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Tokyo University of the Arts Geishin Dormitory
Application Guidelines(Entry for April 2024)
1.

Requirements for Applicantsa)

Students (undergraduate, postgraduate, research students, and special students, etc.)
starting on April 1, 2024.

b)

Applicants must be students when they submit their application and will still be students onApril 1, 2024.

* If you are not sure whether you are eligible to apply, please contact the Student Affairs
Division.
* If you are a newly enrolled student, your enrollment procedures have been canceled or
your enrollment is not completed within the prescribed period, you will becomeineligible to apply.
* If your status as a student at the university becomes invalid, you will become ineligible
to apply. Similarly, when/if you take a leave of absence, you will become ineligible toapply.
* If you are an international student (whose status of residence is "Student") and haveno cosigner, there is a system available that allows the university to be your cosigner(institution guarantee system). If you use this institution guarantee system, you needto join the "Comprehensive Renter's Insurance for Foreign Students Studying inJapan" (Annual insurance premium: JPY 4,000, renewed annually). If you do not join
this system, you will lose your right to live in the dormitory. If you are not sure whether
you are eligible to join the system, please contact the Student Affairs Division.
Contact information for the system:

The Student Affairs Divisionryugakusei@ml.geidai.ac.jp

Outline of the system:

http://www.jees.or.jp/crifs/index.htm

2.

Term of residencea)

The term of residence begins from the day on which you are approved to move in.
In general, you are entitled to stay while you are a student (Undergraduate, Masters,Doctoral student). *This excludes any period when you are taking a leave of absence.

b)

If you proceed from undergraduate to a Masters degree, and/or from a Masters to PhD etc.,
at the university, you can extend your term of residence to the date of completion of the course
you proceed.

c)Regardless of the term of residence, the contract must be renewed at the end of each fiscal
year. There is no extra admin fee for the renewal.

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3.

Application

Documents required for the application.
1. Application form
2. A copy of your student ID (for current students/only if you already have one).
3. A copy of your graduate school entrance examination voucher (for prospective examine/ canbe submitted as soon as you receive it)
4. A copy of Letter of Admission or Certificate of Acceptance (for new students / can be submittedas soon as it is issued)
5. Proof of income of cosigner (a copy of withholding slip for the last year or a copy of tax return)* This does not apply to international students who use the institution guarantee system.
4.

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Schedule between Applying and Moving inResult

Contract start

Notificationand move-in date

Application Period

Eligibility

Between December 1a) Masters students whoOn or afterOn or afterand December 20,

passed the period 1 exam.

January 15, 2024

March 27, 2024

2023b) Students undertaking

at any time

(Subject toSpecial Soloist Program

Notechange) *1(SSP) who passed theirexam.
2

Between February 21a) Masters students whoand March 4, 2024

passed the period 2 exam.

March 13, 2024

Same as above

March 16, 2024

Same as above

Same as aboveb) Students who havepassed the Graduate
School's doctoral exam.
3

Between January 5

Newly enrolled students

and March 4, 2024

(those using thereservation system)

4

Between March 14

Newly enrolled students

On or after March

Note: Depending on theand March 15, 2024

(those not using the17, 2024 at any

number of applicants who

reservation system)time

are accepted into thereservation system, there
is a possibility that theapplication may not beopened.

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Between March 16

Research students who

On or after MarchSame as above

Note: Depending on theand March 17, 2024

passed the exam18, 2024 at any

number of residents

timemoving into the dormitory,
there is a possibility thatthe application may not beopened.

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*1 The rent for March is calculated on daily basis.

* We will hold an orientation on March 27, 28 and 29, so please make sure to attend oneof them.
* International students (whose status of residence is "Student") who use the institution
guarantee system and who received a Notification of Acceptance of dormitory, arerequired to join in the "Comprehensive Renter's Insurance for Foreign Students
Studying in Japan".
"Comprehensive renters insurance for foreign students studying in Japan" Information
Desk: Student Affairs Division ryugakusei@ml.geidai.ac.jp
5.

Where to submit the application documents

Student Apartment General Information Center, Tokyo University of the Arts Geishin Dormitory(Mainichi Comnet Co., Ltd. Tokyo Ekimae Center)
Toll-free number:FAX:

0120-423-214 (TEL 03-5204-8501/+81-3-5204-8501)

03-5204-8503

4F Yaesu Ryumeikan Bldg., 1-3-22 Yaesu, Chūō-ku, Tokyo*Submission is limited to acceptance by fax or by e-mail to the person in charge of.
You can download the application form from the following URL
https://www.geidai.ac.jp/life/welfare/geishinryo
If you are unable to download the form, please feel free to call us at our toll-free numberabove.
6.

Selection of Residentsa)

We give priority to those who live far away from the university. In addition, selection will bebased on other selection criteria specified by the university.

b)

When the number of applicants exceeds the limit, we select the residents fairly based on theselection criteria.
※Students who are not accepted to move in are also supported by Mainichi Comnet Co.,
Ltd. Please check the website below to have more information.
https://www.gakuman-tokyo.com/tokyo/estate/2301005419

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Property Overview

For more information about facilities and actual photos, please check the following Geishin
dormitory’s website.
https://www.gakuman-tokyo.com/tokyo/estate/2301005419
Structure/No. of floors

Reinforced concrete, 9 floors

No. of rooms

300 rooms

Address

3-12-30 Towa, Adachi-ku, Tokyo

Construction
completedFebruary 2014
Type A (280 rooms): Approx. 18 ㎡ - Living space

Room layout

Type B (20 rooms): Approx. 29 ㎡ - Living space +Soundproof room

8.

The fees required at the time of the contract

At the time of the contract, you will be required to pay the rent (the first and second months'rent), the admin fee (one-time payment) and the fire insurance.
 If you are moving in the middle of a month, the rent for the month you move in will becalculated on daily basis.
 The admin fee (Type A: JPY 45,900, Type B: JPY 84,200) is not refundable when you move out.
The admin fee includes cleaning costs incurred when moving out of the dormitory.
You will be required to join a fire insurance prescribed by Mainichi Comnet Co.,
Ltd. The annual insurance premium is approximately JPY 10,000.
* Even if you already have fire insurance, you will be required to join an insurance program
prescribed by Mainichi Comnet Co., Ltd. in the case that the regulations (contents covered andamount of compensation) do not satisfy the criteria.
Example: Approximate amount required at the time of the contract
In the case of moving into Type A room on March 27
Estimated total amount: JPY 109,203 (at the time of contract)(Breakdown)
・JPY 7,403: Rent and Management fee for March: 5 days' rent calculated on daily basis
・JPY 45,900: Rent and Management fee for April prepaid
・JPY 44,900: Admin fee (one-time payment)
・JPY 10,000: Fire insurance= JPY 109,203

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9.
a)

When you move out
You will be required to notify 3 months prior to the day on which you would like to move out
if you are canceling the contract before it expires.

b)

At this dormitory, if you move out in March, you will be required to move out by March 20.
Please keep this in mind if you are moving from the dormitory to a property managed by otherreal estate agents.
Example:"I am moving into my new flat on April 1, after graduating, so I would like to move out on
March 31" ⇒ You cannot stay at Geishin Dormitory until March 31. We need to prepare(cleaning etc.) to welcome newly residents. We would ask you to vacate the room by March 20.

10. Contact Details
Student Apartment General Information Center, Tokyo University of the Arts Geishin
Dormitory(Mainichi Comnet Co., Ltd. Tokyo Ekimae Center)
Toll-free number:FAX:

0120-423-280 (TEL 03-5204-8502/+81-3-5204-8502)

03-5204-8503

E-mail:sitemaster@maicom.co.jp

Our business hours are as follows. Please feel free to contact us.
10 AM-5PM

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