Ive been wanting to travel to japan for the longest time now. Right now i have these 3 ways of getting into the country for some time. Im not looking at emigrating, just staying there while getting to know the culture and enjoy what japan has to offer for foreigners.
What im looking for is for people who have done at least two of these things to share which one of these you can recommend and pros and cons while comparing them.
What i’d like to achieve is cultural immersion, getting to know local people, mostly people my age (28), having time to travel and also being able to participate in festivals and traditional festivities.
When i look at them from my ignorance, I feel that WHV could be a very lonely experience, Language school a very foreigner bubble experience and Semester exchange at uni maybe very taxing physically and mentally?
Thoughts?
by Stunning_Life4545
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I think I’d recommend doing the whv in your situation. Language school and universities require class attendance so good luck finding time to travel outside of vacation periods.
With whv you can work part time jobs to immerse yourself in the culture and know locals. Will say that without Japanese though communication with most people will be extremely difficult. I think language exchange is easiest way to meet locals that speak English.
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