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Residence Halls/Apartment Information

Residence Halls

The University of Tsukuba student residence halls were established to offer its students excellent study environment along with the opportunity to experience autonomous civic life. A total of 60 residences with 3,472 private rooms, 269 double rooms, and 186 family rooms are located in Ichinoya, Hirasuna, Oikoshi, and Kasuga Campus. Every room is furnished with a bed, a table, a washbasin, a dormitory telephone etc. One can afford to stay in the dormitory if things of personal use are arranged.
Furthermore, every building has a laundry room, a communal kitchen, etc. Also each campus (excluding Kasuga campus) has a community center that has all the facilities necessary for day-to-day life such as a dining room, a bathhouse, a convenience store, and a beauty and hair salon.
In addition, the university makes sure the rooms are available to undergraduate freshmen on a priority basis. When the number of new applicants exceeds the available number of rooms, students coming to Tsukuba from different district/state are given priority over those local students who can possibly commuting to the university from nearby areas. The residents have to pay a monthly rent of 6,700 yen besides common utility fee of 7,140 yen per month and electric charges (depending on individual usage).
In addition, a sum of 3,000 yen per month is required if you make a contract for outside telephone lines.

Apartments

There are plenty of apartments and condominiums around the university. Also numerous varieties are available, hence apartment can be selected depending on the budget. Apartments can be found by getting information from your seniors or acquaintances or real-estate agents. Information is also available at the department of academic affairs, Division of Student Welfare. Rates averages between 35,000 to 50,000 yen for a six-mat room with a kitchen, a bath and a toilet.