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4.44 / 5 based on 49 reviews
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Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Travel, Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
I didn't like some places in Roppongi. Everywhere else is great!
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Same place, it was just great! Pretty close to downtown with an apartment hotel atmosphere.
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Personal comments
I think Willing Setagaya is definitely the best dorm.
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Christoph S
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Other
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
Travel, Nightlife, Housing, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone:
was the same price as at home.
Food:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Eat at Yoshinoya :-)
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Academic
My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
My opinion of the university assessment
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
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Christoph S
Overall
I wish I had known...
The Japanese course was very, very tough! If you did't study it before it takes a lot of time.
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Bring money and don't hesitate to spend it. Especially for food!
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
Met people from other countries
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies & career
Final comments
Tokyo is a wonderful city if you don't suffer from claustrophobia.
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Christoph S
Languages
Language of instruction: Japanese
Was learning Japanese a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my Japanese
How much did you improve your Japanese?
My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
On campus I got along with English pretty well, but if you really want to experience Tokyo there is no way around Japanese. If you don't know any (like I did) you'll be busy learning it!
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