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90KAcoupe · 07-12-2009, 10:31 PM

well im fresh out of highschool and i kinda want to travel and have fun for the next couple years. I've always wanted to move to japan for a year or so and see how i liked it. I've been doing some reading and i've got 2 different stories about the car/drifting scene. some say it has died and some act like its still going. and some people are saying its still there but the people in it dont like outsiders at all.

what are yalls opinions on this? I would really like to know how the car scene is. cause i would like to move there and work at small tuning shop and have fun drifting. im not sure if thats some stupid pipedream anymore or not. but i've heard that you use to be able to. but im not sure if stuff has changed.

sleep · 07-12-2009, 10:36 PM

my opinion is as follows.

You are 18 years old. You should figure out what your good at, and start a career. Use your 'golden' years to get a foundation set....make lots of money, grow up, and THEN travel the world.

If you want to move to japan to be JDM, and do what you see in option videos, then you are not thinking properly.

Get yourself set in life, and in a career that will get your life set, AND THEN go and play. Trust me, i wish i had done what i told you to do.

It will not be anything like the movie "Tokyo Drift". Trust me.

90KAcoupe · 07-12-2009, 10:39 PM

yea i know what your saying. but i would rather have fun now. then when i cant cause im to old and im settled down. and everything that enjoy now is lost cause times have changed.

I'm not moving to japan just to be "JDM". my dad went to japan with work (nissan) for 2 months and he loved it. he said everybody should visit there atleast once in life. and i feel like i would really enjoy the culture there.

jamg · 07-12-2009, 10:48 PM

i don't think it's possible.

is it true that if you want to LIVE in japan, that you HAVE to be working or be in school? or be in something productive to the country?

sleep · 07-12-2009, 10:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 90KAcoupe

i would rather have fun now. then when i cant cause im to old and im settled down.

At just what age do you think that will happen? I have partied with friends of mine in mexico that are almost 50 years old! (picture proof below)

I am 26 years old, and will be enjoying life until i die. You are still young so you think life ends after 20. IT DOES NOT. Seriously, get yourself set RIGHT NOW, and THEN go party across the world when you are financially able to.

I know 23 year olds who make over $80K a year....man do i wish i had done what they did. I am 26 and make little more then half of what they do! They can do whatever, and buy whatever the hell they want, with no worries.

Just swallow the blue pill, would ya!

sleep · 07-12-2009, 11:00 PM

She is a 19 year old ASU student we met, he is 48.

Peso Pasties FTW!

I have 286 pictures from that 1 day. I was the bait, and he got their tops off. You won't stop living your life until you die.

HyperTek · 07-12-2009, 11:03 PM

Ok kid time to stop watching Tokyo Drift...
i swear soo many kids wanna move to japan, they see it as an easy win, drifting work on cars, pick up women etc.. lol

Give it a few years, and all those hot girls you saw in highschool will be fat, prego/had babies and live off some older guy lol.. so just try to stay in shape and you will be happy. lol

90KAcoupe · 07-12-2009, 11:25 PM

yea i didnt think i was gonna get much help here. i'll just talk to my buddies that have lived there. now i remember why i dont like forums.

sleep · 07-12-2009, 11:28 PM

You should really remember why you were taught to respect (listen to) your elders.......

If you want to move to japan, then join the military. Otherwise, get that drifting dream out of your barely legal head.

soreballz · 07-12-2009, 11:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 90KAcoupe

yea i didnt think i was gonna get much help here. i'll just talk to my buddies that have lived there. now i remember why i dont like forums.

Why is that, because people will be honest and try to talk some sense into your dumb ass?

turboboost12004 · 07-12-2009, 11:37 PM

this kid is in la la land .....lol somebody smack him!

Dousan_PG · 07-13-2009, 12:24 AM

hard part is gettin g ajob to AFFORD driving out there
gas is more
tires are more
track fees ar emore
toll roads are a lot (unless u can navigate ANd have the time for regular roads and avoid highways

its damn expensive to be a driver in japan when your not a native person. mostly due to the job situation.

good luck.
ive been to japan 3 times. i would only live there if i was filthy rich and didnt have to work. hahaha.

oh btw
drifting is ALWAYS on in japan. every night somewhere easily found u can get together w/ people and hit themountain/streets. it is not hard at all. just stay outside of big cities if i u want to own a car and NOT pay for parking for the most part.

and then if u do that, good luck getting a decnet job. its a catch-22.

miucus · 07-13-2009, 12:25 AM

why is there always a thread "I want to move to Japan" that shows up every month posted by some stupid kid?

Z33dori · 07-13-2009, 12:53 AM

yea i could never live there...

my parents did... i was born there (military) but never live, just visit

zenki.life · 07-13-2009, 01:19 AM

haha when i read his first post i was totally thinking of Tokyo Drift!!!! ahahahaha. yea it is a pipedream

325irollin · 07-13-2009, 01:33 AM

pipedream because I'm pretty sure you need to get a work visa to stay over there and for that you'll need to be able to speak/write a little japanese.

JDMFLCL · 07-13-2009, 06:24 AM

you better have a nice trust fund

how about do study abroads in japan, 2 birds 1 stone

*fliprayzin240sx* · 07-13-2009, 07:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 90KAcoupe

well im fresh out of highschool and i kinda want to travel and have fun for the next couple years. I've always wanted to move to japan for a year or so and see how i liked it. I've been doing some reading and i've got 2 different stories about the car/drifting scene. some say it has died and some act like its still going. and some people are saying its still there but the people in it dont like outsiders at all.

what are yalls opinions on this? I would really like to know how the car scene is. cause i would like to move there and work at small tuning shop and have fun drifting. im not sure if thats some stupid pipedream anymore or not. but i've heard that you use to be able to. but im not sure if stuff has changed.

Shit, you make it sound so fucking simple. I know folks whos civilian who's out here that are barely making ends meet, prior military, married to a local, got out and opened up a shop. He's been here over 20 years and he said he feels like he's exactly where he's at when he started back then. Only reason he stuck around is because he got used to it.

First off, unless you have a connection, the chance of you getting hired is slim to none. Are you fluent in Japanese? Most JPs barely speak any english. Hiring a foreigner to work in a shop is a hassle. They would rather hire japanese and they can pay them less. Labor is cheap compared to the states, you'd work 60-80 hours to make as much as working 40 hrs in the states for the same job in most prefectures. Then there's the finding a place deal, having enough money to support you till you do find a job, if ever.

You want to go to Japan, you got 2 options. Join the military and pray to God you get stationed here, or finish school, get a major in English and be an English teacher out here. Pay still wont be great but itll make ends meet. Those are the easiest way to get to Japan and survive with barely any means necessary.

BustedS13 · 07-13-2009, 08:21 AM

i hear it's really hard for "gaijin" to fit in. especially in the yakuza.

0wn3r · 07-13-2009, 09:09 AM

Unless you're parents are paying for you to just live there, how do you expect to get by?

1) You only have a high school degree. How much experience do you have that would allow you to get a job over there?
2) You probably don't speak a word of Japanese.
3) It seems you're more concerned with drifting than living. How much other research have you done? Do you know how much a plane ticket costs? Do you know what living expenses are like when you get out there?

Sure it'd be fun to go out there. It'd also be fun to stayin the U.S., get a college degree, earn a ton of money when you get out, build up a nice car for drifting, and travel to Japan for a couple of weeks to consider a permanent move. ...but to each his own. Like I said, if you're spoiled and your parents will pay for anything you ask for, then go for it. Worst that could happen is you wind up beaten up, lying in a gutter, calling your parents from another tourist's cell phone while crying and asking for a plane ticket back home.

If you haven't considered any of the above, I'd question your intelligence and say some of the responses you've already gotten would be warranted.

Gnnr · 07-13-2009, 10:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jamg

i don't think it's possible.

is it true that if you want to LIVE in japan, that you HAVE to be working or be in school? or be in something productive to the country?

Yes, pretty much. Do you think they're just gonna let you live there just cause your American!? Bahahahaha

iwishiwas-all* · 07-13-2009, 11:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sleep

If you want to move to japan to be JDM, and do what you see in option videos, then you are not thinking properly.

cosign. Go talk to your parents about practicality. If you went to teach English, or to study, that's gravy. But at 18, and asking us on zilvia this question, odds are you view intelligence through a foggy set of glasses.

RiversideS13 · 07-13-2009, 12:41 PM

can you speak japanese? what is your skill? how are you going to survive? i am not sure if anyone would hire a foreigner with visiting visa?

you can be a cheap miner i guess.

WanganRunner · 07-13-2009, 12:53 PM

Go do JET. You'll either find a "real job" and stay, and love it, or you'll get totally burnt out after a couple years and want to come home.

Worth the time, IMO.

MrFuel · 07-13-2009, 03:49 PM

"Silly rabbit trix are for kids" lolz

BustedS13 · 07-13-2009, 03:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WanganRunner

Go do JET. You'll either find a "real job" and stay, and love it, or you'll get totally burnt out after a couple years and want to come home.

Worth the time, IMO.

i have a couple friends who are doing/have done this.

prereq 1.) you have to be an anime douche. like a serious unbathed fucking freak.
prereq 2.) you have to type online like an ASSHOLE. ^.^ and -_-; and shit. DESU
prereq 3.) FUCK YOU. ^_^

seriously, the people i fucking know

Matej · 07-13-2009, 03:56 PM

Find a Japanese sugga momma on Myspace.

ESmorz · 07-13-2009, 04:03 PM

Get a job on a shipping freighter, when you dock go AWOL, become a male escort.

Taniguchi_Is_#1 · 07-13-2009, 06:40 PM

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Touge Noob S13 · 07-13-2009, 08:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BustedS13

i have a couple friends who are doing/have done this.

prereq 1.) you have to be an anime douche. like a serious unbathed fucking freak.
prereq 2.) you have to type online like an ASSHOLE. ^.^ and -_-; and shit. DESU
prereq 3.) FUCK YOU. ^_^

seriously, the people i fucking know

WTF is it with most anime freaks smelling bad anyways? Is it some sort of really fucking weird JDM fad or something?

07-12-2009, 10:39 PM	#3
90KAcoupe Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: mt. juliet TN Age: 30 Posts: 542 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	yea i know what your saying. but i would rather have fun now. then when i cant cause im to old and im settled down. and everything that enjoy now is lost cause times have changed. I'm not moving to japan just to be "JDM". my dad went to japan with work (nissan) for 2 months and he loved it. he said everybody should visit there atleast once in life. and i feel like i would really enjoy the culture there. __________________ the sig rules are gay!!

07-12-2009, 11:03 PM	#7
HyperTek Post Whore! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Cali Posts: 13,222 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	Ok kid time to stop watching Tokyo Drift... i swear soo many kids wanna move to japan, they see it as an easy win, drifting work on cars, pick up women etc.. lol Give it a few years, and all those hot girls you saw in highschool will be fat, prego/had babies and live off some older guy lol.. so just try to stay in shape and you will be happy. lol __________________ Keep it Classy

07-12-2009, 11:25 PM	#8
90KAcoupe Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: mt. juliet TN Age: 30 Posts: 542 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	yea i didnt think i was gonna get much help here. i'll just talk to my buddies that have lived there. now i remember why i dont like forums. __________________ the sig rules are gay!!

07-12-2009, 11:37 PM	#11
turboboost12004 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: california Posts: 418 Trader Rating: (8) Feedback Score: 8 reviews	this kid is in la la land .....lol somebody smack him! __________________ Sieze the day or Die regreting the time you lost

07-13-2009, 12:24 AM	#12
Dousan_PG Post Whore! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Orange County, California Age: 42 Posts: 16,640 Trader Rating: (23) Rides Gallery: Dousan_PG Feedback Score: 23 reviews	hard part is gettin g ajob to AFFORD driving out there gas is more tires are more track fees ar emore toll roads are a lot (unless u can navigate ANd have the time for regular roads and avoid highways its damn expensive to be a driver in japan when your not a native person. mostly due to the job situation. good luck. ive been to japan 3 times. i would only live there if i was filthy rich and didnt have to work. hahaha. oh btw drifting is ALWAYS on in japan. every night somewhere easily found u can get together w/ people and hit themountain/streets. it is not hard at all. just stay outside of big cities if i u want to own a car and NOT pay for parking for the most part. and then if u do that, good luck getting a decnet job. its a catch-22. __________________ Aaron Pink GodziRa www.geocities.com/pink_godzira

07-12-2009, 10:31 PM	#1
90KAcoupe Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: mt. juliet TN Age: 30 Posts: 542 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	thinking about moving to japan. well im fresh out of highschool and i kinda want to travel and have fun for the next couple years. I've always wanted to move to japan for a year or so and see how i liked it. I've been doing some reading and i've got 2 different stories about the car/drifting scene. some say it has died and some act like its still going. and some people are saying its still there but the people in it dont like outsiders at all. what are yalls opinions on this? I would really like to know how the car scene is. cause i would like to move there and work at small tuning shop and have fun drifting. im not sure if thats some stupid pipedream anymore or not. but i've heard that you use to be able to. but im not sure if stuff has changed. __________________ the sig rules are gay!!

07-12-2009, 10:36 PM	#2
sleep Zilvia Addict Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: San Tan Valley, AZ Age: 38 Posts: 776 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	my opinion is as follows. You are 18 years old. You should figure out what your good at, and start a career. Use your 'golden' years to get a foundation set....make lots of money, grow up, and THEN travel the world. If you want to move to japan to be JDM, and do what you see in option videos, then you are not thinking properly. Get yourself set in life, and in a career that will get your life set, AND THEN go and play. Trust me, i wish i had done what i told you to do. It will not be anything like the movie "Tokyo Drift". Trust me.

07-12-2009, 10:48 PM	#4
jamg Nissanaholic! Join Date: May 2009 Location: GA Posts: 2,106 Trader Rating: (7) Feedback Score: 7 reviews	i don't think it's possible. is it true that if you want to LIVE in japan, that you HAVE to be working or be in school? or be in something productive to the country?

07-12-2009, 11:00 PM	#6
sleep Zilvia Addict Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: San Tan Valley, AZ Age: 38 Posts: 776 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	She is a 19 year old ASU student we met, he is 48. Peso Pasties FTW! I have 286 pictures from that 1 day. I was the bait, and he got their tops off. You won't stop living your life until you die.

07-12-2009, 11:28 PM	#9
sleep Zilvia Addict Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: San Tan Valley, AZ Age: 38 Posts: 776 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	You should really remember why you were taught to respect (listen to) your elders....... If you want to move to japan, then join the military. Otherwise, get that drifting dream out of your barely legal head.

07-13-2009, 12:25 AM	#13
miucus Zilvia Addict Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: 949 Posts: 743 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	why is there always a thread "I want to move to Japan" that shows up every month posted by some stupid kid?

07-13-2009, 12:53 AM	#14
Z33dori Post Whore! Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Riverview, FL Age: 32 Posts: 5,557 Trader Rating: (12) Feedback Score: 12 reviews	yea i could never live there... my parents did... i was born there (military) but never live, just visit __________________

07-13-2009, 01:33 AM	#16
325irollin Zilvia Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: STL Posts: 226 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	pipedream because I'm pretty sure you need to get a work visa to stay over there and for that you'll need to be able to speak/write a little japanese.

07-13-2009, 06:24 AM	#17
JDMFLCL Leaky Injector Join Date: May 2008 Location: Denver Age: 31 Posts: 135 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	you better have a nice trust fund how about do study abroads in japan, 2 birds 1 stone

07-13-2009, 08:21 AM	#19
BustedS13 Post Whore! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Phoenix AZ Age: 36 Posts: 10,287 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	i hear it's really hard for "gaijin" to fit in. especially in the yakuza. __________________

07-13-2009, 09:09 AM	#20
0wn3r Zilvia Addict Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: CT Posts: 676 Trader Rating: (4) Feedback Score: 4 reviews	Unless you're parents are paying for you to just live there, how do you expect to get by? 1) You only have a high school degree. How much experience do you have that would allow you to get a job over there? 2) You probably don't speak a word of Japanese. 3) It seems you're more concerned with drifting than living. How much other research have you done? Do you know how much a plane ticket costs? Do you know what living expenses are like when you get out there? Sure it'd be fun to go out there. It'd also be fun to stayin the U.S., get a college degree, earn a ton of money when you get out, build up a nice car for drifting, and travel to Japan for a couple of weeks to consider a permanent move. ...but to each his own. Like I said, if you're spoiled and your parents will pay for anything you ask for, then go for it. Worst that could happen is you wind up beaten up, lying in a gutter, calling your parents from another tourist's cell phone while crying and asking for a plane ticket back home. If you haven't considered any of the above, I'd question your intelligence and say some of the responses you've already gotten would be warranted. __________________ 97 240sx se

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RiversideS13 Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Diamond Bar, CA Age: 39 Posts: 1,545 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	can you speak japanese? what is your skill? how are you going to survive? i am not sure if anyone would hire a foreigner with visiting visa? you can be a cheap miner i guess.

07-13-2009, 12:53 PM	#24
WanganRunner Nissanaholic! Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: DC Metro Area Posts: 1,655 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	Go do JET. You'll either find a "real job" and stay, and love it, or you'll get totally burnt out after a couple years and want to come home. Worth the time, IMO.

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MrFuel Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Nor Cal Age: 38 Posts: 490 Trader Rating: (5) Feedback Score: 5 reviews	"Silly rabbit trix are for kids" lolz __________________

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