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Housing

An Integral Part of the AIU Experience

Many international and Japanese students cite living in the on-campus community as their favorite part of studying at AIU over all other aspects of life and study.

Over 90% of all AIU students live on our residential campus, and living here gives you easy access to student clubs and circles, campus events, and many kinds of community interaction opportunities.

Degree-seeking students at AIU are required to live in Komachi Hall for their first year, and all short-term international students are required to reside in on-campus housing throughout their enrollment period. At AIU, we consider communal living with students from other cultural backgrounds to be a critical part of the international experience for all students- whether degree-seeking or short-term exchange.

Social Space

AIU’s small campus size makes it easy for students to form close and lasting bonds with students from Japan as well as from our partner universities located in over 50 different countries and territories. Those bonds aren’t forged only in the classroom living together with roommates from other countries and participating in the same clubs and activities are also essential parts of the AIU experience. Life in AIU’s housing facilities- which are all within 10 minutes’ walk of each other- means that your friends and friends-to-be are close at hand and there is always an excuse to get together.

As students consistently tell us, one of the best things about AIU is the people you meet here, and the small campus environment is designed to foster connections by bringing everyone together in the same social space for spontaneous interaction and friendships.

Access to Activities

Second only to the on-campus living environment, international students rated university-organized activities and clubs as another favorite part of their AIU experience. When asked to cite a specific example of an experience that stuck with them, every single survey respondent cited clubs or university-arranged activities.

Guaranteed on-campus housing for all students ensures that everyone has easy access to these opportunities. The Division of Community Outreach arranges many kinds of activities each year, including interactions with Japanese schools and local communities. These events, as well as bus tours, club activities, and class trips all occur on or depart from campus.

In addition to events and activities, all housing facilities are within a few minutes’ walk from AIU’s 24-hour library and computer laboratories. For inclement weather, our primary buildings, including the Komachi Hall, are all connected by interior walkways, as well

Housing Photos and Details

Residence Hall

Komachi Hall

Student Apartments

Tsubaki Village
Sakura Village
Global Village

Tsubaki Village

Tsubaki Village exterior
Living/Dining/Kitchen common space in a Tsubaki Village Suite
Single bedroom in an apartment suite
Tsubaki Village suite layout showing private bedrooms and common area
  • Single room: Shared house style with a maximum of 12 students
    • Number of rooms　252 + 3 barrier-free rooms
    • Floor Plan　213 ㎡ (1DK+9 ㎡ room × 13)
    • Rent　48,000 – 50,000 JPY

  • *Rent: per person/ month
  • *Includes utilities and internet usage.
  • *Cleaning fee to be paid separately when moving out.
  • *If the room fee is revised during the student’s enrollment, the new amount will be applied from the time of the revision.

Tsubaki Village features suite of twelve individual bedrooms attached to a common living-dining-kitchen room and bathroom. The first-year degree-seeking students, second- and older year degree-seeking students and international students may live in this apartment.

Safety and Security

It has single-sex floors and Mixed-sex floors. Each unit and the individual rooms have locks.

Rooms

Tsubaki Village has 21 twelve-occupancy suites plus 3 handicapped-accessible units. This is an option for students who want the maximum opportunity to mingle with other students and willing to work together.

Sakura Village

Single bedroom in a Sakura Village suite
Living/Dining/Kitchen common space in a Sakura Village Suite

Sakura Village features suite of three individual bedrooms attached to a common living-dining-kitchen room and bathroom. Like the other apartment villages, only international students and second- and older year degree-seeking students are eligible to live in Sakura Village.

Sakura Village suite layout showing private bedrooms and common area
  • Single room
    • Number of rooms　105 + 2 barrier-free rooms
    • Floor Plan　53 ㎡ (DK+9 ㎡ room × 3)
    • Rent　48,000 – 50,000 JPY

  • *Rent: per person/ month
  • *Includes utilities and internet usage.
  • *Cleaning fee to be paid separately when moving out.
  • *If the room fee is revised during the student’s enrollment, the new amount will be applied from the time of the revision.

Safety and Security

All apartments are single-sex and have their own locks.

Rooms

Sakura Village has 35 triple-occupancy suites plus 2 handicapped-accessible rooms. Although more expensive than the other housing options, this is a perfect option for students who want to have their own space for sleeping and studying, but still have the opportunity to socialize with their suitemates in the common room.

Global Village

Global Village Bedroom
Global Village room layout showing bedroom, kitchen, and unit bath

Global Village also features double occupancy rooms, but each room has a privacy curtain as well as its own bathroom and kitchenette with induction cooktop. All international students and second- and older year degree-seeking students are eligible to live in the apartments.

  • Single room
    • Number of rooms　100 + 4 barrier-free rooms
    • Floor Plan　20 ㎡ (K+9 ㎡ room)
    • Rent　52,000 – 54,000 JPY

  • Double room
    • Number of rooms　92
    • Floor Plan　26 ㎡ (K+13 ㎡ room)
    • Rent　31,000 – 33,000 JPY
  • *Rent: per person/ month
  • *Includes utilities and internet usage.
  • *Cleaning fee to be paid separately when moving out.
  • *If the room fee is revised during the student’s enrollment, the new amount will be applied from the time of the revision.

Safety and Security

All apartments are single-sex and have their own locks.

Rooms

Global Village has 100 single-occupancy rooms, 92 double-occupancy rooms and 4 single-occupancy, handicapped-accessible rooms for students with medical needs.

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Unique Residential Learning Opportunity

For Short-term International Students