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About Life in Japan
- What to prepare before coming to Japan
- What to do after coming to Japan
- Useful information
- When you need help
【School Dormitory】
Located in various places in Tokyo easy access to the school
【Features of Dormitory】
【Homestay】
TEL: 03-3866-0139
Email : info@homestay-in-japan.com
Located in various places in Tokyo easy access to the school
Breakfast and supper are provided. ￥53,000 + ￥5,250 for electricity + telephone bill
【Features of Dormitory】
Resident Japanese dorm managers support your stay.
Japanese students and international students from various countries are staying in Gakuseikaikan.
You will have many chances to exchange languages and cultures there.
Breakfast and supper are provided. Each Gakuseikaikan has a kitchen and homemade breakfast and supper are provided in a dining room everyday. (Except for Sundays, National Holidays, the 5th Saturdays, Summer Holiday and Winter Holiday.)
Furnished rooms Each room is furnished with a bed, a desk, a chair, an air-conditioner, a telephone, a bookshelf, a chest of drawers, a lamp and the Internet connection. Students do not need to buy or bring their own furniture.
| Expenses | 91 days or more | 90 days or less |
| Entrance fee | ￥53,000 | ￥0 |
| Room cleaning charge | ￥15,000 | ￥0 |
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Building maintenance fee ( for 1 year ) |
￥3,000 | ￥0 |
| Rent for 1 month | (※1)￥53,000 | (※2)￥75,000 |
| Total | ￥124,000 |
￥75,000 |
※1 Rent need to be paid in advance.
※2 Including electricity bills
KYORITSU INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION
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【Homestay】
TEL: 03-3866-0139
Email : info@homestay-in-japan.com
Resident Registration
Those who have received a resident card at a port of entry/departure are asked to visit the municipal office where they live with their resident card, and notify the Ministry of Justice where they live within 14 days of finding a place to settle down.
Ward offices
The list of where many of our students are living in. In some wards, there are branch offices. However, you need to visit the Ward offices to apply for the alien registration certificate. Also, some of the branch offices do not handle those services for Alien registrations, please make it sure before you visit there. 。
| Ward | Address・Tel | Office hours | Nearest Station(s) |
| Shinjuku ward office |
東京都新宿区歌舞伎町1-4-1 Tokyo-to Shinjuku-ku Kabuki-cho 1-4-1 03-3209-1111 |
8：30～17：00 (Some of the counters are until 19:00 on Tuesday) |
Shinjuku, Seibu Shinjuku, Shinjukusanchome, Shinjuku nishiguch |
| Setagaya ward office |
東京都世田谷区世田谷4-21-27 Tokyo-to Setagaya-ku Setagaya 4-21-27 03-5432-1111 |
8：30～17：00 | Setagaya, Shoinjinjamae |
| Nakano ward office |
東京都中野区中野4-8-1 Tokyo-to Nakano-ku Nakano 4-8-1 03-3389-1111 |
8：30～17：00 | Nakano |
| Nerima ward office |
東京都練馬区豊玉北6-12-1 Tokyo-to Nerima-ku Toyotamakita 6-12-1 03-3993-1111 |
8：30～17：00 |
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National Health Insurance
If you stay in Japan for more that 1 year you need to get National health insurance. Students who have no income in Japan can get a discount. National Health insurance does not cover dental work. National Health insurance covers 70% of the costs hospital visits and you need to pay the remaining 30% of the price.
You can apply for foreign registration and National health insurance at the same time. If you do not apply for foreign registration you can not get national health insurance. The price of national health insurance depends on the area you live, but generally it is ￥1.500 per a month.
*Student Insurance
Our school provides all students with student insurance. This covers injuries due to accidents (excluding existing illnesses you got in your own country)
Students pay for insurance. If something happens, the student pays the hospital fees and brings the receipt to school. The school will then refund the money to the student. Do not forget to get a receipt from the hospital.
⇒Link to the hospitals information
How to open an account
Necessary items
1．An identification with your photo and address on it
2．Stamp (People from no-name stamp-culture countries can replace it with your signature)
Constraints based on the period of stay
| Period of stay | 6 months or more | Less than 6 months |
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| Type of account | Savings account | Non-Resident account |
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Price
I think the cost of daily necessities in Japan is known as a little high price. Please have a look at trhe table below for reference.
| item | Unit | Cost | Note |
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 Bread |
a loaf | ￥127~ | Major supermarkets |
 Milk |
1L | ￥186~ | Major supermarkets |
 Rice |
5kg | ￥1970~ | Major supermarkets |
 Egg |
10 | ￥189~ | Major supermarkets |
 Water |
2L | ￥98~ | Major supermarkets |
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Water |
500ml | ￥105~ | Convenience store |
 Onigiri |
1 | ￥100~ | Convenience store |
 Instant cup ramen |
1 | ￥124~ | Convenience store |
 Coke |
500ml | ￥100~ | Major supermarkets |
 Beer |
350ml | ￥179~ | Major supermarkets |
 JR |
a section | ￥140~ | |
 Taxi |
Minimum fare | ￥410 | |
 Gas |
1L | ￥165~ |
(Based on 2022. research)
Fare to Tokyo area from Airports.
| Section | Type | One way fare | Section | Type | One way fare |
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Narita Airport ↓ Tokyo Area (omotesando) |
Skyliner | ￥2,770 |
Haneda Airport ↓ Tokyo Area (omotesando) |
Train | ￥620 |
| Airport limousine | ￥2,070 |
Airport limousine (omotesando) |
￥1,270 |
(Based on 2012. January research)
Student’s cost of living
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Student A China・male School Dormitory (single room) Ayase station School commuting time 50 min
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Student B Vietnam・female Raise House (share house) Nishiwaseda station School commuting time 40 min
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Student C Korea・female Private dorm (Room-share) Kanda station School commuting time 30 min
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Student D China・male SAKURA house (share house) Meiji-jingumae station School commuting time 10 min
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(Based on 2012. February research)
Traffic
【Convenient transportation cards (PASMO・SUICA)】
PASMO and SUICA are convenient cards which you can use them not only at the subway ticket gates but the convenience stores and vending machines.
It will cost you ￥500 as a deposit but it can be refunded when you return it.
【When subway delayed (How to get a delay certificate)】
When the train is delayed from accidents and it makes you late for school, you need to get a delay certificate from the station. If you transfer trains on your way to the school, you need to get the delay certificate from the very line where the delay occurred.
【Bicycle】
When you buy a bicycle, you need to register a Bike registry. You can go to bicycle shops for Registration and Changing registered materials.
Necessary items
| Registration | Bicycle, Identification, specification on transaction, ￥500 of registration fee |
| Changing registered materials |
If the address or the phone number has changed, please change the registered materials. Identification address on it, Registration card |
| Re-registration |
When you get a registered bicycle from someone, you need to re-register it. Bicycle, Identification, Proof of transfer (a deed of transfer, registration card etc.), ￥500 of registration fee |
Four Safety Codes for Riding Bicycles
Stay on the Roadway. Legally, you are not supposed to ride on most sidewalks. Bicycles are required to stay on the roadway by law.
Keep left on the roadway. You should drive on the left side of the road.
When riding on the sidewalks, “Pedestrians have Priority”, “Slow Down” and “Stay on the edge close to the roadway. On the sidewalks, you need to slow down so that you can stop immediately if you were in the way of the pedestrian.
KEEP THE RULES
| Violations | Penalty |
| Driving drunk |
Imprisonment for not more than 5 years OR a fine not exceeding ￥1,000,000 |
| Riding Double | A fine not exceeding ￥20,000 |
| Paralleled Riding | A fine not exceeding ￥20,000 |
| Not turning on your light at night | A fine not exceeding ￥50,000 |
| Not following the traffic light |
Imprisonment for not more than 3 months OR a fine not exceeding ￥50,000 |
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Not stopping and confirming the safety around you where there is no traffic light |
Imprisonment for not more than 3 months OR a fine not exceeding ￥50,000 |
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Using a cell phone or an umbrella while riding |
A fine not exceeding ￥50,000 |
Part-time jobs
The purpose of ‘Student visa’ is for studying in Japan. Therefore to get a part-time job, you need to apply for a
‘permission to engage in activity other than that permitted under the status of residence previously granted’, so called ‘work permission’. You can go to the Immigration Bureau to apply for it but we can do it on behalf of you. You can work 28 hours a week.
※Necessary documents: Alien Registration Card, Passport
For more information, please have a look at the website of the Immigration Bureau.
Post
【Postage】
Domestic postcards: ￥85~
Domestic mails(ordinary envelope): ￥110~
International air mails(ordinary envelope): ￥120~
For details, please have a kook at the website of Japan post service. (Japanese only)
【Search the nearest post office】
You can easily search the nearest post office. (Japanese only)
【Undeliverable Item Notice】
If there’s a registered mail or an EMS delivery while you’re not at home, the mailman puts ‘Undeliverable Item Notice’ into your post box.
If you find a notice like above, choose one of followings to get it redelivered. If you don’t apply for it within a given period, the item will be sent back or destroyed.
Through the homepage
You can apply for it on following website clicking 「再配達のお申し込み(Redelivery)」
Japan post service (Japanese only)
By calling ARS
There are a toll free call number for telephones and a usual phone number for cell phones. Call the ARS service and follow the directions. (Japanese only)
By fax or mail
Fill the form at the 「表(Front)」 of ‘Undeliverable Item Notice’. Then put it into a mail box or fax it.
By calling the call center
8 a.m. to 9 p.m., You can call the call center and tell the person in charge directly redelivery matters. (Japanese only)
By visiting the ‘ゆうゆう窓口’ mentioned
On the ‘Undeliverable Item Notice’, you can see the name of the post office branch in charge of your area. You can get your delivered item at the branch. Please make a phone call before you visit there.
※There’s a phone number written at the bottom of the notice which you can talk in English.
Cellphone
To buy a cellphone in Japan, you need alien registration card, passport, National Health Insurance card, student ID card and so on. It is different from the companies.
There are telecommunications companies such as docomo, au by KDDI and SoftBank. Monthly minimum charge is approx ￥980 averagely. For further information, please have a look at the each site.
【Pre paid cellphones】
You can use a cellphone just buying a cellphone for pre-paid type and charge it. I dare say that it is the best decision for a short stay.
| SoftBank | au | |||||
| Price of cellphone | ￥2,079~￥6,930 | Different from each shops | ||||
| Mails | Unlimited(￥300) | C mail only | ||||
| International calls | Possible | Possible | ||||
| Purchase & recharge | ￥3,000 | ￥5,000 | ￥1,000×3 | ￥3,000 | ￥5,000 | ￥5,000 |
| Account usage period | Activated for 60 days after the registration | Activated for 30 days after the registration | Activated for 60 days after the registration | Activated for 90 days after the registration | Activated for 365 days after the registration | |
| Phone number usage period | Valid for 360 days after the account expiration | Valid for 60 days after the account expiration/each | Valid for 90 days after the account expiration | |||
Advisory service
You can ask inquiries and advises on problems of daily life and emergency numbers. You can get assistance by English, Chinese and Korean languages.
Embassies
| United States | 03-3224-5000 | Taiwan | 03-3280-7811 |
| Indonesia | 03-3441-4201 | P. R. China | 03-3403-3388 |
| R. O. Korea | 03-3452-7611~9 | Malaysia | 03-3476-3840 |
| Thailand | 03-3222-4101 | Russia |
03-3583-4224 |
Hospitals and clinics
When you need medical treatment, please bring your National Health Insurance card.
Hospitals and clinics where you can receive treatment with various languages.
You can search many hospitals and clinics which you can receive treatment with your mother tongue on following website, HIMAWARI - Tokyo Metropolitan Health and Medical Information Center.
・Search by English
・Search by Japanese
Clinics around the school
| internal medicine department | Takemura Clinic | dermatology | Aoyama St. Dermatology |
| ophthalmic clinic | Minamiaoyama Eye Clinic | ear-nose-and-throat department | Yamakawa Otolaryngology Clinic |
| dental clinic | Omotesando Dental Salon |
Lost articles
If you lost something at the train or the subway, you can visit station office to tell about it. In other cases, you need to go to a police box to report. If your lost articles are found, they will contact you.
When you lost your keys
Contact the house owner or the real estate.
Call the free-of-charge support service if you’ve made the contract at ‘Minimini’ or ‘Leo21’.
If you can not take above actions, call a on-site service to open your door. It will charge you from ￥10,000
※You need to show an identification such as alien registration card, to prove that you’re living there.
