Hi!
This is my first time posting here, but I hope that some of you will be able to help me out. For context, I’m a soon-to-be final year medical student who will be going on an exchange program next year. I have chosen that the country I would like to do my exchange in is in Japan. However, I am having trouble deciding which part of Japan I should do my exchange in.
Currently, I am mainly looking at Gifu and Tokyo. I have been to Japan a few times and have mainly stayed within the Tokyo region, thus I was considering Gifu for my exchange as it would provide me with a good opportunity to explore around the Osaka, Kyoto and Nagoya region during my off-time. However, my main concern is that from what I have read Gifu City is a rather small city and I was worried what the public transport system would be like. For Tokyo, it is extremely well developed, so there is no concern there. But would anyone happen to know if I would have trouble getting around Gifu due to public transport concerns?
Additionally, if anyone has any additional thoughts comparing Tokyo and Gifu and would like to share, please do share!
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Thank you!
by MangoEater99