NOT AS AN EXCHANGE STUDENT. I'd really like to go to Japan for my senior year, I'm fluent in Japanese, speaking and writing. I want to MOVE to Japan, like rent an apartment and live, not an exchange student program, at all. What would I have to do for this?
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You move to an appropriate property close to where you would like to study and then enrol.
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I also spent a year in Japan in my last year of high school, not through an exchange program. I was lucky in that my high school had a semi-relationship with a school in Japan that often visited us, and so I went to that school. You're probably not so lucky (?) but my teacher back home who helped to organise it said that Japanese schools are very keen these days to have foreign students because it looks like they are orientated around international issues, and gives them a head above other schools when parents are thinking about where to enroll their children. So I would expect that many schools would be quite keen to have you if you asked (in my case my school fees were totally waived). The important thing is to find a good school, because a lot of, dare I say it, especially public schools don't have a very good reputation and if it's bad, you don't want to be stuck there for a year. Talk to your school/friends/family/accquaintances to see if they know of any schools or people over there that could help you (it's really important to know someone in Japan you can go to for help whenever) and research on the internet. Probably getting the school organised first is the most important, you may be able to find accomdation/host family though them if that's what you want, at least until you could find your own place once you get over there. Don't forget to think about applying for a student visa for however long you want to go for, which will mean you legally can't work (and it is against the school rules of some high schools for students to work anyway) so you need to go over with enough funds to last you or organise an alternative way to get money because without Japanese family stamps, it is quite difficult for a gaijin to set up a bank account in Japan. Sorry it's so long, hope that helps you at least a little!! Hope you do get to do it, you soooo won't regret it. Ganbare and good luck :)
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