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Tuition & Living Costs part 1

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Studying at Japanese Universities

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Are you interested in studying at Japanese universities? Do you want to learn about Japan’s university application and enrollment processes, as well as the types of programs on offer? This course will help you to both discover great programs offered by different Japanese universities and prepare a study plan through project-based learning. We introduce a number of options to match a variety of goals, from full degree to non-degree programs, programs taught in English, as well as short-term programs in Japan. During the course, international students at UTokyo will provide you with useful information and advice to start you on the path to studying in Japan. At the end of this course, you will produce a draft of your action plan for applying to Japanese universities. The overall goal of the course is to start you off on the right foot to a happy, productive and fulfilling student life in Japan!

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Mar 14, 2017

It was an amazing course . I would recommend it to anyone who wants to go to Japan as an international student . It provides many essential information.

AW

Mar 18, 2019

This course was very helpful and insightful, it's really helped me think more about my future studies and broaden my horizons.

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Student Life in Japan

In this module, we will talk about various aspects of student life in Japan. Students at the University of Tokyo will share the experience of their first day in japan, how they settled in, and how they are enjoying campus life. You will have clearer image of how student life is like when you come to study in Japan.

Tuition & Living Costs part 16:28

Tuition & Living Costs part 27:51

Part-Time Jobs8:11

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Yujin Yaguchi
Professor
Yuko Itatsu
Associate professor

[MUSIC]

>> I'd like to talk about the cost of living in Japan.

There's this perception in some corners of the world that Japan is a very expensive

country to live in.

In fact, that's not necessarily the case.

For example, tuition of Japanese universities is far less than many of

the major institutions of higher education in the world.

National universities in Japan charge about 500,000 yen,

which is the equivalent of 5,000 American dollars.

Private universities maybe about a million yen or a little more,

which is about $10,000 American or equivalent.

So this is by no means cheap, but

it's relatively affordable compared to many other universities of the world.

I'd like to ask you about the cost of living and

the kind of maybe part time jobs you do to support yourself, but

how do you find sort of living expense here in Japan?

You just came from the UK.

>> The prices in the UK and I live in London, they're very, very expensive.

[LAUGH] So if I want to go out to eat something after class in Japan,

I can spend around 500 yen on a meal that's nutritious,

it's filling and it's tasty, which is the most important thing.

I'm not doing a part time job, but I found the money I do have will stretch.

Because if you budget and you don't waste your money and

you track down the best deal, you can definitely live in Japan very cheaply,

but also still enjoying yourself and doing what you want to do.

>> And you're getting a scholarship from Japanese government?

I'm getting the JASSO scholarship, which is a great generous amount and

that goes towards my rent and also my living expenses.

>> And you have to find an apartment to live here in Tokyo?

>> Yes.

>> How was that? Was that a difficult process?

>> When I was in the UK, I started my research and

I think that's the most important thing.

I really don't recommend that people come to Japan and

expect just to walk into a new apartment, because it's really not going to happen.

First, you have some companies that won't rent to foreign people.

And so, I did some research on Google to seek

English-friendly real estate agents in Tokyo and then you have a list.

I think the website is Sumo, I think it's a quite famous website and

it's got a list for these companies that will deal in English.

And I emailed them all and I kind of didn't get responses from some,

I got responses from others and I kind of found the ones that were the most

helpful, the most eager to rent to me were the ones I visited.

And it happened that the very first one I visited,

I found the perfect apartment there.

So it was quite easy, but

the crucial thing is you need to start before you come Japan.

>> I see, so you were doing research in advance.

And once you arrived in Japan, you visited some apartments and

you were able to decide very quickly.

>> Yeah, because you can't pay a deposit or anything from your own country.

And I wouldn't recommend it anyway, because you need to see the apartment

to make sure you're not getting ripped off or anything.

[LAUGH] >> Coming from Nepal,

like the cost of living in Japan is quite ten times higher than that of Nepal.

So for me, I really found Japan very, very, very expensive place.

But being said that, like I had a scholarship.

And because of that, like I could sustain and the scholarship covers my tuition fee.

So that is also very good thing and besides, and then like I could stay

in the dormitory of the university for the first year, and the second,

and third year, and the dormitory of the schools are really cheap.

So, that also helped me to save a lot of money.

But after that, I had to move to an apartment and

finding an apartment was really tough.

As Chris said, he was doing an advance research in UK.

I did an advance research while I was here and I used the same app that he did, Sumo.

So and then I went to different real estate agents and

then I was finding, I wanted to get a deal with I could agree upon and

then now I'm living close to the university.

>> And now, do you cook on your own?

Or do you go out and eat?

Or what it's like in terms of the cost?

How do you find the cost of food here?

>> So while being in the first two years, like I would not cook that much.

I would I would eat at the university cafeteria.

But like recently, I have started cooking and then I keep a track of my expenses and

my incomes.

And I find that like when I cook for a month, it's about 30,000 yen.

But like when I'm eating outside, it's about 50 or 60.

>> I see.

>> So, the difference is quite big.

So you could start cooking in your home and then you could not go for

a part-time job or if you do a part time job, then you can,

in the time being, you can just go and have your food outside.

>> I see, I see.

So if you cooked on your own, you cannot only save money, but you

can improve your cooking skills.

>> Yeah, exactly.

>> Okay, good.

How do you find the life in Tokyo in terms of cost?

You come from New York City area, right?

>> Yeah.

So, I definitely find it very affordable.

Getting a $5 meal in America would consist of McDonald's.

But here in Japan, 500 yen meals are all over the place and they're,

again, they're pretty good quality.

You can walk into a convenience store and get yourself a salad, pasta and

that would still be around 500 yen or $5.

So I also really like 100 yen shops,

which are sort of like $1 shops.

They're basically my heaven, but I find pretty good quality things there.

So, I definitely don't feel like it's too expensive to live in Tokyo.

>> I see.

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