Getting to Japan is step one. Here's the rest.

The paid routes in, where to live your first month, a Japanese phone number, and the paperwork after you land, in the order you'll need them.

The paid ways in, from JET to scholarships and ski-season jobs, with who each one is for

Four places foreigners can rent their first month without a Japanese guarantor

How to get a Japanese phone number, plus a 5% code for Sakura Mobile's travel eSIM

Your first 14 days of paperwork, step by step, with the official links

Nov 13JET U.S. deadline

¥4.02MJET year one

14 daysto register

5% offSakura eSIM

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