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Any experience with Kyoto? (Genkijacs language school)

  • August 23, 2025

Hi, I’ve been thinking about going to Kyoto with GenkiJACS because it seems to fit the best with me.

I was thinking about either spending 5 weeks in Kyoto and then 5 weeks in Tokyo, or just spending the whole 10 weeks in Kyoto.

I spent a week in Tokyo before and loved it but I wanted to experience difference cities. I’m a little scared that I’ll hate Kyoto. I heard the people there a less friendly, more posh, and use more reading between the lines.

Honestly I wanted to go to Osaka but GenkiJACS doesn’t have a school there. I hope Kyoto is close enough.

TLDR questions:

  1. Is the Kyoto “read the room” personality true?

  2. Any recommendations for schools in Osaka?

  3. Im worried I might hate Kyoto and maybe it’s best to split my time in Japan in case of that. Any advice?

  4. Anyone do GenkiJACS? How was it?

  5. Anyone do home accommodations with GenkiJACS? How was it?

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