Nagoya University operates one mixed Japanese/international student
dormitory (International Ohmeikan),
and two dormitories used exclusively by international students (International Residence; Foreign Student
House). International Ohmeikan
houses sixty international students; the latter two residences contain
a total of 144 rooms for single students, twenty-five apartments for
married couples and two apartments for families. In principle, NUPACE
students are accommodated in either International
Ohmeikan, a ten-minute walk from Higashiyama campus, or International Residence
(on-campus). In International
Ohmeikan, each individual study/bedroom is fully furnished and
installed with a unit bathroom, with kitchens being shared. International Residence provides
fully furnished study/bedrooms, which include a kitchenette and unit
bathroom.
Due to a student housing shortage, enrolment in NUPACE is, in
principle, limited to sixty students at any given time, all of whom are
guaranteed university accommodation. However, in the event that the
number of applicants exceeds this number, students, who are willing to
pay for private accommodation in Nagoya, may still be considered for
admission to the programme.
Students intending to rent private accommodation should take into
consideration that the rent for an unfurnished one-room apartment (with
unit-bath and kitchenette) in Nagoya exceeds ¥50,000 per month. In
addition to monthly rent, students should be prepared to pay a deposit
(two months’ rent) and ‘key money’ (up to two months’ rent) at the
outset of their stay. Considering that students living in private
accommodation also have to purchase furniture and household appliances,
a one-year stay is expected to cost approximately ¥1,000,000~¥1,250,000,
excluding utilities.
Students intending to rent private accommodation for a one-semester
period are advised that contracts for less than a one-year period are
difficult to find. The renting of fully-furnished so-called ‘monthly
mansions’ is an option, however, students should bear in mind that
monthly rent comes to approximately ¥100,000, and that a commission
is initially charged.
