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Thank you for this bruh. This year is the year.

When I was younger, workaholic, pre-disability me would have loved to have 20-22 hours a day locked in, now... I would likely end up losing both my job and visa status if I tried Q_Q, getting attendance for school would be hard enough. Thank you for sharing.

I think your classmate viewed Japan as a way to get out of poverty. Entirely different from affluent Westerners looking for cultural growth. Do you do your own animations? What programs do you use? Thank you. Bonus question: why did you leave after 6 months?

Thank you so much for sharing your experience with us. I am a cloud engineer working in Germany, 43 years old. I recently went through a radical change in my life and I was thinking of taking perhaps one of the hardest decision ever taken and reallocate to Japan searching for a Job with 0 Japanese ( I know it is almost likely close to 0 chances ) or reallocate to study the language having in mind to work and live in Japan for the rest of the years to come. I need to carefully plan and think of everything upfront. Please go on telling us more through your content. Cheers :)

Hi. Good insight into the way of teaching. Useful video. Tkyu. May i know if they use hiragana or romanised to teach the beginners?

Did you get a part time job?

Very cozy all things considered. That door between living and kitchen area definitely made me wish I had one back at my 1st apartment.😂

The " you are never too old to learn " mantra is true up to the point and that point occurs when you actually are too old to learn . It's mostly said as an encouragement so that the people that aren't too old, can learn one more thing . But there is a point in everyone's life where you really are too old .. for example , i stopped riding my mountain bike because i couldn't get up the hills . my mind would go up but body retaliated with " Oh hell no " .

What you called a pantry next to the door is actualy a shoe storage area. I'm surprised that you don't have a heating element in the ceiling in the shower with a rod under to hang and dry your clothes, also there should be a rope ladder in case of fire.

My recommendation is to study as much Japanese BEFORE you arrive in Japan, be it language school, university, or for work. Indeed there are many foreign-nationals who arrive in Japan without any Japanese language training and become near-native speakers. We've witnessed a number of Ukrainian refugees without prior language training reaching JLPT-N2 in just two years attending language school or university in Japan. However, I believe everything will click much faster and you'll absorb the language much easier, if you have studied to about N5/N4-level before you come to Japan. (You don't need to have taken the actual test, it's just a ballpark estimate.) Your learning curve will be much steeper in Japan if you already have spent time on the basics, especially because many languages schools in Japan teach Japanese language in Japanese. This would be the biggest difference between taking a Japanese language class in an English-speaking country, and in Japan. If you can understand the language of instruction, I think it's less stressful too. You may not be comfortably fluent in daily conversations, but at least you'll understand the topic, degree of seriousness, or if you're being asked to make a decision or not. Whether it's shopping or eating out or traveling...the more fluent you are, the more comfortable you'll be. And "studying" a language isn't just about mastering grammar, vocabularly, or pronunciation/intonation. Listening to Japanese music, watching Japanese UA-cam or TV drama, and reading about history, culture, geography...is also studying. All those small things add up and give you a better understanding. It's because language is culture, and culture is the history of the people speaking that language. I've never been to Okazaki City, but it's known in Japan as the original castle/domain of TOKUGAWA Ieyasu. Foreigners may know him as the first Tokugawa Shogun from 1603. I've met many people from the MIKAWA region (aka eastern-part of Aichi Prefecture)...and they are enormously proud of their history.

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Interesting insights to Yamasa’s teaching style and activities. I am indifferent to strangers’ opinion of me (classmates included) so the public performance wouldn’t bother me even if I bombed and froze. Not sure if passive aggressive teaching would align with my personality. Focusing on me in class I would be “meh”. 🤷‍♀️ It’s good that you have options to repeat or change difficulty at the end of the quarter. Btw, cute animations, they followed to monologue well 😊

Very interesting. I'm thinking about going to school after I retire so this was a good video to watch. It would be several decades since I first studied/worked over there but I guess that's ok.

I don't blame them stewing. Hiragana AND Katakana in first week, then straight into Kanji... Then lots of Essays. When I was in High School (USA) I actually left honors (advanced?) english class because we had like weekly essays (regular education classes nothing really happened, but still had honors mathematics which was only one I cared about). This was a lot of good advice. I think I would lose my mind making story for all the Kanji (it's fun still, but too much!), but having a group and having each person get some then tell others is a lot more digestible and fun! I like the testing/quizzing method of having students study a moderate pool, and then have the test/quiz contain a smaller pool. Tests/Quizzes are very beneficial for learning in my experience. Nice digitizer! Which one is that? I used to have one without a screen and it's so nice for both writing (as you can clearly see in this video) and art! It's like paper without going through lots of paper.

One thing that would ruin it for me is noises, specifically one's that prevent sleep. I'm glad you didn't have this problem. It's kind of a coin toss. I live in a house and still manage to get awful people being awful sometimes just blasting music (KY, USA) That was a nice apartment. I liked it. Previous comments/replies answered my questions. I like to lie down when I take a nice hot bath, but having a deep tub like that instead to, squat in (?), seems nice. Do you know if the cheaper communal dormitories also had nice baths like that? (I can afford a whole house, but I cut spending a lot hahaha)

Thank you for sharing. Having language schools in countries for all adults is awesome and I believe very beneficial for the people, the country and the world. I'm 25 and think doing language school like this is the absolute best option as you get to live in the country for decent amount of time and learn to be able to integrate. Japan is in top 7 countries I'm interested in moving to and I'm very interested to do the language school for 3-24 months (I would definitely try for at least a year). It's definitely good to remind people that more advanced learners not talking to you isn't because they want to be mean [hopefully], it's because they want to focus on learning the language.

Thank you so much for this video! I'm considering Yamasa for a 3-month stint and your video helped a lot. Would you say that the pace of the long-term programme is intensive, so that quite a bit can be achieved in one term? Will be plowing through your channel a bit! 😄

New subscriber. Are you living in Thailand? What happened to Japan?

So why did you leave after 2 quarters? I see this happen with other students. Curious.

The cabinet next to the door is a shoe cupboard.

Ok but this video created a new question, am I too male to go to a Japanese language school?

Flying in and starting class from 0 is crazy. I just signed up for language school at Genki Jacs in Tokyo. It is now September 2024 and class starts in July 2025. I already have a copy of the text book and hope to finish it before the first day of class in 10 months. Maybe I won't succeed and I only get through like 6 chapters by then but I'll do my best. Language school is very expensive. I can't imagine not doing everything you can to prepare. It's going to be a 16 hour flight for me. If i somehow made it to my flight date still knowing nothing you can bet I would be in a panic to learn as much of the text as I can during the flight.

yep, you also needed to place it on a "Tatami" because it's breathable..Not surprised that happened

i was meant to see this today <3

thank you!!

Thanks for sharing this video. I’m turning 37 in October and at the same time will be starting a Japanese language course in Okayama to fulfil a lifelong desire I have had since my youth. I have been a bit self conscious about my age but hearing about your journey has helped relieved my anxiety 🙏🏾

Thank you for your videos. They are really helpful😊 Keep going on your videos. You are making great content for people who really want to learn Japanese. I hope your channel will grow soon✨

its never too late to accomplish your dreams!

I'm 28, and still in the beginning of collecting money for japanese school in Japan. I'm glad I'm not old to go there, and our age become a secret. I hope I can get enough money before age 30 to apply japanese school

If I put a protective cover on it will it still need to be sprayed and hung out? Its too heavy for me to move outside and we get a lot of rain- not many sunny days.

Hii,I wanted to talk smth about the MEXT scholarship,drop your insta if your comfortable.

Thank you so much for making this video. I just sent in my first inquiry to the program before finding this, and I'm really relieved that they seem to have retained their reputation from those early internet blogs. The schools I've researched in Tokyo tend to put far more focus on writing than speaking, so I was looking for something the other way around. Might I ask what your experience was with learning kanji from beginner level? Do they individualize that aspect to the student's needs? ほんとうにありがとう！

really enjoyed the video, i wonder if there is an age limit? im 27 now and i planned to go to japanese language school when im 29

Have to be careful when it’s hot or rainy season 😭 I had my futon for 2 years and I would air it like monthly or 2-3 months. However, I had a horrible season of rain and I wasn’t airing it or folding it. BOOM a bunch of mold. 😭 The twin I had to throw away and I am debating to throw was my queen… 😭 but it is what it is. Trying to figure all this out. Plan to buy another futon one day.

hi thanks so much for this video! YAMASA is a school I’ve done a little research on also :) did you feel like you’ve done a lot of conversation practice in the school? thanks

When you left Japan, did you take the futon with you?

Try sprinkle some bicarbonate and leave of for a couple of hours before vacuuming it off every couple of weeks. If the mould hasn't been absorbed it works

What is the name of the school?

How was your school? :)

How was your stay there? How was the school? I'm thinking about going to yamasa

Looks like mildew

which city are you lives in? And i have a question - Are boys and girls dormitories separate or together?

How much rent for 1 month ??

Congratulations. Happy for you that your dream came true ❤

Hi I was planning on applying to Yamasa after I graduate to study there for about a year and a half. Would I be able to message you in some way to ask a few questions?

Hello, I like the tour! Was wondering if you're working part time to help pay for bills? I will be in a similar living situation as you and wanted to know how you're managing?

Do you mind me asking what is the general age range of your classmates? I just turned 25 and I worry that when I move (I will be 26) that all my classmates will be much younger. Do you find there to be some people in their mid-late 20's in your classes?

Thank you for sharing