Moved From Canada to Japan | The Reality of Life in Japan

Our family has been living in Japan for a month now! 🇯🇵 In this video, I will share the reality of what building a life in Japan is like. From buying a house to furnishing it from scratch, to endless paperwork, to navigating a foreign city without knowing the language…it’s not easy! 😥 But don’t…

Our family has been living in Japan for a month now! 🇯🇵 In this video, I will share the reality of what building a life in Japan is like. From buying a house to furnishing it from scratch, to endless paperwork, to navigating a foreign city without knowing the language…it’s not easy! 😥 But don’t get me wrong, it’s also a lot of fun!

I hope you enjoy this fresh perspective on life in Japan.

// VIDEO OVERVIEW //

0:09 What’s In This Video?
0:46 Saying Goodbye to Canada 🇨🇦
2:26 Bought A House & Furnished It from Scratch! 🏠
3:39 Shopping at Japan’s Largest Retailer & Sushi 🍣
6:35 Exploring a (very) Local Osaka Neighbourhood
9:38 Endless Paperwork ✏️
11:48 Summer Festival in the Park 🎆

👋 Hi, I’m Brendan. My family and I moved from Canada to Japan (after a year in Thailand)! This channel is my perspective of life in Japan – the daily routines and the challenges of raising a family while building a new life from scratch.

✨Looking for more daily life in Japan? Check out my playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8vt6uLeOMjk3NyQgM9sjhXfndOUxPejz&si=vhnavdlV-ivZt4ED

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