What would I need to do to move to Japan?

Question:

I wanna know

How much it will cost to move me and maybe a bedroom size worth of stuff??
Where can I find a place to live??
Will I need more than a passport like documents and stuff??
What's the best part of Japan to live in??
Will it be easy to get a job of some sort??
Would an apartment or house be more sufficient??
How long should one wait to get everything need to move??

And any more info you can give me will be great!!

Thanx!!

Answer:

If you're American, you have virtually no hope of getting a job in Japan unless you provide proof of college education. The government offers teaching opportunities for those with a degree:
http://www.jetprogramme.org/

There are also many private schools which hire foreigners but the glory days and big money are gone. Still it's the best opportunity for work if you have no other saleable skills.

Leave your stuff at home, bring cash, and buy what you need as you need it. You'll probably have to have a job to get an apartment. Co-signers are customary in Japan, and as a foreigner with no Japanese relations that will probably mean your company must sign for you. Expect to live in a one room apartment as anything else in a major city would be prohibitively expensive.

As far as where to live, that just depends on your preferences, big city or small town, warm all year or four seasons, etc.

Learn a skill universally in demand for you go (cooking, hair styling, jewelry making, clothing design, etc.), and study Japanese as hard and fast as you can, you can make it in Japan and become in high demand as an exotic foreign expert in your field.