Japan

The cost is cheap compared to USA or UK. For National Universities the tuition fee is around ¥535,800 per year. If you go to Private University it is bit more expensive like ¥800,000 to ¥1,500,000 per year. You need money for living cost also maybe ¥100,000 every month for rent and food.

Yes Japan is a very good place for Masters. The universities like University of Tokyo is top class. It is safe country and you can find jobs easily in technology and engineering. You can study in English language also so no problem if you don't know Japanese. Also MEXT scholarship is there for students which pay for everything.

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- Check the eligibility requirements such as academics, proficiecny in Japanese and any other additional requirements such as submission of application forms, letters of recommendation, age and health certificates, etc.

You may have to sit in written tests and interviews, which are usually conducted at the Japanese embassy of the applicant's home country. Selected students receive an award that covers tuition fees, living expenses, and travel costs.

Yes, Indian citizens require a visa to travel to Japan. You must apply for a Japan tourist visa before travelling.

There is no doubt that Japan is expensive than India. Cities like Tokyo and Kyoto are the most expensive japnese cities where accommodation rent and grocery expenses are more expensive than in India. However, the transport service in Japan is much efficient.

Japan is much cheaper than USA. An Indian student needs around 50 to 60 thousand Indian rupees as monthly expenses. For USA this can go up to 2 lakhs INR.

According to the Embassy of Japan in New Delhi, an Indian student needs YEN 89,000 (INR 50,000) per month excluding rent and travel expenses. If you are going to study in Japan for first time then keep a budget of YEN 700,000 (INR 393,260) for the first three months to settle yourself. This will include your overall expenses.