Great things about living and studying in Japan

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We would like to introduce to you some of the many great and wonderful things about Japan.

Advanced technology and a developed economy

Japanese is a highly technologically and economically advanced country. Every day, researchers and students at a variety of universities, graduate schools, businesses, and enterprises are engaged in never-ending research, development, and creation of the next newest and latest theories and technology. These scientific technologies and academic theories are thought by many people throughout the world as helping to improve and support the lifestyles and societies of human beings on an international scale. As a foundation of society, Japan provides a wide variety of higher education. In Japan, there are over 700 universities, and nearly 3000 specialty schools. From traditional educational subjects (law, economics, engineering, science and math), to the more modern fields of study (environment, IT, tourism, comics and animation, computers/games), the choices and possibilities are endless.

Technology

Economics

A culture rich with depth and diversity

A combination of ancient and state-of-the-art, eastern and western, natural and artificial things all coexisting in what is now modern Japanese society and culture of today.

Traditional Culture: Kitsuke (Kimono), Sado, Ikebana, Noh plays, Kyogen, Gagaku, Industrial arts technology
Traditional sports：Judo, Kendo, Naginata
Other：Beautiful Japanese food preparation, Japanese film, Japanese anime, Japanese nail art, Japanese hot springs, Japanese pop music

High worldly musical standards

The following four people received grammy awards at the 53rd American grammy awards celebration in 2011.
・Ｂ’ｚ rock band − Takahiro Matsumoto
・Classic Pianist − Mitsuko Uchida
・Jazz Pianist − Hiromi Uehara
・Traditional Japanese koto performer − Yukiko Matsuyama

Culture

Japan is a country with four distinct and beautiful seasons, rich in nature, and affluent with a variety of geography and terrain

Japanese nature and geography has brought Japanese Haiku, festivals, folk art, and other annual activites

Nature

Many scholarship opportunities

Half of students who come to Japan to study receive a scholarship of some sort (According to research conducted by JASSO based on international students studying in Japan)

Scholarships

Degree of satisfaction after studying abroad in Japan

（According to research conducted by JASSO based on international students and their impressions while studying in Japan）

・73.2% of international students stated that their impression of the country "became better" after living and studying in Japan.
・66.1% of international students stated that their impression of the people "became better" after living and studying in Japan.
・88.0% of international students stated that their impression of their overall experience of studying abroad in Japan was "great".

Satisfaction

There are so many other wonderful and amazing things about Japan, and we encourage you to experience them for yourself.

Purposes and benefits for enrolling into a Japanese language school

Let's consider the variety purposes and benefits for enrolling into a Japanese language school.

Purposes for enrolling into a Japanese language school

・To pursue further education at a Japanese education facility (such as a university, vocational school,
or graduate school)
・To be able to work at a Japanese company (or a company in one's home country that has a deep connection with Japan)
・To become a researcher in Japan
・Simply to learn the Japanese language
・Experience living in Japan

As mentioned above, there are many different purposes for studying at a Japanese language school. Now, let's consider the benefits of studying at a Japanese language school for the sake of enrolling into a higher educational facility.

Benefits of studying at a Japanese language school

・You don't have to spend a long period of time studying Japanese in your home country.
・Develop a solid foundation of the Japanese language in only a matter of six months to two years.
・Not only can you study Japanese, but you can also learn about and experience life in Japan.
・For those who are pursuing further education at a higher educational facility in Japan, its much quicker and easier to find more information regarding your schools of interest compared to searching from your home country.

Of course, there is the option of directly enrolling into a Japanese university without studying at a Japanese language university. However, the following lists some of the demerit of doing so.

Demerit of enrolling into a higher education facility without studying at
a Japanese language school

・You will have to study and learn enough Japanese (or depending on the school, English) prior to enrolling in your home country.
・Many schools do not allow students to enroll into school until they are actually in Japan, so school choice is comparatively limited (There are a total of 92 universities, 4 graduate schools and 47 vocational schools that you can choose from until now(2017). Also, that does not necessarily mean that all university's educational faculties will allow you to enroll into their department before coming to Japan).
・It is comparatively more difficult and time consuming to gain detailed information regarding your schools of interest while living in your home country. Because of this, there are many things regarding
the schools that students researched or plan on enrolling into that they do not realize until after they have enrolled and began studying.

Please thoroughly think about which selection is most suitable for you.