A1. Single room: one adult
Couple’s room: two adults and one child* under three years old
Family room: refer to the room rates for details
(*children under three years old on the day of arrival are not included in the number of residents)

A2.
【Moving Out Early】
Please notify the House Office of the scheduled move-out date at least two weeks in advance.

【Extension】
Students: Non-extendable
Researchers: It may be possible to extend the tenancy period if residents intend to remain in the same unit. Please consult the House Office or International Service Office as soon as possible.
Total maximum tenancy period:

• Shugakuin/Yoshida/Okazaki: one year.
• Uji/Ohbaku: two years.

A3. As a general rule, a resident's spouse and children are eligible to reside together with him/her in the International House.
Please consult to the International Service Office in advance if the resident's parents, siblings, or other family members intend to cohabit with the resident in order to provide support or assistance.

A4. Couples will be requested to provide some documents to confirm their relations. Please note that we may not be able to accept the application if the relationship is not clear.

A5. No. The bedding set in each room includes a comforter, a comforter cover, a bed pad, sheets, a pillow, and a pillow case.
Children under three years old who need bedding sets are counted as one person, and rent must be paid for them.

A6. Residents are required to provide for themselves all items such as cookware, tableware, soap, tooth brushes, towels, toilet paper, etc. Please be sure to take such items with you when you move out of the room or dispose of them appropriately.
Each house office has a vacuum cleaner, iron and scale, which you can use for free.

A7. The necessary fees vary depending on the International House. Please refer to the facility information for details:
[Kyoto University International Houses]

Note:

• On the move-in day, residents are not required to make any cash payments.
  A payment slip for the first month’s rent and an initial admission fee will be issued to residents after they have moved in. Residents must make the payment after receiving the slip.
• The rent is calculated as below:
  Researcher residents: at a daily rate
  Student residents: on a per-month basis
• In addition to the monthly rent, residents are billed for the cost of electricity used in their room. Residents of Yoshida International House must pay the electricity fee directly to the House Office in cash.
  Residents of all other International Houses must pay the requested amount to the Kansai Electric Power Company. The payment can be made by credit card or bank transfer (we recommend paying by credit card).
• Residents in Okazaki and Hyakumanben International Houses must also pay for the Internet access fees and Bedding rental fees. In addition, residents in Okazaki International House must pay for the amount of water used in their room.
• Every fee must be paid by its designated date (residents are responsible for paying any bank transfer charges incurred).

A8. Kyoto University gives successful applicants a permission to reside in the unit at the allocated accommodation for the allocated tenancy period. Please therefore proceed with the procedure on the assumption that you will move in. If you need to cancel your application due to unavoidable circumstances, please notify us immediately.

A9. No. However, please do not simply apply and cancel just because there is no cancellation fee (the number of rooms at the International Houses is limited, so we will not be able to provide rooms to those who really need them).

A10. Nothing in particular. Procedures will be completed after moving in. Please register your move-in schedule through the URL provided in the notification of application result at least two weeks before you move in.

A11. Visitors are not allowed to stay overnight in the International Houses and are requested to leave by 9 pm. In certain exceptional cases such as a resident’s illness, however, attending persons may stay overnight after obtaining permission from the house office.
Visiting family members of single room residents are requested to stay at other accommodation.
Couple rooms and family rooms may not be cohabited or shared with friends, fiancés, or companions.

A12. For security reasons, the International House Offices cannot receive luggage or packages delivered for residents prior to their moving in. Please ensure that all deliveries of luggage or packages will arrive after your move-in date.

A13. International houses do not provide parking spaces for cars. Please contract a nearby parking lot by yourself. There are designated areas for bicycles and motorcycles. Please obtain permission from the House Office if you would like to use.

A14. No pets are allowed in the International Houses.

A15.

• The following Kyoto University employees are NOT eligible to apply for residence in the International Houses:
  - Professors, Associate Professors, Lecturers, Assistant Professors
  - Program-Specific Professors, Program-Specific Associate Professors, Program-Specific Lecturers, Program-Specific Assistant Professors
  - Regular Faculty Members, Visiting Lecturers, Part-Time Lecturers, etc.
• Assistant Technical Staff and Assistant Teaching Staff are eligible.

A16. Researchers may apply for tenancy in an International House from four months before their intended move-in date.
(e.g. Researchers who want to move in August are eligible to apply from April application.)

A17. The period in which researchers are eligible to stay at an International House is from one week before their period of study/research at Kyoto University to one week after.

A18. Researcher’s applications are usually accepted every month. Applications can be submitted as many times as you like until making a successful one.

A19. Researchers who have already made a successful application for residence are not permitted to submit another application. It will be possible for them to reapply after the successful applications are cancelled.
Researchers who are already residing in an International House are also not permitted to submit another application (only one successful application may be submitted per stay).

A20. The International Service Office (KUISO) will allocate rooms to residents on a lottery basis. Once allocated, residents cannot change their allocated accommodation facility or room (applies before or after moving-in).

A21. Yes.
If an applicant’s family members will move in to the International House at a later date than the applicant, a family room should be selected at the time of application, because residents cannot change their allocated accommodation facility or room after moving in. In such cases, please inform the International Service Office or House Office in advance regarding the schedule for your family’s arrival. The accommodation fee may be adjusted according to the number of residents. (Note: the minimum accommodation fee for a family room is the fee for two persons.)

A22. Since the number of units in the International Houses is limited, students who will newly enroll at Kyoto University and who have been living in Japan for less than one year are eligible to apply.

A23. Single students who are allocated a couple’s room must pay the accommodation fee for the couple’s room, even if their original preference was for a single room. Single students occupying a couple’s room are not permitted to share the unit with anyone else.