>>64913662>>64914097>>64930538i've lived in tokyo for 9 years, here's a bit of perspective.
5-8 million a year is OK, it's not bad at all.
a fresh grad from university entering a company doing office work typically gets a little less than 5m a year.
8m is really good.
so let's say you get the 5m package. that's about 400k a month. after deductions (pension, insurance, tax, etc) your bring-home money is probably around 250k.
first you look for a place to rent.
if you're solo and ok with a single "one room" unit (the kind you typically see in manga and anime where it's basically a rectangle, with a kitchen sink in a corner, and a door leading to a bathroom+shower) that'll cost about 70k around the popular areas like shinjuku, shibuya; probably about 25 meters squared. very fancy places can be about 100k for a little bit more space.
if you're willing to stay a bit out of the way from the city centers, you can easily get similarly sized rooms for 50k.
your bills probably won't go over 10k a month.
meals, even if you eat out, can be as cheap as 500-800 yen per meal, so 3 meals = 1500~3000 yen a day.
that's 50k~90k a month for basic eating-out food.
you save way more if you cook.
as a matter of perspective, a can of coke is 100 yen.
a box of bento meal (with rice, meat, veggies, etc) is 400~500 yen.
public transportation is great. you don't need a car to live in tokyo. (or most other cities in japan)
commuting to work is fine.
LOTS of companies do flex hours these days so you can easily avoid train congestion.
your company will also pay for your train fares; you buy a monthly pass for a specific route and your company pays for the pass. you can use the pass on your off days for free transportation to anywhere within the pass' covered route.
every year the company sends you for a complete health check up. this is mandatory in all companies and they pay for it.
if you get sick or fall ill, you call 119. the ambulance comes and brings you to the nearest available hospital. (and yes they don't charge you)
if you're properly hired as an employee, you will be covered by the national health insurance.
visits to the clinic for random small things will cost 1000~1500 yen for consultation. another 1000+ for basic drugs (like nsaid or something)
the drinking party culture is still alive and strong and for most people it's something they enjoy and are proud of.
your coworkers and managers will invite you for a drink after work and you all go to a cheerful izakaya as a group and just chit-chat and pass around drinks and food.
>>64917313typically the menial tasks of reserving a restaurant, ordering food, pouring drinks are given to fresh-grad hires; specifically young people who just graduated university and entered the company as a new shakaijin (usually called shinsotsu)
if you're employed as a mid-career professional you won't be bothered with such tasks.
