{"id":876,"date":"2019-12-17T23:54:24","date_gmt":"2019-12-18T04:54:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yookoso.com\/?p=876"},"modified":"2019-11-19T23:57:29","modified_gmt":"2019-11-20T04:57:29","slug":"how-to-live-and-sometimes-work-in-japan-on-working-holiday-the-ultimate-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yookoso.com\/how-to-live-and-sometimes-work-in-japan-on-working-holiday-the-ultimate-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Live (And Sometimes Work) in Japan on Working Holiday: The Ultimate Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;re an independent soul and would like your time in Japan to be flexible and adventurous, a working holiday could be your best option. What follows is the full guide\u2014from applying for your visa, to work and housing options, and even how to convert to a standard working visa if you want to stay in Japan\u2014all from someone who has done it. 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I&#8217;m British, \u2026 <span style=\"font-style:normal; white-space: nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yookoso.com\/how-to-live-and-sometimes-work-in-japan-on-working-holiday-the-ultimate-guide\/\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\">[ Read more <i class=\"fa fa-arrow-circle-o-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i> ]<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"extra-post-info\"><strong>Author<\/strong>: <a href=\"\/authors\/julia-mascetti\/\">Julia Mascetti<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Source<\/strong>: <a href=\"\/sources\/tofugu\/\">Tofugu<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Subject<\/strong>: <a href=\"\/category\/employment-career\/\">Employment \/ Career<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"authors":[577],"sources":[504],"class_list":["post-876","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-employment-career","authors-julia-mascetti","sources-tofugu"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>How to Live (And Sometimes Work) in Japan on Working Holiday: The Ultimate Guide - Yookoso!<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"December 17, 2019 - If you&#039;re an independent soul and would like your time in Japan to be flexible and adventurous, a working holiday could be your best option. 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