{"id":302,"date":"2016-02-23T19:23:15","date_gmt":"2016-02-23T10:23:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/?p=302"},"modified":"2018-06-19T16:07:11","modified_gmt":"2018-06-19T07:07:11","slug":"the-cheapest-way-to-learn-japanese-in-kyoto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/the-cheapest-way-to-learn-japanese-in-kyoto\/","title":{"rendered":"Japanese: The cheapest way to learn in Kyoto"},"content":{"rendered":"
Once you come to Japan, you will hear these Japanese greetings\u00a0more often than you’d ever thought before. Even you are a Gaijin (Foreigner), Japanese people always give a friendly greeting in their own language.<\/p>\n
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Well, we believe that you may have many kinds of experiences like those stated above. The most difficult problem when you come to Japan as a visitor, student or\u00a0business\u00a0person\u00a0is to understand Japanese language. Most\u00a0people are conscious that Japanese language is not easy to master.\u00a0It takes time to understand the basic alphabet, and even more to learn the complex \u201cKanji\u201d. Furthermore, it is often surprising\u00a0for foreigners that only few native\u00a0Japanese people are able to speak English. Even though they may understand English, they mostly use Japanese language in their daily lives,\u00a0even when speaking with foreigners.<\/p>\n
Some foreigners, especially student,\u00a0complains about their difficulty learning Japanese. You will find that there are a number\u00a0of language learning centers in each district and many islands throughout Japan, where you can learn from beginner level to advanced.\u00a0However, we can\u2019t ignore\u00a0the high costs,\u00a0especially for students. The language gap is\u00a0another obstacle while living in Japan, as there is a strong need\u00a0to understand the basic Japanese language, or at the very least, basic conversation.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n No, it\u2019s not so expensive anymore! In western\u00a0Japan\u00a0there is\u00a0Kyoto, the former capital of Japan, famous for both its modern and traditional atmosphere. Kyoto is a student-friendly city that\u00a0caters to the\u00a0basic needs of students, especially for foreigners who want to learn Japanese. At\u00a0Kyoto City International Foundation<\/a>, in the South-East of Kyoto, students can learn Japanese in private classes at an\u00a0affordable price, often as cheap as\u00a050 yen per meeting! Some volunteers,\u00a0often\u00a0retirees, have a passion for\u00a0teaching foreigners Japanese language and culture. They are usually very kind\u00a0and patient, and they can speak English fluently!<\/p>\n To begin, all you need to do is to head to\u00a0Kyoto City International Foundation a 50 yen ticket from the counter office. No reservation needed! After you’ve paid the fee, the officer will give you a paper card. Go\u00a0directly to the third floor, and look for the ‘volunteer room’. In the volunteer room, you will see some friendly locals, who will\u00a0give you a sheet of paper to be filled out with your personal details.\u00a0Furthermore, they will determine your class level and\u00a0who will teach you at that time. After around 1 1\/2 hours,\u00a0give the paper card to the teacher and you’re done! You can now learn Japanese language easier and cheaper than you ever thought before.<\/p>\n Besides providing the volunteer to teach you Japanese, Kyoto City International Foundation is also famous for an area known\u00a0as \u201cKokoka\u201d, which provides an indoor and outdoor lounge area. This lounge is quite cozy and comfortable for study\u00a0and talking with friends. On the second floor you can access the library, which holds many\u00a0kinds of books, and of course you can find lots of book relating to Japanese language and travelling around Japan.<\/p>\nIs it expensive to learn Japanese?<\/span> <\/strong><\/h2>\n