To be honest, all children's shoes who learn foreign languages will have the idea of studying abroad. Yes, I've learned such a "bird language" with great pains. I'm sure everyone wants to see what the country where they have studied foreign languages for so many years is like one day. However, 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 after all. Recalling my numerous entanglements before coming to Japan, I feel it necessary to sum up my experiences in all aspects and share them 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

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

First of all, personally, except for the light taste, the gap between Japanese eating habits and China is not particularly large. After all, rice and flour are the staple foods, so, 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're too lazy to bring it. All kinds of hot pot restaurants and Haidilao products shops opened by China people have been found on Yahoo!

Secondly, there are many choices in terms of eating types. In addition to fast food restaurants such as Matsuya and Yoshinoya, ramen restaurants, Chinese restaurants and curry houses can be seen everywhere. Lunch costs about 5 to 8 yen, and you can eat well at 1, yen. The common lunch order in Japanese restaurants will provide staple food+salad+miso soup, which is basically balanced with rich nutrition. A little more formal Japanese food, sashimi tempura Japanese hot pot and the like, 2 yen per capita is enough. And it's probably because the place is small. Small restaurants, like those in Midnight Food Store, are very homely, simple and clean, cheap and affordable, and you can eat out with confidence.

Finally, regarding the food price, in fact, compared with the wage level, the price in Japan is not high. Meat is cheaper than vegetables, and seafood such as fish and shrimp are also cheap. Only fruit is the most expensive, for example, 15 yen = an apple = two colored peppers = five chicken wings. Haha, children who like meat are blessed ~ In addition, there are few vegetable markets like domestic ones in Japan. The most popular ones in supermarkets and convenience stores are cooked food or semi-finished products, all of which are packaged, and many of them are divided into one person, which is easy to store and make. If you don't have time to make children's shoes or go to the store to eat them, just go to the convenience store to buy rice balls or lunch boxes ~

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The biggest difference between Japanese universities and China is that there is no unified dormitory on campus, and students can only rent a house except living in their own homes, so the rent is the biggest expense. Even the so-called "Lao" needs to pay for it outside the school, but it is just a house that the school finds for everyone. The advantage is that it is safer, and it saves trouble such as gift money.

Take an individual as an example. A 22-square-meter single room with a bathroom balcony and an open kitchen, air conditioning, washing machine, TV, refrigerator and bathtub are available. The monthly rent is 4,, and utilities and other expenses are paid separately (about 1, yen a month), which is relatively cheap in Tokyo, and it is normally 5, to 6, yen. This is a hard indicator and there is not much to say.

In addition, the telephone and internet charges are relatively expensive, and it costs about 1, yen a month to make phone calls. (Except for Apple, domestic mobile phones don't seem to work here. You need to buy a new one and get the number here. )

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Apart from the rent, the most expensive thing in living in Japan is probably the transportation fee. Japan's subway network has developed four links, and the most common mode of travel is tram, which is convenient but really expensive. In the metropolitan area, no matter how far away it is, as long as the trip is at least 5 yen, there is no upper limit. If you take the bus, regardless of the distance, it is basically 21 yen.

however, it is better that in Japan, no matter 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 6 or 1, yen, and you can take an unlimited number of rides in one day. A fixed-term ticket is one month, three months or half a year during commuting or general school, and you can take an unlimited number of rides. Students will also have other discounts. Take an individual as an example. It costs 65 yen an hour for a one-way study and 1,3 yen a day for a round trip. If you have a time coupon, it costs only about 12, yen a month, which is quite cost-effective.

In addition, in Japan, one-way commuting and general study 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.

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The most important thing to worry about when studying in Japan is dressing. Don't think that everything is expensive because of high prices in Japan. In fact, many clothes, shoes and electronic products of the same brand in Japan are cheaper than those in China. Of course, if you don't pursue brands, it will be easier. Uniqlo is absolutely cheap, and it doesn't matter if you dislike that their clothes are too basic and indifferent. HM and Zara, Forever21, as well as sports brands such as Adi and Jordan, are not expensive at all in China.

Besides the problem of dressing, there are articles for daily use and so on. By the way, let's talk about it here. Personally, convenience stores, 1-dollar stores and drugstores are definitely the three great artifacts of Japan.

First of all, convenience stores, the mode of which is probably known to everyone, but after coming to Japan, it was discovered that the 7-11 in China 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 water, electricity, telephone bills, online shopping, sending express mail, copying and printing ATM to withdraw money and order tickets for various tickets and activities, which is simply a versatile assistant. The other is the extent to which it blooms everywhere. There are hundreds of convenience stores, such as 7-11, Lowson and Familymart. For example, there are two Lowson, a Familymart and a 7-11 within 5 meters of my home in Fiona Fang. There is absolutely no need to worry about being hungry in the middle of the night.

Secondly, the strength of the hundred-dollar store headed by Daichuang in Japan is definitely far beyond that of convenience stores in my mind. As the name implies, the Hundred Dollar Store means that all goods are 1 yen, and everything is covered, from cookware and tableware to washing and cleaning products, from slippers, socks and wallets to home decoration, from various seasonings to canned pasta and instant noodles, from cosmetics to stationery, there is nothing you can't think of that you can't find in the Hundred Dollar Store. And the most important thing is that all goods have the most basic quality assurance. As long as they are not particularly picky in taste, there is no problem in using them, which can be regarded as good quality and low price. This is an essential difference from those five-yuan and ten-yuan stores in China that can't be used at all.

Finally, there is a drug store 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 assured than that of the 1-yuan store. In addition, there will be food, basic bread, milk, fruit and vegetable salad, and snacks. Usually when I am too lazy to go to the supermarket convenience store, I will solve the breakfast problem at the drugstore at my door.

with these three artifacts, you don't have to worry about daily necessities.

Part-time jobs

Part-time jobs are an essential part of studying abroad. In recent years, the depreciation of the Japanese yen has attracted a large number of tourists from China to Japan, and coupled with the lack of labor, it is easy for China students to 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 Tokyo, Ginza, Ikebukuro, Shinjuku and other places, where the demand for part-time workers is great. Japanese wages are basically calculated by the hour. According to the law, the minimum wage in Tokyo should not be less than 85 yen, and under normal circumstances it is about 95 yen to 1,2 yen. The wages of convenience stores and the like are slightly lower, but there will be differences according to different time periods, such as 1,1 or 1,2 yen in the morning and at night. The salary of duty-free shops with more tourists will be slightly higher, about 11 yen or more. Others, such as translators and Chinese teachers, have relatively few opportunities and need a certain level, but their wages 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 8 to 1, yen. Of course, the price and rent will be relatively lower. )

in this way, working 2 hours a week is basically enough for your usual expenses, and you can even save some money to travel and play. Take an individual as an example, because I don't want my parents to pay for my dream, I work hard. Before I came, I heard the teacher say that I need about 7, to 8, RMB a year, but in fact, apart from spending money at home on various supplies in the first month when I first came to Japan, I basically depend on myself after I started working. So parents don't have to worry too much about economic problems as long as they don't spend too much money. Because I came here at public expense, I didn't consider the tuition. The tuition here is about 8-1 million yen a year for private universities and 5-6 thousand yen a year for public universities in China. )

Besides the salary, you can also learn a lot from working. 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 customs industry in the first place, and that you should not work more than 28 hours a week in the second place. If you violate it, it will be more troublesome once you are found by the Administration Bureau. Besides, after all, studying abroad is still the main task, and working too much will not pay off.

Third, study articles

Actually, this article is mainly about life and part-time jobs, but since I am studying abroad, I still have 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 contents of school courses are focused on group study, 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 come into contact with the most authentic and localized expressions, and your listening and speaking ability will improve rapidly. Usually, it is very helpful to spend as much time with Japanese classmates and communicate with them. However, this does not mean that you can make rapid progress without any effort. Once you take it lightly, it will have a bad influence, which will lead to confusion of all kinds of irregular expressions you have learned and previous knowledge reserves. Personally, I think it's better to record the Japanese you don't understand, then look it up in the dictionary to find out its right and wrong and the reasons, and then write down some good ones and slowly apply what you have learned.

Secondly, Japanese people like all kinds of cultural activities very much. Museums, art galleries and science museums are highly utilized. In big cities like Tokyo, there will be many irregular art exhibitions, book exhibitions, flower arranging exhibitions, film exhibitions and cultural festivals, many of which are free of charge, or there are discounts for students, and some of them charge a nominal entrance 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. It was not until I heard others say that they had come from a certain place to attend, that I realized that it was a hard-won opportunity.

IV. Advantages and Disadvantages

Finally, let's talk about the advantages and disadvantages of studying abroad in Japan from the perspective of personal preferences.

▲ I like it first.

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 also live in harmony, and public occasions are always quiet and orderly, smiling, saying hello and apologizing are never lacking.

second, the service is good. Whether it's a school, a public institution or a public institution, there is absolutely no problem as long as the procedures are complete. Moreover, wherever they go, they are treated as customers and received with a service attitude, which is also very inclusive to foreigners.

third, convenience. Vending machines, convenience stores and restaurants can be seen everywhere. All kinds of semi-finished fast food products occupy most of the supermarkets, and all kinds of details are 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.

▲ Let me talk about what I don't like very much.

First, the relationship between people in Japan is very weak. There is a clear distinction 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 except work. On the surface, it is polite and orderly, and it is difficult to make friends.

second, take it too seriously. It's good to be serious, but it's a bit bad if you go too far. Doing things is too complicated and complicated, and you need to report at any time, regardless of the fact that the time spent on formalities far exceeds the time required for the matter itself. It will be easier to suppress people's personality. Friends joke, ten Japanese, eight have obsessive-compulsive disorder, and sometimes they can drive them crazy.

conclusion:

I was hesitant to come to Japan at first, but 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 become a valuable asset for you.