Can I teach private English lessons in Tokyo on a working visa? Or only secretly?

[Elladuffy]

Can I teach private English lessons in Tokyo on a working visa? Or only secretly on a 90 day holiday visa?

[KansaiBen]

Can I teach private English lessons in Tokyo on a working visa?

Yes

Or only secretly on a 90 day holiday visa?

You are not supposed to do any work on a tourist visa. Where do you plan to teach them and how do you hope to find students?

[Elladuffy]

I think I will do a 90 day holiday visa and secretly do one-on-one lessons on the side? for extra cash.

[themoonrules]

Technically there is no one general "working visa", but rather, there are many different status of residency one can apply for that allow work. Ex. Artist, Journalist, Engineer, Instructor etc etc.

For example, a person in Japan under the status of "Engineer" can't work as a English instructor without additional permission to do so, "Permission to engage in other activities.."

[KansaiBen]

I think I will do a 90 day holiday visa and secretly do one-on-one lessons on the side? for extra cash.

You need somewhere to live, you need a mobile phone. In 90 days you wont make enough from students to pay your rent and its unlikely students will stick around if they know you are only a tourist.

Do you know how to teach a lesson, talk students into paying for lessons from you (hard to do if you speak no Japanese).

Most private teachers will teach at Starbucks or at a coffeeshop. If you really must hang out your shingle, go to http://www.findateacher.net

PS if you have no other job here its not "on the side", its your MAIN job and illegal on a tourist visa (not a holiday visa as you call it).

[themoonrules]

I think I will do a 90 day holiday visa and secretly do one-on-one lessons on the side? for extra cash.

I think you don't fully understand how hard that is, not to mention it being illegal.

[Glenski]

Geez, you are all over this forum!

Yeah, you can teach private lessons on a WHV. (stop calling it a holiday visa). As others have pointed out, though, you will be hard-pressed to find clients (let alone keep them) and pay your bills.

[KansaiBen]

Geez, you are all over this forum!

Yeah, you can teach private lessons on a WHV. (stop calling it a holiday visa). As others have pointed out, though, you will be hard-pressed to find clients (let alone keep them) and pay your bills.

She speaks no Japanese, students speak little or no English, no permanent address except maybe a monthly hostel. No way of communicating with students or doing demo lessons. No text books or teaching materials or teaching experience. No legal right to work or earn money in Japan. I think the hospitality/waitress thing or a ski bunny (during winter months in Hokkaido) is her best bet.