Well, when you settle down in Japan for 4 to 6 months, things look a lot different than if I were visiting… Tokyo for example, for a week or 2.

My brother went to HND and stayed in the Tokyo area (very general I’m aware) for a week. Spent nearly 1800 not including the plane ticket.

When I live in Japan with my girlfriend, our monthly expenses are only 1400 total per month including our apartment. As others have said, a long term stay will differ than a holiday abroad.

Slow down for a moment. What you’re looking for is a residency permit. The process can be rather painless; take Mexico for example.

The USA & Canada are massive overpriced shitholes in comparison to most of Europe & large parts of Asia. People will either hate that fact, or try to dispute it, but it’s so true it’s painful.