Hello! I am Efrat. I teach art in Tokyo after recently graduating from a Japanese university. On this channel, I share about art and life in Japan. Feel free to check out my Instagram for more content: @efrat.arielle ❤️
This is so cool! I’ve been trying to look up people going to Geidai or other japanese art universities with the MEXT research students! I plan to finish my current degree and go with that scholarship! Do you know how the choosing field of study works? I’m confused about it tbh. I wanna study nihonga, but I’m not sure if that’s a valid field of study. Like, u gotta choose the field and your research theme right? I’m just overall confused about that. I also don’t quite understand what being a research student means? Is it like, studying for a masters degree? What does it really entail to be a research student?? I just know I wanna study/research nihonga.
Can I study animation there even though I am an undergraduate? I also don't know Japanese? I want to learn animation there but I have never made one here before so I cannot show any work. I can draw very well.
I'm sorry, I don't know. I recommend researching different design programs online and comparing them with your needs. They probably all require some Japanese language skills.
Sometimes it depends on universities or departments, but I generally think your background doesn’t matter. It’s more important to try and go for your dreams than to hold back.
Hey Efrat, loving the informative videos! They’re incredibly interesting and helpful ❤️ I’d like to elaborate about some of the subjects discussed for undergrads, Japanese knowledge, and regarding studying manga: 1. For an undergraduate degree, there is an age limit of 24 by the time you start studying to be eligible. Sadly all the universities and colleges I checked personally do not accept MEXT scholarships for art undergraduates, but only for masters’ and PhD’s. 2. All art degrees in Japan require a JLPT N2 level, and since all the material is taught in Japanese, it is highly recommended to be at a near native level to actually understand the classes and to not run into problems. 3. There’s a manga and animation department in Osaka’s college of the Arts (not the Osaka University which has only a master’s degree available, the specific one for arts in Higashiyama). Thank you for your hard work, have a great weekend 🙏
Thank you so much for joining in on giving more accurate info!! I appreciate it a lot. Many of us foreigners who studied at Geidai and graduated are below the N2 level, especially reading-wise. But there are ways to get along, depending on the department you are in. For studying Manga and Animation, however, language abilities are indeed required because there is a lot of writing and storytelling going on there.
@@EfratArielle Oh wow, most people online really emphasize that it’s near impossible to learn art in Japan because of the language barrier, so I’m glad to hear that it’s possible to get around that.
That was so much fun to watch and very informative! Thank you for sharing your experiences and insights into the artist perspective of studying and living in Japan!❤
Caught up with your channel recently super calming to watch, lovely stuff, thank you :) Your previous apartment seemed to be a cheep deal for the amount of space you ended up getting,was it hard to find something like that and any tips on how to find similar places like it?
היי אפרת. תודה עכל הסרטונים המעניינים. שאלה לי- האם היית צריכה להתקבל לעבודה בחברה יפנית לפני קבלת ויזת עבודה? או ש מאחר והיית סטודנטית זה היה מעבר מויזת סטודנט לויזת עבודה?
היי אפרת! ראיתי את כל הסרטונים שלך ופשוט נהנתי. יפן זה החלום שלי ולראות איך את מנווטת את חייך ביפן פשוט עושה לי טוב בלב. ודרך אגב, כל סרטון שלך רואים כמה ביטחון בדיבור מול המצלמה בשפות אחרות שהן חוץ מעברית ממש משתפר! אני כרגע סטודנטית שנה שנייה בבצלאל במחלקה לאמנות שרק מחכה לשנה השלישית כדי לנסות את מזלי בחילופי הסטודנטים ליפן כפי שאת עשית. את כרגע על ויזת עבודה? הבנתי שסיימת את התואר ושאת נשארת ביפן ומחפשת עבודה, השאלה שלי איך מתחילים לחפש עבודה הקשורה לעשיית אמנות ביפן? ועוד שאלה שלא ראיתי שדיברת עליה בסרטונים הישנים שלך; האם צריך לחסוך כמות מסוימת של כסף כדי לעבור לסמסטר אחד ביפן ? האם מצאת עבודה זמנית בשהות שלך ביפן כסטודטית? אני מחכה בקוצר רוח לעוד סרטונים חדשים שלך :) ובהצלחה בחייך החדשים כעובדת ולא כסטודנטית ובביתך החדש והמושלם הזה!
היי יקירה, ליבי איתך ובארץ בזמנים קשים אלו. תודה על שצפית ונהנת מהסרטונים! מאחלת לך את מירב ההצלחה בדרך ליפן. לכי על זה! אני כרגע על ויזת עבודה ואני מורה לאמנות. כשהייתי סטודנטית היו לי כל מיני עבודות part time. חושבת לעשות רק על זה וידאו בקרוב. אבל המלגה MEXT שהייתה לי מאוד עוזרת.
Hello, Efrat! I’ve been following you on IG for a while now, since I’ve learned about MEXT through your video. Thank you for that! May I ask if applying scholarship as a research student through MEXT have an age limit? I’m currently 25, and planning to apply next year, (I’ll be 26 by then) and I have also graduated my undergrad last 2018, and have been working as a designer for the past 5 years. Am I still eligible? I would really appreciate your answer!
I've got bacholer of panting in my own country, I wanna know Can I study master of close design in japan? Or should I have bacholre of close design???? How can I get my answer? It's nessecery
Congratulations! Loved your art and the exhibition in general. I'm also and art student hoping to apply for MEXT (geidai) next year. Could you please explain a bit more in depth the application process for art students? Like what kind of portfolio they require, paper work and university options. There's no many helpful guidances for MEXT and it's even worse for artists so i would appreciate your answer so much🧘🤍 thank you
loved your video.. i wanna study film from japan will i able to get mext scholarship cause i have no specific degree or certificate of filmmaking but i have made some shortfilms.
Hello Afat i want to know it is necessary when applying in form its need to attach research paper in our subject ?and which University is best in japan for fine art i want come for masters in fine art?
Can you show us your portfolio of submission plz i want to apply for research mext related to art , is it a problem if i had a major in another field not related to art i did an art club so i have 2 pieces of art and i also did 2 trainings about illustrateur and photoshop and have done some work with the skills i gained? I asked because i have all the papers they asked for but i still didn't know if am i legible for art studies if I don't have a major in arts , I'm also N5 in japanese we started learning kanji in class 😅
