International Student Accommodation

Kino-ryo is a fully renovated student dorm just a few minutes walk to the east of campus, close by the International Office, for use by overseas students. It was opened in March 2004, to replace dorms located downtown.

Kino-ryo Minami (women's dorm) has 34 hachi-jo rooms (8-tatami, 13 square meters), and 18 roku-jo rooms (6-tatami, 10.2 square meters), plus spacious shared kitchen area, baths etc

Kino-ryo Kita (men's dorm) has 17 roku-jo rooms (6-tatami, 10.2 square meters) and shared kitchen space, bathrooms etc.

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Room charges (per month*):

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

For all rooms there is an additional once-only charge per semester for rental futon set: 8,700 yen (as of fall 2008).

(*These charges apply to full-semester occupancy only)

Internet (Ethernet cable connexion) is available in all rooms, free of charge. 

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Kino Village

Kino Village has a long history that pre-dates the 14th century period of the Southern and Northern Imperial Courts. It has long been connected with ceramics, being known for production of oil lamps in medieval times. It is still home to a working ceramics artist, and has a number of old traditional minka-style style buildings and a kura-type crafts museum. Here are a few images of present-day Kino: