cities in Japan
Japan takes more Nepali students than any other country. The rule that decides whether that works is the 28-hour weekly work limit — and it is a hard limit, not a guideline.
More Nepali students obtain NOCs for Japan than for any other destination. Most arrive through language schools before moving into a university or vocational college, and most intend to work part-time to fund it.
That is legal and normal — but only within a strict frame. A student residence status does not itself permit work. You need a separate endorsement, and the limit is 28 hours a week. Exceeding it is the most common route by which a Nepali student in Japan loses their status, and it is checked against employer records.
What the city changes is cost, work availability and how much Japanese daily life demands. Tap a pin to open a city.
costs more / mid-range / costs less compare these cities to each other, not to anywhere else. They are our reading of the spread across Japan, not a published index — the sourced money figures are on the costs page.
What changes between Japanese cities.
The 28-hour rule is national
Same everywhere, and enforced. You need the work-permission endorsement before your first shift, not after.
Cost of living
Tokyo is markedly the most expensive. Fukuoka and Osaka are substantially cheaper for the same national rules.
Work availability
Tokyo has the most part-time work by a wide margin. Smaller cities are cheaper but the hours are harder to find.
Japanese
Some degrees are taught in English, but part-time work, housing and daily life require Japanese almost everywhere.