seeker108 Posted November 11, 2005 Share Posted November 11, 2005 Does anyone know if there is a community of Japanese in Chiang Mai that would be good for an older retired Japanese couple? Just looking for a quiet place to retire. Or any other part of Thailand with a quiet Japanese community? (not BKK or Pataya or Phuket) Thanks for any info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeker108 Posted November 12, 2005 Author Share Posted November 12, 2005 Come on guys and gals. Does no one here know anything about the Japanese communities or moo bahns in the CNX area? Admitedly I knew nothing about it when I was there, except to know there was a consulate. It is a bigger community than I thought. Here is a bit from a search that I just did. "The Japanese Community is amongst the largest foreign communities in the north with over 1,800 Japanese residents." http://www.chiangmai-mail.com/083/features.shtml Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meadish_sweetball Posted November 12, 2005 Share Posted November 12, 2005 Maybe Thaivisa is not the right place to ask. I am sure if you or your friend Googled for Japanese web forums about Thailand and posted the same question in Japanese, that might work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markymark Posted November 12, 2005 Share Posted November 12, 2005 There are Japanese folk living at Hillside Condo on Huay Kaew Road. I have seen them in the restaurant on the ground floor. I will make some enquiries. Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tywais Posted November 12, 2005 Share Posted November 12, 2005 (edited) I would have to venture a guess that there are no Japanese 'ghettos' here and they are distributed throughout Chiangmai like the rest of us expats. My wife's sister, who lives one soi away, has a Japanese boyfriend I will ask him though I don't think he ever goes out much. Sits at the computer all day like me. A few links you might look through. Japanese restaurants would be a good source of information. http://www.chiangmai-online.com/japanese.html http://www.sushi.infogate.de/rest/as_thailand_chiangmai.htm http://www.gmorning.info/Features_Japanese_consulate.htm Edited November 12, 2005 by tywais Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeker108 Posted November 12, 2005 Author Share Posted November 12, 2005 Thanks all for your helpful replies thus far. I hope to find out what areas or moo baans there are where retired Japanese tend to cluster. Especially outside of the downtown area where it might be a bit more quiet and not so pricey. My friend will also do some Japanese searches. Thanks again. seeker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ajarn Posted November 13, 2005 Share Posted November 13, 2005 You might want to give Steve Kramer a call at 01-952-7378. His wife is Japanese and she supposedly does a newsletter for the Japanese community in Chiang Mai. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x-pat Posted November 13, 2005 Share Posted November 13, 2005 There are some Japanese people around Mae Jo / San Sai, mostly in the new moo baans. The newly opened Ruam Chok branch of Rimping market carries Japanese items. The community seems to be very small compared to Bangkok. Cheers, X-Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p1p Posted November 13, 2005 Share Posted November 13, 2005 I have several retired Japanese friends around CM. We play Mahjongg regularly. I would be only too happy to put your friends in contact with solid members of the community. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeker108 Posted November 13, 2005 Author Share Posted November 13, 2005 Thanks Ajarn for Steve's #. I had a nice chat with him earlier. It seems that most of the Japanese folks tend to cluster in the various condo complexes and unless you live in them, you might not see them much. They tend to cloister themselves somewhat and stay close to home as the vast majority speak neither Thai nor English. Apparently there will soon be some new condo complexes east of the Ping geared mainly toward the needs of the growing retired Japanese community. Thanks p1p. I will contact you when this gets closer to happening. Thanks again to all for the so typically helpful posts from the CM forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meadish_sweetball Posted November 13, 2005 Share Posted November 13, 2005 I have to admit I was proven wrong - and in a good way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeker108 Posted November 13, 2005 Author Share Posted November 13, 2005 I have to admit I was proven wrong - and in a good way. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> We definitely have a great group here. Friendliest and most helpful forum on Thaivisa and probably in all the world (well, all that I have seen so far). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nordlys Posted November 14, 2005 Share Posted November 14, 2005 (edited) Does anyone know if there is a community of Japanese in Chiang Mai that would be good for an older retired Japanese couple? Just looking for a quiet place to retire. Or any other part of Thailand with a quiet Japanese community? (not BKK or Pataya or Phuket) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I know of one nursing/retirement home (they call it serviced apartment though) for Japanese eldery in Bangkok on west Narathiwat Rd. near MAKRO about 15 minutes walk from BTS Chognonsri station. There's a Japanese restaurant, Japanese library, sauna, swimming pool, rehabilitation room and they have Japanese speaking staffs and nurses stationed there 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. http://www.riei.co.jp/riei-thailand/index.html (in Japanese) Chiang Mai seems to be a popular destination for Japanese retirees seeking cheap retirement life. There are quite a few books on this available in Japanese book stores (in Bangkok) and as Ajahn mentioned, there's more than one free paper available for circulation particularly among Japanese community in CM. I don't know if there's any gated community for Japanese there yet though (although I've heard of a plan to build such Moo Baan at various locations in Thailand). Edited November 14, 2005 by Nordlys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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