The (award winning) other kirkland of rong fame has recently chosen to visit Japan. Activities so far have included:
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Onsen (Hot Spring)
- Temples
- Lunch
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Japan Status of Residence / Visa Types
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Status of residence (term of residence) | Can Work | Activities authorized to engage in |
|---|---|---|
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Professor (3 years or 1 year) |
Yes | Activities for research, research guidance, or education as professor, assistant professor, or assistant, etc. at universities, equivalent educational institutions, or technical colleges (koto senmon gakko). |
| Artist (3 years or 1 year) |
Yes | Activities for the arts that provide income, including those carried out by composers, songwriters, artists, sculptors, craftspeople, photographers, etc. |
| Religious Activities (3 years or 1 year) |
Yes | Missionary and other religious activities conducted by members of foreign religious organizations. |
| Journalist (3 years or 1 year) |
Yes | News coverage and other journalistic activities conducted on the basis of a contract with a foreign journalistic organization, such as a foreign newspaper company, news agency, broadcasting station, documentary movie company, etc. (Specifically, activities carried out by newspaper journalists, magazine journalists, report writers, editorial chiefs, editors, media photographers, television and radio announcers, etc., including freelancers.) |
| Investor / Business Manager* (3 years or 1 year) |
Yes | Activities to commence the operation of international trade or other business, to invest in international trade or other business and to operate or manage that business, or to operate or manage international trade or other business on behalf of foreign nationals (including foreign corporations) who have begun such an operation or have invested in such a business. The business in question must meet certain conditions of scale. Applicants who wish to engage in business management must fulfill certain conditions concerning work status and personal history. |
| Legal / Accounting Services* (3 years or 1 year) |
Yes | Activities to engage in legal or accounting business. Applicants must be attorneys or public accountants certified to perform their duties in Japan, or those with other legal qualifications recognized by Japan. |
| Medical Services* (3 years or 1 year) |
Yes | Activities to engage in medical treatment service. Applicants must be physicians, dentists, or those with other medical qualifications, and must be qualified under Japanese law and fulfill certain conditions concerning work status, etc. |
| Researcher* (3 years or 1 year) |
Yes | Activities to engage in examinations, surveys, research, etc. on the basis of a contract with a public or private organization in Japan. Applicants must fulfill certain conditions concerning personal history and work status. |
| Instructor* (3 years or 1 year) |
Yes | Activities to engage in language instruction and other education at elementary schools, junior high schools, senior high schools, schools for the blind, handicapped children’s schools, miscellaneous schools (kakushu gakko and senshu gakko), or other educational institutions equivalent to kakushu gakko in facilities and curriculum. |
| Engineer* (3 years or 1 year) |
Yes | Activities to engage in service that requires technological skill and/or knowledge pertinent to physical science, engineering, or other natural science fields, on the basis of a contract with a public or private organization in Japan. Applicants must fulfill certain conditions concerning personal history and work status. |
| Specialist in Humanities/ International Services* (3 years or 1 year) |
Yes | Activities to engage in service that requires knowledge pertinent to jurisprudence, economics, sociology, or other human science fields. Activities to engage in service that requires specific ways of thought or sensitivity based on experience with foreign culture, such as interpreting, translation, copywriting, fashion design, interior design, sales, overseas business, information processing, international finance, design, or public relations and advertising based on a contract with a public or private organization in Japan. Applicants must fulfill certain conditions concerning personal history and work status. |
| Intracompany Transferee* (3 years or 1 year) |
Yes | Activities on the part of personnel who are transferred to business offices in Japan for a limited period of time from business offices that are established in foreign countries by public or private organizations with head offices, branch offices, or other business offices in Japan and who engage at these business offices in the activities described in the "Engineer" or "Specialist in Humanities/International Services" sections of this table. Applicants must fulfill certain conditions concerning personal history and work status. |
| Entertainer* (1 year, 6 months, or 3 months) |
Yes | Activities to engage in theatrical performances, arts, song, dance, musical performances, sports, or any other show business. Applicants must fulfill certain conditions concerning personal history, work status, and form of entertainment. 縲\縲\Activities such as the production of television programs or movies, the photographing of models, etc. Applicants must fulfill certain conditions concerning work status. |
| Skilled Labor* (3 years or 1 year) |
Yes | Activities to engage in service that requires industrial techniques or skills belonging to special fields on the basis of a contract with a public or private organization in Japan. Applicants must fulfill certain conditions concerning personal history and work status. |
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Temporary Visitor (90 days, 30 days, or 15 days) |
No | Sightseeing; recreation; sports; visiting relatives, friends, or acquaintances; visiting a sick person; attending a wedding or funeral ceremony; participating in athletic tournaments, contests, etc. as an amateur; business purposes (such as market research, business liaison, business consultations, signing a contract, or providing after-sale service for imported machinery); inspecting or visiting plants, trade fairs, etc.; attending lectures, explanatory meetings, etc.; academic surveys or research presentations; religious pilgrimages or visits; friendship visits to sister cities, sister schools, etc.; or other similar activities during a short period of stay in Japan. |
| GENERAL VISA Cultural Activities (1 year or 6 months) |
No | Academic or artistic activities that provide no income, activities for the purpose of pursuing specific studies on Japanese culture or arts, or activities for the purpose of learning and acquiring skills in Japanese culture or arts under the guidance of experts (for example, ikebana, tea ceremony, judo, etc.). |
| College Student* (2 years or 1 year) |
Maybe | Activities to receive education at colleges or equivalent educational institutions, specialized courses of study at miscellaneous schools (senshu gakko), educational institutions designated for preparing persons who have completed 12 years of education at schools in foreign countries to enter college, or technical colleges (koto senmon gakko). Applicants must fulfill certain conditions regarding ability to pay living expenses, etc. |
| Trainee* (1 year or 6 months) |
? | Activities to learn and acquire technology, skills, or knowledge at public or private organizations in Japan (including not only training in industrial techniques and skills but also administrative training in local governments and other public bodies and clerical training to acquire knowledge). |
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浅草 Asakusa
So today I decided to take a stroll through Shinjuku Gyoen, a park in the centre of Tokyo. Harldy a soul was to be seen! a serene and contemplative scene in the heart of the worlds busiest metropolis. Why was it so quiet? I suspect there’s some obligatory giblet munching activity in central Tokyo of which I am blissfully unaware between 2pm and 4pm.
As I left the park, I saw a tramp squatting on the path with his pants down – this wasn’t a quiet path, it was a fairly busy thoroughfare. The tramp who was literaly in the path, not the bushes, was diligently wiping his bum, I contempletated asking him for a photo, but then I regret to say, some kind of inner moral overide prevented me from exploiting this excellent photo opportunity.
新宿御苑 – Shinjuku Gyoen
So today I decided to take a stroll through Shinjuku Gyoen, a park in the centre of Tokyo. Harldy a soul was to be seen! a serene and contemplative scene in the heart of the worlds busiest metropolis. Why was it so quiet? I suspect there’s some obligatory giblet munching activity in central Tokyo of which I am blissfully unaware between 2pm and 4pm.
As I left the park, I saw a tramp squatting on the path with his pants down – this wasn’t a quiet path, it was a fairly busy thoroughfare. The tramp who was literaly in the path, not the bushes, was diligently wiping his bum, I contempletated asking him for a photo, but then I regret to say, some kind of inner moral overide prevented me from exploiting this excellent photo opportunity.
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渋谷ビデオ
update on the shibuya story!
It turns out there was some Korean Guy, Mr Hwang who had been taking photo’s and a little vid of my little specticle. He was sat in the Starbucks cafe that over looks the centre Gai and had a nice vantage point on the whole scene. Jo (American Guy taking the pics from the street) and I went to the cafe afterwards and Mr Hwang showed me the pics, so I gave him my card and said please email me them – didn’t realise there was a little vid in there too!
WATCH SHIBUYA VIDEO
Anyway the first 20seconds of the video is the best, I’ll edit it down next time I get my greasy mits on a mac.
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渋谷 逆立ち- shibuya headstand
After a meeting with an art gallery this morning, I was at a loose end in town, shibuya to precise. This is the famous place, which I’m sure you’ve seen pics of were you get 100′s of those little people crossing like ants every 4 minutes, the Center Gai (センター街 sentaa gai), which is reportedly the world’s busiest. So I thought in would be a good time to ‘christen’ Japan with my signature pose. I soon found myself stood near the Center Gai and spied a fellow foreinger with a camera already taking pictures of the busy scene. So I asked him if he would be so kind as to take my picture, and he agreed!
Note you can see me on the big screen in the background as well – click on the picture to see the full gallery of pics.
Living in Tokyo
Ermmm. heres a platform at shinjuku station, aparently the busiest in Japan (perhaps the world).
Note it’s full of Japanese! On the first 2 days, apart from at the airport, I only saw about 12 foreigners (European/American). I was expecting to see a lot more especially since I’m staying in central tokyo click here for map. I’m staying in a place called 北新宿 (kita shinjuku) which is in 新宿区 (shinjuku ku) a central district in Tokyo. You can send me an email to my mobile, I’ve used my shinjuku domain to redirect mail to my phone, (this is encoded to stop spammers) chris then the ‘at‘ symbol the shinjuku a . and mobi – the Japs don’t use SMS text any more, all phones send and recieve emails now.
My Japanese is going well, I didn’t speak any English at all to Tomo for the first 2 days, and still now we mostly seem to talk in Japanese! It also helps a lot being able to read some Japanese as English is only really used for fun on packaging, instructions, signs etc. Although the station names are written in English too. So I have plenty of vocabulary for interacting with random Japanese, watch this space for mischeif…
On the train!
First Evening Meal
Having flown from the UK to Japan, straight into Tokyo, shopping for a mobile, getting the keys to the flat and having not slept for almost 32 hours, I was escorted to a traditional Japanese style eatery with some familiar faces from Sussex Uni. The insisted I try some of the fried animal organs (kidney liver etc.) and it was just as foul as when I was a kid, sorry but liver and kindeys are meant to filter the crap out of the owners water and blood, to me that’s a kin to eating the hoover bag, when I should just munch on the rug.
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