My Language School in Tokyo | Kai Japanese Language School

[@fillezzo]

Haha I never get tired of your dry humor, though I'm never sure if it's true or not.

[@FishSlappee]

haha sorry if I'm confusing ^^

[@The_official_jaijai]

I’m new here and this is my first video I’ve seen and I heard genital reduction surgery and ran to the comments. Haha

[@emelie3627]

Great video! 🌟 Thanks for giving us a peek into what the lessons, course material and teachers are like. KAI seems like a lovely school and I reeeally hope I can actually go there in October 🤞

[@gotofantasy]

How was it? Did you go?

[@terreta6783]

I'm going this September and I really needed this video. Today you only find videos talking shit about Japan and it really affects.

[@gotofantasy]

How was your experience?

[@terreta6783]

@@gotofantasy I am still here and I want to stay more.

[@NationX]

I haven’t even arrived in the country yet and I’ve already bothered Suzuki-san over the phone more times than I would have liked 😅 She seems really nice though and is extremely helpful!

[@FishSlappee]

Suzuki-san is the BEST!!! Say hi to her from me when you arrive ^^ (she probably doesn't remember me but still haha)

[@NationX]

@@FishSlappee ​ will do! (I’m 99% sure I won’t even if I do remember 😔)

[@gotofantasy]

How was your experience?

[@NationX]

@@gotofantasy *is. I’m actually still here and have class later today. It’s almost 2am so I need to get some sleep 😅 Anyway, I don’t even know where to begin! Overall it’s just been a positive experience and I’ve essentially went from 0 to around N3-ish level Japanese so far and this covers speaking, reading, writing, etc. It can be admittedly taxing but I can safely say I have no regrets. Not to mention the staff are friendly and genuinely do care about each individual student as a human being instead of another money bag. One time, around the time I arrived, I had a bit of a health scare and the staff not only setup a clinic appointment for me but even had a staff member come with me to help translate. I’m not used to having health issues let alone in a country where I could barely communicate with anyone so it was pretty scary (turns out I was fine, probably was stress). I’m genuinely thankful for Kai in many ways. Good night / morning 😴

[@jackson7922]

Sounds like a hell of a deal at the intermediate level. Close to $7k and a surefire way to get into Japan and acquire higher proficiency in the language. Love the classroom environment.

[@arceus54321]

video was good though and helpful, im looking into studying at a japanese language school and this was very informative

[@magman6756]

GIck på Kai 2012-2013. Har väldigt fina minnen från den tiden. Bor fortfarande i Tokyo…gift, barn, hund. Lycka till med studierna :)

[@norfernbaz2578]

Thank you for making this video. I am planning on studying in Japan but am deliberating on whether to choose Kai or ISI and also how long to go for. I am leaning towards ISI because of the conversational practice that they provide. As you mentioned, Kai doesn't seem to do a lot of this. This is a frequent criticism in the reviews. ISI also seem to have their own student housing while Kai students seem to rely on house shares, home stays or finding their own accommodation. I would like to get fluent at Japanese and stay for 2 years but the cynic in me says that it wouldn't be very useful unless I decided I wanted to stay in Japan. I think the only use you would get out of it back in Europe careerwise would be either as an interpreter or Japanese teacher. A year seems ideal as it is not too big a commitment time- or financewise and it keeps the experience fun. I expect I will forget quite a bit of the language skills if I do not regularly practice so if I go with the intention of enjoying a new experience I will not regret going, even if I forget some Japanese later on. Did you forget much Japanese after you left and have you found many opportunities to use it careerwise or recreationally in Sweden?

[@andytieu604]

Oh man I'm a little intimindated after watching this now. I wanted to go to Kai aswell. But .. I always was a mess in school here in Canada. So I don't think I'll have the tools to keel up. I may look for a slower program now or .. fuck it and jump in head first. Either way. Thank you for the video. It was very insightful.

[@FishSlappee]

I get the intimidation, it can seem a bit scary at first, but you get the hang of the study pace eventually. Some people had to do a level again because they didn't pass, and that was totally fine to do. That said, there are other language schools with slower pace (I think GoGoNihon has a nice rundown of the intensity of most schools). Thanks for the comment and good luck!! ^^

[@sharonoddlyenough]

🤞Best wishes in your quest to return, you really seem to have liked your time there.

[@FishSlappee]

OH I DID and thank you Sharon ~

[@lufra4607]

A handy video for incoming students like me, cheers man.

[@osamabendolphin765]

when are ya heading there?

[@arceus54321]

which school are you in?

[@gotofantasy]

How was your experience?

[@michellemineymo9802]

haha "can you really do the nihongo liksom" xD kommer använda det uttrycket varje kommande japanska prov :')

[@dvdbnalon]

Awww I miss Kai 😭

[@arceus54321]

8:25 no way my guy is wearing skinny jeans in 2022 😭😭 and that fake leather shit too

[@julesmpc1314]

Congrats for taking on the challange anyways

[@nublet_101]

Hi! I'm intending on studying in Japan during 2024 for a year following my high-school graduation and preceding my university studies. At the moment I'm browsing schools, and your coverage of KAI in this video is brilliant, but the big issue is I would rather stay in Osaka (growing up in Australia makes me a bit hesitant to leap straight into Tokyo, which I hear is more crowded and less friendly than Osaka). What are your experiences between the two cities? Do you know of any good schools in Osaka or anyone who has spent time there? Thanks (:

[@MDobri-sy1ce]

One thing I learned how much the word “Man” is used. For example, Jag ar man. “I am a man.” Min man fran Sverige. “My husband is from Sverige. The word “Man” except, with the umlaut over the “a” meaning “Men.” And the word “Man “ but being used in a general or neutral sense. For example, “Man tar vad man har. “ You take what you have or “one has.” Note: not making a bad masculinity joke, I just noticed how many different ways the word “Man” is used in Swedish.

[@kokoroouji]

when you made the joke about having someones head cut-off, I was like okay thats a little too far. Maybe your potential serial killer, then when you said you were from Sweden I was like... oh, okay, he's just Swedish.

[@moonbunny7380]

What did you need to get into the school?for example did you need any qualifications for prom school or any Japanese experiance?also did you write an essay to get in or just answer a few questions,if you can make a video about the application process that would be perfect

[@breatheased]

Where did you stay? How did they help you to find a place? Im terrified! Im joining coming April.

[@Konichiwamydude]

I worked for KAI Japanese school in summer;)

[@raycrou8837]

Where you on a student visa and to qualify for it did you need to have paid the school upfront?

[@FishSlappee]

I was there on a student visa, yeah! And I think I had the option to pay the tuition for one term at a time if I needed, but I paid for 9 months in one go (I extended my stay at Kai for one more term because I didn't want to go back to Sweden haha ^^)

[@BlendedBurgerSoup]

When you said unko and pulled out duo lmao

[@FishSlappee]

huehuehuehue

[@antoninbalitrand]

Hello great video where do you do your translation ? fiverr?

[@FishSlappee]

whiii thank you! ^^ I do them through many different translation agencies, never tried fiverr :D

[@Kelvily]

"we ended up in a gay club" for us things always end in shinjuku's nichoume hahahaha, trying to change my school btw, and get more opportunities as a freelance translator to live better while here in Japan ;-; great videos btw, thks.

[@FishSlappee]

haha nichoume is the best. Thanks for the lovely comment!! ^^

[@MDobri-sy1ce]

I am studying Swedish and Russian in Canada. No language school lol.

[@chocolatefudge5263]

Surprisingly this school scores only 4.2 in google

[@julesmpc1314]

How about learning a language from a country with warm weather and warm people that is also not expensive to travel to or live in?😅🤣🤣 Portuguese, spanish....

[@charliethom7427]

sumptuous

[@chocolatefudge5263]

Difference between kanji and emoji🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@FelixSamulevich]

lets play a guitar

[@strangerumblings]

Yellow!! 👋 Greetings and salutations. We are now subscribed to your strange rumblings of viddys. We enjoy laughing and your videos certainly do that, goodness. We were also curios if you have any plans to visit, or if you’ve ever visited, the village of Sweden Hills on Hokkaido Island. It seems like a good place to go if you like To see Japanese people doing Swedish things…. or Swedish things doing Japanese people 🤔😳🤭

[@FishSlappee]

haha waheyyyy hi Dan and Danielle! ^^ Glad you enjoy the videos and thanks for the lovely comment! And hell yeah, I've thought of visiting that place next time I'm in Japan ~

[@Steve09557]

Ser fan bra ut

[@cristianhcm1914]

Interesting information. Could do without all the foul language. You're not as funny as you think you are.