Hello @metaden! New to the fediverse?
@Azurolu Yes. Please guide.
@metaden Here is mastodon, it's one of the many platforms of the fediverse and it's Gargron's project. mastodon.social is Gargron's instance. An instance is a server that anyone can set up and link to the rest of the fediverse: For example, I'm on the mastodon.xyz instance made by @TheKinrar Each instance has its own set of rules.
Mastodon is not the only platform of the fediverse, there are also GNU/Social instances and Pleroma instances, which are free speech oriented.
@metaden I suggest you follow @Gargron because he's your instance's admin, @lain to keep up with the development of pleroma and that will probably lead you to discover more people in the anime/manga and other kind of nerdy stuff etc community.
I also suggest you take a look at @Technowix's instance niu.moe, which is a anime based instance you'd probably like, with a really cool admin and active userbase.
instances.mastodon.xyz is where you'll find a list of (mastodon only) instances, by @TheKinrar.
@Azurolu How do you check an instance without registering?
@metaden Also, since I see you're from Japan here are some cool and funny japanese users you could add: @kiki @estpls @NSXG
Even if you're going to change instance soon, you can follow them here and import/export your followings from the settings (called preferences on mastodon, the gear at the top of the search bar).

@Azurolu @metaden @kiki @estpls

Hi! Can I help you?

@NSXG @Azurolu @kiki @estpls hey, I’m learning Japanese. Any ideas on learning the language. Starting a life in Tokyo etc.
@metaden @NSXG @Azurolu @kiki Many beer bar are at Tokyo. So you can ask to Japanese people where to drink nice beer bar. For it, You can say "どこかいいビアバーないっすか?"dokoka ii biabar naissuka?".
@metaden @Azurolu @estpls
Do you mean to live in Tokyo?
@NSXG @Azurolu @estpls yes. Moving there in a week for a long term employment.
@metaden @Azurolu @estpls Is there a working visa? Those who met in mastodon could not stay in Viza but stayed only for 90 days
@NSXG @Azurolu @estpls I’m moving for work. I got a job in Tokyo. Visa for 5 years.
@metaden @Azurolu @estpls
Sorry, I could not reply yesterday.
If you live in Japan, I will ask foreign people who you know.
He has Info on share house for foreigners.
@NSXG @Azurolu @estpls Sure. That’s nice. Although I have a temporary house on Sakura house. Would be nice if you get some details on an apartment in Shibuya or Minako or Shinagawa. These are closer to my work.
@metaden @Azurolu @estpls
Where is the Sakura House?
I learned that I call the share house where a foreigner can live in for the first time as a borderless house.
I found for a borderless house.
Is the property at this URL close to your image?
http://www.borderless-house.com/jp/sharehouse/h/shibuya-ikejiri1/
@NSXG @Azurolu @estpls Sakura house is a company that has many share houses in Tokyo. Staying there for sometime until I join my company and get a permanent place after that.
@metaden @NSXG @Azurolu @estpls hey friend of @NSXG here , you may want to check borderless house. I'm staying in borderless house right now. It's also good for if you want to communicate with Japanese people in the house. usually they have 50% japanese %50 gaijin. Let us know when you come Tokyo 😊
@estpls @Azurolu @NSXG @metaden also some people are staying for very long time like 4 years or so :)
@umurgdk @NSXG @Azurolu @estpls I reached tokyo. Love to explore. Let me know if you want to meet.

@umurgdk @NSXG @Azurolu @estpls

Thanks to you. I now live in a borderlesshouse.