Why I QUIT my Job in Japan

[@JapaneseJourney]

Thank you all for the kind comments! More follow-ups to come soon. Let me know wha you want to know!

[@Mazoane]

I’d love to know more about your company. And what you’re gonna do next. I’m curious

[@JedHenry]

I'm loving this new pace of video. It's a VERY unique approach. Take us to beautiful places, but talk to us about in-depth subjects in your Japanese life. It might not always be possible, since you're doing double work, haha. 1) Going to cool places and 2) scripting in-depth content. but this is really great! Thank you for sharing your story and the Nakasendo with us!

[@JapaneseJourney]

Thanks a lot Jed! I actually intended to make another video, which didn't work out. But since I had the general script for this one ready, I just winged it 😅

[@JedHenry]

I can't wait to hear more about your goals for the new company!

[@yourownazog8069]

I love how you shoot your videos. The quality is amazing!

[@Mazoane]

I loved this video format. A nice view, a slow paced talk. If fells close and personal. Just loved it!

[@FloETZM]

Great video edits and crazy beautiful area! I think you made a great decision. You’ll not regret :)

[@JapaneseJourney]

Thanks Flo! It’s more or less in between Kyoto and Nagano, so I hope you’ll be able to join me some time. So far it has been great ☺️

[@ProfDrUZI]

Es hat Spaß gemacht es anzusehen und du klingst zufriedener.

[@JapaneseJourney]

Danke Dir! Bin ich tatsächlich auch!

[@ToKiniAndy]

Makes sense. Trying to change slow moving Japanese icebergs can be difficult. Nice to see Naraijuku again. =)

[@JapaneseJourney]

It was great! Talked to Imai-san for 2.5h over some Matcha 🍵😅

[@adkenzo]

good luck man best wishes to you

[@akiyajapan]

Just what I was looking for, as I am also planning to leave my job in Japan soon. As a teacher at a junior high school, I don't have to worry about overtime or a high level of stress per se, but since teaching isn't my dream job and doesn't pay what I deserve -- not to mention that I've been working for decades in jobs I didn't want to do -- I have decided that now is the time for me to go all-in on my own business. It appears to be a scary thing when your residency is dependent upon a work visa and there's no guaranteed cash flow once you leave your job, especially when you have been living abroad for ten years and have no plan of ever moving back to your home country. However, I do now own my own kominka, 100%, in the countryside, and have been building my own KZbin channel around it. It's my plan to continue building that channel's content, increasing my views and followers, renovating and cleaning my minka, and then renting it out as a holiday home, effectively replacing my income and creating my own business that can support my residency here. I won't say it's scary, because I don't believe it is. I believe that fear of things like this are artificial creations -- just appearances, not the reality. The actual truth, the reality, is that you can do it, I can do it -- we can all do it. If it was placed in your heart as a desire, then there is perfect reason to believe that it was meant to be.

[@otmane87]

I'm in the same damn situation as you, got depressed because of working here in Japan, stopped working for a while to recover, started again to work for a Japanese company but I realized I really can't do it anymore or else I'll just end up sick, burnt out with no passion for life, so my Japanese wife is trying to convince me that's its better to just work for myself and make a small business and it really doesn't matter about money as much as about actually be in peace. Good luck to you too, cheers 🍻

[@akiyajapan]

@@otmane87 spot on, man. I'm glad you have some support from a Japanese wife and also needn't worry about the visa situation. As for work making you sick eventually, that's accurate. If it's not what you really want to do with your life and time, then all it'll do is make you ill. I had to stop working on my house for a few months due to a cancerous tumor on my kidney, earlier this year. I could barely teach, and going uphill to the school was torture. It made me realize that my mindset, feelings, and choices were to blame. I'd been doing this type of lifestyle for so many years -- decades, even -- that it just broke me down. If I could marry now then I would because it would relieve a couple of burdens, but my current girlfriend isn't yet at a place where she can marry. Essentially, it's all on me... Bit that's okay because I know that I, just like you, can do it!

[@etherdog]

Nice insights, Johannes! Good descriptive title, too!

[@JapaneseJourney]

Thanks a lot etherdog 🙇

[@rickyfurt1185]

Nice video as always, keep up the good work mate. Excited to know more about your company.

[@JapaneseJourney]

Thanks a lot Ricky! Will share more in the future!

[@jeffreyeigo]

All the best in your new journey man! Great video and great story. Starting a business in Japan certainly comes with it’s own unique struggles and I’d love to hear more about how it goes!

[@JapaneseJourney]

Thanks a lot Jeffrey! I hope everything is goo well on your side too?

[@jeffreyeigo]

@@JapaneseJourney It has been tough because of COVID but we're about to launch something big that will hopefully turn the tides :)

[@JapaneseJourney]

I'm excited for the news then! I really hope it'll work out!

[@Llourn]

Great video! Definitely interesting to hear how things are going since your departure. I work as a software developer, so I'm looking forward to learning more about how you made the move to running your own company in Japan.

[@lbverma3663]

First things first, all the very best in your new journey king 👑 may the force be with you 😃👍. These videos are a huge help somewhere or the other and by witnessing your journey i can say that it has certainly sparked something. (+i'd love to know about your new life and company)

[@JapaneseJourney]

Thanks a ton! Lots of challenges on the way and I hope the things I'll share here will provide value for the one or the other person.

[@creeperwasfound703]

Best of luck man for your new company!!! P.s. nice video

[@JapaneseJourney]

Thanks a lot man!

[@NihonGoo]

Ich schreibe einfach mal auf Deutsch, da mein Englisch nicht so gut ist. Ich hoffe, dass das in Ordnung ist. Vielen Dank für die Einblicke in deinen Entscheidungsprozess. Gerade der Punkt, dass man Zeit und Arbeit investiert ohne zu wissen, dass es überhaupt einen Effekt hat, ist sehr wichtig, denke ich. Jetzt mit eigener Firma weißt du auf jeden Fall, dass dein Handeln und deine Entscheidungen direkten Einfluss haben auf alles, was in der Firma passiert. Alles Gute und viel Erfolg für deinen neuen Weg! Ich bin gespannt, was in Zukunft hier kommen wird :)

[@JapaneseJourney]

Danke für Deinen Kommentar Kevin! Ja, jetzt bin ich ganz auf mich gestellt in gewisser Weise. Jetzt geht's rund! Bin auch gespannt, wie sich der Kanal (die Kanäle dadurch entwickeln werden).

[@NihonGoo]

@@JapaneseJourney Ich hoffe, dass es mit den Kanälen auch richtig abgehen wird :) Irgendwann muss ich auch mal nach Nagano kommen und dich besuchen :)

[@JapaneseJourney]

Danke Kevin, das hoffe ich auch! Komm' gerne vorbei! Ich muss aber demnächst auch mal zum shoppen nach Kyoto, und da würde sich so n 日帰り schon auch anbieten...

[@NihonGoo]

@@JapaneseJourney Sag gerne Bescheid, wenn du hier in der Nähe bist :)

[@JapaneseJourney]

@@NihonGoo Wird gemacht!

[@orlando1a1]

A great video of superb locations coupled with an insightful, heartfelt discussion of your future plans, Johannes. I think you have made the right decision to quit your old job. I sincerely hope your new adventure in forming your own company brings you all the rewards you genuinely deserve. Will you still be based in Japan, or are you moving back home?

[@JapaneseJourney]

Thanks a lot mate! I'll still be based in Japan, although I hope I'll be able to visit Germany more often than previously.

[@rohitrathod6790]

Thanks for sharing. All the best 👍

[@JapaneseJourney]

Thank you!

[@SOlarJP]

Thank you Johannes for sharing your story. I really feel you. I'm glad you have the courage for staring your own thing in Japan! Keep going and see you soon in Tokyo =) LG Stefan

[@JapaneseJourney]

Thanks a lot Stefan! I'll be there Wednesday evening, so if you want to grab a drink, let me know.

[@rhythmandacoustics]

New to your channel. I liked and Subscribed.

[@JapaneseJourney]

thanks a lot!

[@JanHorcicka]

Yes, we want to know! Good luck with everything 🙂

[@JapaneseJourney]

Thanks a lot Jan!

[@Bbk.123]

I am going to quit my job soon too , working 13,14 hours Daily just killing my body and mind ,

[@JapaneseJourney]

All the best!

[@soonwaikin9735]

It's a merit that you'd chose to quit your job. Quite stressful. You'll still get phone calls thought you're on the holiday. My preferences are still the European way

[@shyraelectra8310]

Please share the name of your new company and will it be situated in Japan as well. Love your video! looking forward to the next one!

[@PeterCarqueville]

What a journey, over the years. Good luck going forward.

[@JapaneseJourney]

Thanks a lot Peter! Will share here how it goes 😅

[@crypticvega88]

Nice video. Can you do one on the tourism situation?

[@JapaneseJourney]

It was a Monday 🙈 But of course also Corona. There were a couple of people later that day, but it was by far not packed. I spent 2.5h in a café there and only 3 other people came in during that time.

[@cenandoenjapon]

You remind me of my current CTO (one of the best Software Development engineers and mentors I've ever known). What do we have to do to be considered as potential candidates for your new company? 😄

[@JapaneseJourney]

Thanks for the kind words! Sounds like you have a great mentor already😅 I can’t afford hiring people right now, but let me know your stack and I might be in touch one day.

[@cenandoenjapon]

​@@JapaneseJourney I do have a great mentor indeed, but in Barcelona. :) I mostly use JavaScript/TypeScript libraries/frameworks both for front and back (Angular, React, Next, Gatsby, Express...) with any NoSQL or SQL database I find suitable for the project at hand.

[@johnh3267]

Johannes, not sure what time you filmed this, but the post town looks like a ghost town. Doesn't look terribly warm either. The video prompts some more questions, which you may consider for your next video. Did you prefer creating apps or managing others doing the creating? Do you think you achieved your aim of leaving on good terms with your old company? Did you give plenty of notice so a successor could be trained? Are you setting up a German company or a Japanese one?

[@JapaneseJourney]

Thanks for the great questions John! I took some of the non-talking shots in the morning, from 9:30 to 10:00, the remainder and the talking stuff from 2-4 PM. On a Monday. I also spent about 2.5 hours, from 10:30 AM to 1:00 PM, in the cafe of one of the people I had interviewed for last year’s Naraijuku video. During that time, only 3 other customers visited.

[@nicoschumann6348]

Wirklich ein tolles Video!!! Mach weiter so :-)

[@JapaneseJourney]

Danke vielmals Nico! 😊

[@leonardo899]

Mexican work more hours than Japanese people do per week. Any google search will confirm that by all metrics, Mexicans work far longer days than anyone else. What this video describes, is basically any job in Mexico. You work tons of unpaid overtime out of fear of being fired.

[@toplespecah666]

to come to weed yard on desert it self already take about 2 hours 😂 then what we can say?

[@ultraali453]

thanks bro!

[@w3r161]

Hey bro, what's your new company and what do you do? Would really interest me : )

[@JapaneseJourney]

Hey man, thanks for the interest. It turned out that sharing the name wouldn't be such a good idea privacy wise, so unfortunately I have to keep it a secret for now. I do mostly Android dev though.

[@w3r161]

@@JapaneseJourney Perfectly understandable, no worries. 👍

[@coderandcream]

Im a software engineer and I like how you handled everything, would be awesome to work with

[@quizdenihongo]

奈良井宿いいところですね。これからたのしみですね！🥳

[@TheDuck1234]

Any tldr ?

[@selassie9015]

i definitely want to know ! please share

[@mitsuhafan1543]

you deserve more views

[@JapaneseJourney]

Thanks a lot kind viewer!

[@pathologicpicnic]

Screw middle-managers. The dog’s of the company doing the dirty work.

[@ToKiniAndy]

My new company: Car

[@JapaneseJourney]

Very likely.

[@truth6242]

You did not tell us to hit the like button you have 301 (my area code LOL) I will make it 302 now.

[@JapaneseJourney]

I felt like my viewers are clever enough to do that themselves. And you have proven me right.

[@truth6242]

@@JapaneseJourney Society is stupid mostly . Sorry. They have to be told unfortunately.

[@aystube9703]

Come to Philippines then! 🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭

[@JapaneseJourney]

Haha, I'm just afraid it would get way too hot for me?

[@rannte1985]

😇

[@JapaneseJourney]

Os everything going well for you Kim-san?

[@rannte1985]

​@@JapaneseJourney Everything is Nice except you are not here 😇. And I felt your skill is improved how you deliver you message on KZbin ( like cut editing skill) ! Great. it motivated me :) Thanks for your nice video !