Location
  • Japan
    • Tokyo

Program Details

Timeframe
Year Round
Housing
Apartment

Pricing

Starting Price
3500
Price Details
- A guaranteed professional internship in your preferred industry
- Thriving local community
- Local events and day trips
- Immersive business workshop
- Career coaching and support
- Curated calendar of professional networking events
- Curated online courses and tools
- CV support
- Beyond Academy Certificate of Excellence
- Comprehensive 24/7 local support
- Orientation
- Welcome dinner
- Bi-Weekly community dinner
- A bustling social calendar of exciting events
- Farewell dinner to celebrate program completion
- Visa support
- Airport transport on arrival
- Beyond welcome bag
- SIM card (on request)
- Accommodation (optional)
What's Included
Some Accommodation Airport Transfers SIM cards
What's Not Included
Airfare Meals Travel Insurance
Sep 15, 2022
Dec 10, 2023
22 travelers are looking at this program

About Program

Learn better. Travel further. Dream bigger.

Tokyo, a city of ancient culture, cutting-edge ideas, and thriving businesses. Home to over 50 Fortune Global 500 companies, Tokyo offers an exhilarating location for internships. Whether you're an aspiring accountant or engineer, fashion designer or music producer, Tokyo's got you covered.

We’ll design your Tokyo Internship Program so it has the perfect elements for your career success. From selecting the right internship for you from our network of host companies, to workshops and coaching that will give you the skills and insights to flourish during your internship and beyond. Our Tokyo Program is available in 18 industries, with start dates every month, and durations from 1-6 months.

Ever imagined strolling through the quaint cherry blossom filled streets on your way to work? Heading to the magnificent Mount Fuji during the weekend? Apply now and start getting excited.

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Program Highlights

  • A guaranteed professional internship in your chosen industry. Gain insights into local business practice and CV- boosting skills and experience.
  • A carefully designed career development program, including 1-to-1professional coaching, immersive business workshop, CV support, curated online courses, plus invites to exclusive networking events.
  • A bustling social calendar including day trip to Mount Fuji, Shinjuku night walking tour, visit to Tsukiji market and sushi cooking class, biweekly dinners, and many more exciting events.
  • A thriving local community of fellow interns led by our local Community Team offering 24/7 support.
  • Welcome orientation, airport transport on arrival, local SIM, Beyond goodies bag, farewell dinner, and many more

Program Reviews

4.79 Rating
based on 14 reviews
  • 5 rating 78.57%
  • 4 rating 21.43%
  • 3 rating 0%
  • 2 rating 0%
  • 1 rating 0%
  • Growth 4.25
  • Support 4.8
  • Fun 4.85
  • Housing 4.45
  • Safety 5
Showing 1 - 8 of 14 reviews
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Charla
4/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Internships are a bit unpredictable but great experience overall!

Although I initially had issues with getting the type of internship that I signed up for, my experience once I was there was great - the housing was nice and close to work, the dinners were great and organized, and all of the on-site Beyond staff were amazing! They were accessible and genuinely friendly, and I was pleasantly surprised with how involved they were in social events, ensuring that everyone felt welcomed. I made lifelong friends through beyond and had a blast exploring the city and living with them.

I recommend the program to those looking for a way to go abroad with secure housing and a social community while getting some work experience. I do wish that I had some more internship options and more support from Beyond during that initial process, but it is pretty case by case and I ended up very happy with my experience. If you are more of a solo traveler who is more interested in the work than the social experience than I think finding an internship and accommodation on your own will be more worth the buck.

What is your advice to future travelers on this program?
Don’t pack too much!!! Most people in my program (myself included) ended up buying clothes and trinkets there and had to ship items back home which is not cheap:( we all regretted bringing too many clothes to japan.
Pros
  • Amazing on-site staff
  • Beautiful area
  • Flexible start and end dates
Cons
  • VERY hard to be vegetarian in Japan
  • Internships are a bit hit or miss
2 people found this review helpful.
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Daphne
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Review on Tokyo 10 week program

Im only in week 3 of my 10 week program and I’ve already experienced more than I had in all of my life. So far learning the culture and being immersed in such a different environment has really opened up my views of career opportunities and traveling possibilities. Beyond has done an amazing job at solving any problems I may have and they plan a variety of fun activities so that the internship itself isn’t too overwhelming. The balance between provided activities and internship work is a nice way to feel proactive yet at the same time as if you’re on vacation. The fact that programs like this exist make starting your life a very fun and exciting way easier. If I could, I’d take more trips with Beyond.

What was the most nerve-racking moment and how did you overcome it?
Public transport. For never had been on a train but once before this trip, learning to rely on the metro as transportation for pretty much everything started off as very confusing and difficult to navigate, but after not too long, you memorize signs to look for and how each station works.
Pros
  • Fun activities
  • A lot of freedoms
  • Safe environments
Cons
  • No help with learning metro
  • Difficulty with communication beforehand
  • Gave me very few company internship options
1 person found this review helpful.
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Henri
4/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Exciting opportunity

If you’ve been looking to step out of your comfort zone and try something new, an internship through beyond academy is definitely a great option. It allows you to explore a unique place you’ve never seen before as well as gain valuable experience for your career. It’s a really unique blend of life experience and professional experience, wrapped into one package. Adding to that, all of the events organised by the beyond academy event coordinators help ensure you always have something to do. Finally, beyond academy helps you to build a network and meet friends for life

If you did this all over again, what's one thing you would change?
It’s a pretty easy question to answer, as I would choose to visit one of the many other cities beyond academy has to offer
Pros
  • Discover new places
  • Good for resume
  • Gain valuable experience
Cons
  • Expensive
  • Group accommodation isn’t for everyone
1 person found this review helpful.
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Calin
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Japan internship with beyond academy

The coordinators' proactive and encouraging approach towards assisting each intern made the entire experience awesome. Their dedication to addressing our needs individually fostered a supportive environment, ensuring everyone felt valued and guided. Their guidance significantly contributed to a memorable and rewarding time during my internship. Overall, their positive attitude and commitment truly enhanced the entire program, making it an enjoyable and fulfilling journey! definitely would recommend haha

What was your funniest moment?
When I went to karaoke
Pros
  • Fun
Cons
  • Fun
2 people found this review helpful.
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Libby
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

I love Japan

I had the most incredible 2 months in Japan, it exceeded all my expectations and really started to feel like home. My internship in the charity industry was everything I hoped for, my manager pushed me to be my best self and I’m so grateful for his support throughout my time here.
Stephanie and Fristy were amazing community coordinators and always made sure we were having a great time and having real Japanese experiences. I really loved the events that were organised for us.
The only negative is it was quite stressful getting my internship. My job was only sorted quite close to when I was meant to be flying out. However, as soon as it was confirmed it was only excitement from there.
I already cant wait to return to Japan!

Pros
  • Japanese food
  • Social activities
  • Friendships
Cons
  • Getting a job was very last minute
4 people found this review helpful.
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Joseph
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Amazing Experience in Tokyo

My two months in Beyond Academy's programme in Tokyo was one of the best times in my life. I got to go explore and hang out in many different places in Tokyo, try out different foods, take part in many different events, and meet and have new friends thanks to Beyond Academy. It also allowed me to start my career strongly through the internship that they helped find for me, which was very engaging and fun. I would like to thank every single person (especially Stephanie and Fristy - the community cordinators) who works for Beyond Academy for this amazing unforgettable experience. I'd greatly recommend taking this program if you haven't already!

5 people found this review helpful.
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Saara
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Amazing experience!

This was the most amazing two months of my life! I met so many interesting people, went to the most beautiful places and gained very valuable work experience though Beyond Academy's internship program. My internship company wanted to extend the internship even before and after the two months I was in Japan and I am still currently working for them. The coordinators were amazing and we became friends during my stay. I will continue this friendship past the Beyond Academy. I'm already planning my next stay in Japan. I have to come back! Also special thanks to Beyond Academy's finance side for working with my budget and having that flexibility so that I could attend this program. It was worth the money, and beyond.

Pros
  • Getting to travel
  • Gaining work experience
  • The people
Cons
  • Expensive
  • Casual events weren't paid for
  • There weren't any networking events that were listed in the program website
6 people found this review helpful.
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Eliane
4/5
Yes, I recommend this program

A Journey I Will Always Remember

Everything went very smoothly and without complications. I really enjoyed having the weekly activities planned by Beyond Academy where Stephanie and Fristy let us explore Japanese culture and food. They did a great job by showing us around Tokyo and always being there for us. The internship wasn't in the field I was looking for but it was a great experience nevertheless. The whole journey was a great adventure and I am really happy to have done it with Beyond Academy. I would have stayed for longer if I could but I am always going to remember it.

Pros
  • Everything is organised and planned.
  • Cultural insights and social activities.
  • Easy communication
Cons
  • Accommodation is low-cost equipped.
  • Internship may not be in the field you were looking for.
7 people found this review helpful.

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