is it possible to teach English in Japan with only a CELTA certificate and no university degree?

i did met an canadian an a russian doing that in japan during my last trip and i homestayed at their place.

lucky em, married japanese wife.

and seriously, seeing how they teach english there, its easier than eating old turkey meat on thanksgiving.

and btw, the canadian ended up opening a tuition school himself and made a pretty good income

I got a teaching job in Japan with no prior teaching experience. I just had my university qualifications.

I suspect they might consider a specialized teaching certificate to be adequate.

Try searching for jobs on www.eslcafe.com and see what they want.

It think is very possible to find a part-time job, specially if you are a native English speaker but it is also very possible that you won't get a full-time position at public schools (ALT) because their contracts with the Japanese boards of education, indicates that they can't hire people that do not have a bachelor's degree at least.

Try applying just to see if works at: www.gaijinpot.com

Good luck