Visa Requirements

Instructors should apply for a work-class visa. For the most up-to-date information pertaining to the visa application process and/or where to locate the closest embassy, please go to www.mofa.go.jp.

Living Accommodations/Meals/ Airport Pick-Up/Transportation

Living Accommodations for the Training Period

Upon initial arrival in Japan , our partnering institution provides hotel-based (or similar shared-room) accommodations. If possible, airport pick-up can be arranged - usually for groups arriving simultaneously.

Living Accommodations for the Duration of Teaching

Teachers are responsible for their own accommodations which are usually situated in private or shared apartments. Rent varies from location-to-location - costing approximately 50,000 yen/month. For initial set-up, (deposits for living accommodations, utilities, furnishings, etc.) participants should expect to spend approximately 150,000 yen. Our partnering institution in Japan can provide participants with thorough assistance in establishing/locating both economical and convenient living accommodations.

Meals

Participants are responsible for all their meals. Local, Japanese cuisine is usually based on combining staple foods - such as rice or noodles - with soup accompanied by either fish, meat (pork, poultry, beef), vegetables or tofu which is designed to add flavor to the rice or noodle staple. Meals are prepared in myriad of cooking techniques - raw (sashimi), grilled, simmered, steamed, deep-fried or dressed. Since Japan is an island nation, much of its citizens diets include significant amounts of seafood. Noodles are an essential part of the Japanese diet with soba (grayish noodles containing buckwheat flower) and udon noodles (thicker wheat-based noodles) are ever-present in a number of Japanese dishes and are usually served warm or cold with soy sauce.

Arrival in Japan

Airfare is usually the responsibility of the participants ALTHOUGH some participants do qualify for financial assistance in booking their airfare. Should participants arrive in a group, a driver will be waiting at the airport holding a placard displaying the participants' name. Unless it is unusually early in the morning or late in the evening, participants will be met at the airport and escorted to their living accommodations before their initial training.

Transportation

Expenses incurred traveling to participants' assigned teaching positions from their respective living accommodations is covered and/or reimbursed by local institute. Most teachers travel to their respective school either by bicycle, car, train or bus.

Vaccinations

To enter Japan , there are no required vaccinations/immunizations for American, Canadian, British, Australian, New Zealander, South African citizens. BUT , the following are RECOMMENDED:

Hepatitis A
Hepatitis B
Rabies

Provided below are the most up-to-date links pertaining to vaccination/healthcare-related issues:

•  The World Health Organization http://www.who.int/en
The Center for Disease Control http://www.cdc.gov

Locations

Throughout Japan - Hokkaido, Akita, Niigata, Nagano, Iwate, Fukushima, Tochigi, Gunma, Ibaraki, Chiba, Tokyo, Saitama, Kanagawa, Yamanashi, Shizuoka, Toyama, Aichi, Mie, Gifu, Shiga, Osaka, Hyogo, Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Nagasaki and Fukuoka

Limitations of Program

Global Crossroad simply serves within the capacity of a resume referral service. Once you resume is forwarded, you will work directly with our partnering institutes' recruiters. In effect, teachers are required to finalize/approve salaries, benefits, and all other contract-related issues with local recruiters. This resume referral service is offered for free, therefore making Global Crossroad not liable for any damages or other resulting issues arising from these contracts.