Tokyo Skyline Silhouettes: Necessary Fascination for Japanese Buildings
Monday, April 29, 2019 Japan 0 Comments

Tokyo Skyline Silhouettes

Exactly a year ago, I had undergone the whole job search and offer process in Japan. Maybe it isn’t too obvious, but I am THAT fascinated with the idea of what it’s like working and living in Japan as an expatriate. Like you, probably, I am so enamored by the Japanese culture and the impression of working with one of the most admired nations in the world. Besides, aren’t we all charmed by the notion of working in Japan without speaking Japanese?

Okay, it could be that’s just me, but truth is, working as an expatriate in a multi-cultural country like Singapore, I had a taste of what it’s like to be dealing and leading alongside different and opposite, and I can vouch for the fact that Japanese people are one of the most truthful and hardworking people on earth. Period. Hence, what’s not to like, right?

There are a lot of employment opportunities in Japan; advantages that you’ll only be able to get when you live and work in Japan (i.e. daily sushi, sashimi, and takoyaki? Not to mention, 7/11 and Lawson food finds?). Even my Tokyonites and Yokohamamates are agreeing that living in Japan has a certain gradient of effect that’ll make you value work. The inner workaholic in everyone is rejoicing, for sure! Hahaha.

Well good thing is that Japan is increasingly opening its workforce to the rest of the world! Foreigners are finding opportunities in career sites like LinkedIn, and even though the process takes about six months, the whole challenge is worth the time and effort spent. It’s worth a shot, especially if you are in the early and mid-stages of your career and life, where you can still risk your life and future for some unbelievable Japanese adventure. So many reasons, I am no career coach, but one reason why? Here’s why: BUILDINGS.

Traveling to Tokyo makes you realize how much this city and its skyline is distinctive compared to the rest of the world. The stereotype of them being workaholic people kind of makes sense, especially when you see how resolute, how well made, and how expansive these mega structures are. It’s like seeing NYC buildings on a bento box! If in Singapore, the buildings and office spaces are ultra-modern and compact, in Japan, the buildings are a bit old school, similar to how you’ll see it on Mangga books or Nihongo movies, but with a different flare to it. Everything has its own story and history to it.

Maybe you’d like to work in Japan someday, soon? Or maybe you’re daydreaming about the possibility of being an anime character and living that cosplay dream over there? Or maybe you just fancy the idea of getting a glimpse of what it’s like working and being inside the office buildings in Japan daily? Well, whatever it is, let’s just stop for a while and enjoy the mega-building exteriors that are part and parcel of Japan’s unbelievable and admirable work ethics and culture.