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Homestay
in Nagoya!
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| Who can do homestays? |
Overseas visitors to Nagoya falling under ALL of the following
categories. People currently residing in Japan included.
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People who have a genuine
interest in Japanese culture and intending to communicate with host families
during their stay. |
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People who are
coming to Japan or staying in Japan legally with a valid passport and/or a
status of residence. |
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People who have
adequate contact information in Japan or overseas and can apply through
their organizations (place of work, study, etc.). |
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People who are admitted by the
center. |
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Individual travelers and people who belong to commercial organizations or are
active in missionary work are unable to apply. |
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Groups of
students, high school students or younger, require special permission from the
center. |
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The Center does not help
guests obtain visas. |
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The followings are the dates/period the Center will
be closed. Participants are unable to start/end homestay.
1. From December 29 to January 3 (new year holiday)
2. Mondays (The Center is closed on every Monday.)
3. The second Sundays of February and August ( for facility maintenance)
4. The dates that host organization states as a holiday (Office hours depend on a host
organization.)
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Click here,
if you are a foreign student enrolled in a Japanese university. |
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| How much does it cost? |
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The applying organization
pays in advance the fee of 1,000 Yen to 3,000 Yen per person per day to the host
organization. |
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The fee depends on the host
organization. |
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Some host
organizations charge an additional administrative fee. |
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The guests pay personal
costs such as transportation, admission fees, leisure activity fees, and
international telephone call charges. |
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Usually breakfast and
supper are served by host families. |
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The objective of this
homestay program is not to offer inexpensive accommodation, but to actively
exchange with a host family. The guests should be encouraged to communicate with
host families. |
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| How long can guests do a
homestay? |
| From two-day and one-night periods to a one month
period. |
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| Where do guests stay? |
| With voluntary host families living in and around
Nagoya City. |
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| When is the application
deadline? |
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It
usually takes time to search for host organizations which can accept
applications. At application, please inform us first of your homestay plan
such as
desired homestay duration, purpose, number of the guests, and the applying
organization’s profile at least 10 weeks prior to
the first day of the desired homestay period (add one more week in new
year holiday season).
Usually within 2 or 3 weeks after the application, the
center will let the applying organization know if the center has found a host
organization which will accept them.
After receiving the information about the
host organization from the center, please mail the complete application
documents to the host organization at least two months before the desired date of homestay.
The host
organization will begin to arrange the homestay.
Please be reminded that
submission of an application does not guarantee homestay approval. |
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