Linda's Journey from Europe to Western Tokyo

Linda's Journey from Europe to Western Tokyo

From Buying a House in Japan by AkiyaMart Productions

May 22, 2026 · 32 min

About this episode

Linda shares her experience of moving from Europe to western Tokyo and building a life for her family in Japan.

Can a foreign family actually build a life in suburban Japan? Linda moved from Europe to western Tokyo with no Japanese, no prior visit, and a toddler. Ten years later, her daughter is fluent, she knows the whole neighborhood, and they can't imagine leaving. This episode covers moving to Japan with kids, international schools vs. the Japanese public school track, raising a multilingual child in Japan, and what daily life looks like for a foreign family outside central Tokyo. Follow us on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/akiyamart] and YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@AkiyaMa]! Buying a House in Japan is a production of AkiyaMart. Find your Japan dream home at akiya-mart.com [https://akiya-mart.com/]. Questions? Email podcast@akiya-mart.com Hosts are Take Kurosawa and Joey Stockermans. The AkiyaMart Production Team is Carlos Gutierrez, Devin Silvernail, and Lukas Fotty.

People in this episode

Hosts: Take Kurosawa, Joey Stockermans

Guest: Linda

Topics covered

  • moving to Japan
  • raising multilingual children
  • international schools
  • Japanese public school
  • daily life in Japan
  • foreign families in Japan

Keywords

  • foreign family
  • suburban Japan
  • multilingual child
  • international schools
  • Japanese culture
  • expat life
  • Tokyo neighborhoods

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: AkiyaMart Productions

Places: Western Tokyo, Japan, Europe, Tokyo

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