in Japan as a college exchange student and it was the best experience of my life!

[@strikerpro15]

Thank youuuu this helps!

[@Trusteft]

Not sure why I just watched this as I have no plans on going to Japan for the next 10 years at least. Cool video though. Thanks for sharing.

[@romanpivec7346]

I am not against those planned trips by interpid or whatever company. But they tend to be really expensive as you said. I myself have planned 3 weeks trip to japan with one week of traveling (Kyoto, Osaka, Hiroshima) and two weeks in Tokyo and it was great. I had a great time trying to find all the attractions, actually watching your videos and Abroadinjapan videos to get those less known and buying some tickets to "attractions" like J-word tokyo or Ghibli museum online. Accomandation is really easy to get actually thanks to internet and Flight Tickets from Czech Repulic to Japan are now around 250€ (With Turkish Airlines). So Japan has become a trip under 1000€ for 10days actually (for me, and that is the reason, why I am coming back this year :-) ) Thanks for the tips though! Might take some school courses.

[@とも-z2j3t]

Ms.micaela happy new year!!

[@Uchabjason]

You look a lot like Alyson Hannigan! Lovely!

[@kattandesu]

Happy new year! Tell me how to hug kit-kun

[@TakoyaKyono]

Arriving in Tokyo by myself in May for two weeks, with zero Japanese experience. I can read hiragana and know two Kanji characters, tree (Ki) and book (Hon) and nothing else. A little scared, but I feel that the best way to immerse yourself in a culture is to jump in at the deep end. You're either going to come out of it with a fresh experience of a different way of life, or you're going to hate it so much that it puts you off going there again.

[@essennagerry]

You could still use the time to learn some words and phrases if you haven't. :) Like greetings and words like "afternoon", "tomorrow", "park" and something someone might actually say to you. :D Or you to them.

[@LuminasLight]

you changed your hair (colour?) :D looks great ^^ thanks for the video :)

[@milquetoastmotorcyclist9800]

A quick heads up, you need to check your blurs for the photo at 6:53 - they're not quite there for long enough.

[@tadashiozaki677]

おめでとうございます！キット君、彼言葉じゃなくて心で通じてるんですね。 かしこい！！(^^)

[@2710-t4m]

Happy new year 2016!!!

[@worldudpan-channnelud8249]

改めまして、明けましておめでとうございます！ 動画にあったように、大学の留学はいいかもしれないですね(^^) 私も留学生の寮によく遊びに行っていましたが、思えばいろいろと勉強させてもらっていた気がします。 そして ミカエラさんに「2020年のオリンビックに向けて日本も頑張っています」と伝えて頂いた以上、ミカエラさんの動画やTwitterなどを参考にさせて頂きつつ、私もできることを頑張りたいと思います！ 今年もよろしくお願いいたします。

[@OTFGN]

I'm Japanese, but it was very helpful for me.

[@twicemina9782]

what kind of visa do you apply in japan? or you are permanent resident in japan? just wondering about it 😁😁 btw #quoteoftheday . The only impossible journey is the one you never begin. This made my day. thx for the video😀😀😀

[@SIG442]

That last bit, yeah. that's true alright :) I may need to get myself to Japan, even if it's as a tourist. Somehow...

[@SIG442]

Commander Waffles What a insightful comment. However your troll comment is obviously more showing your lack of intellect. You will not die from radiation without adding what type of radiation. You are daily bombarded with radiation and you still are here. Also your English seems in need of help.

[@SIG442]

Commander Waffles Actually, your comment made me laugh. Lack of intelligence is so visible with you. Anyways, why are you trying to troll random people? Micaela is a nice girl, you know she does not deserve to see her channel being trolled.

[@SIG442]

Doctor Mutilator Same person, new account. No life I take it?

[@SIG442]

Doctor Mutilator Yet your previous messages are gone...

[@nBloo]

hot damn its 2016... jeez i still remember that graduation from that music school video you did. its been awhile, glad you are doing ok!!!

[@dianabeets5854]

happy new year

[@shampoochampion]

Great video. I would love to visit Japan and I'm Canadian.

[@SKazclaw]

Wow, u looked very different back then. The hair!

[@LisaMichelle98]

This is awesome! Am I the only one though who gets invalid links for the genki site and the Ministry of Foreign Affair's Student Exchange Guide? :(

[@Hans-gb4mv]

This reminds me I really should start planning my trip to Asia this year or it will be postponed again. Been pushing it forward for too long now (partly due to my studies here). Planning to spend 5 or 6 weeks on the other side of the world, about 2 of them in Japan but not on a tour, gonna try to do it on my own pace.

[@Ciaela]

+Hans Roes Just get up and go! Stop postponing it! You'll be glad you did it :))

[@ratfinker]

thank you!