Kinugasa Campus
International Student Dormitory
Ritsumeikan University Kinugasa Campus has three dormitories, known as International Houses, near campus. The aim of these dormitories is to help international students transition to life in Japan by providing an environment where students can adjust to the local language and culture, as well offering a place where students may interact with fellow scholars from around the world.
Features
- Eligibility: (1) International students enrolled in a regular undergraduate course*, (2) Exchange students
- Bilingual Resident Mentors (RMs)
- Auto-lock entrance *Eligible students must be enrolled in courses taught exclusively in English.
International House Taishogun
● International House Taishogun Guidebook
Access to campus: About 20 minutes on foot and about 10 minutes by bicycle
Fee Table (Ritsumeikan University Students)
*The fees listed below will be applied from September 2024.
| Items | Fees | |
|---|---|---|
| Security Deposit | Equal to one month's rent | |
| Rent | Student room | JPY 49,000/month |
| Handicapped-accessible Room | JPY 49,000/month | |
| Bedding rental fees | JPY 2,000/month | |
| Cleaning fee (residents staying for 3 months or more) | JPY 10,000 | |
- The rent includes water, electricity and internet connection.
- Fees due upon moving in
- Security Deposit (Equal to one month's rent)
- One month's rent and bedding rental fee
- Cleaning fee (applied at the time of moving-out)
Period of Residence：Up to one year in general (Depends on the status of each resident)
April Enrollees: From the date in mid March designated by the University to the last day of February in the following year.
September Enrollees: From the date in September designated by the University to the last day of August in the following year.
Private Rooms
The dormitory offers 190 single-occupancy rooms for newly-arrived international students at Kinugasa Campus, as well as 1 handicapped-accessible room, 12 rooms for short-term multi occupancy (4-persons), rooms for international program participants and 5 rooms for visiting researchers and professors. There are floors for male-only and female-only occupancy, as well as coeducational floors. (Residents cannot choose their floor on their own.)
Rooms include:
・Desk & chair, bookshelf, dust box
・Shoes box, clothes hanger
・Bed, curtain
・Refrigerator, wash stand
・Air conditioning, lighting
・Internet connection (Wi-Fi only)
Common Use Facilities
・Living and dining room with kitchen: LDK (each floor)
・Shower rooms (each floor) (separated by gender)
・Toilets (each floor) (separated by gender)
・Study room (each floor)
・Laundry rooms with dryers (coin-operated)
・Drying area (rooftop)
・Multipurpose room
・Lounge
・Courtyard
・Equipment for table-tennis
・Public phone
・Vending machine (beverage only)
・Bicycle parking
International House Tokiwa
*Formally known as “Ritsumeikan International House I”
● International House Tokiwa Guidebook
Access to campus: About 20 minutes by bicycle and about 30 minutes by bus
Fee Table (Ritsumeikan University Students)
*The fees listed below will be applied from September 2024.
| Items | Fee |
|---|---|
| Security Deposit | Equal to one month's rent |
| Rent | JPY 39,000/month |
| Bedding Rental fee | JPY 2,000/month |
| Cleaning fee (residents staying for 3 months or more) | JPY 10,000 |
- The rent includes water, electricity, and internet connection.
- Fees due upon moving in
- Security Deposit (Equal to one month's rent)
- One month's rent and bedding rental fee
- Cleaning fee (applied at the time of moving-out)
Period of Residence: Up to one year in general (Depends on the status of each resident)
April Enrollees: From the date in mid March designated by the University to the last day of February in the following year.
September Enrollees: From the date in September designated by the University to the last day of August in the following year.
Private Rooms
The dormitory offers 52 single-occupancy rooms for newly-arrived international students at Kinugasa Campus. Each floor is coeducational (as of December 2022).
Rooms include:
・Desk & chair, bookshelf
・Closet
・Bed & bedding, curtain
・Telephone (incoming calls only)
・Air conditioning, lighting
・Internet connection (LAN)
Common Use Facilities
・Kitchen with refrigerator
・Shared bath room (separated by gender)
・Restrooms (separated by gender)
・Laundry room with dryers (coin-operated)
・Internet room
・Lounge, Japanese room
・Bicycle parking
International House Utano
*Formally known as “Ritsumeikan International House II”
● International House Utano Guidebook
Access to campus: About 15 minutes by bicycle and about 20 minutes by bus
(*The time required may vary depending on traffic conditions, weather, etc.)
Fee Table (Ritsumeikan University Students) .
*The fees listed below will be applied from September 2024
| Items | Fee |
|---|---|
| Security Deposit | Equal to one month's rent |
| Rent | JPY 49,000/month |
| Bedding Rental fee | JPY 2,000/month |
| Cleaning fee (residents staying for 3 months or more) | JPY 10,000 |
- The rent includes water, electricity, and internet connection.
- Fees due upon moving in
- Security Deposit (Equal to one month's rent)
- One month's rent and bedding rental fee
- Cleaning fee (applied at the time of moving-out)
Period of Residence：Up to one year in general (Depends on the status of each resident)
April Enrollees: From the date in mid March designated by the University to the last day of February in the following year.
September Enrollees: From the date in September designated by the University to the last day of August in the following year.
Private Rooms
The dormitory offers 35 single-occupancy rooms for newly-arrived international students at Kinugasa Campus, as well as 2 rooms for visiting researchers and professors. Each floor is coeducational (as of December 2022).
Rooms include:
・Desk & chair, bookshelf
・Closet
・Bed & bedding, curtain
・Refrigerator, toilet, sink
・Telephone (incoming calls only)
・Air conditioning, lighting
・Internet connection (LAN)
Common Use Facilities
・Dining room & kitchen (each floor)
・Shower cubicles (separated by gender)
・Laundry room with dryers (coin-operated)
・Internet room
・Lounge with kitchen, Japanese tatami room
・Bicycle parking
About the Resident Mentors (RM)
Resident Mentors (RM) are students appointed by the university to support the provision of a safe and comfortable dormitory life at Kinugasa Campus's three international dormitories, in cooperation with the International Center at Kinugasa Campus and I-House Managers. RMs are assigned in each I-House and are responsible for maintenance of hygiene, discipline and other guidance issues of the house and on each floor, and play a subsidiary role in supporting the international residents with their administrative procedures, etc. Additionally, RMs plan and conduct various events and activities in the I-House.
Application details for RM positions are announced from the International Center around the middle of each semester on manaba+R.
<Notice of information session for Resident Mentor (RM) recruitment (move-in: from March 2025)>
Contact
Please direct questions to: accomm@st.ritsumei.ac.jp
