Is it hard living in Japan as a foreigner? -

Please share your experience as a foreigner living in japan, and where did/do you live? Is hard to make friends? I want to see what its like there.

Depends on how well you speak Japanese. Obviously the more you speak, read, write in Japanese (and by this I mean more then just quot;Konnichiwaquot;) a little easier life is, because you can communicate more with people, therefore opening up more opportunities, in making friends, finding a job, or just general living. The less you know the harder it is.

People are nice, you aren t allowed to buy a property until you ve lived there for awhile. If you live in urban area then its hard to find a decent place to live that affordable.

it s pretty easy to live in Japan once you re all set up with your job and aparment. Making friends is easy too but friends can come and go a lot so it can get a bit sad after a while. That s why it s a good idea to have some good Japanese friends as well.

yes, because you don t know the area much,and it will be even harder if you don t know the language.

why do you expect Japanese people to be friendly while you are ignoring someone who does not speaki English??