Gap Year japan?

Question

Well, i've just finished high school and would like to take a gap year to japan after college. I'm just woundering if anyone can give me a few sites to look at that provide gap years.

I would love to do some voluntary work over there, preferrably in a kindergarten. I also would like it to be cheapish and hopefully ideas on how i can get the money (I'm not exactly from a rich family)

Or even if you don't have any sites... how much around do you think i should expect to pay?

Thanks.

Answer 1

If you have a working holiday visa you could work up to 20 hours a week(but no one actually checks up on your hours)-that would be the way to go. It would be very pricey to be a volunteer in Japan but I am sure you could find a kindergarten that would pay you 1000-1500 an hour to work with their kids. For the cash requirement for a working holiday visa you don't have to actually have the cash-a letter of credit will do.

Answer 2

idk

Answer 3

Working at a kindergarten requires license in Japan. I'm sure you do not have one now because you are not in Japan.

Besides, Japan does not issue working visa for simple labor. The jobs foreigners can have are limited to jobs like English teacher.

But with working holiday visa, you can have some other jobs, but not kindergarten.

Answer 4

I think you're too stuck on the word "gap year".

If you graduate college, you'll have a chance of teaching English in Japan.  There are many opportunities.  Try gaijinpot.com   Most of the postings there are for people who already have a working visa, but not all of them.

Try googling such conversation schools as AEON, GEOS, James, ECC.

You should be able to pay your way and more by teaching English, even part-time.  As long as you're relatively friendly, clean, and not too obnoxious, you should be able to get jobs easily.  Some people may even actively seek you out.  

When I first got to Japan I was asked by several people to teach them English.  One guy even knocked on my door.  He knew I was the new "gaijin" in town.  One was just a lady at a flower shop.  One group were friends of a friend of a friend.

Things happen.  Japan is abundant.