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5 Reasons to Study Japanese in Tokyo

Tokyo is a beautiful, modern city of dramatic contrasts. Dignified shrines and temples stand quietly in the shadows of massive skyscrapers.

Tokyo’s modern, fast-paced urban life is tempered by the charm of its parks and the courtesy of its people. Both graceful and energetic, Tokyo is the gateway to Japan’s fascinating culture.

Tokyo, with about 100,000 international students, boasts the biggest concentration of universities, theatres, corporate offices, museums, and financial institutions in Japan. All of this translates into unparalleled opportunity for overseas study.

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Panoramic view of Tokyo.

Here are the top reasons why you should learn Japanese in Tokyo:

  • As a global finance center with a GDP of about $1.35 trillion, Tokyo is an awesome location to pursue an internship, especially for those with a keen interest in international business.
  • Tokyo has a near perfect literacy rate and puts huge emphasis on its educated workforce.
  • Discipline, cooperation, and creativity are essential educational ingredients.
  • Tokyo offers rich opportunities for individuals who are interested in the Japanese culture and who want to gain a modern international perspective.
  • This modern megalopolis offers cutting-edge technological facilities.

Learn Standard Japanese in Tokyo

There are plenty of dialects spoken in other parts of Japan. Among them are Okinawa-kotoba, Kansai-ben, Tugaru-ben, and Kanto-ben. Dialects are mutually intelligible except for geographically separated dialects like the Kyuushuu and Touhoku variants. Dialects differ in terms of particle usage, pitch accent, vocabulary, verb morphology, and pronunciation.

KCP students holding certificatesStandard Japanese was developed after the Meiji Restoration from the language spoken in the higher class areas of Tokyo as a communication necessity.

KCP students with their Japanese professors. | KCP Flickr

Standard Japanese is taught in schools and used in national television and in official communication. As a student, it is key that you learn the language from teachers who speak standard Japanese.

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