Places & culture
Watch official interviews about long stays in Chiang Mai
Watch interviews with residents and consider what you need to know about housing, transport, living costs and your own plans.
Start with these three things
- TAT introduces videos titled “Interviews with Japanese people staying long term in Chiang Mai” on its official website.
- Another introduction page has a video with the same title. They can be found in this portal’s existing video list.
Planning tips (not official rules)
- Before applying something from a video to your own life, check it against articles on housing, transport and procedures.
Steps
"Tip" marks a planning suggestion, not an official rule.
- Tip Choose an interview with Japanese long-term residents from the portal’s video list.
- Tip Before watching, divide your questions into topics such as where to live, everyday transport and spending.
- Tip Make your own notes, distinguishing what you heard in the video from questions you want to research afterwards.
- Tip If referring to discussion of procedures or costs, open current official information to check it.
What to prepare
"Tip" marks a planning suggestion, not an official rule.
- Tip Prepare whatever helps you watch comfortably, such as a place where you can play sound, earphones and a way to take notes.
- Current subtitle availability, playback access and the displayed publication date remain unverified. Check on YouTube.
Where to ask
Tourism Authority of Thailand video introduction pages / YouTube
The official pages have a Japanese title and a “Watch on YouTube” link. Check the linked destination before using it.
Planning tips (not official rules)
If a video will not open, return to TAT’s introduction page and check the link guidance.
Things to watch for
"Tip" marks a planning suggestion, not an official rule.
- Tip Someone else’s experience does not establish that the same costs or procedures apply to you. Compare any relevant scheme with the responsible authority’s current guidance.
- The interviewees’ names, occupations, specific statements and detailed filming dates remain unverified. For their words and experiences, watch the linked interviews.
Start with the official introductions
This article covers the videos introduced on TAT’s website as interviews with Japanese people staying long term in Chiang Mai. Another introduction page uses the same title, and the linked videos are registered in the portal’s existing list.
Planning tips (not official rules)
Hear the interviewees’ words and recommendations in the linked videos. This page does not provide summaries of their statements or experiences.
Take notes while watching
Planning tips (not official rules)
Start with the parts of daily life that interest you. Choosing topics such as shopping, transport, social life or time at home makes it easier to note what you want to research yourself.
If someone is moving with you, discuss what caught your attention after watching. Start with topics on which your preferences differ, such as where to live or how often to go out.
Choose what to check next
Planning tips (not official rules)
For rent, continue to the renting guide; for monthly spending, the living-cost guide; and for everyday conversation, the Thai-learning guide. Keep the atmosphere conveyed by a video separate from the conditions you need to confirm for a contract or application.
Save the official introduction page if you want to return to it. When sharing it with someone, consider watching the original together instead of recreating the interviewees’ statements.
Sources & dates checked
- OfficialTourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) チェンマイに長期滞在する日本人インタビュー（紹介ページ）
- OfficialTourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) チェンマイに長期滞在する日本人インタビュー（別の紹介ページ）