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ELIEN 01-22-2010 04:45 AM
$20,000?
 
Would $20,000 be enough money to cover everything (tuition/rent/transportation/food/miscellaneous) for somebody who wants to study Japanese in one of the language schools in Tokyo?

MMM 01-22-2010 04:51 AM
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Originally Posted by ELIEN (Post 796366)
Would $20,000 be enough money to cover everything (tuition/rent/transportation/food/miscellaneous) for somebody who wants to study Japanese in one of the language schools in Tokyo?
Depends on how long you are planning on going for.

ELIEN 01-22-2010 04:54 AM
6 months to a year.

MMM 01-22-2010 04:55 AM
What school are you thinking about?

ELIEN 01-22-2010 05:07 AM
I've read KCP International Language School, & Naganuma Language School are both supposedly good.

I don't know, though. There are so many language schools in Tokyo it's hard to know which ones are good.

MMM 01-22-2010 05:19 AM
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Originally Posted by ELIEN (Post 796377)
I've read KCP International Language School, & Naganuma Language School are both supposedly good.

I don't know, though. There are so many language schools in Tokyo it's hard to know which ones are good.
A little Internet search shows that KCP is $17,100 for an academic year. That's school and dorm room, so $20,000 would not be enough, as this does not include food.

Naganuma thinks you can do 12 months for 1,647,750 yen (just over $18,000 dollars) but that is living on 15 dollars a day, which in Tokyo seems damn near impossible unless you never go anywhere and cook for yourself.

ELIEN 01-22-2010 05:26 AM
Where did you see "12 months for 1,647,750 yen"? What I'm looking at says something else.

MMM 01-22-2010 05:30 AM
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Originally Posted by ELIEN (Post 796381)
Where did you see "12 months for 1,647,750 yen"? What I'm looking at says something else.
Living Costs (Tokyo and its neighboring areas)|The Naganuma School Tokyo School of Japanese Language

ELIEN 01-22-2010 05:34 AM
I see it.
How much do you think would be sufficient then?

MMM 01-22-2010 05:43 AM
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Originally Posted by ELIEN (Post 796385)
I see it.
How much do you think would be sufficient then?
My policy is take as much as you think you will need, and add 1/3.

I would think $24,000 and then add $8000 and you should be safe.


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