Housing Office
Offering Accommodation for International
Students and Researchers.
Updated December 24, 2024
This page is for those who would like to apply ONLY for the International Halls of Residence and International Lodges. If you do not fit into this category, please return to the previous page.
〶Ä※Application Period: December 25 (Wed.), 2024 ～ January 25 (Sat.), 2025
Health Management at the Accommodations
In order to ensure the health of residents, etc., the dormitories ask students to undergo periodic health checkups and to cooperate in infection control measures. For details, please refer to the following URL.
/content/400239567.pdf
About Gender-Neutral Floors
Although the living floors of Mitaka International Student House are basically separated for men and women, a part of the floors have been changed to gender-neutral floors from FY2024. Gender-neutral floors are residential floors where anyone can move in regardless of the gender on various official certificates (*). If you wish to apply for a gender-neutral floor, please indicate in the remarks column that you wish to move into a gender-neutral floor of Mitaka International Student House when you apply at OSTA. If not stated, in principle, selection will be made based on the gender applied for at OSTA.
(*) Various official certificates: passports, birth certificates, etc.
In order to ensure the health of residents, etc., the dormitories ask students to undergo periodic health checkups and to cooperate in infection control measures. For details, please refer to the following URL.
/content/400239567.pdf
For those who have underlying conditions
Those with underlying medical conditions or allergies are advised to check and understand the
facilities of the accommodations before applying. Please refer to the "Accommodations of the University of Tokyo" for the facilities of the dormitories.
facilities of the accommodations before applying. Please refer to the "Accommodations of the University of Tokyo" for the facilities of the dormitories.
Applicants will not be able to change their rooms after room assignment or occupancy regardless of the reason thereof.
About Gender-Neutral Floors
Although the living floors of Mitaka International Student House are basically separated for men and women, a part of the floors have been changed to gender-neutral floors from FY2024. Gender-neutral floors are residential floors where anyone can move in regardless of the gender on various official certificates (*). If you wish to apply for a gender-neutral floor, please indicate in the remarks column that you wish to move into a gender-neutral floor of Mitaka International Student House when you apply at OSTA. If not stated, in principle, selection will be made based on the gender applied for at OSTA.
(*) Various official certificates: passports, birth certificates, etc.
OSTA Login Password
A Login Password is required to make an application through OSTA. If you do not know the password, please contact the person in charge of support for International Students at your faculty, graduate school, research institute or research center that you are to belong at ´ºÓêÖ±²¥app.Eligibility for Application
International Students who satisfy the following requirements:
| 1. | (a) | International Students who are either enrolled or are to be enrolled at ´ºÓêÖ±²¥app. |
| (b) | Prospective International Students to be sent by overseas partner universities based on their International Academic Exchange Agreements with ´ºÓêÖ±²¥app. |
| 2. | International Students who have not stayed at either of the ´ºÓêÖ±²¥app accommodations for over a period of 6 months within 3 years from the date they are to move into the ´ºÓêÖ±²¥app accommodation in October 2024, except for the following two cases. Even if the date of occupancy is only one day in a month, it is counted as one month's occupancy. |
| Case 1: | International Students who have stayed at the Mitaka International Hall of Residence during their 1st year-2nd year enrollment at ´ºÓêÖ±²¥app's Junior Division. |
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| Case 2: | International Students who have stayed at the Kashiwa Lodge and who would like to apply again for their additional stay there. |
| ※ | Students on leave of absence are not eligible to apply for their stay at the ´ºÓêÖ±²¥app accommodations, except for those who are to reenroll from next fall. |
*If you are a student currently belonging to the Junior Division (the first 2 years of liberal arts study) of the Undergraduate Course, please select "College of Arts and Sciences/Graduate School of Arts and Sciences" as your enrolled faculty in the online application form.
And if already fixed, do not forget to write in the "Notes" column the name of the faculty you are to belong for your Senior Division, as well.
Doctoral course students at ´ºÓêÖ±²¥app, including newly enrolled students for their doctoral studies from 2025 spring, may separately apply to the Oiwake International Village.
For details, please see here.
※Students applying for the “Oiwake International Village” will not be able to file their application
for the “International Lodge, International Student Housing” at the same time.
Doctoral course students at ´ºÓêÖ±²¥app, including newly enrolled students for their doctoral studies from 2025 spring, may separately apply to the Oiwake International Village.
For details, please see here.
※Students applying for the “Oiwake International Village” will not be able to file their application
for the “International Lodge, International Student Housing” at the same time.
Schedule from Application to Notification of Result
If you only want to apply for the International Halls of Residence and International Lodges, please be sure to apply during the following designated period.
Do not apply for the Mejirodai International Village during this period if you want to choose the International Halls of Residence and the International Lodges as your first choice.
SCHEDULE FOR THE INTERNATIONAL HALLS OF RESIDENCE & LODGES
| ＊Period of Application: |
December 25, 2024 - January 25, 2025, 24:00 (JST) |
| ＊Notification of Result: | Around the end of February, 2025 |
| ＊Move-in Date 〶Ä(if successful): |
Mitaka International Hall of Residence: From April 1, 2025 Toshima International Hall of Residence: From April 1, 2025 International Lodges: From April 1, 2025 |
If you are one of the following, you will be required to submit the designated additional documents below at the time of application.
| (a) | An International Student wanting to apply for the couple rooms and family rooms at the ´ºÓêÖ±²¥app accommodations. ・An official document verifying the relationship between the applicant and the person who wish to live together. |
| ⇒ | Please submit to: |
(b) |
An International Student who has a special request about a room due to physical disabilities or disease etc., please send a medical certificate issued by a medical doctor or public institution to the International Student Welfare Team through the following URL upon application. *Applicants without any descriptions about their room requests at the time of application will not be able to ask for any changes after room assignment or occupancy regardless of the reason thereof. ・Medical Certificate issued by a medical doctor or public institution |
| ⇒ | Please submit to: |
Privacy Policy
All personal information obtained as at the time of application will only be used for the purpose of the selection process and the management/operation of the ´ºÓêÖ±²¥app accommodations with the relevant ´ºÓêÖ±²¥app departments and would not be used for any other objective whatsoever.
For any furthermore questions in regard of OSTA and the ´ºÓêÖ±²¥app accommodations, please contact the ´ºÓêÖ±²¥app Housing Office:
Email: housing-office.adm@gs.mail.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Click below for OSTA application.
Please note that you can access the application pages with the given password only during the application period.
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