Kansai Gaidai University

So basically Hirakata is boring as hell.. it is considered like country side in Japan and for a reason. There is not much to do in the town except eating out a bit and going to karaoke to get wasted. It is scary silent and dead after sunset... a bit depressing to be honest. So, the solution is to go to Osaka or Kyoto by train (at least 30 minutes each), and there you can have lot of fun, especially Osaka for the nightlife, although there are a few clubs in Kyoto too but way quieter. Kyoto is better for day trips, Osaka for the nightlife. In Osaka you can get drunk really cheap at Pure which always has an all you can drink on weekends for pretty cheap. But the place itself is small and not really good. After you can head out to some better clubs, like Onzieme, Grand Cafe, Giraffe, etc. Onzieme used to be amazing (before the law that closed all clubs so early), among the top clubs in the world, few foreigners, amazing music and set up, expensive as all good japanese clubs, like 4000 Yen just to enter no drink included or 1 drink included. Japan can be really really fun, but you need money basically. Hopefully you have a good scholarship.. ;)

Go for it, stay at least 2 semesters as time goes by too fast and if I had stayed only one semester, which is basically just the time to get used to your surroundings, my experience would have been very different. Find an apartment as soon as possible as the dorms are a prison. Make sure your will have lots of money as you need it to travel, party, basically enjoy yourself. Do not take university too serious as the level is poor, even compared to Japanese standards, it is basically seen as a university for rich stupid people as the fees are really expensive but the level low. Just concentrate in improving your Japanese, so spend your time with Japanese, not with other foreigners. Also, be respectful of Japanese culture and manners..do not be the annoying stupid foreigner talking too loud in the train, throwing your trash everywhere, etc.. I hate them when I see that. Anyway, enough said, be ready to be mind blown ;)

Like I mentioned before, get yourself an apartment as soon as possible, just way better.

You can very easily meet Japanese at school as KG is basically a school where Japanese students come because they want to learn foreign languages and/or they want to go abroad.. so they basically want to meet foreigners. It is almost ridiculous how many people you will meet, you will have groups of people following you, asking directly: can I be your friend? Whats your phone number? etc Kind of ridiculous, as for the most part you will never meet those people again. But still, you have the opportunity to meet a lot of people on the campus, very easy and fun to practice your Japanese because that is how you will really improve your language skills, by having lots of stupid conversations, etc.

If you move in, go buy most of your stuff to a dollar shop..crazy how many things you can find there. Also buy your furniture to a second hand shop, there is one in Hirakata. The quality of used items is really good in Japan. Otherwise there is an IKEA in Osaka too, but a bit far. Food at school cafeteria is pretty good and cheap. Also, in most big supermarkets, the food gets discounted heavily around 6-7 pm.. So if you can wait a little for your dinner, you will be able to eat lots of sushis every night hehe.