hello! I am a 20 something year old single man who just quit his job and has 100k in savings. I’ve been learning Japanese for around 3 or 4 years now very slowly. my vocabulary is somewhere between N5 and N4 and have spent some time with tutors so my speaking and listening is equivalent to my vocabulary. I went to Japan on vacation for two weeks and got around just fine, but wasn’t able to hold more than simple conversations.
I want to go to a Japanese language school to finally lock in and actually get to an intermediate level. I‘d also like to take the opportunity to travel around Japan and live it up for a few months, try and get out of this slump I’m in.
What‘re the benefits of a 3 month school vs a 6 month school? what’re some good schools in and around Tokyo? how much should I expect to spend on tuition, and how much would it cost to live overall for that 3/6 month period? have I saved up enough for this? Will I need to do post office stuff or can I just chill?
most importantly: how do I know what level school to start at? I know hiragana and katakana, way less Kanji than I should but I will recognize them if spoken. I feel like a brand new beginners course would be a waste, but I wouldn’t call myself intermediate.
thanks a lot!
by Kakinaosu