Japanese at Sheffield

Interesting question put forward here. Does anybody know the answer to this.
I'd be interested to take Chinese as an extra module too.
Also to those are currently doing/have done the year abroad, did you take two large suitcases or one large one and one medium one ..etc?

Also to those are currently doing/have done the year abroad, did you take two large suitcases or one large one and one medium one ..etc?

Well you could easily do Miyajima in a day, there isn't a huge amount to see there. Time your visit for high tide for the floating shrine, spend some time with the deer if you want, climbing the mountain doesn't take that long... you could theoretically do Hiroshima and Miyajima in a day, though if you wanted to take it easy maybe you could allocate 2 days at most.

As for the rest, it really depends what you want to do. I mean shopaholics could spend a week in Tokyo, whereas I don't find much of the stuff there particularly interesting. You'd really need to make some kind of list of the kind of things you'd want to see there (Japan Guide is great for this) and work out from that. 3 weeks is more than enough to see all of those things, though.

Ahh the Womb, I cant remember the exact location but I know it's in Shibuya somewhere. I've never visited there myself, I just remember being given a flyer for it.
3 Weeks is plenty of time to cain all those locations you wanna go, specially if you stay in Osaka equipped with a J.R pass. In my opinion Osaka is more of a centralized point to other places you'd most likely wanna visit. Kyoto is pratically next door, about 20mins or so from Shin-Osaka station. Hiroshima is roughly 3 hours west on the bullet and Tokyo is about 2hrs 30mins east on the bullet. So if you're feeling the need for round 2, you can be back home in short time and return again the next day. Only bad thing about the J.R pass is that the price has gone up sharply due to the declining GBP! You'll still get your moneys worth though.
I think thefaceless pretty much nailed it about Tokyo. Also that Japan-Guide website is fantastic for making a personal itinerary!

ahhh i read about the womb in the lonelyplanet book on Japan last night! haha

if it's any help it's spelt Oomu in Japanese
because of the alphabet and all that

I went as it makes a couple of "top 10 clubs in the World" lists. While it is 4 floor, I went in thinking I was going to see one of the best clubs in the World, and I was pretty disappointed. The bottom floor is pretty tame and more like a bar than a club. The second floor has a huge huge dance floor, the third floor is a typical nightclub-bar type area and the fourth floor is a lounge, VIP-style type area where you can chill out and have a great view over the dance floor. It is impressive, but then entrance is crazy expensive.

There are better clubs in Shibuya. I prefer Camelot, 3 dance floors, each one containing a different type of music. Or for value for money, head to Pure. Even though it's pretty small compared to other clubs, it's the only regular "all you can drink" club in Shibuya.

One word of warning though is that if you want to party in Shibuya clubs you'll need an ID showing that you are at least 20 years old. Roppongi they don't care to ID but almost every club in Shibuya does as they are classier establishments. Being 19, I experienced various fun ways to skill my way round the bouncers but in the end an ID is needed. Of course, as it is Japan they have no idea what a real UK ID card looks like...

Just saying...

Has anyone been to any of the places? I'll just list my places I have in mind (even ones I've mentioned): Osaka; Hiroshima --> Miyajima; Kyoto; Nagasaki; Himeji (day trip); Tokyo; Yokohama; Kamakura (day trip); Nikko (day trip); Takayama (day trip); Kanazawa.

Coincidence eh. Thanks, I'll remember oomu - people probably couldn't understand my English sometimes anyway as I mutter a bit.

I'm sorry but I have some other queries. I'm kind of JUST realising how damn expensive Japan is - well especially in terms of transport. I'd love the JR Pass but I don't know if I can afford 400quid. I'm thinking maybe travel by bus most times - surely that would cut the cost down a lot yer? Also that itinerary has thrown some new plzces to visit into the mix. Has anyone been to any of the places? I'll just list my places I have in mind (even ones I've mentioned): Osaka; Hiroshima --> Miyajima; Kyoto; Nagasaki; Himeji (day trip); Tokyo; Yokohama; Kamakura (day trip); Nikko (day trip); Takayama (day trip); Kanazawa.
Too many places. I may have to do buses then - it seems like it would half the price? I know I'll definitely do Osaka, Hiroshima, Kyoto, Tokyo. Sorry, so many questions

Bit of a question for everyone...

How many people are planning on staying in Japan after their degree??

I plan on staying in Japan.But before I settle down, I do plan on using my degree to its full advantage! As in taking up work experience for maybe 6months to 1 year at a time in different places such as California, Vancouver, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Malaysia before making my mind up about settling down in Japan. That way I'd of got it all out of my system. I dont plan on expiring in the UK though thats for sure.

Arai - Boring and patronising. Second year, semester 2, and she was still making us repeat simple sentences off the board slowly. It's just flat out insulting. Her listening lessons always involved answering really badly written questions (in English) that no one could understand too (and were at 9am) though they may have fixed this, god knows we complained about it enough.


Ishiwata - She's... okay. Honestly, the impression I get is just someone who's very new at the job, who could potentially end up likeable but right now seems more like you've expect a new supply teacher to be.

you mutter? lol
good life decision picking a language course at uni eh

**Shinkansen from Tokyo to Osaka
Osaka is local to Kyoto and Himeji; but you just gotta visit Nara, Kobe and especially Wakayama! Travel is cheap as chips on the local Nankai and JR lines. Less then 1000yen one way,put it that way.
Kanazawa and Takayama seperate day trips are well worth taking from Osaka in my opinion. Journey time is far less, cheaper and quicker. Kanazawa is via limited express but Takayama is by Shinkansen with a change @ Nagoya to limited express.
**Shinkansen in between Osaka and Hiroshima
Hiroshima - Not sure how much the Miyajima ferry is but can't imagine it being that much, it's only short journey. JR pass covers the ferry price.
Buses just take aaages. A 14 day JR pass will do all of the above I mentioned with days to spare. Nagasaki would deffo have to be an over night stop for me. Looking on the map, Nikko doesnt look to far away from Tokyo.

Kanazawa isn't worth bothering, it sucks to be quite honest. The train station is relatively nice but the surrounding area is just horrible. I only went there to use it as a base to visit Shirakawa (which was much nicer).

Also, the Miyajima ferry is only like 200 yen or something.

Bit of a question for everyone...

How many people are planning on staying in Japan after their degree??

My firm is Japanese studies with Spanish...and i don't plan on coming back to England for a looong while after my degree. I wanna split my time between Spain/Latin America and Japan for a good 5 years before i even think of coming back...

Whats everyone else thinking? And for the fourth years especially...has anyone found work in Japan during the year abroad to start when their degree is over?? x

i just dont like the idea of being totally alienated for the rest of my life

I plan on staying in Japan.But before I settle down, I do plan on using my degree to its full advantage! As in taking up work experience for maybe 6months to 1 year at a time in different places such as California, Vancouver, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Malaysia before making my mind up about settling down in Japan. That way I'd of got it all out of my system. I dont plan on expiring in the UK though thats for sure.

I met some funny people from Taiwan. It's tiny but has 23million people! And you can take food into restaurants there Hong Kong too - I met a cool girl from there. I learnt it's humid and they love air con, and it has 70million people in this city! You been to those places you listed?

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I guess im in hello future friends

Does anybody have an idea when they're actually moving up to Sheffield?

I will decide that once my results come through haha

Does anybody have an idea when they're actually moving up to Sheffield?