I have been looking through old posts on this sub and others and i have had a hard time summerising and understanding the solution for the problem/questions i have.
First im going to explain my background. Im studying in sweden and have a really good chance of getting to study abroad for about 6 months through my school in toyo university. I have a friend that wants to move there with me for those 6 months. He wont be studying or working but is interested in going there with me anyway.
Housing: Apperantly toyo has a pretty decent dormitory for exchange students but im going to be honest and say that i do not want to live there. I might be spoiled here in sweden because our student housing is amazing but i do not want to live there and my friend wont be able to live there. I would really like to rent a proper apartment with my friend and split the bills with him but that seems really hard if not impossible.
I first looked through normal sites but all of those had 2 year lease limits. I looked through leopalace and found some good options but i am worried about what is necessary to book through them. A japanese adress? Phone number? Bank account? Can i decide the lease length at will or is there a minimum/maxium? Im looking for a 1 ldk or 2ldk for anything around 150-250k yen a month with everything included.
Prices: I have been to japan before and have a pretty good understanding of average prices for most everyday things but im specifically wondering about prices related to studying. As far as i know the school will cover tuition so i dont have to care about that. Is there any other major costs to studying in japan?
Scholarships: I get 290k yen a month for studying abroad but im wondering if there are any scholarships that are easy to apply to and get in japan specifically around tokyo. Im going to apply for a couple here in sweden but trying to find some for japan is hard (im guessing its because i cant read and search for it in kanji)
Any help would be appriciated and please correct me if im very wrong about somthing or just feel free to share ur experiences with studying and living in japan. Im also sorry for any spelling mistakes in the post.
by Future-Summer6654