Teaching English in Japan will be one of the most rewarding and challenging experiences of your life. When you teach English abroad, you are a coach, mentor, instructor, and role model. Your goal is to motivate students to achieve their full potential. You will have training and lesson plans to help you lead classes, but you’ll find that the relationships you create with your students will prove even more effective than lesson plans. As you explore Japan, keep an open mind and be willing to try new things. Though you might feel homesick at times, you will eventually grow to love your new country and the people in it. You’ll make loads of friends, too. Most of all, you’ll leave with a deeper understanding of world cultures and an ability to adapt to new surroundings.

What do I do?
While teaching and planning lessons will be your first priority, you will also have the chance to immerse yourself in Japan’s language and culture. You can spend your weekends and off-hours as you please. You could try local delicacies like sake kawa (fried salmon skin) or odori ebi (live prawns). You might practice your Japanese through a weekend language exchange or check out a local karaoke club. Or take a weekend trip to climb Mount Fuji (which we highly recommend). When you teach in Japan, you’ll be able to do all of these things if you choose, and, of course, whatever you do you’ll have plenty of travel stories to tell when you return home.