Pictured above you'll find people riding in "basket boards," which is something you absolutely must experience when in Vietnam. In addition to the driver, two people are able to ride at a time. It feels like a full experience, as the driver will also create you a ring from local foliage and take your photo. They also will have performances where they drive the basket boards at high speeds, which many people come to see.

Not only is Vietnam a top destination of Japanese tourists, but as it is experiencing great economic growth, Vietnam is also attracting the eyes of the world.

We've taken the liberty of summarizing some key details you can find about life in Vietnam online.
For example: ・Rent（one-person residence: 20,000~30,000JPY/month）
・Electricity/Heat（one-person: 3,000〜5,000JPY/month）
・Cell phone（one-person:1,000〜3,000KJPY/month）
・Transportation（cheaper than Japan. for example: traveling 30km by bus only costs about 400JPY）
・Eating out（one-person: you can get three daily meals for about 500JPY, so 15,000JPY/month）
Overall, the cost of living is more affordable than Japan.

Here is some information we've heard from our clients in Vietnam as well.
Local Vietnamese staff make about 70,000~80,000JPY/month, while Japanese staff make about 120,000-150,000JPY/month
Also, in many cases housing will also be provided without additional expenses to the employee. Our client said, "You might not become a millionaire, but you'll certainly be able to save more money than living in Japan!"

The cityscape in Da Nang is also said to be quite beautiful. The people of Vietnam are always smiling, and Vietnam appears to be a cheerful country. About 80% of Vietnamese people are Buddhist, which might be an explanation for that happy aura.

The national language of Vietnam is Vietnamese, and signs in stores and on the streets are written in Vietnamese. So it may be difficult for you to find work unless you find somewhere you can communicate in English or Japanese.

Bicycles are also a wildly popular form of transportation in Vietnam. You might be at a busy intersection with many cars, and still see a wave of people riding bikes whizzing on through.

An article by the Japanese External Trade Organization says that, while the world is experiencing a Washoku Boom, Ho Chi Minh and Hanoi in particular are also experiencing great population and economic growth. We'd love to see more Japanese restaurant open up across Vietnam.