Kyoto University CO-OP

For anyone searching for a room

You can search for rooms
at the Kyōto University Cooperative
Searching for rooms in Kyōto
When searching for a room in Kyōto, a necessary requirement is to ensure that someone acts as a joint
guarantor. A joint guarantor is someone who will pay the rent on your behalf, if you are either unable topay or if you miss your payment deadline. Often, Japanese citizens use their parents as a joint guarantor;
however, many foreigners find themselves unable to find one. In the event that a foreign studentexperiences difficulty in securing a joint guarantor, it is necessary to register with a company that provides
this service and is entrusted with such tasks.
The Kyōto University Cooperative supports its students by bearing a part of the registration fee.

Companies that act as joint guarantors
By registering with a company that will act as a joint guarantor and by entrusting them with the related
responsibilities, you may proceed to sign your rental agreement.
Please rest assured that the joint guarantor companies introduced to students by Kyōto University willallow students from any country to register.

Items that you are required to present
Please have your residence card and student card (or study permit) ready. This will allow proceedings totake place smoothly.

Inquiries
Kyōto University West Campus Shop Rune 1F Residence Corner075-771-0823
sumai-tantou@s-coop.net
Business Hours: Weekdays 11:00‒17:00
Weekends and public holidays: Closed※English language support is available (please inform us before arrival)

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To all apartment seekers

If you should face discrimination/harassment,
we are here for you.
Kyoto University Co-op stance on discrimination/harassment
In our modern society, with unprecedented diversity of individual values, the Kyoto University Co-op has concluded that wemust deepen our awareness toward discrimination and harassment based on the fundamental rule “to respect each other as
human beings,” and clearly and publicly show our attitude on this matter. Therefore, we state anew our stance on
discrimination/harassment as follows.

●The Kyoto University Co-op places great emphasis on mutual respect among fellow human beings, and does notcondone unfair or unequal treatment (discrimination) or disrespectful and malicious acts (harassment) based on
race, color, family/ethnic/tribal origin, nationality, creed, religion, etc.

●The Kyoto University Co-op cooperates with Kyoto University in order to help create a comfortable campus
community free of discrimination and harassment.

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If you encounter problems while looking for an apartment,
please contact us.
The term “racial discrimination” shall mean any distinction, exclusion, restriction or preference based on race, colour, descent, or
national or ethnic origin which has the purpose or effect of nullifying or impairing the recognition, enjoyment or exercise, on an
equal footing, of human rights and fundamental freedoms in the political, economic, social, cultural or any other field of public
life (extract of Article 1 of the International Convention on
the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination(source: HP of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan:
http://www.mofa.go.jp/mofaj/gaiko/jinshu/conv_j.html)).
The International Convention on the Elimination of All
Forms of Racial Discrimination, ratified by Japan in 1995,
specifies that the refusal of occupancy is illegal andrequires the national government and local municipalities toguarantee procedures to recover rights of victims by law.
Even if you experience discrimination of this kind, you
are not at fault in any sense. If your occupancy is refused byreason of “not having Japanese nationality” or “being a
student studying abroad,” please contact the following
office for consultation.

In-school contact
Kyoto University Co-op
075－753－7640
info@s-coop.net

Stop harassment!
General contact
Human Rights Counseling Oﬃces forForeigners, Ministry of Justice
http://www.moj.go.jp/ENGLISH/information/hrcf-01.html

Welfare Division, Education Promotion
and Student Support Department,
Kyoto University

Anti-Racism Information Center (ARIC)

075－753－2531（Division line）

soudan@antiracism-info.com

Consultation form:
http://antiracism-info.com/soudan (in Japanese)