Matters needing attention in Japan's living payment method
1. The currency of Japan is the yen.
There are four kinds of paper money: 1 000 yen, 5000 yen, 2000 yen, 1 000 yen. There are six kinds of coins: 500 yen, 100 yen, 50 yen, 5 yen, 1 yen. Major currencies can be exchanged in banks. The exchange rate of all banks is the same.
In Japan, it is generally paid in cash. Now, almost all stores accept credit cards.
In addition, it also accepts cash cards from financial institutions such as banks or post offices, and generally does not use checks. Generally speaking, it is safer to carry cash in Japan, and a small amount of cash is convenient to pay for transportation and catering expenses. For restaurants and other small purchases, credit cards or traveler's checks may not be accepted.
Personal checks are generally not used in Japan.
Japanese yen traveler's checks can be purchased at various foreign banks. Credit cards are widely used in Japanese cities, and shops and restaurants post or set up signs indicating that credit cards are acceptable. Phone cards can be used in public telephone booths. Besides, the use of other prepaid cards in Japan's "cashless society" is also expanding.
4. Public transport agencies, shops and restaurants in Japan are legally prohibited from collecting foreign currency.
You need a small amount of yen in case of emergency. If you bring foreign currency other than US dollars, it is more convenient to change it into Japanese yen at the airport. Even in big banks, bank employees are not always used to foreign currency, so sometimes it may take more time. Cashing traveler's checks in banks is relatively simple, but it is almost impossible to use them in ordinary shops and restaurants. The remaining yen can only be changed into foreign currency at the airport. Although there is no limit on the amount, the exchange office sometimes doesn't have enough foreign currency.
Note: 1 JPY =0.08353 RMB.
Daily experience of studying in Japan
Most students studying in Japan choose schools in Tokyo. Tokyo is not only the capital of Japan with developed economy and convenient transportation, but also the cultural and educational center of Japan. Universities in Tokyo account for one-third of the total number of universities in Japan. Japanese schools generally do not provide accommodation, so many students who have left their homes to study in Japan rent houses outside after they arrive in Japan. So how much do these college students need to rent a house? According to the survey of "renting a house" for single college students on the Internet, according to the results of 984 valid answers, the entries are as follows:
First, the rent paid by single college students is mostly between 50,000 and 70,000 yen, with an average of 63,000 yen, or about 5,000 yuan. When asked about "satisfaction with the residence", as many as 60% of college students expressed "dissatisfaction" on the grounds of "too short time to have a closer look" and "far from school".
2. When asked "Who will bear the moving expenses", 96.3% of college students said that "parents will bear the full amount", while 9 1.7% said that "parents will also bear the rent". Next, when asked about "the reason for choosing a residential block", the answer "near the school" was the most, reaching 5 1.9%. Followed by "cheap rent" 33.3%, "quiet" 25.9%. It seems that college students tend to "study and live almost the same" as the working class.
3. When asked "What is the cause of anxiety after the Great East Japan Earthquake", 40% of the students answered "family members are not around", followed by "public transportation chaos", accounting for 37.0%, and 25.9% of the students answered "power failure".
Here, experts studying in Japan advise the vast number of international students studying in Japan not to get together and choose institutions in Tokyo. Although there are many schools in Tokyo, there are also many students, fierce competition and high living expenses. And some schools in Japan are also good choices. These places are not only lower in consumption level than Tokyo, but also less competitive. In a way, they are more conducive to everyone's study abroad and life.
The real life of studying in Japan
Osaka is the largest city in Kansai, Japan and the economic, trade and cultural center of Japan. Located on the northeast bank of Osaka Bay in the southwest of Honshu Island, it is connected to the Pacific Ocean in the south by Ito Strait and Jiyi Waterway, and to the Seto Inland Sea in the west by Akashi Strait. At the same time, Osaka, as a famous historical and cultural city in Japan, has been the gateway of Nara and Kyoto since ancient times, and it is also the earliest area of Japanese trade development. Several generations of Japanese emperors established their capitals here from 365,438+03 to 465,438+02 and from 645 to 683, so there are many places of interest. Osaka's historical sites mainly include Nanpu Palace site, the ancient palace in Nara era, the Buddhist temple in heian period, the Danzhu Temple in Edo era, and the Mint Chunbu Temple in Meiji era. In the east, there is Osaka Castle built by Toyotomi Hideyoshi.
I am a girl from Dalian. /kloc-came to Japan in April, and studied in a suburban high school in Japan for one year. In the same year, I was admitted to a private university in Osaka. 65438+April 2005, she officially entered the university life, and also changed from the original dormitory life to her own independent life.
Life in Japan is very fast. College students are not as harmonious as domestic students. The life of ordinary international students seems to be a 3. 1 minute life at home, work and school. Among them, work and family are the main ones. School is basically a place to chat and sleep. And you only need to attend classes for three days or less a week after junior year, and you only need to go to school 1 day a week after senior year. Of course, there are exceptions to everything. There are also studious people and lazy people in universities.
After school, let's talk about home. A bed, a networked computer. This is the basic configuration of many people. Of course, many people don't have beds. But there are basically no computers. Computers seem to occupy more than 90% of the rest of life. 90% of computers are basically all kinds of video software, accounting for 50%. QQ, campus, etc. 30%, other hobbies account for the rest. It seems that some people will say that staying in Japan is so boring? Yes, that's what ordinary international students do. Go out for a barbecue with college classmates and friends who work together a few times a month at most and complain about life. It talks about the importance of computers. So if you can repair computers, it's very popular. Of course, because everyone's time is different, many people choose to buy new or second-hand computers directly after they break down.
Let's talk about work. The basic salary here in Osaka is about 800 yen to 900 yen. It is about 950 yen to1100 yen from10 in the evening to around 5 am. 1000 yen was recently converted to about 79 RMB. An ordinary job lasts about 4 days a week, and the monthly salary is about 10W yen. 10W yen, or 8,000 yen, is not a small sum in China.
Calculate the basic expenses of an international student like me: the monthly rent is 3.5W yen, the mobile phone is about 3K, the Internet is about 5K, the tram is about 6k, the water, electricity and gas is about 6K, and the dinner is generally about 3 w, all of which are about 8W7k.
What is the price in Japan? Eating a bowl of Lamian Noodles is about 600 yuan, and an ordinary Nike Adi sweater is about 6k to 8K. The discount is about half price. A pair of Nike Adi shoes is about 3K cheaper. Of course, there are also very cheap places in Japan. It seems that a T-shirt costs about 1000 yen.
In fact, people around you are generally not good at Japanese. The so-called students who are good at Japanese are those who are fluent in basic conversation or can speak some Osaka dialects. If their Japanese level really means literally, it is really average. Actually, that's what bothers me the most. Therefore, students who are going to study in Japan must learn Japanese well!