I am getting used to the rail thingy. Having those top up card thingies does help because you don't need to figure out how much monies you must pay before going through the gate.

So if you don't know how the train thingy works in tokyo. There is metro and other companies which include JR. when you want to go somewhere... You enter a gate using ticket you buy from machine or some IC card. If you use ticket, you put the ticket in the machine and the machine gate thingy will put a hole in the ticket which you must take on the other side of the machine gate. If you used IC, you just put your card near the circle thingy and it will turn blue. If it is red try it again or ask for help. after you enter the gate look for the line you want to go to and fine the direction of the line you want to go on. Then go on the train and hope you took the correct one.Get out of the (train, and then the) station by going through the machine gate thingies. You also do the same things as I have stated above except if you use a ticket you won't get the ticket back, instead you gain your freedom (to exit the station).

Also you can get free pocket tissues with advertisements in it.

Well... assuming night and you exists good night to you!

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rewording: "via" -> "using" 

So now more updates! And this time I'm not starting with a case-insensitive "ok".

I'm now getting more used to the train thingy and it's more convenient to use those suica card things so I don't have to figure out how much I must pay in advanced...

Suica and Pasmo are now interchangable, as in where you can use Pasmo you can use Suica, vice versa.

Convenience store food is nice in my opinion. I can conceivably live off that stuff given enough monies. I think beef bowl chains are pretty inexpensive. Not necessarily cheap... just not expensive unless you buy something expensive like unagi.

I'm too lazy to write moar for now...

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"concievable" -> "concievably" 

Ok... it seems like I'm in Japan now.

Let's start with the immigration: Well what happened at immigration is  I got told to wait at the interpreter line which was empty. I guess all international students will get pulled over there because there was another exchange student that got told to go there after a few minutes at least. After a while longer which didn't feel short at that time because I had no idea what was happening and I was... scared/nervous so you know how time usually feels longer when you are scared/nervous. At the immigration thing where you show your passport is the time to give the work permit application!

At this time you get a residence card. I'm still... not in Kyoto... actually in Tokyo. The residence card has this thingy behind it where it can be stamped.... I'm not sure what else to write about this...

Apparently you can bring NZ feijoas into Japan.

About Trains in Tokyo... I find the transfers annoying... but I think if you get used to it it's ok.
I experienced the peak hour trains are packed with people phenomenon while carrying massive bags!
It wasn't very comfortable. Also there were some delays which made me wait even longer. And I know almost no Japanese...

I did go to Goura in Hakone. There it snowed... but it didn't stick to the ground. The onsen was good... but I couldn't stay for too long because I'm weak vs heat and humidity... unfortunately. This is why I must wear armour with heat and humidity resistance.

I'm too lazy to write right now... And I think I'll stick to untitled posts!

Also so far, I think NZ is a nicer place to live... But I'm still biased and I'll see if my opinion has changed by the end of this.


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-typo: "buy" -> "but" 

Ok... I think I have realised I didn't put a title on my first post... oh well :P

This is an update I guess... unless it's something else which might be mutually exclusive.

This is going to be about the student visa, I have applied for it but I haven't got it yet.
The visa apparently "activates" when you legally enter Japan through immigration with the correct documents. I don't think it "activates" if you spontaneously ior non-spontaneously teleport to Japan for mostly obvious reasons I assume.
So basically the visa apparently doesn't automatically grant you entrance into Japan.
You, actually most people but I don't know if you specifically need one incase there are exceptions, assuming you need a student visa to enter and study and enroll in an actual school in Japan need a student visa, which requires a "COE". This "COE" thing, is a Certificate of Eligibility. This Certificate of Eligibility allows you to apply for a student visa.
If I am not wrong, from memory I think that when you enter Japan you need a valid passport, that's japanese ior with a valid visa. If that visa from the previous sentence is a student visa you must also bring the COE. This COE must be available at the immigration thingy so bring it into the plane ior have some sort teleporting powers which will let you access the COE at immigration. I don't remember what else you have to bring.
I think at immigration is also the time you want to hand in your (assuming you have one and want to do this) part time work permit thingy.

Also this is a disclaimer, I have never actually been to Japan (unless something weird happened).
Also I can't be bothered putting my sources out because this is not a formal paper and not wikipedia!

I have realised that my main paragraph is too long... meh oh well. As long as no one complains I will probably not bother changing it.

Update: I now actually have the visa. There is apparently an issue and expiary date. I think you must enter Japan between those 2 dates or else the visa is not valid. It's valid from the day you enter until what ever period of stay you got on the visa. This is good IMO since it allows for flexibility.