After contacting with various immigrant clients, I gradually found that our Chinese choose to immigrate to Japan for a direct purpose. Some for career advancement, some for leisure life, some for children’s education, some for social security benefits and so on.
But after coming to Japan, where to live can be a challenge. The selection is also wide: in Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, Hokkaido, Fukuoka, Nagoya, and so on
My personal opinion is that as far as life is concerned, it is best to choose a place that suits you. And before making a choice, you can go to the city you want to walk around more, have a certain understanding of the city, and then make a decision.
Today, I will talk about how to choose the place of residence on the coming day according to my experience, people and things around me, and whether it is very important to confirm the place of residence in advance in the visa application process.
The Q for this issue is as follows:
Tokyo is better, Osaka is better, or a local city. Okay?
2. What if you haven’t decided where to settle down when applying for a visa?
3. Besides Tokyo, can we apply for the business administration visa in Osaka?
4. Are the entry bureaus in Tokyo and Osaka more stringent in reviewing application documents than those in other places?
5. Are local cities cheaper and less expensive than Tokyo and Osaka?
Is Tokyo better, or Osaka better, or a local city?
Choosing a city to live in, whether in China or In Japan, is a constant question.
Now struggling in Shanghai, may want to go to Shenzhen for a while; Friends who now work in Beijing may return to their hometowns after a while. There’s a lot of variability here. In The same way, in Japan, we don’t arrive here and decide that we will always live in the same city.
Some Chinese people have come to Osaka to discover that the way of life, attitudes and culture of the People of Osaka are closer to those of the Chinese people, so they like Osaka more.
Tokyo is apathetic, Osaka is warm, and I have gradually gained this impression in various ways since I came to Japan.
But more specifically, among the clients we have applied to, those who are more career-oriented tend to be more bullish on Tokyo.
Tokyo is the political, economic, cultural and transportation center of Japan. It is also a city with high degree of economic development and relatively rich in the world. Tokyo has the headquarters of many fortune 500 enterprises. If you live in Tokyo, your relative income will be higher.
By contrast, Osaka will be slightly less advanced than Tokyo.
Osaka also offers career opportunities for Chinese, such as home stay, daigou, or tourism, as it is located in Kansai and is close to the rich tourism resources of Kyoto, Nara, Uji and other Japanese cities.
However, compared with the commercial resources in Tokyo, the limitations of Osaka are higher, and clients can combine their strengths and contacts to make their own choices.
Those who value their children’s education also tend to be more optimistic about Tokyo and Osaka. Tokyo, in particular, has the richest educational resources in Japan and more high-quality schools for parents to choose from.
With the exception of Tokyo and Osaka, people who prefer a leisurely life and want to stay away from the hustle and bustle of life may want to settle in second-tier cities or even the countryside.
There are also compatriots who choose to live in various places in Japan for some specific career opportunities. For example, they can choose tohoku for agriculture. Before, a friend of mine liked Japanese beer, so he went to the brewing industry base in Ibaraki to be a brewer.
What if you haven’t decided where to settle down when you apply for a visa?
You can first consider a tentative company address, such as the visa to go to the future, then change the residential address and company address.
In the actual case, a lot of our clients do that. After the visa is approved to go to the future, the residence is confirmed, and then change to live in another city, and this operation will not affect the visa renewal.
It is also possible to have clients who are based in one city but live in another. If you are interested, please check my previous questions and answers on whether the difference between the company address and the residential address will affect the visa.
Besides Tokyo, can we apply for the business administration visa in Osaka?
Can be dealt with, whether kansai or Kanto customers, we can help to deal with the needs.
Are the entry bureaus in Tokyo and Osaka more stringent in reviewing application documents than those in other places?
This is a question I get asked a lot. In fact, this statement is not true. In many cases, people may think that Tokyo and Osaka have a large number of applicants, have a schedule, and the review process is slow and stricter.
Not really. Considering the large number of applicants mentioned above and the strict examination, if the local entry administration bureau has fewer cases, in fact, the visa officer will have more time to carefully examine these submitted cases, and the efficiency will also be low.
Secondly, whether it is Tokyo and Osaka or a small local government, the local Administration for Entry into the country for visa approval should be in accordance with the internal review system.
Therefore, instead of considering where it is easier to apply, I would suggest that it is important to start from the prepared materials and try to improve the “business plan”, because no matter where you apply for the “business management visa”, you will be invincible if you have a perfect business plan and career certification materials.
Are local cities cheaper and less expensive than Tokyo and Osaka?
Under my impression, we all think that Tokyo and Osaka are metropolises, so the standard of living and consumption is relatively high.
No, No, No, No, No, No, No. Japan’s national price level is about the same. I had spoken to several clients who had moved from Tokyo and even got feedback that Tokyo was cheaper.
In general comparison, except for the housing in the center of Tokyo, other daily living expenses are even cheaper than local items, such as vegetables and fruits. Many of them are delivered directly from neighboring agricultural counties in Tokyo, so they are relatively cheaper. In addition, Tokyo sells a lot of fruits and vegetables, so wholesale can keep prices down, making them a little cheaper than local markets.
But in terms of housing, Tokyo is a vast city with more than three and a half mu of land in the core area of the Yamantoku Line. You can choose to rent apartments in other districts of 23 or in areas with well-developed railway transportation in Tokyo.