Teaching English in Countryside Japan: A Day in the Life of an English Teacher
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- Опубліковано 5 лют 2025
- Ever wondered what it's like to teach English in rural, countryside Japan? Join me on a journey through a typical day, from morning walks to my usual classroom experiences. Get ready for a glimpse into the unique life of an English teacher in the heart of Japan's countryside.
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As a fellow 50yo Aussie who has been dreaming of moving to Japan, you are truly inspirational. I share your videos with my elderly mum so that she can see how my dream life could be!
Thank you SO so much for sharing your journey. ❤
Awesome, thank you for watching!😀
And as another fellow 50+ Aussie, I am responding to your comments (I agree) and deam about moving to Japan and appreciate this channel so much 😀
@@stevenspizick9341 AAAAnd here's another, 53, from Brisbane...also dreaming and researching the Japan dream, heading back this NOv/Dec :)
Wow!! I’m late 40s, USA, and I’m very intrigued about teaching in Japan! I’ve always been fascinated by the country, culture and the wonderful people. It’s interesting to learn there are others around my age with the same thoughts!
Much love to y’all! ❤ And who knows, maybe we’ll meet in Japan one day! 🥰
Millie really enjoyed her new toy, awesome . 🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾😺
She loved it ♥️🐱 Thank you!
My cat only plays with box & paper
The toy is always ignored. The chirping bird was a loser.
Oh Millie is so cute! I love when she is on the videos!😍
Thanks, she is a cutie 🐱
It's amazing how watching an individual's daily life can make me realise that there is nothing ordinary and the fact is that we all live extraordinary lives.
Thank you again for sharing your day with us. 🙏🐈🌻
That's interesting! I like this approach.
Love that!
Enjoying your videos😊Actually envious. When I moved to Japan in 1993, there was no internet and no cell phones. Lots of letters and expensive long distance calls😅 Keep up the great content! Aloha from Yokohama🤙🏽
Aloha! I actually know how you felt. I came to Japan in 1992 on a homestay for 18 months. I couldn't speak to my parents for six months because my family didn't want me to make a long distance phone call. 😂 I ended up writing lots of letters too!
@@ChaniJapan Ha in the early 80s, I was in France and my family were in Saudi Arabia, letters took 10 days to get there lol.
As a teacher, can't take the out of hours non stop admin anymore. You said you are considered to be a teaching assistant in Japan, do your Japanese colleagues do the marking and admin?
This was me in 94 buying dodgey phone cards of the iranians!!😂
Your videos are really impressive for such a young channel great video and audio quality, nicely paced editing topped off with great content. Thank you
Thanks so much! That really means a lot to me. I appreciate the feedback so much. 😀
I just turned 31 and I always thought I'm too old to move to Japan (or anywhere else) and live there. I thought I should be in my 20s to be able to do so. But watching your videos givesme the hope and reminds me that age is just number! ❤
You are still very young so you shouldn't feel too old. ♥️
Same age and same line of thought. But then recently i thought to myself, “f this. Who can say i am too old to follow a life goal/dream! I sure cant ruin myself”.
And i spoke to my partner and we made a ten year plan to live in Japan for at least a year within that time! Only time will tell if our dream stays the same and we follow through or if we change ☺️
@innovativeg4m3r That's awesome! I started my master studies here were I live but after that I try to live in Japan and other countries
I'm 42 and I've decided to learn Japanese and want to move there for my IT job. It has made me more motivated in life and I have plenty of life left to enjoy it when I finally can achieve it
Why not to move to Japan 🔵 Secure is much better than anything 🔵 Amazing peaceful Samurai country 🔵 Amazing 🔵🥸🇯🇵
Millie is so beautiful. Thanks for sharing your day with us
You are so kind 🐱 she is a cutie♥️
Loving your videos. My Hubby and I would love to retire (eventually, I’m only 52) in Japan, maybe 3 mths in Japan, 9 mths in Perth. Please keep up with your videos! I love seeing stories from an fellow Aussie
You can do it! I am about the same age as you 😀 I think travelling between countries will give you the best of both worlds 🇯🇵🇦🇺 Thank you for your support, it is really appreciated.
That’s my plan too. I do have it a bit easier as my spouse is Japanese and I can get by in Japanese.
Quickly becoming my favorite JVlog style content.
FRFR
Same!
Yay! Thank you!♥️
What an interesting insight into your life. Thank you. My 27 year old son is on the JET programme in Yabu and loving his first year in Japan. He’s not a qualified teacher ( working as a assistant language teacher) but I’m hoping he will be motivated to get his qualification as a teacher later. Thank you for helping me see a little more of what life is like in Japan. We are coming to visit him in July.
Have a wonderful weekend. God Bless!
That is awesome that you will visit your son! I am glad to hear he is loving it here 😀
I was on JET in my early 20s but am now probably closer to your age than his - in fact, I think I arrived in Japan on JET the year he was born.
I acquired enough Japanese to get by in bars and to communicate with my Japanese in-laws. Oh yes, I acquired a wife too.
I never became a teacher, but from a financial perspective, that was probably for the best.
I love the way you format your videos and narrate. Love your videos, thank you for continuing to share! I hope that you are taking care!
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I appreciate that! Thanks ♥️
This is a great window into the day-to-day as an english teacher in Japan. Thanks for taking the time and effort to show us this. Really cool to see!
Thanks so much 😀
I love how Millie was trying to play as you were cleaning your sweater.
She always has to be in the action
I love that Milly is helping you with brushing the lint off your clothes.
She is always following me around like a little shadow.🐱
Chani, I discovered your channel a month or two ago and I cannot tell you how much I am enjoying spending time with you. Your style is warm and natural, your videos are informative and entertaining. That being said, I’m very much looking forward to the next one. Thank you for taking the time to share your life in Japan. You’re living my dream🙂👍!
Thank you so much!
This was great, keep up the excellent work. I love this, it's so ordinary, and there's not a single drop of hype or sensationalism.
Thanks 🐱
Buying bread from a man in Brussels
He was 6 foot 4 and full of muscles
I said do you speak my language?
He just smiled and gave me a Vegemite sandwich..
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🇦🇺Love it! That song is in my head now🇦🇺😃❤️
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A lovely video of a day in your life. Can't go without Vegemite. Millie loves her new toy. Your job seems interesting and fun. 😀🦘🇦🇺👍❤️Cheryl
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Come from the land down under?
Thank you for your video. Milly is so gorgeous 😍🥰. No matter how good or bad your day has been, she's definitely worth coming home to 🐾😻😺
Absolutely!! She is such a good little mate 🐱
inspiring. i plan on being an english teacher in japan as well. your video game me some ideas as to what to expect in that country. thanks
Best of luck! I think it is a great option to teach here.
Your videos have a calm and peaceful vibe. Best of all, very informative on what it's like living in rural Japan.
I’m a Japanese in Scotland. Seeing doctors and proscribed meds are free but I can’t see specialists including Ophthalmologists straight away. I’m currently on waiting list for my eye surgery. You need to pay but you can see doctors whenever you want in Japan. Hope you will get better soon. Take care.
You can pay to see a consultant privately but it will be expensive if you don't have private medical insurance . About £350 for an initial appointment. You can then opt to wait and be treated on the NHS or pay the full cost of private treatment
The USA is a nightmare, medically. Doctors actually insult patients & refuse assistance. They overschedule so many patients daily for profits. Suspect cahoots w/pharmaceutical companies, too.
You possess the most delightful and compassionate voice.
いつもビデオみてますよ。オーストラリアから一人で日本に来られて、よく頑張ってますね。体調に気をつけて、これからも頑張ってください。
ありがとうございます😀がんばります🐱
Well as you mentionned before about loneliness, making the first move is often very satisfying. Of course if you are in the mood to force a little. Because then we realise that everybody is expecting someone to go ahead first! The language is not a barriere, I always travelled with a notebook and a pencil and drew what I was incapable to say. See you soon in your next video about teaching. I need a lesson :)) A bientôt
Love your videos. So honest and positive. Thank you.
Hearing all those little voices repeat the months back to you with an Aussie accent! ❤❤❤ Soooo cute!
They're all so adorable! 🥰 Becoming fluent in Aussie 🤣
Another great video. It's so interesting to learn about how you go about everyday tasks in Japan, such as a trip to the doctor. I also enjoyed getting a peak inside your work environment. Your teaching experience has certainly come in handy. Millie is adorable as always 😼❤
Thanks so much 🐱
I lived in east Hokkaido working as a teacher in my 20's (now in my 30's) in a very rural area (less than 10,000 people, closest McDonalds was an hour away) and the slower pace is very true. Whenever I went to a bigger city (even Sapporo!) I was reminded that time in the countryside felt different. I miss the way the air felt and smelled in the late spring and going to Daiso to kill time. Thanks for so vividly bringing me back - I don't think I've watched a video that reminded me so much of what Japan felt like for me. Sorry for the ramble!
Some great memories by the sounds of it ♥️
Love your vids. Thank you for sharing your day. From Louise in Jeffreys Bay South Africa.
Another informative video, thank you for making these. It is fun to see how people live in Japan.
Glad you enjoyed it!😀
Thankyou Chani, I really enjoy glimpes into your daily life living in Japan. Your day still looks exhausting at work.
Sometimes its a challenge, but mostly its pretty good. 😀
Your organisation of your life is very satisfying to watch. I think that I saw on a previous video that you do have a social life and meet with friends occasionally. Teaching a language and coming up with novel ways to stimulate class dialogue is the most enjoyable challenge I found when teaching Art of Speech in Malaysia for children 7 - 9 years of age.
I taught English in Wakayama for a few months nearly 20 years ago; this was a nice trip down memory lane.
That’s awesome! How was your experience? 😃
Gr8 video, as always. Kudos from Europe. ^^
Thank you very much!
I’ve been to Perth. Loved it. I was in the Navy back then. I never met a more friendlier people. My friend met his Australian wife on that trip. I met up with them in Tennessee. He was doing his final tour of duty in Hawaii and then they were moving to Australia. Her father had a lot of land and they mainly grew sheep for the wool. He was going to retire, they already had their house built besides her fathers and we’re going to be great once he retired. I never saw them again after Tennessee.
Your videos are so, so inspirational! It’s so wonderful to see that it’s never too late to go after one’s dream and significantly change your life or even move countries! Ironically, I am about to move to Australia for good, and am feeling very nervous about starting afresh even though I’m only 28. And previously, I dreamt about living in Japan, but that wasn’t meant to happen, but watching your videos offers a lovely insight into how things might have been. Your videos are a true boost of confidence and reassurance, and thank you so much for your effort!
Oh how exciting and very ironic that you are moving to Australia. I hope you have a wonderful experience 🇦🇺
I love how Millie helps you with your clothes in the morning. No doubt she also helps make the bed. (she is a gorgeous fluffy thing).
She likes to be involved in everything 🐱
Love your videos. Keep it up
Thanks 😊
Feel good videos and inspiring! 🤍
Commenting again because you said you enjoy reading all of them.
(I have been planning and researching moving to Japan since I discovered the housing costs.)
I am really happy to find your channel. You really are inspirational. And I saw in your last video you were talking about negative comments. I believe they were jelous of what you are doing and they are uncapable of it: overcoming the fears and living beyond the comfort zone😊
Thank you so much!
Your bathtub looks like a spa one! Restorative baths with sea salt, sprigs of rosemary and eucalyptus will help with keeping your energy high. I try to do at least one a week and sometimes I swap out the eucalyptus for fresh flowers but the rosemary and sea salt are key 🤍💕
Thank you Chani,for all your shared info on Japan is invaluable to all newbies going there to visit or buying a house.
Nice video showcasing a typical day for you. It's good to hear you have more free time in the evenings, and that life is a little more slow paced. Also really nice to live near local farmers!
It really is! 😀
I enjoyed this day in the life video very much. Thank you for sharing your life with us.
That bit with you trying to clean the dark jacket with Millie batting away at you😂
Glad you enjoyed it! Millie is right there with me all the time. She likes to be involved. 😽
Loved this video! I used to live in Japan and taught ESL to adults. One of the best experiences of my life. Loved seeing a little bit of your teaching routine ✌🏻
I just found your channel and love it^^ Look forward to seeing more videos from you!
Thanks so much 😀
thank you for your video!!!!!!
and authentic(I don't sure if it's proper grammer) record of life in Japan.
really appreciate that
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching ♥️
I'm really enjoying following your journey. I'm from Australia and have lived in Japan for 35 years so I guess I'm also from the Showa era 😅
35 years is awesome! You could teach me a thing or too I am sure 😀
@@ChaniJapan Well i'mm learning a lot from you!
Ah so interesting! I was curious, so I looked it up (also for anyone else curious): Paying 7400 YEN per month for insurance is equivalent to 47.88 United States Dollar and 74.55 Australian dollar. Paying 1900 Yen for the visit is in the ballpark of $12 USD/AU. 630 yen for the medicine is around $6US/AU.
In comparison, at a "good" company (i.e. a global big company) providing "good" US insurance is several hundred dollars per month as a cost to the worker. "The average national monthly health insurance cost for one person on an Affordable Care Act (ACA) plan without premium tax credits in 2024 is $477." Then, you have to pay a co-pay for your doctor's visit (i.e. how much you pay for the visit), which is usually $30-50 depending on what TYPE of doctor. They charge more for specialists and almost anything is considered a specialist. You can also go to an "in-network" hospital (i.e. covered by your insurance) but an individual who provides you some care (i.e. an anesthesiologist) might NOT be covered under insurance at all OR might be considered covered only under CERTAIN insurances and you can't possibly know until after you're billed. As an aside, it's also not "first come first served"....if I want to see my regular doctor, he's currently BOOKED (i.e. all appointments are filled up) for the next 4 months, typically. So you have to then go to what is called an "urgent care" office, which you end up paying $150 to see the doctor if it's not covered by your insurance (where I live, there are currently no in-network insurance covered urgent cares), so most people joke about how you should NEVER get sick and many people don't go to doctors unless it's a real emergency.
All in all, if I were to have done this exact thing in America, I would have paid $400 for my monthly insurance, $35 for my "standard" doctor's visit, and likely $20 for the medicine (that was what I last paid with an eye infection.) So I'd guess this same experience would have cost $55 US (not including the monthly insurance), compared to the $18 in Japan. However, if I didn't have "good" insurance in America (like I lost my job), it would probably cost me $150 for the urgent care and who knows how much for the medicine.
This makes me sad to think about.
Oh that is very shocking about the costs of medical treatment. I had no idea it was so expensive.
I love watching your videos. Sharing your life can be so scary but I know I appreciate the opportunity to experience Japan. I just want you to know I'm thankful that you have allowed us into your life!
Thanks for the lovely comment 😀
i love that your videos are calm. just like Japan.
Thank you for your work!
My pleasure! Thank you for your support and watching ♥️
I love your videos, just the right length of time and your laid back approach is nice. You don't talk fast or loud like some do. I'm on Melb😊urne and my cat sleeps on me at night as well. 😊
Great to stumble upon your video! I used to teach in Tassie and now working as a public servant in Canberra. So much more happier.
Wonderful! 🩷
Thank you for sharing your adventures with us!
Thanks for watching 😀
Molly is so very cute🐈🐈
That was very interesting about the teaching . Thank you
I know a few young people, just out of Uni who have gone over to teach but they never talk about the classroom.
Hope your illness settles quickly.
Cheers🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸
I love videos like this! Learning about other peoples daily lives. You make very good content. Thank you for sharing😊 and also, the cat is so incredibly sweet!
Thank you so much!
The one thing that really got me is the direction the water went down the toilet. I thought something was wrong but was soon corrected🤣
Millie is fun, gentle and delightful! What a wonderful companion! I love you seem to have a sustainable work life balance. Thanks for showing us real life!
Thank you for sharing your day I really enjoy your videos.
I'm so glad! 😀
Nice to follow you to work today . Hope your eye heals up quickly.😊
Thank you!
I live in USA. I've always been so interested in living in Japan. Your kitty 😺 is adorable 😻
Thank you gif sharing. I believe your students enjoy your teaching as much as you do.
I hope so! 😀
In Perth everyone stayed at a hotel when off duty. The. Rooms had porcelain water heaters that really boiled the water and made great cocoa, tea or coffee. When we left Perth all our credit cards took a hit. We Al, took the porcelain water heaters and had them by our work benches to heat up the water to make a hot beverage. It was so funny everyone had the same idea🤣
Espero que estes mucho mejor de tus ojos. Graciasss por compartir tu experiencia, como se dice un trozo de tu vida en Japón, hermoso juguete para Milli qué dulzura .
Hasta el próximo encuentro 😊😊
love your videos. As a 'young' UA-camr myself I enjoy watching your channel grow in popularity. I spent 14yrs in China teaching English and I know exactly what you mean how the work can be both mentally and physically draining at times. I visited Japan once and so wish to return there someday. Kyoto is my favorite city so far. Keep 'em coming. 👍
Thanks so much! Wow 14 years in China, that would have been an amazing experience.
Beautiful video. Thanks for sharing.
I adore your storytelling! Hope you and Millie have a wonderful weekend.
Thank you! You too!
Hi Chani. Thanks for sharing another slice of your daily life with us. The videos are a delight to watch. You are so upbeat and happy. Very refreshing to see. Can’t wait for the next one!
Many of us do it, to a multitude of various places, but few take the time and make the effort, which videos like this take a lot of both, to share our experience with others.
So, thanks a bunch, from a pair of septuagenarians meandering their way through western Europe with no plans or desires to return to the Land Down Under, until we're really old 😊
It's beautiful to see the bond you have with your cat. Thank you for sharing these moments
Love your videos! Live in Japan looks so interesting.
Thanks. I'm enjoying it so far. 😃
Great video. Thank you for all your hard work
I wish I was more a routine person! It looks lovely 🤣 another great video for my 42 year old Japanese learner self!
Thank you! 😃
I absolutely love see Japan/starting a new life through your unique view point. More content please. I love your house videos and your car videos, but also your breakdown of cost. Amazing.
Thanks ❤️
Thank you so much for this lovely video 💝
Hi!!! I love your videos... Actually they are inspiring me, I am a Spanish teacher learning English in the UK. Thank you so much for your amazing work sharing your experiences in Japan.
You are so welcome!
You're absolutely right about that Netflix show, I think it's absolutely hilarious too!!!
Extremely Inappropriate! is a new favorite of mine, too. I started it on vacation because I had a cough and mild cold then had to wait for the last five episodes in the U.S. to be released April 19th which was a month after vacation ended. I would walk into a room and say, "Mutchy desu!" but no one would get it. 😂
Glad Millie likes her new toy. Nice of that viewer to think of her.
This is some of the most wholesome content I’ve watched on UA-cam in a long time. I couldn’t stop watching your videos :)
Wow, thanks!
Wonderful vlog, thank you for putting this together. I love Millie :D
So nice to get a glimpse of Millie. She is lovely. Hope your eye healed. Thanks for sharing your life.
I just graduated from high school.
And I'm looking forward to be an english teacher abroad .♡
This video motivated me a lot !!
Thank you !
You got this!
Your videos are so relaxing to watch. Thank you!
Glad you like them! 😀
Watching you and your cat makes me smile in every video ❤️ greetings from Spain!
Thank you! 😊
Just found your channel the other day and i love it! I'm American but dream of visiting Japan some day, so it's a special treat to see your life. I'm also a cat lover, so seeing Millie in your content definitely makes me smile. Thank you for sharing your videos with us 🥰
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Thank you for sharing Chani. Japan and its people are seriously world class in all the best ways. Best wishes from california.
Yes they are!
Nice going through the day with you. Happy to see Millie with her new toy. Best vibes for you two.
Thank you! You too! 🐱
I’m from Australia too and looking to do all of this. I’m so happy to see another Aussie there ❤
Thanks for sharing a day in your life. Happy that you're getting fulfillment out of your job. :) I'm super interested in your Japanese language course you're putting together. I've been studying Japanese daily for over a year now on my own and always excited to hear the grammar explained from a different perspective. My collection of wonderful readers is growing and reading Japanese is so much fun (although work at times... darn 漢字 lol). Cheers!
I love everything about your videos. I think you show us how we can make dreams come true
I used to live overseas and I never tired of the magic in simple everyday things.
Thank you for sharing your life - and the gorgeous Millie 😍
Thanks so much for watching 🐱
7:58 My 5-year contract teaching English with the public school system in Osaka was ending right as these textbooks were being introduced. Such fond memories!! I am in love with your channel and get so excited when you upload a new video because it's such a lovely nostalgia bomb. Please keep them coming as your time allows
😃thank you for watching 🐱
You have built a great life for yourself! Good work.
not sure how you came onto my timeline,but now I'm subscibed and enjoy every one of them ,they're simple,informative and nice to see you're not trying to be all botoxed up and insta famous ,what a breath of fresh air ..keep it up 👍
Thanks for watching! 😀
Thank you for sharing, I love your videos. Your little Millie is adorable. Blessings from France.
Thank you so much!🐱
Just subscribed, but best shot of this video: when your cat was playing with your lint roller from above... Great editing skills!!
Congratulations on your increasing followers. I have watched a few episodes. I am a fellow Australian who has been here in Kansai for 27 years now. No plans to leave as I still feel very grateful that I have made a life I love here too.
Thanks so much 😀
I'm so happy to have found your channel. I'm moving from Trinidad and Tobago to Japan on the JET programme, but i have been a teacher i my country. One of my bigger fears is what will i do AFTER JET because I do not want to return home to start all over (things aren't doing so well there). Seeing your channel gives me hope that i may be able to create a life there after JET. Thank you
Thank you for sharing! Your kitty is so sweet ❤
Thanks for watching 🐱
You are so inspiring! Thank you for sharing your journey. I’m turning 40 this year and I always thought that I am too old to start anew in another country. But seeing who you made your dream come true gives me hope that it’s never too late. I just found your channel by recommendation by a friend and I’m looking forward to explore your other videos. Take care, Cindy
Thanks Cindy 😀