Why I Moved to Tokyo, Japan | I Changed My Life 

２年間動けなかったことはさぞかし辛い経験だったと思います。だからこそ時間を取り戻したいという熱意を感じることができました。応援したいです。時間を取り戻すべくガンバって下さい。

You earned my respect. Here is wishing that you find happiness in Japan.

Mariannaさん、日本に来てくれて本当にありがとう。

Welcome to Japan. It's a really nice country. I've lived in Tokyo for many years. Never regretted it.

I am Japanese.Since long ago, I have longing for America and Europe.The grass is always greener on the other side.

Life is short and you only live once. No time to waste just do it!

Omg when you described ppl who find out ab Japan and love as opposed to others who know it exists I was shook that’s exactly how I feel, I’ve never been but I’m obsessed w Japan already! Wishing you lots of happiness in Japan!!

すごくよかった。最初から最後までのめり込むように聞いてしまった (弁論大会で優勝するかも）。これからの日本での生活が楽しくありますように。This is incredible. I usually do not finish this type of video, but I was so much into your story. Thanks for sharing it with us. Good luck with your life in Japan.

Hope you enjoy your time in Japan!

Thank you for sharing your story. The road to finding your passion can be an emotional one, wrought with hardships. That's how you know it's a passion and not just a passing interest.

I respect your decision. Thank you for sharing and welcome to Japan!

I'm crying because we have the same goals.Im also planning on moving in Japan in the future.Because of my love for learning new cultures and things,I also plan to live on different countries and learn their language and culture.I hope that I would be successful as you in the future

I'm moving to Japan to study Japanese. It's the easiest and fastest way to move there and also a very good reason to do it. Only wish i had figured out that my government supports these kind of studies to Japan sooner. Without the student loan it would have been impossible for people who aren't rich already. Getting a job in Japan while abroad is very very difficult unless it's an English teaching job, and those are pretty much the only reasons why you can move there.

This is so inspiring and I'm almost crying. I've been suffered from depression for 2 years and I literally can't do many things. Like you, I'm feeling like my life(2 years) was stolen. Anyway, I hople you'll have wonderful time in Japan.

Great story! I love the Sailor Moon part and I can't believe you were in that much pain for 2 years! Unbelievable... You're a fighter!!🦹🏼‍♀️💪🏻

I'm actually planning on moving to Japan. I've been there for 10 days and the society felt so amazing for me. And listening to this was really helpful! Thank you for sharing!

I'm so happy that you're happy again, Marianna! I'm gonna be returning to Tokyo this week for the first time in over 4 years to study abroad!! It's been a long time coming for sure!

I can't imagine how many girls in the world watching Sailor Moon Anime and they were interested in Japan through Sailor Moon. So you are coming to Japan actually. It's a very incredible thing. I hope you will enjoy your life in Japan.

You know, you are very inspiring and courageous person sharing all these things about your personal things. I live in Sapporo Japan. I had a stroke back in 2013 and still shaking from it. I have periodical strokes And my life is still dragged by rehabilitation. And Being a foreigner as yourself In Japan, I would imagine that you would have so many difficulties and challenges that you have not mentioned over the video. I am very thankful to know you Your mother must be proud. And frankly so am I for you overcoming many obstacles. Love from Sapporo Japan

I have had similar back problems recently but hearing your story makes me feel better as I realized you had it so much worse than me. I can still walk around but just can't push myself too much. So I'm glad to hear that there is light at the end of the tunnel

Thank you for making this informative and personal video. I always thought ur accent was rly unique, would have never guessed that u come from such a interesting multicultural background.Ive noticed that well travelled people like you tend to be super cool and charismatic. I have huge respect for u for staying positive and strong. Living with a chronic condition myself ur experience rly resonates with me especially the "time being stolen from u"part.My energy level is so low i can barely get the simple things done.The mental duress is even worse, I'm so tired of battling with depression on a daily basis. This video makes me feel a little better tho, maybe there's light at the end of the tunnel.I hope someday i can function like a normal person and get my life back. I can also relate to ur experience of moving countries. I was born in Russia and moved to another country when i was 6, then i moved again when i was a teenager.Had a really hard time adapting and mastering new languages,but i do enjoy moving around and getting the taste of different cultures. Just out of curiosity, are you still fluent in Russian? i am very slow at picking up languages and since I'm very out of practice my spoken russian is rusty af even tho it was my first language, it's quite a shame.Also are you planning to learn/currently learning Japanese, if so how's the language learning experience for u?

You are amazing my friend! Fingers crossed for everything you decide to do! You're incredible! ♥♥♥

I love your channel and thanks for sharing your experience. I'm glad you find a way of your life in Japan and also Japan needs a person like you as well.

This was such an emotional and sincere video 😭😭😭 you’re a fighter!! 💪🏻

Good for you! Im happy that you said such a good feeling about japan. You had a difficulty but you overcame somehow yourself. You give me courage. I love this video.

Hi glad to see you so happy and awesome to see you're still making awesome content! :)

That is very inspirational! Thank you !

Cheers to your lovely life!

Very touching... Hope you find happiness in Japan

Really nicely explained :) I'm glad you were able to move to Japan after wanting to go for so long :)

Thanks for sharing your story. I'm glad you're getting to live the life you want! :D

Good on you, brave and adventurous girl/woman. Nothing venture, nothing gain. You will definitely be enriched beyond your wildest dream. Enjoy your adventure and keep up the spirit of adventure and learning.

Welcome to Japan!!!

Such an interesting video. Congratulations on your life change👏

It must have been so hard for you. It's very different but I broke my ankle 2 months ago and for 2 months I felt trapped too, staying home all the time when I used to be very active with a busy schedule, go to work, bike, going to the gym, go out to take photos, meet friends... so I can't even imagine how it must have been for you for 2 freaking years. You deserve everything good that happens to you!

You seem to have struggled in spite of the young, I am rooting for you.

your channel is so underrated. love your videos. keep the good job!

Whoa.... that is a crazy story. I hope you get to visit all the places you've ever dreamed about. This was a crazy story. I am so proud of you. You're doing exactly what you want. It's not stupid for being emotional. That sounds pretty traumatic. But that's all past you now. I feel much closer to you as a person. This seemed like a hard video to do but you did it so well. Lmao only 10 minutes for them to give you an answer?! I've learned all those lessons in my own way. But it's still good to hear the stories. Oh no the trauma I keep locked away is seeping out! I gotta go listen to metal. K, love you bye!

Your story is so beautiful and inspiring! Honestly love Japan so much too...

Wow! I was getting emotional with you there. You have been through a lot. Greetings from Leeds (and moving to Japan early next year!!).

I was impressed in your story. thank you for uploading this and coming to Japan.

This is so personal 😭I love it and I love you! Xx

wow what a story you have. I am so happy you are now able to walk & that your cousin ask that question " so why don't you" That is what I needed to hear right now myself so thank you so much for sharing your powerful story Have a lovely fun filled week ( Judy )

big hugs you‘re very inspirational!

Wow! Thank you for sharing your story. What an inspiration you are to have overcome some very scary health issues and now you are living your dream thanks to your courage, determination and inner strength. Keep up the great work and cheers from a new subscriber in Yokohama! 🐶🙋🏻‍♀️✨

You had went through a lot! I understand the loss of freedom to move as we wish. I was bedridden on and off for weeks due to my spine. It is really scary.

Thank You Marianna , Thank You.

Congratulations on your accomplishment! What type of work do you do in Japan?

Love this so much. Thank you. And yes make the Visa video. Also what's next for you in japan

wow, amazing story! best of luck on your journey :D

Another good video and say WELL DONE to you and keep living the dream.

I'm a student at university and thinking about my future I actually don't know what career I really want All I want is just exploring the world although my parents are against my idea haha I think you're strong and brave! Have a great time in Japan!!

Having only just discovered you a few minutes before watching this video, I got teary eyed too!!! Wow, what an ordeal, but I'm glad life seems to have got better for you, - judging by the amount of vlogs 🙂. Oh and btw; - Hi, pleased to meet you and greetings from a fellow nomad in... Ireland. "Slianté☔️

I can't help but wonder (in a good way) how times have changed. Here we have you from Samarkand, which was probably the only cosmopolitan city in the world on the famed silk road for over thousand years, escaping to the west to learn English from a Japanese TV program. WOW, that's mind-blowing. BTW, Samarkand was ruled by Hindus, Persians, Greeks, Mongols, Buddhists, Muslims, Russians, and every Tom, Dick, and Hassan who could ride a bloody camel. When I first heard you speak, I knew you had some connection to Ukraine since I recognized some inflections from my Ukrainian neighbors in America. Glad you made it to Japan.

I am honestly so touched by your story... I am currently in Uni and working at the same time just so I can get a good job career. It gives me alot of stress and honestly I just want to go traveling and move to Japan. I have been there 3 times already and each time I was truly happy. Like your video is so inspiring. I wish you all the best and all the happiness

Hi Marianna, a real tough story you put out there and it's super valid for you to be emotional. Looking back at what we was and what we are now, the journey is always tough and the achievements we've made along the way, it's overwhelming to think about. I wish you all the best.

WOW! What a riveting story! You have incredible strength of character Marianna. The things you accomplished on your own, especially learning languages, despite the hardships you faced. How many languages can you speak, and how long did it take for you to become fluent in them? Your English is excellent! Did you find learning Japanese difficult? Kudos for you Marianna, and all you've accomplished. I'm so very happy for you that you made it to Japan, finally! Well done!

Yes ! You can do anything you want now ! Welcome to Japan ! :)

Astonishing. Subscribed. Thank-you. Hey those visa insights would be great!

I was crying with you when I was watching. Thank you so much for sharing this story! I kind of know the feeling of being out of everything for a period of time as I spent a year in bed cause of my depression, all high on meds. But it doesn't matter anymore! I am so proud of you and I am so happy that I know you and hopefully we meet one day. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

Hi Marianna I hope Japan make you happy for a long time . One thing that I learn here is that after Japan life will never be the same again. Asia culture in general is so dynamic and the future is coming much faster here. My contact with foreigners 90 percent want to come back and visit Japan again . Maybe as a tour guide, with help of your Japanese friends ,would be an option for you in the future. Keep going.

Marianna, I do relate to you! I am Russian-Ukrainian and German, born in Kazakhstan and raised in Russian traditions/western traditions..and then my family moved to Germany when I was nine y/o. So I got into Sailor Moon as well xD and that´s how I got to know Japan..and digged deeper into Japanese culture. I do not want to live in Japan, but I like it as a holiday destination.

Japan is an amazing country. Keep following your dreams!

Before i watched this video, I randomly had one of your Vids show up on YT called "Tokyo Tower" or something like that, then watched your "Japan to UK flight" video, then i watched this.....cried with you, had to sub and like, glad you are much better after that awful time in your life and now doing what you want to do

It was sad story but u came like a brave strong girl! Stay blessed 😇🙏❤️🌸🌹😇

Change is good !

Hope you’re thriving there 😘

I was also exposed to Japan through SailorMoon!! I'm glad you're here now, I think japan has a lot of exciting opportunities to offer. I talk about my experience in japan as well on my channel. You don't have to check it out but it's so exciting to see other's people's experience here. looking forward to your other videos :) - Mary

Very inspiring story, thanks for sharing it! Wish you all the best 🙂

This was moving, really. It is an example on how hard life can hit. But your story is now going along a very positive path! I can understand your sorrow for having lost some time of your life in such a though situation, but was it really a full waste of time? You developed one of the most fundamental traits for a human being: resilience! It will help you to go through the future difficulties (hopefully much less heavy) in your life. You are well-equipped to enjoy the good things and deal with bad ones! Just a question: do you plan to stay in Japan or do you want to resume the project of learning many cultures by leaving in different parts of the world?

Touching story. Im happy you were able to make your way to Japan. Please do a video about the visa application process. It will be helpful for a lot of people (including me :P). As soon as I finish my degree I will move to Japan as well.

Welcome to Japan Life is an adventure and is filled with surprises and discoveries. I hope Japan will be your second home.

Interesting life story. Thanks for sharing.

Loved your earnestness. Love and light. 💙

Thanks for this inspirational journey! :)

Sending you lots of love. God bless you

thank you for serious personal health video and life story and i am happy your health has improved, it is like an episode of house md show (zerbra rare medical case)

You're always so SINCERE! A VERY LIKEABLE PERSON!!! I loved watching this video! You may not know ,but I believe you gave many people some lights&hopes ! You're a very smart young lady! I'm so shocked to hear about your back surgery story...that is so bizarre that you had an extra bone growing & causing that tremendous pain! I've always been having some back issue as well( my sister's case is worse) & a physical therapy was the BEST thing ever for that solution! I've been stretching almost everyday ever since I learned. The accents of yours was another interesting story as I'm Japanese but don't really have a Japanese accent, I was taught English since I was 6 years old,then had so many different English teachers with different Nationalities! So, mine is pretty mixed up!Some Brits think I had my accents from all over the u.k. & somewhere else? Lol. Some Americans said that I had a Scottish accent! Lol. I had American teachers,Australian, Canadian& Newzeelander ,English,some Welsh...lol.lol.lol. Anyways ,that makes us SO UNIQUE! I KINDA LOVE IT! LOL.Anyways,I always enjoy your videos! Good luck to you on EVERYTHING! Hope that your life in Japan will make your dreams come true & your subscribers will reach 4,000 ,soon 5,000!!! Sorry ,I cannot afford to do so as I'm pretty broke! But I root for you! I am believing in you!

This is a really inspiring video, Marianna! So glad you're finding Japan to be everything you dreamt it to be. Hope to catch up soon!

You are brave! Best wishes for future. By the way, your voice from the start of this video seemed like you are about to cry, but this is the first video of yours that I have seen, so maybe you sound like that!

Wowww You are from Uzbekistan??? I didn't know! So you are basically Asian. But omg the meaning of Sailor Moon for you is really grand! I am really glad it helped you so much! Sailor Moon is a big part of my life too and basically how I found out about Japan as well :D

This was very intresting and inspirational video! It's been me and my husband's dream to move to Japan as well. Do you have any suggestions to how to start the process? I'm really curious about the visa application process as everywhere I read it always says that you need to have a job first. Did you get the visa through work or did you find work after you came to Japan? Thank you so much for your time!

貴重なお話本当にありがとうございます。🙂いままで相当な苦労をしてきたんですね。😥人生を変えるために日本を選んでくれてありがとうございます。いつもビデオ楽しく見てます！これからも応援してます！😊

I watched all the videos it was remarkable which had lot's of information about Japan culture,traditions and life styles of Japanese people keep it up.

Interesting video, I myself love Japan, even just by watching NHK news, and you could see everything there from total innovation,creativity and like you said adventurous , for me I know Japan in a historic level , having different cultures like shegundo which is a combination of Buddhist and mountain worship, Zen/Mahayana Buddhism and of course Shintoism. And all the way north of Hokkaido you'll find Ainu indigenous people with shamanism beliefs and the cuisines in Japan are amazing and artistic at the same time truly love it 👍🗻🌹❤

Hello from India .So happy to know your life, your difficulties in English and later passing out with flying colours. So very happy to know about you where we can learn from peoples life and wonderful possibilities ahead like you with Japan. We Indians love Japan very much, Our Indian Prime Minister Modi is a good friend of Shinzo Abe . GOD BLESS AND HOPE YOU AND YOUR FAMILY HAVE A HAPPY AND WONDERFUL LIFE

Thank you !

good luck and like what you are sharing~

Very nice video my friend, good presentation.

Great share 👍👍👍👍

Then you must visit Azabu Juban.. its Sailormoon real live scenes. I went there to explore sailor mars' hikawa shrine, arisugawa park, kimi chan statue etc... they are my childhood favourites too. :) Good luck girl. You are so brave to take this step to Japan. I hope I could too.

I came here for skincare but I must admit, although I am still a little biased towards skincare videos, I really love your content about Japan too.

That even me made emotional.

I am happy you are happy in Japan.

You seem like an amazing young woman. Glad to hear you got through your hardships. Also, you have a doppelgänger in Stockholm, lol! So weird!!

wow that was really something... wonderful 🌹

大変な人生だったのですね。 セーラームーンもステキです。 とてもお話しが上手ですね。 今後も動画を見させていただきます。 I think you were tough life. sailor moon is wonderful anime. You speak very well. I will keep watching your video.

日本を楽しんで下さい 幸せになって下さい

I am in Tokyo now..Enjoy your Christmas and New Year Eve ^_^

Leeds? Yorkshire hype, so happy to see more Yorkshire folk.