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Dormitories

Shofu Gakusha Dormitory

Only Japanese male undergraduate, master's and doctoral students (excl. international students) may apply.
Application guidelines are distributed by the Student Support Department.

Name Address Capacity Commute Time to Tokyo Tech
Ookayama Campus Suzukakedai Campus
Shofu Gakusha Dormitory 21-13 Shofudai, Aoba-ku, Yokohama
TEL 045-981-7115
(Approx. 10 minutes walk from Aobadai Stn. On the Den'en-toshi Line
Map)		 144 Approx. 1 hr Approx. 40 min

Senzoku-ike International House: Female Students (International and Japanese Students)

Dormitory for female international students, Japanese students and researchers.
Conveniently located near the Ookakyama Campus.
Applications are accepted at all times. Click here for details.
Download Application Guidelines.

University-recommended Dormitories for International Students

188 single rooms are available in dormitories requiring university recommendations:
Shofu Dormitory has 46 rooms;
Umegaoka Dormitory has 50 rooms;
Komaba International Students House has 70 rooms; and
Tokyo International Exchange Center has 22 rooms (allocated rooms).

However, given that nearly 1000 international students are enrolled at Tokyo Tech, only newly enrolled international students who are newcomers to Japan are eligible for accommodation in these dormitories, and they can only reside there for a period of one year.

Accordingly, periods of residence in a dormitory cannot be extended under any circumstances whatsoever, and residents have to look for new accommodation in a "direct-application dormitory", "company dormitory" or "private apartment" while they live there.

According to the rules, the period of residence permitted in the Komaba International Students House and the Tokyo International Exchange Center is two years, but students recommended by Tokyo Tech are required to vacate their rooms after one year so that newly enrolled students can be accommodated in the following year.

The International House located on Ookayama Campus is solely for the use of researchers, and international students cannot live there.

Other Dormitories, Etc. for International Students

  1. Direct-application Dormitories
    You can apply directly to these dormitories as they do not require a recommendation from Tokyo Tech. Notices and application guidelines are posted on the bulletin board in the Student Support Division and the bulletin board in the Student Affairs Division in Suzukakedai Campus, and you are welcome to apply if you fulfill the requirements.
  2. Company Dormitories
    Some private companies rent a number of rooms in their company dormitories to international students. The people living in these dormitories are Japanese employees, and a high level of Japanese proficiency is required as all of the regulations and notices pertaining to these dormitories are provided in Japanese. Students wishing to live in a company dormitory should register with the Student Support Division when it solicits applicants twice a year (May and November). An interview will be held at a later date and applicants will be ranked by considering factors such as academic performance and so forth. Students ranked higher are recommended to company dormitories faster. However, students cannot choose a particular dormitory, nor they can know when to get a room.

Private Apartments

The Tokyo Tech COOP (SEIKYO) offers a private apartment introduction service.
Contracting to rent an apartment introduced by the COOP preempts the need to pay an estate agent fee.
The monthly rent for an apartment with a bath and toilet in a good location in the vicinity of Ookayama costs approximately ¥70,000.
Please contact the COOP Headquarters on 03-3728-8023.
(Ookayama Campus: 1F, Cafeteria No.1)

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