Accommodation

Student Dorms

Accommodation is provided at SEIKA's International Student Houses 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).

Kino-ryo kita

A renovated and spacious dorm for international male students, located very close by SEIKA's campus in Kino-cho, Iwakura.

Kino-ryo minami

A renovated and spacious dorm for international women students, located very close by SEIKA's campus in Kino-cho, Iwakura.

Fujimura-so & Annex

International men's dorm, "geshuku"-style, in Iwakura, east of SEIKA. Two buildings, near shops, 10 minutes by bicycle to SEIKA.

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).

e-Box

Incoming short-term student groups stay on campus at the e-Box, which has accommodation for up to 10 people, with shared kitchen facilities, showers, and laundry facilities.

Kino-ryo and Fujimura-so 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 economical compared to other available accommodation:

Room rental Charges

Room size Rent per month Total charge
Hachijo
(8 tatami-mat size) 		13,000 yen
(plus 7,000 yen utilities charge,
covering electricity, gas, and water) 		20,000 yen (per month)
Rokujo
(6 tatami-mat size) 		10,000 yen
(plus 6,000 yen utilities charge,
covering electricity, gas, and water) 		16,000 yen (per month)
Yojo-han
(4 1/2 tatami-mat size) 		8,000 yen
(plus 4,500 yen utilities charge,
covering electricity, gas, and water)

※Limited availability

 12,500 yen (per month)

※ For all rooms there is an additional once-only charge per semester for rental futon set: 10,500 yen (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).

Comparative Cost of Dorms

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.