Japanese has four writing systems: Kanji, Hiragana, Katakana, and Romanji. Learning the Japanese culture helps understand the language better, such as why there are polite forms. Studying abroad through travel, work, or exchanges is an effective way to learn, especially living with a host family. Other methods include consuming Japanese media and maintaining motivation by occasionally studying another language. Benefits include higher pay from translation work, easier additional language acquisition, a broader worldview, and unexpected knowledge gains.