This year is going to be great.

今年將是偉大的一年。

So today I kinda wanted to make an updated 2016 list of ways that you can get to Japan

所以今天我有點想做一個2016年最新的去日本的方式清單。

if that is something that is on your mind for this year, or maybe even the next year,

如果這是你今年，甚至明年的想法。

and you want to start planning, or you want to just know what your options are, or what

你想開始規劃，或者你想知道你的選擇是什麼，或者你想知道什麼。

my personal opinion about these options are?

我個人對這些方案的看法是？

Then this is the right video for you!

那麼這個視頻就適合你!

Congratulations, good clicking judgement!

恭喜你，好的點擊判斷!

Since we're gearing up to the 2020 Olympics here in Japan, Japan has been really focused

在日本，由於我們正在為2020年奧運會做準備，日本一直很重視。

on becoming more international, more accepting towards foreigners, more friendly towards

變得更加國際化，更加接受外國人，更加友好地對待外國人。

foreigners, and I think it makes it a lot easier for first timers to visit the country.

外國人，而且我認為這讓第一次來這個國家的人容易很多。

NOW IS YOUR CHANCE

現在是你的機會

Nowadays, there are tons of options for foreigners looking to visit Japan, whether it be for

現在，對於想去日本旅遊的外國人來說，有很多選擇，不管是去日本旅遊，還是去其他國家旅遊，都有很多選擇。

a short term or long term period.

一個短期或長期的時期；

And really, what it comes down to, is the kind of experience that you are looking for.

而其實，歸根結底，就是你要找什麼樣的體驗。

First of all, if you are under the age of 18, or still a highschool student, you really

首先，如果你未滿18歲，或者還是高中生，你真的是

only have a few choices:

只有幾個選擇。

If you are a highschool student, the most challenging but also rewarding experience

如果你是一名高中生，最具挑戰性但也是最有價值的經歷是什麼？

would be that of an exchange student in a Japanese highschool.

會是日本高中的交換生。

If you are currently enrolled in highschool in your own country, you may qualify for a

如果您目前在自己國家的高中就讀，您可能有資格獲得以下資格

pre-college student visa.

大學預科生簽證；

This is actually one of the hardest things that I've ever done in my life, being a highschool

這其實是我這輩子做過的最難的一件事，作為一個高中生的

student in Japan.

日本的學生。

Although I had the preconception that I was going to come to Japan, come to a Japanese

雖然我有先入為主的想法，要來日本，來一個日本的

highschool, and go back to Canada having made lots of Japanese friends, it turns out that

高中時，結識了很多日本朋友，回到加拿大，原來

when you can't speak Japanese, you can't really express yourself, and people don't get to

不會說日語的時候，就不能真正地表達自己的想法，人們也不會去了解。

know you, and that can be really frustrating at first.

認識你，這可能是真的 挫折在第一。

It takes a while to get used to reading Kanji, it takes a while for you to relate to the

閱讀漢字需要一段時間的適應，需要一段時間的體會。

highschool experience here.

高中的經驗在這裡。

The other big thing to consider is that Japanese highschool students spend a lot of their time

另一個需要考慮的大問題是，日本的高中生花了大量時間

either at afterschool club activities, or studying in cram schools, because getting

或者是在課後社團活動中，或者是在補習班學習，因為得到的是

into college is the biggest hurdle of a highschool student's life.

進入大學是高中生'人生最大的障礙。

So, they're very busy, and they don't really have a lot of time to ~hang out~, they don't

所以，他們很忙，他們沒有太多的時間來掛出，他們不'。

really ~hang out~ like we do in Canada, so.

真的~掛出~像我們在加拿大做，所以。

I think it's a very challenging experience, but it's also the most rewarding because you

我認為這是一個非常具有挑戰性的經驗，但它也是最有價值的，因為你是一個非常有挑戰性的經驗。

put yourself in these positions where you're experiencing a new culture and you're kind

把自己放在這些位置，在那裡你'體驗一個新的文化，你'是一種。

of forcing yourself to both accept and grow at the same time.

的強迫自己同時接受和成長。

And I think that when you're young, that's something that's a lot easier to do, like,

而我認為，當你'年輕的時候，那'的東西，'是一個更容易做到的，喜歡。

I'm really really glad that I was a highschool student, but if anyone were to ask me to do

我'真的很高興，我是一個高中生，但如果有人問我做

it all over again, right NOW, I'd be like, "nah!!".

it all over again, right now, I'd'd be like, "nah!!".

Another option would be to come to Japan on a tourist visa. Some Japanese language schools

另一種選擇是持旅遊簽證來日本。有些日語學校

offer short term classes for people who are visiting Japan on a tourist visa, and if you're

為持旅遊簽證來日本旅遊的人提供短期課程，如果你是'。

on a tourist visa, some schools offer 12 week courses, and some schools also offer four-week

旅遊簽證，有些學校提供12周的課程，有些學校也提供4周的課程。

courses. As long as you can afford a place to stay while you're here, and the school

的課程。只要你在這裡的時候，你能負擔得起住的地方，而學校的

fees of course, this is a good way to to kind of experience what it's like to live in Japan

當然，這是一個很好的方式來體驗日本生活的感覺。

without the actual commitment of living in Japan forever.

沒有實際的承諾，永遠在日本生活。

Especially if you're a highschool student, and you don't really want to do the whole

特別是如果你'是一個高中生，而你不真的想做的整個

exchange student thing, you could try to come over maybe on summer vacation and take a 4-week

交換生的事情，你可以嘗試過來 也許在暑假，並採取了4周的

language school course while you know, just getting a feel for the daily life here, and

語言學校的課程，而你知道，只是得到一個感覺 這裡的日常生活，和。

then, when you graduate, if Japan is where you really want to be, you can kind of work

然後，當你畢業後，如果你真的想去日本，你可以在日本工作。

towards coming back.

向回來。

The most expensive but also most convenient and least stressful way of seeing as much

最貴但也是最方便、最省事的方式，看得最多。

of Japan as possible in a short period of time would be to join an all-inclusive tour

儘量在短時間內遊遍日本，就是參加全包旅遊。

such as Contiki or Intrepid. I think Intrepid actually has a lot of Japanese tours, ranging

如Contiki或Intrepid。我覺得Intrepid其實有很多日本旅行團，範圍包括

from 4 days to two weeks.

從4天到2周。

Although the prices are quite high they do include everything; accommodation, and food,

雖然價格相當高，但他們確實包含了一切；住宿，和食物。

and attractions!

和景點!

A lot of people are like, "ew, the tourist experience, gross!" but I think that if you

很多人都會說，"ew，旅遊體驗，噁心！"但我認為，如果你。

wanna just get a really comfortable, safe introduction to Japan without having to think

想在日本得到一個真正舒適，安全的介紹，而不需要考慮。

about too much or plan too much yourself, this is actually a great way to see all of

關於太多或自己計劃太多，這其實是一個很好的方式，看到所有的。

the really important beautiful sights, eat a lot of the most important delicious food,

真正重要的美麗的景點，吃很多最重要的美味佳餚。

and you know, get the experience! Because you're with someone who knows the country.

和你知道，得到的經驗！因為你'的人誰知道國家。因為你'與誰知道國家的人。

If you REALLY don't want the tourist experience, finally, you could always just come on a tourist

如果你真的不想要旅遊體驗，最後，你總是可以只是來旅遊的。

visa, pay for accommodation, and plan your own travels and do everything yourself.

簽證、支付住宿費用，自己規劃旅行，一切親力親為。

but, you know, that's totally up to you.

但是，你知道，這完全取決於你。

A Working Holiday Visa is another great option for those of you who have completed high school and are under 30 years old.

對於那些高中畢業，年齡在30歲以下的人來說，打工度假簽證是另一個不錯的選擇。

However, it's always kind of hard to talk about this because Americans do NOT have access to Working Holiday Visas.

然而，它'總是那種很難談論這個問題，因為美國人沒有獲得工作假期簽證。

And it kinda sucks for them.

而這對他們來說也是挺糟糕的。

But a lot of Canadians, Australians and Europeans visit Japan on Working Holiday Visas.

但很多加拿大人、澳大利亞人和歐洲人都是持打工度假簽證來日本的。

And each country has it's own rules, so I can only talk about it kind of "generally".

而且每個國家都有自己的規定，所以我只能說說它那種"一般"。

Working Holiday allows you to visit Japan for a longer time than tourist visa does, plus you also get permission to work.

打工度假比旅遊簽證可以在日本停留更長時間，而且還可以獲得工作許可。

so you can kind of support yourself and pay your way along as you're travelling or living in Japan.

所以你可以種支持自己，並支付你的方式，因為你'旅行或生活在日本。

People who come visit on Working Holiday usually end up on short-term contracts teaching English, or

在打工度假期間來訪的人，通常都是以短期合同的形式來教授英語，或者是在工作之餘的時間裡，來這裡做客。

they work at farms, farmwork is actually a lot of fun!

他們在農場工作，農活其實是很有趣的!

I recommend that.

我建議。

Finally, if you're looking for more long-term options, you've decided that

最後，如果你'正在尋找更多的長期選擇，你'已經決定了。

You've decided that "absolutely!" you want to spend as much time in Japan as possible.

你'已經決定，"絕對！"你想盡可能多地在日本度過。

You have three options:

你有三個選擇。

Come as a post-secondary student

以大專生的身份前來

You can come as an employee of a company,

你可以以公司員工的身份來。

Or you can get married.

或者你可以結婚。