Housing & Dormitories

• Student Residence Halls
• Apartment and Housing Insurance
• Service of Joint and Several Liability for a Lease Contract of a Private Apartment by the University of Tsukuba Support Association for International Students

Student Residence Halls

The University of Tsukuba provides single and family residences for both Japanese and international students. A total of 60 residence halls with 3,994 single and 186 family rooms are located in the south (Hirasuna, Oikoshi), north (Ichinoya and Ichinoya South) areas of the main campus, and on the Kasuga Campus.

The daily upkeep and maintenance of the student residence halls is entrusted to the Student Residence Administration Office of the Tsukuba Gakuto Shikin Foundation.

Contact details for residence offices are as follows:

Residence Office	Address	Telephone
Hirasuna Residence Administration Office	2-1-1 Amakubo, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-0005	Tel. 90-2900 (extension); 029-858-0131 (from the outside)
Oikoshi Residence Administration Office	2-1-1 Amakubo, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-0005	Tel. 90-2910 (extension); 029-858-0132 (from the outside)
Ichinoya Residence Administration Office	2-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-0006	Tel. 90-2990 (extension); 029-858-0133 (from the outside)
Kasuga Residence Administration Office	1-2-12 Kasuga, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8550	Tel. 8-1193 (extension); 029-859-1193 (from the outside)

Costs & Facilities

Costs and Facilities are shown in the following table:

(Hirasuna, Oikoshi, and Ichinoya)

(Kasuga)

Notes:

1. A security deposit is required when moving into the halls.
2. The residence halls �@, �A types A, D, �B, and �D for Japanese students are equipped with a central heating system. The system works for the period from late November to early March..
3. A comforter, pillow, mattress pad, pillowcase and sheets are provided free of charge, and the sheets and pillowcase can be exchanged for clean ones every 10 days.(except �A typeD, �B, and �C)
4. Non-degree students (non-degree research students, students of intensive Japanese training exchange students, exchange research students,s and credited auditors) cannot apply for the family rooms.

Application

Information about applying for residence in single rooms is available from the Hirasuna Residence Administration Office (Tel 029-858-0131). For family accommodation, please contact the Student Residence Section of the Division of Student Welfare (Public Welfare, Student Residence Halls ),which is located on the 3rd floor of the Student Plaza at Tel 029-853-2385 or 2265.

Those non-degree research students who are newly enrolled and wish to live in the student residences must apply at the Division of International Students at the time of the entrance formalities.

Period of Residence

As a rule, the period of residence is up to the end of the current academic year (March 31). If a student wishes to live in the student residences for another year, he/she should pay attention to the bulletin board from October to December and follow the instructions regarding residence application.

For family rooms, information will be posted at the beginning of November

Rules for resident

Since the dormitory is a shared facility, there are various rules that must be followed. For details please refer to the "Guidebook for Dormitory Life."

For those who correspond to any of the following rules, please be aware that you can be ordered to move out.

・If you are in arrears with the rent for more than three months for no reason

・If you do not move out, even though your period of residance is ending

・If you lodged someone other than a resident

・If you befoul and damage a facility in any way and do not pay for the cost required to restore to original state

・If you disobey a neccesary instruction for management and operation

・If there was a false entry in your housing application

・If you violated a condition of eligibility

・If you committed an act that poses a problem for management and operation

Internet access

　Internet access is provided free of charge in all rooms by wired LAN.

Dormitory Phone

Telephones are installed in each room of the dormitories except those on the Kasuga Campus. Phone calls between residences are free of charge. External lines can be obtained by making a contract.

How to make phone calls:

• From any residence to the university via an internal line, dial 90 plus the last four digits.
• From a university internal line to the Ichinoya Residence, dial 137 plus the last four digits.
• From a university internal line to the Hirasuna/Oikoshi Residence, dial 137 plus the last four digits.

Those who wish to make external calls should contact the Student Residence Telephone System Company, Hirasuna Residence Building No. 3, 1st floor. Dial 029-858-7963 from an external line or 3099 from an internal line.

Garbage

You must separate the garbage according to the regulations of Tsukuba City, and dispose of it by 8 a.m. on the designated day and in the designated disposal bins. Detailed instructions on garbage disposal are provided in a file titled, "About sorted garbage collection" which you will find in your room when you move in.

1. Large-sized garbage collection requires a special reservation and is done for a charge
2. According to the law, the city does not collect television sets, refrigerators, washing machines and air conditioning unit

These rules do not change when you move out from the university residences into a private apartment in the city. Please do your best to keep the environment clean.

Parking Lots

Students may bring their cars in all student residence areas except the Kasuga area, and they must pay a fee for the parking lot

If you wish to obtain a parking permit visit the Division of Student Welfare on the 3rd floor of the student plaza with your Student ID card and driver's license, copies of your car's automobile inspection certificate (shaken shomeisho) and car insurance to apply.If your application is approved, they will issue a parking permit to you. However, please note that there are cases where it may not be permitted due to the limited space in the parking lot (for family residences, only one car per family is allowed). As a rule, you are not allowed to use your car to commute to school from your student residence hall. Students who do not have parking permits cannot park their cars in the residence areas.

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Apartment and Housing Insurance

Private Apartments

There are a number of apartments and condominiums near the campus. The monthly rent varies depending on when the apartment was constructed and how it is furnished. Rates average between 35,000 to 50,000 yen for a six-mat room with kitchen, bath and toilet. When finalizing a contract, it is customary to pay a rental deposit (shikikin) and key money (reikin) totalling 1 to 2 months' rent in addition to the rent.

Information on housing is available at the Student Residence Section of the Division of Student Affairs, located on the 3rd floor of Student Plaza

Change of Address

When you move from your apartment or dormitory, you are requested to submit a Notice of Change of Address to your Academic Services Office (undergraduate and graduate students) or the ISC Office (research students and short-term exchange students).

You should also notify the following offices of your change of address.

• City hall,etc. where you moved out
• City hall,etc. where you are moving to within 14 days after your move
• Bank where you opened an account
• Nearest post office*
  

  * If you submit the appropriate form to the post office, your mail to your former address will be forwarded to your new address. However, you are advised to inform your friends and the senders of periodicals of your new address

　If you live in an apartment with an individual entrance, you must inform the gas company, the waterworks bureau and the electric company in order to settle your accounts before you move.

Comprehensive Renters Insurance for Foreign Students Studying in Japan

This is a way to prepare yourself against damage by fire or natural calamities, and not to inconvenience your guarantor for the expense

Normally, when renting a private apartment in Japan, you need a guarantor (hoshonin). If you join this plan, the burden of psychological and economical responsibility on the guarantor is considerably lessened, making it easier for foreign students to find a guarantor. Therefore, it is strongly recommended that students living in apartments enroll in this insurance policy.

For details, please ask at the Division of International Students.

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Service of Joint and Several Liability for a Lease Contract of a Private Apartment by the University of Tsukuba Support Association for International Student

The University of Tsukuba Support Association for International Studentsholds joint and several liability for international students in order to lighten their burden of securing a joint guarantor for making a lease contract of a private apartment, by examining the applicants for this service under certain conditions such as joining the "Comprehensive Renters Insurance for Foreign Students Studying in Japan" system.

Contact the Office of The University of Tsukuba Support Association for International Students at the ISC Office more specific information.

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