Question about Cultural Activities visa

Hello,
I'm an italian boy, and I'm planning to get a Cultural Activities Visa for Japan, but i have some questions about it:
1) i've played Judo in Italy for more than 10 years. This is enough?
2) what are the requirements to get a Cultural Visa?
3) Can i work part-time (20hours/week)?
4) Do i need to attend a course of a japanese cultural activity (like Judo, ikebana, tea ceremony,...)?

Thank you so much!!

http://www.japan-guide.com/forum/quereadisplay.html?0+5...

http://www.japan-guide.com/forum/quereadisplay.html?0+4...
There aren't that many threads on this kind of visa so far (not as many as on Working Holiday Visa, Temporary Visitor status, or any category of work-permitting visas) here; that might point to the limited number of instances of cultural visa granted.

thank you so mucH!! :)
and..How many hours/week do i need to attend the course (for example, bonsai or calligraphy)?

I ask this because i've searched about bonsai courses in Tokyo, and almost all of them offer 2 lessons (of 2 hours) every week.
So i was wondering if a couple of day every week is enough or not for the Cultural Visa.

Thank you very much again!

I'm afraid that two lessons a week would not be enough. As I mentioned in one of the threads (link above), it is more for those who want to pursue "academic" studies into an aspect of Japanese culture. So it would apply to you if you, after taking ten years of judo in your country, want to pursue, for example, history and/or origin of judo, etc., under a well-known professor in Japan on that topic. You cannot simply change the subject of your study from judo to ikebana and say that's part of culture thus qualify for a cultural visa...

Students at Japanese language schools on pre-college visa need to attend four hours a day or more of classes *per day* every weekday, thus qualifying as full-time students.

mm.. but The immigration web site's application form doesn't request the number of hours, only the type of activity and name of the guarantor.
http://www.moj.go.jp/ONLINE/IMMIGRATION/16-1-1.pdf

i'm confused..(?_?)

Gabriel,

Please read my old answer to an old thread:
http://www.japan-guide.com/forum/quereadisplay.html?0+5...

Cultural Activities visa applies only if you are pursuing a subject in Japanese culture at a very advanced level, for example, studying under a professor in an academic institution, etc., and not just someone taking a few lessons a week, I believe. At least that is the intention of this status.

i see! thank you so much :)

mm..do you know some website about academic institutions that can teach japanese culture? i searched with Google,but i only found some short courses..