so in a little over a week im going away for a while. thailand to see family, bali for a wedding, singapore to see more family, then japan.
i was in tokyo for a couple months 4 years ago and really loved it, and i've always wanted to go back. being canadian, i opted for a working holiday visa, which is currently being processed. if it goes through i'll be living there for 6 months to a year, and if it doesnt i'll be there for 90 days.
thankfully the company i work for is extremely global and has 8 branches in tokyo, so i'm getting a transfer to one of the stores, which is more a social boon than a financial one. i plan to spend most of my time in tokyo but i'm willing to go anywhere, really. okinawa would be fantastic too (foreys, advise me)!!
so, what experiences would you recommend? i dislike seafood and don't really like anime, which kinda limits my options!!! i'm more ambivalent about anime than resistive, and i could probably get into it if i found some good ones. i'm enthusiastic about fashion and modern japanese architecture (pretty much anything by eastern design office or tadao ando). i'm not really into japanese music except for krautrocky stuff like boredoms and most of its side projects, but i'd be open to going to some shows if anyone has venues to recommend.
i speak very little japanese but i want to learn more, so any steps you guys could recommend for this aspirant gaijin would be much appreciated, as would any general living tips.
also yes im going to the tales of store in akihabara why would you even have to ask
i was in tokyo for a couple months 4 years ago and really loved it, and i've always wanted to go back. being canadian, i opted for a working holiday visa, which is currently being processed. if it goes through i'll be living there for 6 months to a year, and if it doesnt i'll be there for 90 days.
thankfully the company i work for is extremely global and has 8 branches in tokyo, so i'm getting a transfer to one of the stores, which is more a social boon than a financial one. i plan to spend most of my time in tokyo but i'm willing to go anywhere, really. okinawa would be fantastic too (foreys, advise me)!!
so, what experiences would you recommend? i dislike seafood and don't really like anime, which kinda limits my options!!! i'm more ambivalent about anime than resistive, and i could probably get into it if i found some good ones. i'm enthusiastic about fashion and modern japanese architecture (pretty much anything by eastern design office or tadao ando). i'm not really into japanese music except for krautrocky stuff like boredoms and most of its side projects, but i'd be open to going to some shows if anyone has venues to recommend.
i speak very little japanese but i want to learn more, so any steps you guys could recommend for this aspirant gaijin would be much appreciated, as would any general living tips.
also yes im going to the tales of store in akihabara why would you even have to ask