掲示板 Forums - Studying Abroad in Japan

I want to study in Japan so badly! Unfortunately I still need to wait 3 more years until I finally graduate from school. I will give my best so I can get accepted into universities. I've watched some videos about people studying abroad in Japan and most of them said it's not a good idea to do it... because it was the best time of their life and they made so many great memories!I hope I can get there too. I think a few months in another country is exactly what I need. Such a great opportunity to learn new things, not only what you are studying, also communicating with Japanese people and traveling completely alone. I will come back to this thread in 4 years so I can look if I've made it.

I studied at a university in Nagoya for a year 5 months in Japan and 6 months online due to COVID . I had a wonderful time and learned a lot of Japanese there as well as made some international friends. I was already studying Japanese at a university in the UK when I went for the exchange program. I had finished both Genki textbooks by the time I went to Japan. My lessons were taught in 100% Japanese (our teachers didn’t know English) but even if you don’t know all the words to start with, you pick up on them through constant use.

I lived in an international dorm with other students, mostly from Europe. Not all of them were there to study Japanese so English was the main language we spoke at the dorm. My dorm was very clean and had AC but I know not all universities offer that. They also had a free bus that took as from the small town campus we lived near to the heart of Nagoya where our classes were held. COVID meant a few of the optional modules were cancelled but my university offered classes in ikebana and dancing as well as a fun class in Japanese pop culture which involved talking about anime, games, fashion etc.

If you have any specific questions, I’d be happy to help.

I have never studied abroad in Japan, but I would love to hear everyone's experiences! Japan has always fascinated me with its unique culture and high-quality learning environment.

I want to study in Japan so badly! Unfortunately I still need to wait 3 more years until I finally graduate from school. I will give my best so I can get accepted into universities. I've watched some videos about people studying abroad in Japan and most of them said it's not a good idea to do it... because it was the best time of their life and they made so many great memories!I hope I can get there too. I think a few months in another country is exactly what I need. Such a great opportunity to learn new things, not only what you are studying, also communicating with Japanese people and traveling completely alone. I will come back to this thread in 4 years so I can look if I've made it.

I also want to study in Japan, and I still have more than three years...and I'm using renshuu.org to my fullest advantage to be able to get to N2 or N1 (if I even can) since most universities (including Hokkaido) require that, well at least most of those videos mentioned the requirement...so if I start early, I can actually reach the language level! It seems impossible, but I want to be able to move out of my country and bring my mother with me if I could...

Let's do out best to get accepted into a Japanese university in the future, but for now, let's do our best to study Japanese ☆*: .｡. o(≧▽≦)o .｡.:*☆

mushrooup は 11月8日, 18:31に

I also want to study in Japan, and I still have more than three years...and I'm using renshuu.org to my fullest advantage to be able to get to N2 or N1 (if I even can) since most universities (including Hokkaido) require that, well at least most of those videos mentioned the requirement...so if I start early, I can actually reach the language level! It seems impossible, but I want to be able to move out of my country and bring my mother with me if I could...

Let's do out best to get accepted into a Japanese university in the future, but for now, let's do our best to study Japanese ☆*: .｡. o(≧▽≦)o .｡.:*☆

と言いました。

I’m also trying to get to N2! I’m hoping to be able to pass the JLPT N2 exam in 2 years. And I hope the N2 certificate also increases my chance to get a scholarship because studying abroad is very very expensive… but definitely worth it!　頑張りましょう！

best of luck to the both of us! I thought you have to take it from N5 to N1 before, when I was younger, ehe...either way. Scholarships are hard to get by, but I'd be more than happy to be accepted as a working student with a partial scholarship~ ヾ(•ω•`)o