Accommodation for Overseas Students


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Accommodation is provided at KSU's International Student Houses (see photos & links below) for our first-year ryugakusei, exchange students, and incoming exchange groups.

(Due to space limitations, research students can't stay in the dorms, but are assisted on arrival to find other suitable accommodation).

These dorms are located close to our campus in northern Kyoto (Iwakura), and provide economical simply-furnished rooms with shared kitchen, bathroom and laundry facilities. Rooms are single-occupancy only. They cannot be shared or sub-let. Room charges vary according to size, and are quite reasonable compared to other available accommodation:

Hachijo (8 tatami-mat size) rooms cost 13,000 yen per month (plus 7,000 yen utilities charge, covering electricity, gas, and water). Total:20,000 yen per month

Rokujo (6 tatami-mat size) rooms cost 10,000 yen per month (plus 6,000 yen utilities charge, covering electricity, gas, and water). Total: 16,000 yen per month

Yojo-han (4 1/2 tatami-mat size) rooms cost 8,000 yen per month (plus 4,500 yen utilities charge, covering electricity, gas, and water ) Total: 12,500 yen per month.

For all rooms there is an additional once-only charge per semester for rental futon set: 10,500 yen (updated Dec 2008; to be paid on arrival).

The full semester's rent must be paid within the first week after arrival, or within one month at the latest. Rent is not pro-rated in the case of a shorter stay in the last month of residence. 

Students are fully responsible for their own cleaning, cooking, and laundry.

Internet is available in each room (100Mbps Ethernet cable service), free of charge. Seika also has wireless access in some parts of campus (password required).

Kino-ryo minami
Fujimura-so & Annex
International men's dorm, "geshuku"-style, in Iwakura, east of KSU. Two buildings, near shops, 10 minutes by bicycle to KSU. 
Kino-ryo kita
A renovated and spacious dorm for international male students, located very close by KSU's campus in Kino-cho, Iwakura.
Kino-ryo minami
A renovated and spacious dorm for international women students, located very close by KSU's campus in Kino-cho, Iwakura.
Doho-kan
Incoming short-term student groups stay on campus at the Doho-kan, which has accommodation for up to 18 people, with shared kitchen facilities, showers, and laundry facilities (washers & dryers).
Shugakuin-so
A house for official university guests, located very close to the Shugakuin Imperial Villa by the Higashiyama hills.


Student Support

  • International Office
  • Financial Aid
  • Accommodation
  • Overseas Programs
  • Clubs & Circles
  • Student Life in Kyoto

    Inbound Exchange

  • Inbound FAQ
  • Orientation
  • Start of semester
  • End of semester

    Outbound Exchange
  • Outbound Exchange Schools - Information

    LIVING EXPENSES:

    Japan IS a fairly expensive place to live. (Though Kyoto compares very favorably with Tokyo...)

    Living fairly simply and mostly cooking for yourself (Seika's cafeteria is quite cheap too), food expenses will come to approximately 30-40,000 yen per month.


    Comparative cost of dorm:

    Rent for a room at a local geshuku, (student dorm) would be around 20-25,000 yen per month (with extra charges for utilities, but probably no Internet access).

    A small apartment with mini-kitchen and bath could cost from from 40,000 to 50,000 yen per month, usually with an expensive non-refundable "key money" payment.

    The cheapest furnished room accommodation ("monthly mansion" with private kitchen & shower) that we know of here is 49,000 yen per month.


    LINKS FOR     TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION

    If you are seeking temporary accommodation in Kyoto, look here on our links pages.

 

ACCESS MAP to all dorms & KSU, from Kokusai-kaikan subway station(PDF file)