I tried googling but I'm completely lost. I'm still in high school so I got quite a bit of time til could happen. Besides needing a crapload of money, what would the requirements be? Would I need to be in university/college? What if I took one or two years of Japanese in my home country, would that hurt chances of getting accepted? Whats the process generally.
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language school? You want to go to a Japanese school? Well, you can apply and go to a Japanese school. I don't think there is any condition. Not matter if you have a college degree or not. But I think you need at least $25,000 for one year.
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There are loads of Japanese language schools in Japan - check out ones that offer visa's so you can stay in the country while you attend. They are really expensive, but if you have the money you can easily get into one. The minimum requirement is usually a high school degree. You don't have to have graduated college. If you want to actually go to college here (Japan) check out English speaking schools if you haven't mastered the language to go to a regular Japanese college. I recommend schools like Temple Japan (it's not really high looked up by Japanese people since its sort of a joke school, but it's easy to get into.) As for language schools there's this one called "KAI" that i remember. It's in Tokyo.
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Four Letters-YMCA I say this because there are ridiculous benefits and opportunities for scholarships, and the price is relatively cheap. And they may let you teach English on the side to earn money (although you generally have to graduate from college to do that) You can be fresh out of high school or 25 years old and graduate of college. Doesn't matter. If you took some Japanese back home, I think that would be a good thing. Less remedial Japanese classes that you have to pay to take, right? Then you could take more interesting classes like computer-related classes in Japanese language, with the regular Japanese business college students. http://www.hymca.jp/en/index.html Hiroshima Y Japanese school http://www.yokohamaymca.ac.jp/gakuin-jls/en/ Yokohama Y Japanese school 790,000 yen for one year. (One year study abroad course) That's about $9,636 (Yokohama) In Hiroshima YMCA, there is a choice of one year and two year program. The two year costs 1,389,000 yen, which is $16,475 for two years of a full-time Japanese school. I had a friend that went to Hiroshima YMCA. Almost all students were Chinese, and there were no other Americans, but he enjoyed it and he got a great job after finished this and college in Japan. He said most of his classmates were 18 or 19 years old and from China, with a few Vietnamese Thai, and Korean students as well. However I have known people in their thirties or forties who enrolled in the Japanese college. These kids from Asia will go to the Y or similar language school, learn Japanese, and go to a 4 year university in Japan after that. Then they can major in some kind of field, electrical engineering or something, and go back home or stay in Japan to work for a Japanese company. Other students will go straight to work after this, if you're into shipbuilding or working in a factory. (Probably not, since Japanese import foreigners to do it, it must be hard work with low salary) I'd recommend going to college either back in your home country or in Japan after you finish your one year or two years.
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Hi, I don't think that there are many restrictions for accepting students in language schools. Some courses do have age restrictions but that really depends on the school. I know that searching google for such things can be really confusing. That's why I can recommend our website to you. On http://www.languagecourse.net/ you can find all our partner schools in Japan and plenty information on courses, fees, location and much more. You also can book courses that combine the Japanese language and the Japanese culture. By taking this course you will learn the whole package. I hope this answer could help you! Good luck finding the perfect course for you!
