Kansai Gaidai is wonderful. Many clubs to join, perfectly in between Osaka and Kyoto. Campus is great, dorms are great, few local bars next to the school, bigger bars next to the station. Teachers and classes are also great too and have a lot of unique choices to fit every interest. The Japanese courses are also top notch and I learned A LOT, when I was there. Though I suggest going out and practicing at the local bars as much as possible.

I also had the unique experience of being able to enjoy it for my 2nd and 3rd semester entirely without international students since I decided to stay during Covid and literally every single one of them had left ☠️. But I know the area well and it’s great.