I'm going to japan towards the end of march and looking into the various travel options and where I might stay.
So far homestay is looking like a good option, but i'd love some advice from people who maybe have done something similar or just people who have suggestions. I really wanted to rent someplace, maybe a student appartment with a room free or something so I was a little more free... but I'm not sure thats possible...
I'm 19 years old. Want to go from the end of march to the end of august (get back in time for uni). And I've got about £6000 for the entire trip including flights. The flight is looking to be around £950 from heathrow to tokyo then a train to fukuoka with British Airways. And I ideally want to stay in fukuoka. Oh, and I have studied japanese for about 3 years in night classes and private classes so my japanese is of a fairly high level if that affects peoples suggestions.
So, any suggestions or advice would be great thanks.
Edit: Just looking at some websites... What about guest houses such as
Tokyo guesthouse? or for homestay
Homestay Japan-Japanese host family