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Studying at Japanese Universities

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The University of Tokyo

Studying at Japanese Universities

143 個評分

Are you interested in studying at Japanese universities? Do you want to learn about Japan’s university application and enrollment processes, as well as the types of programs on offer? This course will help you to both discover great programs offered by different Japanese universities and prepare a study plan through project-based learning. We introduce a number of options to match a variety of goals, from full degree to non-degree programs, programs taught in English, as well as short-term programs in Japan. During the course, international students at UTokyo will provide you with useful information and advice to start you on the path to studying in Japan. At the end of this course, you will produce a draft of your action plan for applying to Japanese universities. The overall goal of the course is to start you off on the right foot to a happy, productive and fulfilling student life in Japan!

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Student Life in Japan

In this module, we will talk about various aspects of student life in Japan. Students at the University of Tokyo will share the experience of their first day in japan, how they settled in, and how they are enjoying campus life. You will have clearer image of how student life is like when you come to study in Japan.

Settling in Japan part 111:38

Settling in Japan part 25:12

Student Voices part 34:56

Social Life and Recreation7:37

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Yujin Yaguchi
Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
Yuko Itatsu
Associate professor
College of Arts and Sciences

[MUSIC]

A very prestigious university.

Many people are interested in meeting international friends.

So there are actually many, many events organized by international office, and

even by dormitories and student societies, like called TGI Friday.

Have you heard about it?

>> [LAUGH] No, no, no.

>> It's actually organized by bachelor students in Komaba Campus.

>> I see. >> And then you can join freely.

Even if you're master's students, you can join freely.

So actually, normally at these events,

there are more Japanese students than international students.

So you can easily go there and interact with these people.

And it's very easy to make friends here.

And then not only the events.

I actually joined Circle.

It's like a student society in Japan.

There are many different kinds of circles.

You can join sports circles, music circles.

>> I'm still looking for that.

[LAUGH] >> Yeah, circles.

I actually joined a choir here.

It's amazing, I'm the only foreigner there.

And everybody's super welcoming me.

And then buying dinners every time I go there,

because still I'm regarded like a new student there.

So they are inviting me to dinners and

I'm having practice with them six hours per week.

It's quite much, but it's really, really nice to mingle with Japanese students.

That's kind of like a student society.

>> So I will pick a topic especially for Muslims and vegetarian people.

[LAUGH] Like in Pakistan, 97% of the population is Muslim.

And they had this huge problem of finding halal food.

And before going to any other country,

they think that they might not find halal food easily.

And they might have these problems, a lot of problems.

Even before I came to Japan, I was thinking like,

I might not be able to get halal food easily.

Because I don't know Japanese,

and on foods you cannot find ingredients in English.

So it might be a bit trouble for me.

But in Japan, you can find halal food easily.

There are many shops, even there are websites and Facebook pages,

which explains which items are halal.

So halal food is not a problem.

So I could suggest for people coming here from Islamic countries,

or even from India, there are many vegetarian people.

So to find vegetarian food or halal food, it's not a big issue.

>> Well, it's a little bit hard to say about the cultural issues.

I told recently that everything was different.

So the culture is still totally different.

And understanding a new culture, especially the Eastern culture,

the respect.

I mean the way they work, the way they held the events.

And even the dresses were so different for me.

About the food, I can say as a foreigner, when I come it feels like a shock.

How can I eat raw things?

And I really don't understand it.

Because in Middle East if you come,

everything is highly cooked and lots of spices.

I mean it could be sour, it could be sweet,

it could be anything, but it's not raw.

[LAUGH] And so for me it was really a big problem.

And how should I eat?

But nowadays, after a long time, I said, my God, I should eat sushi every week.

[LAUGH] >> Actually,

one of the things that kind of bothered me at first is that I don't really like eggs.

[LAUGH] And I think in Japan, everything has eggs.

The noodle bowls have eggs, rice bowls have eggs, just everywhere.

And also me too, I was kind of squeamish around raw food.

So the idea of raw eggs was two things that I don't like in one.

[LAUGH] So then I see a great rice bowl like gyudon, a beef bowl.

And they're like, wait, we're not done yet.

And they add a raw egg on top.

[LAUGH] >> [LAUGH] Yeah, yeah, yeah.

>> We have a lot of Japanese restaurants in Australia, so everything is normal.

But then it's just the price of it, it's totally different to Australia.

So in Australia, the meat is cheap.

And vegetables and stuff, they're kind of affordable.

But in Japan, everything is so expensive, especially meat and

vegetables, other than eggs.

[LAUGH] >> [LAUGH] Eggs.

>> [LAUGH] They put everything in eggs.

So I started to prioritize eating vegetables,

which turned out to be healthier.

So I think that is a huge thing for me.

And they put a lot of herbs in it.

Being of Chinese background, it's not of a cultural shock.

But I know that a lot of people can't stand the traditional Japanese toilets.

They see it, they'll just be like, I can't do it.

[LAUGH] They're like, how do I do this?

How do I- >> You mean squat toilets?

>> Yes, the squat toilets.

They had no idea how to start, how it ends.

>> In the Middle East, this is normal, actually.

The traditional style was like that.

But I mean seeing the Washlet and

lots of button and electronic- >> [LAUGH]

>> I'm like, my God.

This one I should buy this, it's very useful.

[LAUGH] [MUSIC]

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