Oiwake International Lodge

Oiwake International Lodge is an accommodation facility for foreign researchers engaged in education or research activity at UTokyo and for overseas Japanese researchers who come to Japan to conduct research and education at UTokyo.

 

Eligibility & Permitted Period of Stay

 

Basically from 2 weeks up to 1 year.
 

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Location

1-12-8, Mukougaoka, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0023
The University of Tokyo Oiwake International House

【Map (Google Map) (Oiwake Lodge GUIDE MAP)】

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Facilities & Equipment

Construction: 2010

Single room for foreign researchers:
shoe locker, closet, bookshelf, small kitchen(IH cooking heater), bath, toilet, fixed washbasin, washing machine, bed, desk, chair, desk lamp, refrigerator, microwave, tableware, cooking utensils, air conditioner, curtain

At lounge area:
complete kitchen unit, microwave oven, refrigerator, table, sofa, TV set, air conditioner

At community area:
DVD player, overhead projector, conference desks and chairs, air conditioner

Others:
bicycle parking (motorbikes are prohibited), elevator, rental vacuum cleaner/iron
* No car parking lot for the residents
* There is no bedding provided. So, please prepare your own.
   Or you can use the bedding rental service. Application Form
　 Bed Size : 100 × 195 × 18cm　 One single bed with a spring mattress and a bed pad

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Rooms

65 single rooms for researchers (app. 25m²)
(The lodge building also houses 150 single rooms for students and 2 wheelchair-accessible rooms)

 

It varies from room to room.

Preliminary Visit to International Lodge
A preliminary visit to an international lodge is open only to the following persons.
    1. Prospective residents (whose residency has been permitted)
    2. Close family members
    3. A host (associate) professor or his/her research or administration staff

A simple procedure is required for a preliminary visit; please refer to “Preliminary Visit to the Lodge” in “Must-read for Future Residents” of the lodge concerned if you are interested.

Housing Office does not accept a preliminary visit by prospective applicants (for residency in international lodges). Instead, they could always refer to photographs and layouts of rooms of each lodge presented in Housing Office’s homepage.

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Fees (as of April 1, 2023)

      ※Utility, water and internet charges will be revised from April 2024.          

	Fees
Entrance Fees  ※1	25,600 yen（ One-off Expenses ）
	monthly  ※2	daily
Accommodation Fee	91,000 yen	3,030 yen
Common Service Fees	2,000 yen  ※3	－
Utilities・Internet Access Fees	Until 2024/3/31:   15,400 yen After 2024/4/1 :    20,700 yen	Until 2024/3/31:   515 yen After 2024/4/1 :    690 yen

 

※1 The entrance fee is charged only once. The fee cannot be refunded once it is paid.

※2 If the product of a daily rate and the number of days of stay is greater than the monthly amount, the monthly amount will be adopted. The monthly amount is billed for the stay from the first to the 28th or 29th of February.

※3　 Common service fee should be paid on a monthly basis in the move-in or move-out months regardless of the number of days of stay.


◎　 Daily rates are applicable to the stay shorter than two months. For example, if a resident moves in on 21 October and departs on 20 November, the product of a daily rate and 31 days will be the amount to be billed.

◎　 The fees cannot be refunded once it is paid.

If you plan to leave the lodge well before the final day of your permitted term of residence, please submit “Notification of Departure of the University of Tokyo International Lodge” 14 days before the departure date at the latest.
If a resident fails to submit the notification by the deadline of 14 days before the date of departure, the product of a daily rate and the number of days of delay will be added to the last bill. (For example, if the departure date is 20 November and the submission date is 10 November, the amount for four additional days will be charged.)

 

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Application Period, How to Apply & Screening Criteria for Admission

Applications are accepted every month from six months before the preferred moving-in date.

You can apply for accommodations of the University of Tokyo through our online application system - OSTA. Please click “OSTA Online System for UTokyo Accommodations” above for detailed information.

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Area Information

We provide foreign researchers staying at Oiwake International Lodge with information on various services essential for their everyday life.

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FAQs

Some of the frequently asked questions and answers about Oiwake International Lodge

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Nearest Subway Stations & Access from the Airport

How to get there from Hongo Campus:
Start from the main gate of the campus and walk north along Hongo Street for 11 minutes

 

*Please note that the amounts of time shown in the following table indicate only the expected travelling time. The table does not include the time it takes for transfer or waitin.

 

Narita Airport → Oiwake Lodge

Haneda Airport → Oiwake Lodge