I know this is a pretty common topic around here, but I've been reading old posts and such for a few hours and haven't really found the info I'm looking for.
My friend and I would like to move to Tokyo in a few months. Both of us have university degrees, but we don't really want to teach english. I think we'd like to work at restaurants or bars/clubs.
My question is this, how possible is it to arrive in Japan on the tourist visa, then find a place to work that will supply me with certificate of eligibility so I can get my visa ? I think we have some places to stay, money to burn while we look, but I'm just not sure how feasable this plan is.
Will I be turned away from most places if I don't have the visa already ?
thanks for any help,
-daniel