I became a fan of Japanese animation in my junior school when I knew zero Japanese. To enjoy Japanese animation without subtitles, I started learning Japanese in my high school. Time went fast, soon I faced the admission test to the university but I didn’t know what to learn. I talked to my parents, and finally decided to learn Japanese. Thanks to my teachers, I soon got able to read articles in Japanese, then I started to read news of Japan. There has been a time when Japanese was nothing but my major, but I started to grow concerns and attachment to Japan. My teacher told me that there’s an exchange program to a Japanese university, so I applied for it. The competition was hard, but I chose to take the chance.
Staying in Japan is definitely a great chance for me.

Time flies. Six months have passed since I arrived Japan. The six months I spent in Japan feels short, but also feels long. I made my first step on the Japanese soil, I got used to the life in Japan in the last 6 months, all these I experienced make me feel that I have spent a long time here. But, when I recall my precious time in Japan, I feel like that I just arrived here. Japanese universities are different from those in China. They have a relatively smaller campus, and have fewer students. But thanks to that, teachers and staffs are really nice to students. My home in Japan is also small, but there are so much new places to visit in the whole country, I never feel my home small. What make me happy best is that, I finally made it meet my friends on Internet. The 6 months here was the happiest time I’ve spent.
I learnt a lot in the 6 months. No need to say that I enhanced my ability to talk in real Japanese, but I also learnt how Japanese people act when they talk, and how Japanese say something that is hard to say. This kind of knowledge can only be learnt through practice, and it meant a lot to stay in Japan. After my stay of 6 months, now I know more about this country.
My stay here will continue till August. I will make full use of my time here, to achieve my goal that, growing into someone who can contribute to the cultural communication between China and Japan.

A year has passed since my arrival to Japan in September. To describe my stay in Japan with a word, then it will be “fulfilled”. I will never forget what I experienced, and what I gained in this year.
Thanks to my teachers, my Japanese capability improved a lot. I learned practical Japanese expressions in business scenes and everyday life. Besides Japanese language, I’ve also learned wide range knowledge such as programming, micro economy, Korean language and more. Some of the tests I wanted to take were suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but I will definitely challenge again.
Living in a country you have never been to, is something that every foreign student worry about, and I wasn’t an exception. Living in a country having different living styles and language, long away from my parents, my teachers, and everything I used to, was quite anxious for me, but will time went on, I finally adapt to the life in Japan. Above all, my adaptability has improved by a lot.
Speaking of Japanese people, usually people think they are serious and strict to the others and themselves. I was worried about being scolded for making mistakes, but at last I found that Japanese people, while being strict, they are also very kind people. I am so happy that I built a tight relationship with people around me.
Here and there in Japan, I have left my footprint. The shining Himeji Castle, the Arima Onsen famous for hot springs, Umeda shopping heaven, Shibuya the town never sleep. Tokyo Big Sight, Fukushima, Toyama and the Biwako Lake.So many places I have visited, and I will never forget.
The new corona virus pandemic makes it unclear what our world will become, and my personal life is also affected by a lot. But my stay to Japan, will greatly enhance my life. No matter where I will go for study or work in the future, I am longing for the day when I can visit this country again.