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STUDY × CAREER IN JAPAN · SELF-SERVICE

Across the water, a light — for each one's passage.

To study, or to build a career — we know the hardships and turns of the road abroad, and we read where you come from and where your heart is set. With you, on the road far from home, carry your own light.

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Ryugaku Jinja — an AI- and data-driven toolkit for studying and working in Japan.

Student profile
STUDENT PROFILE№ 0001
Student profileICHI-SHIKI
UndergraduateInformaticsMaster's applicantApr 2027 entry
GPA
3.4 / 4.0
LANGUAGE
JLPT N2 · TOEIC 815
RESEARCH
Thesis · 1 paper
PRACTICE
2 internships, 3 projects
Academics62
Language76
Research54
Experience71
Potential80
DIRECTION PICKSNLP × educationHCI
FIELD / DEGREE
Info · AI / Master's
REGIONS
Kanto · Kansai
Career profile
CAREER PROFILE№ 0002
Career profileNI-SHIKI
Master's studentInformaticsClass of '27JLPT N1
AXIS
Tech × growth
LANGUAGE
JLPT N1 · TOEIC 815
STAR CARDS
6 STAR cards
IN PROGRESS
5 ES · 2 interviews
Self-analysis78
Industry64
Documents72
Interview58
Readiness74
TARGETSIT × manufacturing DXWeb dev
ROLE / TYPE
Engineer / full-time
REGIONS
Greater Tokyo
Professor portrait
PROFESSOR PORTRAIT№ 0003
Professor portraitSAN-SHIKI
National universityGrad. informaticsProfessorKAKEN PI
PAPERS
42 in 5 yrs
GRANTS
6 KAKEN as PI
KEYWORDS
23 mapped
LAB
12 grad students
Topic fit82
Method fit74
Keyword overlap68
Recent activity88
Overall match81
KEYWORDSNLPEducational data mining
AFFILIATION
Informatics / Prof.
SOURCES
KAKEN · CiNii · researchmap
Company portrait
COMPANY PORTRAIT№ 0004
Company portraitYON-SHIKI
IT & telecomTSE PrimeHiring new gradsIntl-hire record
HEADCOUNT
~8,000
SELECTION
ES → SPI → 3 rounds
OPENINGS
Engineering track
LANGUAGE
Mostly JP · some EN
Stability84
Growth70
Global-ness66
Training78
Fit with you76
WATCH POINTSRelocation scopeVisa support
INDUSTRY / ROLE
IT services / Engineering
HQ
Tokyo
Shared by every admissions tool
留学神社遠く渡る人に、灯をひとつ
830+Japanese schools280,000+researchers30,000,000+academic records1,000+company analyses

CHOOSE YOUR PATH

Which stage are you at?

Pick a stage to see its process and tools along the timeline.

壱Study-abroad planning Route · language · budget · landing弐Undergrad admissions (Bachelor's) EJU · school choice · exams参Graduate admissions (Master's) Direction · professor matching · research plan肆Job hunting in Japan Self-analysis · ES · interview · offer

QUICK ACCESS

Find resources and practice, starting here

Go straight to resources for choosing schools, preparing for exams, finding work and life in Japan.

Japan’s universitiesFaculties · Majors · Staff · Past papersAll 830: faculties, academics and past-paper access.Exam dojoAll exams · Practice · Mock examsJapanese, EJU, graduate and qualification exams, by subject.Company deep divesBusiness · Roles · Hiring · InterviewsBusiness and hiring insights for over 1,000 Japanese companies.Life in Japan guideResidence · Rent · Banking · InsurancePractical steps for settling in, organized by situation.

TOOLS · SELF-SERVE

54 tools, each with its purpose.

No one-size template — every tool works from your profile and real data, and hands you a next step you can act on.

Study-abroad planning TONICHIMAE

Map your full route to Japan From language school to interview-led graduate admission: pick 2–3 of seven standard routes, then get a plan and a to-confirm listHow do you compare language schools? Only the official register's own fields, side by side, plus questions to ask each school — no ranking, no scoringStudy-cost estimator Estimate tuition, housing and living-cost ranges — and a total — by region, school type and enrollment typeWhat documents and gear should you pack? Seals, documents, cash, medicines — the non-obvious items by country, each with why, and checkboxes that persistWhat language level does your plan need? Reverse-engineer the Japanese (JLPT/EJU) and English (TOEFL/IELTS) you need from your degree level, field and route
8 more

Undergrad admissions (Bachelor's) GAKUBU

How do you get into a Japanese university? How the EJU, English-degree and in-house-exam paths differ — plus eligibility screening and the transfer branchBuild a reach–match–safety undergrad ladder Three candidate tiers from target fields, university levels, regions and school types. Scores are contextScan the admission guidelines2 tools Catches the fine print and must-arrive vs postmark; then files school, docs and dates togetherTailor your statement of purpose to the school and the moment3 tools Draft to the undergrad-admissions read, review it paragraph by paragraph, templates includedTurn your statement into expected interview questions2 tools A one-page prep sheet: the flow, your self-intro script, and the concern behind every likely question
5 more

Graduate admissions (Master's) DAIGAKUIN

Shape a research direction that fits you Converge from your thesis, methods and resultsFind matching professors Compare recent papers, KAKEN grants, and keywords across 280,000+ researchers, then group upper, middle, and broad candidatesDraft a research plan grounded in the academic record5 tools Drafted from your advisor's research, formatted to JP standard with citations, reviewed against the literatureWrite outreach emails to professors from the reader's side2 tools State your purpose; AI drafts an email to edit and copyReview your statement of purpose through an admissions lens Paragraph-level notes in the graduate-admissions register, flagging what the committee will probeRun a mock interview before the real thing Question by question around your professor's field and your plan; review each answer, then get a full debrief
8 more

Job hunting in Japan SHUKATSU

Fix your job-hunt type and timeline Pick a primary route plus a fallback, then back-plan key months and official checks from your target start dateDistill your experience into self-PR A personality-style questionnaire, a recruiter-view knowledge layer, and a recommendation reportSee through industries and roles17+ industries Work rhythm, pitfalls and hiring criteria, cell by cell across industry × roleSmart-fill your ES on each firm's axis2 tools Paste the form and it parses; go deep on one company or batch-compare severalCompany deep-dive library1,000+ Deep reports on major employers, growingRehearse the job interview in all four formats4 formats Prep rounds, group, case and recorded separately, with mock Q&A reviewed each time
12 more
ALSOLife-in-Japan knowledge baseUniversity & professor searchMy timeline
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DOJO · EXAM HALL

Every exam, drilled in the Dojo.

Full original mock drills, officially published questions, misses filed automatically — come back a little each day and watch the streak grow.

あJapanese exams

JLPTN1語JLPTN2語JLPTN3語JLPTN4語JLPTN5語
BJT Japanese商BJT Business Japanese

学Undergraduate entrance (EJU)

EJU Japanese留Japan & World総EJU Japan and the WorldEJU MathC1数EJU MathEJU MathC2数EJU MathEJU Physics物EJU Science (Physics)
EJU Chemistry化EJU Science (Chemistry)EJU Biology生EJU Science (Biology)

院Graduate entrance (master's)

Economics経Business / MBA商Computer Sci.情Electrical Eng.電Mech. Eng.機
Civil / Arch.土Math / Physics数Chem / Life Sci.化Social Policy社Education教
ERE Economics経ERE Econ Exam

就Certs & hiring

IT Passport情IT EngineerFE基FE IT EngineerIT SecuritySG情IT SecurityJava SilverSE17技GitHub Copilot副GitHub Copilot Certification
Driving Test免Driver's License Written TestG Test智DS Literacy析Data Scientist Test (Literacy)Statistics2級統Statistics Cert.Bookkeeping2級簿Nissho Boki
Bookkeeping3級簿Nissho BokiFP Skills3級財FP Skills TestFP Skills2級財FP Skills TestTakken宅Takken (Real Estate Specialist)Hazmat B-4危Hazmat Handler (Class B-4)
SPI就Tamatebako就
GROWINGMORE COMING — ENGLISH DRILLS, HIRING TESTS & MOREEnter the dojo
通行手形(demo profile · fictional record)
STUDENT PROFILE · PASS № 0001
Ryugaku Jinja user
UndergraduateInformaticsMaster's applicantApr 2027 entry
Academics62
Language76
Research54
Experience71
PILGRIM STAMPS · EARNED AS YOU GO
方Direction匹Match未Docs未Interview
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PROFILE · YOURS

One profile, carried with you from admissions to career.

Your academics, language, experience and aims come together in one profile you can keep with you. From finding schools and professors to documents and interviews, related tools can use what you have already entered, keeping your preparation connected.

YOUR PATHAcademics, language, experience and aims — gathered into one profile. Admissions draws on it; so does the job hunt.
REAL BASISSchool, researcher and company analyses identify public records and sources you can check.
DEPTHFor direction, matching and review, see scores, supporting reasons and what to check next.
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留学神社

University, professor, research and company data in one place for checking plans to study and work in Japan.

  • Pathways
  • All tools

Founder's picks

  • Find professors by research directionUse your research direction and profile to narrow the professors worth contacting.
  • Shape a research planShape the question, method and feasibility, then check the draft before submission.
  • Practice for graduate examsPractice by subject with exam-style drills and worked answers before test day.
  • Polish one ESFocus on one company and refine each ES answer from your profile and STAR stories.

Before Japan

  • Route planner
  • How to choose a language school
  • Undergrad school ladder
  • Pre-departure checklist

Research & outreach

  • Research direction
  • Statement of purpose
  • Professor outreach
  • Scholarship finder

Careers in Japan

  • Self-analysis
  • Company research
  • Job interview prep

Data center

  • Data foundation overview
  • University data
  • Professor & researcher data
  • Company deep-dive library

Services

  • Exam dojo
  • Advisor desk
  • Living in Japan
  • Pricing
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