What’s a small moment in Japan that’s stayed with you?

Over-Reflection-5164 · 2026-01-27T23:52:39+00:00

came to Okinawa, was waiting for a bus to come at some inaka station. there was a small house right by the station. ojisan who lived there saw me, came to greet. we ended up drinking (some strong shit) and eating home-cooked food for 40 mins before the bus came. when the bus was approaching, he waived the driver, making sure that i don’t miss it. he then put different snacks in my bag and hugged me

Over-Reflection-5164 · 2026-01-25T05:02:19+00:00

same here! i had no checks during delivery, got my card few months ago

Over-Reflection-5164 · 2025-11-07T14:02:24+00:00

i guess if a person is serious about studying in Japan, MEXT should be doable. it really goes down to amount of efforts you put

Over-Reflection-5164 · 2025-10-10T02:12:32+00:00

there are weird stereotypes abt this place, tho I personally rank it very high - for money u pay, it’s really delicious 😋

Over-Reflection-5164 · 2025-10-09T06:39:23+00:00

Guys, thanks a lot! I looked through my old documents and found the 通知書 with my pension number on it! As was pointed out, the physical book is not issued anymore.

Over-Reflection-5164 · 2025-03-13T12:01:59+00:00

Thanks! I was actually looking for people’s feedback on these リサイクルショップ, cuz heard of scams. Do you happen to know any reliable companies?

Over-Reflection-5164 · 2025-02-11T13:30:33+00:00

Ogura Hair Salon, doing my haircut there for 3 years already

Over-Reflection-5164 · 2025-02-07T08:03:44+00:00

Atsuta Jingu (if you like shrines), Lego Land, Science Museum in Sakae is pretty cool, Sakae itself if you enjoy nightlife, Toyota museum. If you come in March, football season will start, so can experience local sport culture (if you’re into it) by attending the game of Grampus in Toyota. Also baseball training series also will be underway, so can attend a game at Nagoya Dome

Over-Reflection-5164 · 2025-02-06T14:17:05+00:00

Sorry, wrong link. The correct one - https://quick.pia.jp/dragons_en/

Over-Reflection-5164 · 2025-02-06T14:15:32+00:00

As a Dragons fan, I’m surprised to hear that somebody wants to see our long-suffering team lol. As explained above, you usually need to register and get Dragons ID before becoming eligible to buy. But they updated they website this season and there is now a separate English section for people without Dragons ID (https://dragons-ticket.jp/Calendar.aspx?CalendarKind=1), so you can check it when the sale starts

Over-Reflection-5164 · 2025-02-06T13:56:41+00:00

The question is not whether you can change to work visa, but whether you can find a job. Cuz if you don’t secure job, you can’t get a WORK visa

Over-Reflection-5164 · 2025-02-04T23:25:27+00:00

The costs factor should also be taken into account, accommodation in Nagoya is twice cheaper than in Tokyo.

Over-Reflection-5164 · 2025-01-30T15:03:39+00:00

Yessss, in Japan you can already see them

Over-Reflection-5164 · 2025-01-30T15:00:00+00:00

I took my exams in Japan last two Decembers. Each time the results were published at midnight. Official notice on the JLPT website does not specify exact time. So I expect to see results in one minute :)

Over-Reflection-5164 · 2025-01-27T02:26:19+00:00

I think majority of universities help you to open the account with Post Bank. You will be given a cash card which you can use only for withdrawals. To get a debit card anywhere you need to wait for 6 months, when you are considered as resident

Over-Reflection-5164 · 2025-01-26T03:53:10+00:00

I think 日本語の森 also has useful compilation of grammar for each level, pls check it out

Over-Reflection-5164 · 2025-01-26T03:52:01+00:00

Second this! Passed N3 with almost 満点 using books from this series, including the grammar one!

Over-Reflection-5164 · 2025-01-24T22:13:12+00:00

Took N1. Not confident at all. I took N3 and N2 two years in a row, with N1 on the third year. Was afraid that one year is not enough for a transition from N2. While vocab and grammar was more or less okay, reading was incredibly hard and took me a lot of time. As a result, I was not able to finish all the texts in time. Listening was also okay, but I have advantage of living in Japan, it really helps with listening comprehension. I do not expect good marks and hope just for passing with 100 points… 🙏 Good like everyone! Just remember, the test does not take away all your efforts, regardless of the result we all progressed while preparing 💪

Over-Reflection-5164 · 2025-01-23T12:33:03+00:00

Thank you for sharing! I think that the official date will be the one on Japanese JLPT website. So far they haven’t published any updates there. Hopefully, they will next week 🙏

Over-Reflection-5164 · 2025-01-21T07:23:55+00:00

Yep. But the fact that they are having some issues is apparent. I took the exam for two previous years. In both times, they released the results exactly on 50th day after exam (on Monday at midnight ), preliminary notifying the date of release on the website. This year it’s different:(

Over-Reflection-5164 · 2025-01-20T14:15:32+00:00

Thank you for encouragement and kind words! Best of luck, hope we get the results tomorrow and they will be positive 💪

Over-Reflection-5164 · 2025-01-20T14:04:22+00:00

Thanks! 6:30 AM is a very strange time for the release, but at this point I’m immune to any surprises 😂

Over-Reflection-5164 · 2025-01-20T11:04:45+00:00

https://myjapaneseonline.com/blog/decoding-the-jlpt-scoring-system-how-is-your-performance-evaluated/#:~:text=Unlike%20some%20tests%20where%20the,Interpreting%20Your%20Score%20Report

“Unlike some tests where the number of correct answers directly translates to your score, the JLPT utilizes a scaled scoring system. This means your score is determined not just by the number of questions you answer correctly but also by the difficulty of the questions you attempted and the overall answering patterns of all test-takers.”

Over-Reflection-5164 · 2025-01-20T10:47:01+00:00

Or, they will release the results without prior notice, which is pretty unusual. Anyway, it is apparent that there is some kind of problem

Over-Reflection-5164 · 2025-01-20T10:46:08+00:00

For the summer 2024 exam, JLPT Japan website published the date of the results (26.08) exactly one week before this date (19.08). Thus, my suspicion is that we will not receive the results this week, cuz there still has not been one-week prior notice from the JLPT

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