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🏠 Housing

What kind of place was it?

Student Residence

How much was the rent per month?

600€

Where was it located?

Bunkyo

How can someone find this place?

wakeijuku

Would you recommend it?

if you want japanese experience and dont care about the price

🍻 Social Life

What are some top bars, clubs, or events you recommend?

🎓 Uni life at TIU

Which classes do you recommend… or not?

japanese courses

Do you have some tips?

✈️ Travel

Best trips to do?

Kyoto, Osaka, Okinawa, Hokkaido, Seoul

🌆 Tokyo vibe

What do you absolutely need to know to live your best life in Tokyo?

Cash is king here

💡 Other Tips

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🏠 Housing

What kind of place was it?

Student Residence

How much was the rent per month?

300€/Month

Where was it located?

near to Yokohama station

How can someone find this place?

only if you are in Kanagawa university

Would you recommend it?

yes ofc I recommend it, it's cheap and cool

🍻 Social Life

What are some top bars, clubs, or events you recommend?

no one, Tokyo is boring as fuck lol

🎓 Uni life at Kanagawa University

Which classes do you recommend… or not?

no one, there are all boring

Do you have some tips?

the campus is just amazing, it's a building on 21th floor in the affair area

✈️ Travel

Best trips to do?

it's so expensive to travel out Japan. But I can recommend OKINAWA, it was amazing you have to go if you come in Japan

🌆 Tokyo vibe

What do you absolutely need to know to live your best life in Tokyo?

idk

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🏠 Housing

What kind of place was it?

Coliving / Shared House

How much was the rent per month?

750€/month

Where was it located?

Bunkyo

How can someone find this place?

University website

Would you recommend it?

I would recommend this place because it's really comfortable (the place is recent) and you will live with many international students. The downside for me is the price, I find it quite expensive for the little space I have.

🍻 Social Life

What are some top bars, clubs, or events you recommend?

A lot of events and parties take place every night in Tokyo as it's a huge city. Some stores are 24/24 which is also really convenient.

🎓 Uni life at waseda

Which classes do you recommend… or not?

The classes at Waseda are great. Choose whatever you're interested in. Just be careful with the level of the class so that you don't end up in a too difficult class.

Do you have some tips?

The campus is huge but no worries, all the english courses are in the same building which is easy to find.

✈️ Travel

Best trips to do?

Everything is accessible from Tokyo so I think it's really the place to be if you want to travel to Japan. You can easily do day trip all around Tokyo and it's rather cheap.

🌆 Tokyo vibe

What do you absolutely need to know to live your best life in Tokyo?

Tokyo is a never ending city. There is always something to do. Regarding the expenses, the rent will be the most expensive but food and shopping can be way cheaper depending on where you're from. (it's my case coming from France)

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🏠 Housing

What kind of place was it?

Student Residence

How much was the rent per month?

Around 550 CAD per month

Where was it located?

Suginami, 15 minutes by train from Shinjuku

How can someone find this place?

Provided through Meiji University choices

Would you recommend it?

Yes, it’s an only girl dormitory that is know to be very safe. Cleaning is done every day by the staff, who is very kind, even with the language barrier. Only thing that is a problem is that there is a curfew from 12pm-6am, you can go out but need to tell them you won’t be back for the curfew.

🍻 Social Life

What are some top bars, clubs, or events you recommend?

Tokyo is a very diverse city where everyone can be satisfied with what the city has. There are Temples, Parcs, Coffee shops, nightclubs, thrift stores… And more!

🎓 Uni life at Meiji University

Which classes do you recommend… or not?

My classes were a lot about the history of Japan. I think most of my classes were interesting but it also depends on what you are looking for in a class. As the classes were conducted in English, the level was easier than expected.

Do you have some tips?

The registration for the classes is done the day of the first day of school. It was really confusing at first because you only have a day to register for classes. But I learned you can your classes the week after, after you got to experience the classes you registered to.

✈️ Travel

Best trips to do?

With only an hour from Tokyo there is so much to see and for a decent price! With a three hour bus trip you can be in the mountains for a price of 30 CAD. I haven’t got the chance to go travel a lot yet but what I can say is, it is really easy to travel and for cheaper than expected.

🌆 Tokyo vibe

What do you absolutely need to know to live your best life in Tokyo?

If you have to take any sort of transportion to go to class I recommend taking the community pass which could be translate as the monthly pass for the subway.

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🏠 Housing

What kind of place was it?

Student Residence

How much was the rent per month?

Around 200 euro a month

Where was it located?

30 min from the campus

How can someone find this place?

University

Would you recommend it?

I would pick the same place. I was sharing with other student, but that was nice. Because of that you can already meet people easily. And you also had already the basic necessities.

🍻 Social Life

What are some top bars, clubs, or events you recommend?

A lot of good izakaya’s, clubs

🎓 Uni life at Hitotsubashi

Which classes do you recommend… or not?

The lottery courses i would recommend, such as world affairs or japanese business. Those are interesting and not a heavy workload.

Do you have some tips?

Yes, i would chose it again. It was easy to meet people, because almost every exchange student sleeps in the same building. So there was a good community.

✈️ Travel

Best trips to do?

You can do a lot of day trips, but you can also go easily to another country.

🌆 Tokyo vibe

What do you absolutely need to know to live your best life in Tokyo?

Use a suica card for transport. Have cash by you and just enjoy where you are.

🏠 Housing

What kind of place was it?

Classic Apartment

How much was the rent per month?

460€/month

Where was it located?

Ogikubo (16 minutes by train from uni, 13 from Shinjuku)

How can someone find this place?

https://x-house.co.jp/en/

Would you recommend it?

Yes, easy process to contact the agency with English support on whatsapp, easy move-in process and responsive support if there are any problems with the day-to-day life in the apartment

🍻 Social Life

What are some top bars, clubs, or events you recommend?

Safe answer is Shibuya and Shinjuku areas for nightlife and clubs, but there is something about smaller and less foreigner-oriented neighborhoods izakayas that does the trick on a random night once in a while. Also make sure to go to the Waseda Connect events every friday night to meet other exchange students from Waseda.

🎓 Uni life at Waseda University

Which classes do you recommend… or not?

I don’t really have specific advice for courses, just be prepared for sub-par english skills from most of the professors😅

Do you have some tips?

Amazing campus, big and well mantained. Registration was kind of a tedious process , but after that you’re good to go

✈️ Travel

Best trips to do?

Apart from the obvious suggestions (and maybe pricey) like Osaka and Kyoto, make sure not to miss some neat day trips like Kamakura, Lake Kawaguchiko and Nikko

🌆 Tokyo vibe

What do you absolutely need to know to live your best life in Tokyo?

Make sure to find accomodation near a well-serviced train station that can get you to the main nightlife neighborhoods easily. At the moment Japan is at the highest-ever affordability (at least for European/American students) because of the weak yen. Be ready for a decent quantity of rain (especially fall semester)

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🏠 Housing

What kind of place was it?

Airbnb

How much was the rent per month?

580

Where was it located?

Kasai, 45min from my university

How can someone find this place?

University dorm

Would you recommend it?

Yes, because it is cheqo compares others in Tokyo, you have meals included and the facilities are really good. Negative things is distance from university and the center.

🍻 Social Life

What are some top bars, clubs, or events you recommend?

Voyager, Celavi, Atom, Izagayas… there is plenty of life all they in the city.

🎓 Uni life at Sophia University

Which classes do you recommend… or not?

Marketing Strategy 2 (online and easy) and Consumer Beahaviour is really easy to pass

Do you have some tips?

The campus is awesome, both location and facilities, registration was really easy.

✈️ Travel

Best trips to do?

Easy to travel all around Japan (tip: before coming you should take the international driver license). Two international airports in Tokyo, so many opportunities to travel around Asia.

🌆 Tokyo vibe

What do you absolutely need to know to live your best life in Tokyo?

Transport it’s really expensive. Food is really cheap.

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🏠 Housing

What kind of place was it?

Student Residence

How much was the rent per month?

720€

Where was it located?

In Bunkyo (Tokyo) so 30min by metro from the university

How can someone find this place?

Website, instagram, social media

Would you recommend it?

The residence is safe, full of International students so it's very nice to meet people from different horizons. We are also pretty free to do what we want, there is no curfew for example. It's near some restaurants and supermarkets, making it convenient. If I needed to choose again, I would stay in the same place.

🍻 Social Life

What are some top bars, clubs, or events you recommend?

Every restaurants in the city are good, no bad suprises. The food is not that expensive in general compared to Paris (France).

🎓 Uni life at Rikkyo University

Which classes do you recommend… or not?

I took a class of Marketing in Japan which was very nice and also a class about the gaming industry. I recommend those classes. If possible, adding a Japanese class can also be great

Do you have some tips?

The campus is like Harry Potter so very cool. The meals at lunch are cheap and nice. It is possible also to go for free to the gym and some special days to the swimming pool The registration is easy and the administration is answering quickly.

✈️ Travel

Best trips to do?

It is possible to go to day trips very easily and the train station makes it easy to go to one city to another. For instance, Kyoto is only at 2h30 from Tokyo in shinkansen

🌆 Tokyo vibe

What do you absolutely need to know to live your best life in Tokyo?

The food is nice, the transportation as well. However, the latest is expensive. The supermarkets are nice but most of workers doesn't speak English, so having a translator is necessary if you don't have any Japanese or can't read Japanese

💡 Other Tips

As a girl, the city is safe and there is no problem of walking alone at night. Also, there is no transportation after midnight until 5am. The karaoke is very fun to do with friends and it can be cheaper in some places for students

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🏠 Housing

What kind of place was it?

Classic Apartment

How much was the rent per month?

500€ per month

Where was it located?

Nishi-Ogikubo, 25 min from Waseda

How can someone find this place?

Xross House

Would you recommend it?

Decent sized apartment, but I really had to look for quite some time

🍻 Social Life

What are some top bars, clubs, or events you recommend?

Lots of great spots all around Tokyo, nice places to drink for good prices. Mainstream Clubs could be a bit underwhelming if you’re from big nightlife cities in Europe, but still decent nonetheless

🎓 Uni life at Waseda University

Which classes do you recommend… or not?

Pick ones that dont require mandatory attendance if you want to be free to travel some days around Japan once in a while

Do you have some tips?

Large and chill campus, easy registration process, lots of foreign students to hang around with.

✈️ Travel

Best trips to do?

Kamakura on the coast, Nagano Mountains to the north and lots of cool cities around Mt Fuji

🌆 Tokyo vibe

What do you absolutely need to know to live your best life in Tokyo?

Be sure to live close to a station that has lots of useful connections: absolute best is the JY (Yamanote Line) for moving around most of the important central neighborhoods

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🏠 Housing

What kind of place was it?

Student Residence

How much was the rent per month?

200€ par mois

Where was it located?

In shikushino, 30 mins from the city center and 15 min from school

How can someone find this place?

residence website

Would you recommend it?

I loved my exchange and particularly due to the dormitory. Because I was on the same floor than the other foreign student and it was super simple to make fiends and enjoy my time with us.

🍻 Social Life

What are some top bars, clubs, or events you recommend?

Ibiza, Round 1

🎓 Uni life at JUE

Which classes do you recommend… or not?

Economie classes I recommend. All courses with Bruno. Because you can miss 5 class per semester and have class online.

Do you have some tips?

Incredible ! So good mood, it is giant and there are so many this to do. Gym, and so many sports accommodation. And the food is delicious.

✈️ Travel

Best trips to do?

I was in Fukuoka and not Tokyo. You should go with some friend to Seoul, Shanghai and pekin. because it's cheap from Fukuoka.

🌆 Tokyo vibe

What do you absolutely need to know to live your best life in Tokyo?

In Fukuoka. the weather is nice, the city is big, you have mountain, ocean and country side. Transports are very easy.

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🏠 Housing

What kind of place was it?

Coliving / Shared House

How much was the rent per month?

400

Where was it located?

at 5 minutes from the school

How can someone find this place?

The school is providing us this

Would you recommend it?

Of corse !! It's a very good place to make friends, a little bit small but very convenient.

🍻 Social Life

What are some top bars, clubs, or events you recommend?

In Japan, social life is a little bit complicated. But, i have been with a lot of international people and they are willing to go out so it was very nice.

🎓 Uni life at Soka University

Which classes do you recommend… or not?

The level of the class was a little bit low. But it was interesting depending of the course you chose. And the University was very clean, the staff very nice and the people very friendly.

Do you have some tips?

Yes, the staff of Soka is awesome. Dont hesitate to go see the International affair Office they will definitely help you as mush as they can.

✈️ Travel

Best trips to do?

In hachioji, you are 1h from Tokyo and near a lot of nature. If you want to, you can do so many activies.

🌆 Tokyo vibe

What do you absolutely need to know to live your best life in Tokyo?

Tokyo is legendary !!!! I recommend you to explore every neighborhood .

💡 Other Tips

I would recommend you to enjoy your life their and not kill yourself with too many class. Time will fly so do a lot of activies, talk with a lot of people, travel as much as you can and make this trip unforgettable.

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🏠 Housing

What kind of place was it?

Student Residence

How much was the rent per month?

720€

Where was it located?

In Bunkyo (Tokyo) so 30min by metro from the university

How can someone find this place?

Website, instagram, social media

Would you recommend it?

🍻 Social Life

What are some top bars, clubs, or events you recommend?

Every restaurants in the city are good, no bad suprises. The food is not that expensive in general compared to Paris (France).

🎓 Uni life at Rikkyo University

Which classes do you recommend… or not?

I took a class of Marketing in Japan which was very nice and also a class about the gaming industry. I recommend those classes. If possible, adding a Japanese class can also be great

Do you have some tips?

✈️ Travel

Best trips to do?

It is possible to go to day trips very easily and the train station makes it easy to go to one city to another. For instance, Kyoto is only at 2h30 from Tokyo in shinkansen

🌆 Tokyo vibe

What do you absolutely need to know to live your best life in Tokyo?

💡 Other Tips

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