24-year-old American lives in the Japanese countryside as an English teacher

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While working as a teacher in Atlanta, Georgia, Lexi Smith, 24, found herself dreaming of seeing more of the world and living a simpler life.

Eventually, Smith landed a teaching position at an eikaiwa, a private language school focused on conversational English, in the Chiba Prefecture of Japan and moved in March of 2025. See how she made the move — and details on what her life is like in Japan now.

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