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Mr. Goswami Shreenav
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- Delhi
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- 1st year Professional Degree student, Graduate School of Management, Kyoto University
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Please give a short introduction of yourself.
Hometown: Delhi, India
Schooling: 1-10 grade, at Delhi; 11&12 grade, at Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan
UG: B.E. (ECE), SSN College of Engineering, Anna University, Chennai
Work Experience: Three years as Social Media Analyst at Chennai
Hobbies: Watching TV series, movies and You Tube. Literature.
Schooling: 1-10 grade, at Delhi; 11&12 grade, at Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan
UG: B.E. (ECE), SSN College of Engineering, Anna University, Chennai
Work Experience: Three years as Social Media Analyst at Chennai
Hobbies: Watching TV series, movies and You Tube. Literature.
What is your favorite thing about Kyoto?
Kyoto has an aura of rich Japanese culture, and the city is just beautiful ¨C encircling mountains, delightful zen gardens, ancient temples and shrines, mixture of historic and modern architecture, mesmerizing river trail, winter¡¯s snow ¨C spring¡¯s cherry blossom ¨C autumn¡¯s maple, the list goes on. My favorite ¨C Kamogawa trail!
In what way has your impression of Kyoto or Japan changed since coming here?
Kyoto was more modern than I had imagined ¨C I expected it to be an old fashioned city. I was disappointed to not find even a single samurai strolling in Kyoto¡¯s narrow streets, could not find any jin-rikishas rushing around clumsy muddy streets, not every woman put on a kimono, no one wore chonmage or shimada anymore, less people were holding sensu or wagasa, streets and shops were not bustling in that old fashion way. How I wish I could time travel and experience that old Kyoto. Nonetheless, I cherish living in Kyoto ¨C because answer above.
What attracted you to choose Kyoto University as a place to study?
Best was the option to study MBA in English. Other reasons ¨C rather affordable tuition fees, less complicated entrance procedure, wonderful pre-admission support by the university, and of course, the curriculum.
In what way did you adjust yourself to Japanese culture?
I had spent two years in Japan as a high school student, so I had little to adjust this time.
However, when I came to Japan during high-school, I adjusted by ¨C changing to be a non-vegetarian, leaning to use local transportation (the underground railway system here is plain and simple; not), learning Japanese language as much as I could, learning to think about others first (part of Japanese culture), to join Japanese tea ceremony club and grasp the roots of Japanese culture, and so on. It¡¯s imperative to know that while Indian and Japanese cultures have a lot in common, there are many differences as well.
Please give a message to students or researchers in your home country who may be thinking about studying in Japan?
Generally -
- Peaceful, safe country
- Convenient, standardized life
- Opportunity to learn Japanese language
- Less vegetarian food available (unless you cook yourself)
- Check for expenses before coming ¨C tuition, food, accommodation, transportation etc. Lots of part time jobs are available, but stability depends
- For reference: in Kyoto they pay ?1,500-3,000 per hour to English teachers. Part time jobs at restaurants/hotels/convenience stores could earn you ?800+ per hour. Monthly accommodation ranges ?35,000-70,000. Eating once at a restaurant could cost ?500-1,000
- MUST check for scholarships in advance. Monbukagakusho, JASSO, JICA are a few popular ones. For the rest ¨C enquire the university you are applying to.
- Peaceful, safe country
- Convenient, standardized life
- Opportunity to learn Japanese language
- Less vegetarian food available (unless you cook yourself)
- Check for expenses before coming ¨C tuition, food, accommodation, transportation etc. Lots of part time jobs are available, but stability depends
- For reference: in Kyoto they pay ?1,500-3,000 per hour to English teachers. Part time jobs at restaurants/hotels/convenience stores could earn you ?800+ per hour. Monthly accommodation ranges ?35,000-70,000. Eating once at a restaurant could cost ?500-1,000
- MUST check for scholarships in advance. Monbukagakusho, JASSO, JICA are a few popular ones. For the rest ¨C enquire the university you are applying to.