Question:
Hello I'm a student starting out college and Japan was on my study abroad list BUT i'm a foreigner and never been to Japan so I do not know how expensive it'll get say about 9months to a year.
Answer:
"Expensive" is a relative question and depends on where you are comparing it to, but even without the sky high yen now you will probably find it to be quite high, unless you are living in London or Geneva or somewhere. Then yen is about 78 to the US dollar now, and if you want to sample some prices and situations, you can get some good info at
http://www.tokyopriceguide.com
and
http://www.thejapanfaq.com
That said, you can economize like many people do and not have to pay through the nose for everything. There are second hand stores you can buy many things cheap, and there are numerous budget places to eat and get food, and so on. Don't buy the crap that some say that living in Japan is like being in hell. And radiation is not a problem unless you are going near the nuclear site.
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