I want to study in Japan and learn more about Japan. Can you introduce me?

One of the most authentic experiences of studying in Japan.

To tell the truth, all children's shoes learning a foreign language will have the idea of studying abroad. Yes, I have painstakingly learned such a "bird language". I believe everyone wants to see what the country where they have studied foreign languages for so many years is like one day. But the cost of studying abroad is a factor that many people have to consider (except local tyrants and scholars with full scholarships). Although studying in Japan and South Korea is much cheaper than studying in Europe and America, it still needs a certain cost. Recalling the countless entanglements before I came to Japan, I feel it is necessary to sum up all aspects of experience and share it with my relatives who want to study in Japan.

First of all, I am in Tokyo, so the wage level and price level are slightly higher than those in other places, which will be discussed in detail later, but this is the general trend, so it is good for everyone to make a reference.

First, life articles

▲ food ▲

Food is the most important thing for people, especially for foodies. When preparing to go abroad, the first consideration must be eating, so naturally put this in the first place ~

First of all, personally, apart from the light taste, the gap between Japanese eating habits and China is not particularly large. After all, rice and flour are staple foods, and there is basically no particularly serious unaccustomed problem. If you like hot pot, mala Tang and other heavy flavors, just bring a few more bottles of Laoganma and hot pot ingredients. It doesn't matter if you are too lazy to bring it. All kinds of hot pot restaurants and Haidilao products shops opened by China people can be found on Yahoo!

Secondly, there are many choices in food types. In addition to fast food restaurants such as Matsuya and Yoshinoya, ramen restaurants, Chinese restaurants and curry houses can be seen everywhere. Lunch is about 500 to 800 yen, 1000 yen can be eaten well. Japanese restaurants usually order a lunch of staple food+salad+miso soup, which is balanced and rich in nutrition. A little more formal Japanese food, sashimi tempura Japanese hot pot and the like, 2000 yen per capita is enough. And it's probably because the place is small. Small restaurants, like midnight food stores, are very homely, simple and clean, cheap and affordable, and you can rest assured to eat out.

Finally, about the price of food, in fact, compared with the wage level, the price in Japan is not high. Meat is cheaper than vegetables, and so are seafood such as fish and shrimp. Only fruits are the most expensive, such as 150 yen = one apple = two colored peppers = five chicken wings. Haha, children who like to eat meat are blessed ~ In addition, there are few vegetable markets in Japan. Supermarkets and convenience stores sell the most cooked food or semi-finished products, all of which are packaged, and many of them are shared by one person. If you don't have time to make children's shoes and eat them in the store, just go to the convenience store to buy rice balls or lunch boxes ~

▲ live broadcast ▲

The biggest difference between Japanese universities and domestic universities is that there is no uniform dormitory on campus. Students can only rent houses except in their own homes, so rent is the biggest expense. Even the so-called "old" needs money from outside the school, but it is just a house that the school finds for everyone. The advantage is that it is safer and saves troubles such as gift money.

Take an individual as an example. 22 square meters single room, with bathroom balcony and open kitchen, air conditioning, washing machine, TV, refrigerator and bathtub. The monthly rent is 40,000, and other expenses such as utilities are paid separately (about one month 1 10,000 yen), which is relatively cheap in Tokyo, and the normal cost is 50,000 to 60,000 yen. This is a hard indicator, there is nothing to say.

In addition, telephone and internet charges are also relatively expensive. Usually I don't make many calls, about ten thousand yen a month. (Except for Apple, domestic mobile phones don't seem to work here. You need to buy a new one and get the number here. )

▲ All right ▲

Living in Japan, apart from rent, the most expensive thing is probably transportation. Japan's subway network has developed to extend in all directions, and the most common way to travel is tram, which is very convenient but really expensive. In the metropolitan area, no matter how far it is, as long as the journey is at least 500 yen, there is no upper limit. If you take the bus, regardless of the distance, it is basically 2 10 yen.

However, one thing is better. In Japan, whether you go to work or work, you are reimbursed for transportation expenses. Moreover, regardless of trams and buses, various coupons will be issued. For example, a one-day ticket is 600 or 1000 yen, and you can take it unlimited times in one day. Regular tickets are for one month, three months or six months, and students can take them unlimited times during commuting or ordinary school. There will be other discounts. Take an individual as an example. One-way study costs 650 yen for one hour, and one-day round trip costs 1300 yen. For time coupons, it's about 12000 yen a month, which is quite cost-effective.

In addition, in Japan, commuting for one hour is very close, and it is normal within two hours. There are not a few people who live in Yokohama or Chiba and work and go to school in the capital.

▲ clothes ▲

The last thing you need to worry about studying in Japan is dressing up. Don't think everything is expensive just because the price in Japan is high. In fact, many electronic products of the same brand of clothes and shoes in Japan are cheaper than those in China. Of course, it will be easier if you don't pursue the brand. Uniqlo is absolutely cheap, and it doesn't matter if you dislike their clothes because they are too basic and indifferent. HM and Zara, Forever2 1, and sports brands such as Adi and Jordan are not expensive at all in China.

Besides dressing, there are daily necessities and so on. By the way, that's enough. Personally, convenience stores, 100-dollar stores and drugstores are definitely the three great artifacts in Japan.

First of all, convenience stores, the mode of which is probably well known to everyone, but after I came to Japan, I found that the domestic 7- 1 1 is not even the tip of the iceberg of convenience stores. One of the convenience stores in Japan lies in its powerful functions, such as paying electricity bills, online shopping, sending express copies, ATM printing, withdrawing money, ordering various tickets and event tickets, which is simply an all-round assistant in life. The other is the extent to which it blooms everywhere. There are hundreds of convenience stores, such as 7- 1 1, Lowson, Familymart, etc. For example, there are two Lowson, one Familymart and one 7- 1 1 within 500m of my home in Fiona Fang. Don't worry about convenience at all.

Secondly, the 100-dollar store headed by Daichuang in Japan is far more powerful than the convenience store in my mind. As the name implies, Baiyuan Store is all goods 100 yen, with everything, from cookware and tableware to washing and cleaning products, from slippers, socks and wallets to home decoration, from all kinds of spices to canned pasta and snacks and instant noodles, from cosmetics to stationery. There are only things you can't find in Baiyuan Store. And most importantly, all goods have the most basic quality assurance. As long as the taste is not particularly picky and there is no problem in using it, it can be regarded as good and cheap. This is essentially different from those five-yuan and ten-yuan stores that are not used at all in China.

Finally, there are pharmacies that girls are crazy about. In fact, in addition to medicines and cosmetics, there will also be toiletries such as toothbrushes and toothpaste and shampoo and bath products, and the quality will be more guaranteed than that of a hundred-dollar store. In addition, there will be food, basic bread, milk, fruit and vegetable salad and snacks. When I am too lazy to go to the supermarket convenience store, I will solve the breakfast problem at the drugstore in front of my house.

With these three artifacts, you no longer have to worry about daily necessities.

Second, part-time.

One of the essential things to study abroad is to work. In recent years, the depreciation of the Japanese yen has attracted a large number of Japanese tourists to China. Coupled with the shortage of labor, Japanese students can easily find jobs as long as they pass Japanese.

Generally speaking, there are convenience stores, fast food restaurants, supermarkets, izakaya, duty-free shops and so on, especially in places like Tokyo, Ginza, Ikebukuro and Shinjuku, where there is a great demand for part-time jobs. Wages in Japan are basically calculated by the hour According to the law, the minimum wage in Tokyo can't be less than 850 yen. Under normal circumstances, it is about 950 yen to 1200 yen. The salary of convenience stores is slightly lower, but it will vary according to different time periods, such as 1 100 or 1200 yen in the morning and evening. Duty-free shops with more tourists will have a slightly higher salary, about 1 100 yen. Others, such as translators and Chinese teachers, have relatively few opportunities and need a certain level, but their salaries will be much higher. The above is the approximate salary level in Tokyo. According to friends, the hourly wage in Nagoya and Hokkaido is about 800 to 1000 yen. Of course, the price and rent will be relatively lower. )

Working 20 hours a week is basically enough for your usual expenses, and you can even save some money to travel. For example, I work hard because I don't want my parents to pay for my dream. Before I came, I heard from my teacher that it costs about 70,000 to 80,000 RMB a year, but in fact, apart from spending money on various household items in the first month when I first came to Japan, I basically relied on myself after I started working. So as long as parents don't spend too much money, they don't have to worry too much about economic problems. Because it came at public expense, the tuition fee was not considered. The tuition here is about 8-110,000 yen a year for private universities and 500,000-600,000 yen for public universities. )

Besides salary, you can learn a lot from your job. The Japanese are basically willing to teach you, and they are absolutely patient and serious. If you meet people in the shop, you can make friends with them.

However, it should be noted that the visa for studying abroad requires that you should not engage in the customs industry at first, and the working hours in the second week should not exceed 28 hours. If it is violated, it will be more troublesome once it is discovered by the immigration department. Besides, after all, studying abroad should be based on learning, and too much work is not worth the candle.

Third, study the article

In fact, this article is mainly about life and work, but since it is studying abroad, it is still necessary to focus on learning. Of course, the learning methods will be very different from those in China.

First of all, after coming to Japan, you will find that apart from self-study, there are basically few opportunities to learn Japanese according to word grammar texts as in China. The content of the school curriculum is mainly group learning, making various publications, writing various papers and reports, and paying attention to students' practical application ability. Personal learning will also tend to be practical and conversational. Its greatest advantage is that in this environment, you can get in touch with the most authentic and localized expressions, and your listening and speaking ability will improve rapidly. It is very helpful to spend as much time with Japanese classmates and communicate with them as possible. However, this does not mean that you can make rapid progress without blowing off dust. Once taken lightly, it will have a bad influence, leading to confusion between the various irregular expressions learned and the previous knowledge reserves. Personally, I think it's better to record Japanese that I don't understand, then look it up in the dictionary to find out its right or wrong and the reasons, and then write down some good ones and slowly apply what I have learned.

Secondly, Japanese people like all kinds of cultural activities very much. Museums, art galleries and science museums have a high utilization rate. In a big city like Tokyo, there will be many irregular art exhibitions, book exhibitions, flower arranging exhibitions, film exhibitions and cultural festivals. Many of them are free of charge or have preferential treatment for students, and some charge a nominal admission fee. These are all good experiences and learning opportunities, which allow us to understand Japanese culture from more angles and aspects. Of course, it is also easier to miss it because of various trivial matters. I didn't know this was a hard-won opportunity until I heard someone say that I had come from somewhere to attend.

Fourth, advantages and disadvantages.

Finally, the advantages and disadvantages of studying in Japan are discussed from the perspective of personal preference.

▲ First of all, I like it.

First, the environment in Japan is really good. Green and good air, as long as it is sunny, it is blue sky and white clouds, and you will be drunk at a glance. People live in harmony with animals, and all kinds of birds are not afraid of people at all; People get along well with each other, and public places are always quiet and orderly, and there is no shortage of smiling, greeting and apologizing.

Second, the service is good. Whether it is a school, a public institution or a public institution, as long as the procedures are complete, there is absolutely no problem. And wherever you go, you are treated as customers, received with a service attitude, and tolerant of foreigners.

Third, convenience. Vending machines, convenience stores and restaurants can be seen everywhere. All kinds of fast food semi-finished products occupy most of the supermarkets, and all kinds of details are done to the extreme, caring and people-oriented. Even children, the elderly, pregnant women and disabled people will not have much problem going out alone. In my opinion, Japan is definitely the easiest country to live in.

▲ I don't like it very much.

First, the relationship between people in Japan is very weak. There are obvious differences between public affairs and private affairs. If a Japanese only regards you as a colleague, basically you won't have a chance to understand other aspects of his life besides work. On the surface, it is polite and orderly, so it is difficult to make friends.

Second, too serious. It is good to be serious, but it is a bit bad to go too far. Doing things is too complicated and needs to be reported at any time. It takes far more time than the matter itself, regardless of the formalities. It will be easier to suppress people's personality. Friends joke, ten Japanese, eight have obsessive-compulsive disorder, which sometimes drives them crazy.

Summary:

I was hesitant to come to Japan at the beginning. In fact, I did have gains and losses, but I think if I could choose again, I would still choose. It's not a bad thing to toss around while you are young.

If there is an opportunity, if you feel that you will regret not doing it, then go. Not for gilding, not for showing off, just to experience what the country you have studied for so long is like. Seriously living, studying, working, making friends, traveling and studying abroad will all become your precious wealth.