Chapter 8
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8 Daily Life
Life in a foreign country with different culture and habits can be challenging, but a wonderfulexperience. This chapter provides some useful information for living in Japan.

8-1 Living Cost
円(en) Japanese yen

Currency
The currency in Japan is the yen (JPY).
The yen notes are divided into 4 bills: ￥ 1,000, ￥ 2,000, ￥ 5,000,￥10,000. On the other hand, yen coins are divided into 6: ￥1, ￥5,￥10, ￥50, ￥100, ￥500.
Although cashless payments are becoming more popular, there are still
shops which only accept cash, especially outside of Tokyo. Therefore,
you need to carry a certain amount of cash all the time.

消費税（shouhi-zei）
consumption tax

Consumption Tax
The Consumption tax rate in Japan is 10%, except for food andbeverages which is 8%. The 10% consumption tax is applied when you
eat and/or drink at the eating space of suppliers like fast food chains,convenience stores, and others. Price tags have to include theconsumption tax amount.
Tipping
If you are from a country where tipping is common, you will need to
get used to the fact that tipping is relatively rare in Japan. Tipping is
not expected and will be turned down in most situations.

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Living Expenses in Japan
Monthly living expenses in Japan for a student from overseas(including tuition) on average nationwide come to about 138,000 JPY.
The most expensive region is the Kanto region at 151,000 JPY. The
Kanto region includes Tokyo, where the monthly living expenses
average 154,000 JPY. The high rent as well as transportation costs
contribute to the high costs of living in Tokyo. It will not be as high in
the Fujisawa (SFC) area.
Moreover, the cost of living varies depending on factors such as
housing expenditure, food budget, lifestyle, etc.
Examples for monthly budget and spending (student/living alone)
Example: 2nd year student, female

BudgetSupport from parents￥60,000

Scholarship￥51,000

Scholarship￥40,000

Part-time job￥55,000

Part-time job￥40,000

Total￥106,000

Total￥140,000

Rent￥51,000

Rent￥68,000

Food￥20,000

Food￥16,000

Electricity, water, gas￥10,000

Electricity, water, gas￥10,000

Social expenses￥5,000Social expenses￥7,000Phone￥5,000Phone￥8,000Books￥2,000Books￥5,000Transport￥ 3,000

Transport￥20,000

Savings￥10,000

Miscellaneous￥6,000Total￥106,000

Total￥140,000

Spending

Foods

Example: 2nd year student, male

Bottle of water ￥120

BudgetSpending

Transportation

Bus from SFC to Shonandai ￥220

McDonald set meal ￥550

Subway to Yokohama ￥360

Lunch box ￥500

Train to Tokyo ￥540113

8-2 Free Wi-Fi
List of Japan
Connected-free Wi-Fi
Hotspots

Free public Wi-Fi in JapanFree public Wi-Fi networks in Japan are available in large cities but aresparse in the countryside and mountainous regions.
While the number of Wi-Fi hotspots is increasing, there are notenough free Wi-Fi services available for regular usage.

https://www.nttbp.net/jcfw/area/index.html

The following facilities provide free Wi-Fi service. Some require preregistration via the service providers’ website.
International airports (Narita, Haneda)

Hotels

Some cafes/restaurants (Starbucks, McDonald’s, etc.)JR and subway stations in large cities



Shopping malls (Terrace Mall etc.)Supermarket (Ito Yokado, etc.)

Campus Network
System (CNS)

Wi-Fi at SFC
Please refer
to 1-15 forComputing
Environment

Keio

University

offerswireless-English edition-

https://cnsguide.sfc.keio.ac.jp/2023/CNSguide2023_en.pdf

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serviceoncampus.

By setting up a connection, you can connect to the Internet with yourpersonalcomputer,

mobileterminal,orsmartphone.

Be sure to take security measures when using it in order to protect
other users and yourself from viruses.

SFC CNS guide 2023LAN

8-3 Postal Service (Takuhaibin )Japan Post, one of the main delivery services in Japan, provides a rangeof postal services including the delivery of postcards, letters, parcels,and registered mail, as well as banking and insurance services.

Postal Service
Japan Post

Takuhaibin Delivery Services are convenient for sending parcels,luggage, and various other types of goods from door to door
nationwide. You can even use takuhaibin service for your moving
unless you have lots of belongings.

https://www.post.japanp
ost.jp/index_en.html

You can send takuhaibin any time of the day from any convenience
store while most post offices are only open from 9:00 to 17:00 on
weekdays (Some large-scale post offices are open on Saturdays).

Takuhaibin
Nippon Express

Delivery is usually made by the next day, and costs are moderate. You
will receive mail and packages through either Japan Post or Takuhaibin
Delivery Services. If you are not at home upon delivery, delivery staff
will take them back and leave a notice of delivery instead.
You can request re-delivery by phone and/or online(depending on thehttps://www.nipponexpr
ess.com/
Yamato Transportdelivery company).
Instructions on how to schedule a redelivery are usually written on theslip. The delivery companies usually keep your item for 1 to 2 weeks
before it is returned to the sender if no redelivery request is made.
For international mail service, you have EMS from Japan Post, DHL, andFedEx.

https://www.kuronekoya
mato.co.jp/en/
Sagawa Express

https://www.sagawaexp.co.jp/english/

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8-4 Commute
Campus Accesshttps://www.sfc.keio.ac.j
p/en/maps.html

As SFC is located 3.5 km away from the nearest train station,
Shonandai Station, many students commute by bus or bicycle.

For students living in Shonandai…..by bus/bicycle to SFC
For students living outside of Shonandai….
by train/subway to Shonandai
by bus from Shonandai to SFC
Bus from Shonandai to SFC (Kanachu Bus)

神奈中バス

Kanachu Bus

It takes approximately 15-20 minutes to reach the campus. Bus fare is
260 JPY. (as of July 1, 2023)
Buses for Keio University depart from Bus Stop #1, at the West B Exitof Shonandai Station. The following bus routes are bound for Keio
University:☆ Sho23 [湘 23] bound for Keio University [慶応大学]☆ Sho24 [湘 24] bound for Keio University [慶応大学] via<Note>*Buses do not stop at
Keio Daigaku
Honkan-mae [慶応大学本館前] and Keio
Chukotobu-mae [慶応中高等部前] on
Sundays andholidays.

Sasakubo [笹久保]☆ Sho25 [湘 25] express (Twin Liner) bound for Keio University[慶応大学]
Within the campus, buses will stop at:☆ Keio Daigaku [ 慶 応 大学 ] (Bus Stop A on the campus map;closest to the Faculty of Nursing and Medical Care Building)☆ Keio Daigaku Honkan-mae [慶応大学本館前] (Bus Stop B on
the campus map) PLEASE GET OFF HERE!
☆ Keio Chukotobu-mae [ 慶 応 中高等 部前 ] (Bus Stop D on thecampus map; closest to Keio Shonan Fujisawa Junior and SeniorHigh School)116

※ We ask that students take personal responsibility for their actions
and avoid becoming a nuisance to others such as talking loudlyon public transportation.
Bus from Tsujido to SFC (Kanachu Bus)Time Table for 辻 34
from Tsujido

It takes approximately 21 minutes to reach the campus. Bus fare is 400
JPY. (as of July 1, 2023)
Buses for Keio University depart from Bus Stop #2, at the North sideof Tsujido Station. The following bus route is bound for Keio
University:☆ Tsuji 34 [辻 34] bound for Keio University [慶応大学]

https://www.kanachu.co.
jp/dia/diagram/timetabl
e/cs:00008026901/nid:00129934<Note>*Buses do not stop at
Keio Daigaku Honkanmae [慶応大学本館前] on
Sundays and holidays.

(Twin-liner bus)

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PasmoHow to Pay the Bus Fares
The bus fares can be paid by cash or by prepaid e-money card.
If you pay the fare in cash, it is recommended that you have the exact
amount ready before boarding the bus. You will not get any change

Issued by subway andtrain companies otherthan JR, andinterchangeable withSuica.
Suica

back if you drop more than the fare into the fare box. You can alsochange a 1,000 JPY bill, a 500 JPY coin, and a 100 JPY coin into smaller
denominations by putting them in the change machine next to the farebox. Please change the money before you drop it in the fare box.
If you pay the fare by prepaid e-money card, please obtain a Pasmo orSuica. They are rechargeable prepaid rail cards. Prepaid cards are soldat ticket vending machines in train stations. A 500 JPY deposit will be
deducted from the cash amount you charge the card with. (You can get
this money back when you return the card to a ticket office)Issued by JR east. And
interchangeable with
Pasmo.

When using prepaid cards on a bus, swipe it over a contactless reader
when boarding/disembarking. You can top up the card at the ticket
vending machines in train stations, but bus drivers can also help you
top up the card.
*Please note that the sales of plastic IC cards (Suica/Pasmo) have beensuspended since June 2023 due to the ongoing global chip shortage.
Here are some tips from previous new students on how they dealt withthis problem.
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Ordering a Suica/Pasmo cards from connections they know, or
spares that people were selling online.
Using a mobile payment system (e.g., Apple Pay) which does not
require a physical Suica/Pasmo card
Paying cash for tickets for every train station destination (quite
inconvenient)
Using the Suica/Pasmo cards that the students themselves ortheir relatives have kept from past trips to Japan
Buying a one-month commuter Suica/Pasmo pass between the
shortest distance and then toping up on it (You can keep using
the pass card even after the pass expires)Taxi
A taxi ride from the west side of Shonandai Station to Keio University
will take approximately 10 to 15 minutes. Taxi fare is approximately
1,200 to 2,000 JPY.
To hail a taxi, go to a taxi stand in front of train stations or flag one
down at a location where it is safe for it to stop. It is easy to find taxis
on the street in Tokyo, but not in the SFC area. Please call a taxi byphone when there is no taxi stand around you.
When you board a taxi, note that the vehicle's left rear door opens andcloses remotely by the driver. You are not supposed to open or closethe door by yourself.

Taxi companies in SFC
area
Kanachu-Taxi
0120-777-701
Shonan Taxi
0120-01-8801
0466-50-8801
Soai Kotsu
0120-87-2610
Minami Shokai
0120-04-4373
0466-44-0010

Train/Subway
Shonandai station is an express stop on the Odakyu Enoshima Line.
It’s also the terminus of both the Yokohama Subway Blue Line andSagami Railway (Sotetsu) Izumino Line.
Student Commuter PassStudents can purchase a student commuter pass (tsugaku teiki-ken),which allows students to take unlimited rides between the station
nearest to their residence and the station nearest to the campus.

通学定期券(tsugaku

teiki-ken)student commuter passYour student commuter pass can be issued on the Suica/Pasmo you
have.
You must pay an additional fare when traveling outside the specified
route and only the person registered on the card may use this pass.
One, three, and six-month passes are available (the longer the period
the higher the discount, but the higher risk when you lose it).
The student commuter passes can only be issued for a single routeand for the least expensive route.
If your current address is different from the one registered with theuniversity, please update your home address from keio.jp.

*Please Note: Research
students cannot
purchase Student
Commuter Passes but
are eligible for a regularcommuter pass (tsukinteiki-ken), which is alittle bit more expensive
but still cheaper thanpaying the travel fareevery day separately.

119How to Purchase a Student Commuter Pass
通学証明書（Tsugaku

shomeisho）
a Student Commuter
Certificate<For trains/subways/buses>① Log in to the Certificate Issuance Service and apply for “03_Student
Commuter Certificate for issuance of student commuter pass.”② Print the “Student Commuter Certificate” at a convenience store ora certificate issuing machine on campus.

Purchasing method
for Student
Commuter Pass

③ Fill in the commuting route, valid period, and starting date for using
the Student Commuter Pass on the Student Commuter Certificate,and submit this to the station counter, ticket counter of the bus
company, etc. in order to purchase the pass.
④ *In order to purchase a Student Commuter Pass for two lines, suchas Sotetsu line and Tokyu line, you need to visit Yokohama station.

https://www.students.k
eio.ac.jp/en/com/proce
dure/pass/120

BicycleCommuting by bicycle is another choice if you do not like to wait in along queue for a bus, or board an overcrowded bus. Using a bicycle,
you do not need to worry about being late for your class.
From Shonandai to SFC, it is 3km of a hilly road for 20 minutes of abicycle ride.
Bicycle Registration

自転車防犯登録（jitensha bouhan

It is mandatory to register your bicycle.
Crime rate is low in Japan but it doesn’t apply to bicycles andtouroku）
Bicycle registrationumbrellas. They are often stolen. There may be cases that you will be
stopped by police when riding your bicycle at night. You don’t needto panic because you can easily prove the bicycle belongs to you withyour registration number on your bicycle.
When you buy a new bicycle from a local shop, shop staff will offer
you a registration. Fill out the form and pay 600 JPY. A sticker to proveyour registration will be put on your bike by a shop staff. This is issued
by your local police and its expiration date differs by each prefecture.
(7 years for Kanagawa prefecture)

自転車譲渡証明書（jitensha joto shomei-

sho）Bicycle transfer

If you purchase a bicycle online, visit the nearest bicycle shop or acertificate

police box for the registration. You need to bring your ID card, yourbicycle certificate (it will be sent to you with the bicycle) and yourbicycle.
For the bicycle given by your friend or somebody else, you need toregister the bicycle at the nearest bicycle shop. Besides your ID andbicycle, you need to bring a “Bicycle transfer certificate” written by
the former owner of the bicycle.

https://www.kanajibou.jp/download.html
Download the top PDF

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自転車損害賠償責任保険等（jitensha songai

baisho sekinin hoken
to）bicycle liability
insurance, etc.

Bicycle Insurance
Kanagawa prefecture requires all bicycle riders to enroll in insurance(such as bicycle casualty insurance) to ensure that they can pay for any
damage or injury to others if the rider is involved in a cycling accident.
Please check the terms of the insurance plan you are enrolled in andmake the necessary adjustments or purchase cycling insurance. It costs
approximately 3,000 JPY for a year.
*If the bicycle rider is under legal age (18 years old), the parent isrequired to enroll in insurance for the rider.
*Any accidents during commuting to/from the university are coveredby Gakkenbai. (Please see 7-3 for details)
Parking at SFC
Students who commute to SFC by bicycle must park in the parking lots locatedacross from the security office in the North Gate. It is free of charge andnotification to the university is not required. Please use a double-lockto prevent bicycle theft. Keio University shall not be responsible for any
loss, damages, and troubles in the parking space. Abandoned bicycles
Daichari

will be removed, so please look after your own bicycle.
Bicycle Sharing Service
Shared bicycle “Daichari” is a renting electric bicycle service. There is ashared e-bicycle station near the North Gate of SFC. You can book an

https://daichari.helloc

e-bicycle from your smartphone.

ycling.jp/(Japanese language
only)
30 min/130 JPY
up to 12 hours/2,000
JPY

Traffic Rules for Bicycles
 Use roadways in principle. Riding on sidewalks is allowed only in
exceptional cases.
 Keep to the left on roadways.
 Do not ride under the influence of alcohol.
 Do not carry a passenger.
 Use your front light after dark.
 Do not ride bicycles that are not equipped with a front light andbrakes.
 Wearing a helmet is strongly encouraged.

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8-5 Part-Time Jobs
Many international students wish to work part-time in order to pay
their tuition or living expenses. However, under the status of residenceof “Student,” which is given to all international students, they are

Information on how to

originally allowed to reside in Japan only for the purpose of studying

obtain a permit to workat school. Therefore, if anyone residing in Japan with the status offrom the immigration“Student” wishes to take a paid part-time job, the person is required
to obtain official permission called “Permit to Engage in Activity otherthan that Permitted by the Status of Residence Previously Granted”

bureau can be found in
the chapter “5-2 Work
Permission for PartTime Jobs”.

from the nearest regional immigration bureau.
Limit to Work Hours
With this permit, students are allowed to work part-time for up to 28
hours per week (up to 8 hours per day during summer, winter, andspring holidays). However, students are not allowed to have a job
prohibited by the Immigration Law, such as jobs at places like bars
where servers are seated at the customer's table to serve, pachinko
parlors, etc. It is prohibited to work there even as kitchen staff. If there
are any violations of the conditions of the part-time work permit, youwill be punished by a fine or deported.
Paid Internships
If you intend to pursue a paid internship, it is necessary to obtain apermit from the Immigration Bureau to engage in part-time work. The
permitted working hours are the same as for part-time jobs. Before
you start your internship, it is your responsibility to check in advanceabout the duration of the internship and whether you will becompensated. If you will not receive compensation for the internship,
you do not need to apply for this permit.

123Job Search Sites
Gaijinpot:
https://jobs.gaijinpot.c

How to Find a Part-Time Job
How easy it will be to find a part-time job largely depends on yourom/index/index/lang/elanguage ability and what kind of job you wish to do. If you have somenproficiency in Japanese, it can be easy to find a job as a translator, or at

Craigslist
http://tokyo.craigslist.oa restaurant or in another position with customer services, which offers
the opportunity to improve your Japanese and get a sense of Japaneserg

work ethic. Language cafes or places frequently visited by foreign

Job@chikyujin

language skills.

customers often hire English-speaking staff without requiring Japanese

https://job.chikyujin.jp

Another popular part-time job is language teaching, either private
Tokyo Notice Board

lessons or helping out at elementary schools.

http://www.tokyonotic
eboard.co.jp/

Disputes

You can also ask faculty members if they are looking for a student
assistant (S.A.) or teaching assistant (T.A.) or if they could introduce you
to companies they are working with, in order to find a part-time job.

Tokyo Metropolitan

T.A. and S.A. assist faculty members in holding classes smoothly byLabor Consultation

assisting with class preparation, providing in-class guidance withCenter Offices

experiments and exercises, providing advice to students regarding
course contents, and so on. If you already have a particular job in mind,
you can directly bring your CV to the place you want to work at and ask
whether they have an open position.

http://www.hataraku.m

Please also use the websites listed in the left column to search foretro.tokyo.jp/soudan-

available jobs.

c/center/e/index.html
Kanagawa Labor
BureauDisputes at Part-Time Jobs
Kanagawa Labor Bureau offers free consultation services in English.
Consultation services cover work related issues such as labor contracts,
conditions, paid holidays, and working hours.

https://jsite.mhlw.go.jp/kanagawaroudoukyoku/madogu
chi_annai/soudanmado
guchi/_95955/_119910.
html

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8-6 Food
Besides fine-dining restaurants and cafes, you can eat out at casual-

ラーメン(ramen）

dining restaurants including fast-food chain restaurants.
Fast food chain restaurants have wide varieties from ramen to
hamburgers, from gyudon to conveyor belt sushi.
Family restaurants are popular among students as well.

牛丼(gyudon）
beef bowl

Also, you can buy small snacks such as lunch boxes, sandwiches, andonigiri at any convenience store.
おにぎり(onigiri）

Supermarkets

Rice ball

The cheapest way of having meals is always cooking by yourself.
Buying food at supermarkets is economical. Wholesale markets (業務スーパー)are known to be cheaper than ordinary supermarkets.

スーパー(su paa）
supermarkets

Don’t forget to bring your shopping bag as they charge you for plastic
bags.
Common tip: Fresh and cooked items are often marked down by 1070% near the closing time of supermarkets.

業務スーパー(gyomu su

paa）
wholesale markets
ベジタリアン(bejitarian）

Vegetarian Food
Vegetarian food in Japan can be difficult to find.
Most of the restaurants do not have vegetarian menus unless you
choose vegetarian restaurants. Restaurant staff will happily remove
meat from your plates if you ask.

vegetarian
肉なし(niku nashi）
no meat
Vegan & Vegetarian
restaurants in Fujisawa

Please use the vocabulary on the right to ask staff to adjust your plate.
Try using a search engine for vegan and vegetarian restaurants as well.

https://www.happycow.n
et/asia/japan/fujisawa/125Muslim Friendly
Restaurant
Guidebook
Kanagawa

Halal Food
Halal food might be much harder to find than vegetarian food. The
concept of “Halal food” itself is not very popular among ordinary
Japanese people.
A wholesale market (業務スーパー) near Shonandai station sells some
Halal foods.

https://trip.pref.kanaga
wa.jp/media/8RDmcw
mQfcPtTZV1zRACDSLs
YfcCb6RW0qK0nZHb/
muslim-friendlyrestaurantguidebook.pdf

Keio SFC Islam kenkyu labo and Kanagawa prefecture made “Muslim
friendly restaurant guidebook Kanagawa”. Please download the PDF
version for your use. It contains information about places for prayer as
well.
Also, using search engines for halal food would be useful.

Halal Gourmet Japan

Vegetarian / Halal Food at SFC
We have a Halal food section inside the Co-op store on campus.
Also, our on-campus dining facilities, such as Tablier and Ladybird, canprepare halal meals with prior notice. Several vegetarian menus arehttps://www.halalgour
met.jp/126

available at the co-op cafeteria.

8-7 Garbage
Garbage (gomi) disposal is carried out at the municipal level. Pleasecheck with your landlord or your dormitory manager for the local
garbage rules.

Fujisawa Garbage
sorting app

You are expected to observe all rules and regulations concerning
garbage disposal and recycling in your city.
Roughly speaking, there are three broad categories of garbage for
disposal purposes:
Combustible trash (kitchen and other food garbage, etc)Non-combustible trash (metals, glass, porcelain, rubber products,

for Android

etc)

Recyclable trash (plastic, paper, bins, cans, magazines, etc.)

Items in each category are collected separately on a designated day.
Usually, you are supposed to put garbage in certain space to avoid
crows and cats.

for iPhone

For Fujisawa city, you need to use designated garbage bags for
combustible and non-combustible trash. (e.g. 400 JPY for a roll of ten
sheets of 20-liter bags). You can buy bags from convenience stores,

可燃ゴミ(kanen gomi）

drug stores, and supermarkets within the town.

combustible trash

For oversized garbage (sodai gomi), like furniture, bedding, and home

不燃ゴミ(funen gomi）

appliances, municipalities have different ways of collecting it. In some

non-combustible trashplaces, certain days are set for collecting oversized garbage. In otherリサイクルゴミplaces, you need to notify the municipal administrative office in(risaikuru gomi）

advance, and then dispose of the garbage on the assigned day. There

recyclable trash

are also some places that require you to pay collection fees in

粗大ゴミ(sodai gomi）

advance. Collection fees may vary according to the size and kind ofoversized trash

garbage. Therefore, please confirm with the municipality or sanitation
office on how to dispose of oversized garbage. Please note that thefollowing seven appliances are not considered oversized garbage:
air conditioners, televisions, refrigerators, freezers, washing machines,
clothes dryers, and computers.

1278-8 Avoiding Troubles
Noise Caution
騒音(sou-on) noise

Even if you have your own space in your apartment, it does not mean
you can do anything anytime in your place.
The walls and floors of some apartments are very thin and you canhear the sound of TVs and other noises from neighbors and vice versa.
Try to avoid using a washing machine and/or vacuum cleaner,
watching TV very loud, jumping, or playing musical instruments from8:00 pm to 9:00 am the following day.
When playing online games using headphones, you tend to raise yourvoice without realizing it. Please refrain from playing games with voicechat functions during the midnight or early morning.
When your neighbors make noise, try not to contact them directly.
Make your complaints via your landlord to be anonymous. And when
you receive a complaint, please try to reduce noise as you may not beable to continue the apartment contract for the next contract period.
Garbage
Trash-related issues could easily become a cause of trouble with yourneighbors. To establish a good relationship with your neighbors, you
should follow the local rules for disposal.
SafetyJapan is known as relatively a safe country, however, the crime against
young women is not few. Always make sure your door is locked. Do
not sleep with your windows open. You can also put the cover on thedoor scope.
Theft on campus
Unfortunately, theft is a reality of campus life. Do not leave your walletand computers unattended. Also, it is not uncommon for bicycles in
the parking area to be stolen.

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Visitors

NHK…Japanese publicbroadcasterDo not open your door to strangers!
Visitors with no appointments are mostly door-to-door-sales.

1ch and 3ch in the
Kanto area.

Safety check: Sometimes, for example, a visitor tells you they are

It has satellite channels
as well.

from ”a direction of the fire station” and would like to check the firesystem in your apartment. Those safety checks should be informed by
the landlord or a posted document beforehand. Do not let thestranger come inside your room.
NHK representative

https://pid.nhk.or.jp/jushinryo/multilingual/englis
h/index.html

By the Broadcast Law of Japan (1950), all Japanese residents regardlessof nationality who own a television set and/or a mobile phone which
can receive the TV signal are required to enter into a Broadcast

NHK Student
Exemption System

Receiving Contract with NHK and pay the broadcast receiving fee.
NHK representative will visit your place to ask for the payment.
However, students with low income or students supported by theirparents are to be exempted from the payment from October 2023.
For details, please refer to the NHK website (Japanese language only).
Salesperson from Internet provider companies
They will ask you to switch your internet service provider, butsometimes your landlord might have made a contract with a single
provider for a whole apartment building. If you would like to switch
your internet service provider, you may need to ask the landlord firstfor the change.

https://www.nhkcs.jp/jushinryo/StudentE
xemBranch.do

Consumer CounselingService in Kanagawa in
Multiple Languages.
外国籍住民相談窓口（神奈川中央消費生活センター）Delivery
You can ask a delivery person to leave parcels outside of the door.
http://www.pref.kanaga
wa.jp/docs/k2w/cnt/f119
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Public transportations
Avoid loud conversation and/or listening to music loud in public
transportation.
Alcohol and Tobacco
The legal age for drinking alcohol and smoking is 20 years old.
Drugs
The use or possession of illegal drugs is strictly prohibited by law.
Ethical use of PC
Ethical use of computers is required in your daily life, especially when
you use SNS. For example, uploading a photo of you or your friends
who are underage with a glass of beer to SNS may cause a serious issue.
DronesFlying drones without permission is prohibited by law.
Cults
There are lots of cult groups in Japan that recruit university students.
They may contact you near the campus or even on campus. They target
new students who are lonely without families or friends in the newenvironment. Those religious recruiters pretend to be students. They
will come to you and ask if you are interested in “a self-improvement
group” or “an international students information exchange group”.
They even disguise themselves as members of one of Keio University
student groups.
Please be aware that there are lots of dangerous cult groups targeting
new students around April and October. If you are unsure about theinvitations from someone you don’t know well, ask senior students at
school or faculty members. Do not give them your personal
information.

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Involving in special fraud“Special fraud” is a crime in which suspects phone elderly victims
and pretend to be police officers, victims' family members, etc. tohave victims transfer cash to the suspects' bank account. In othercases, a suspect visits a victim's house after such a phone call anddirectly receives the victim's cash and/or cash cards.

特殊詐欺(tokushu-sagi)
Special fraud

Kanagawa Prefectural
PoliceThose criminals recruit university students as fraud group members.
You might be offered a well-paid job by friends or people who
pretend to be university students.
Once you get involved in a crime, you are a criminal regardless of yourhttps://www.police.pref.
kanagawa.jp/kurashi/ko
domo_jyosei/mesd5050.
html

situation. Even if you didn’t know it was a crime or you were justthreatened, you will still be arrested and will be expelled from Keio
University.
Fraud targeting at Chinese students
Recently, there have been many cases that people claiming to be fromthe Chinese Public Security Bureau, Chinese embassies, Japanese
Immigration Office, or other overseas public institutions who told
Chinese students that they were involved in a crime and would bearrested, or that they needed to pay a security deposit to avoid arrest.
Some of the cases involved fraudulent payments of a large sum ofmoney as a deposit.
In some cases, the scammers not only present their personal
information (passport information, etc.) to make the recipients believethat it is from a public institution but also send a document with an
official seal made to look like it was issued by a public institution.

Immigration Service
Agencyhttps://www.moj.go.jp/isa/publications/others/ny
uukokukanri01_00142.ht
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If you receive a suspicious phone call pretending to be from anoverseas public institution, please do not make a decision on yourown, but rather consult with the university or the nearest police
station.
Never give out your personal information or transfer or give money
to them.

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Bank Account
It is a CRIME to sell or give a bank account without just cause.
If there is any change in your information such as address, period ofstay, status of residence and place of work, you should immediately
contact the bank with which you have an account.
When you leave Japan after graduation from Keio University, make sure
to complete the account closing procedure of your financial institution
to prevent your account from being by criminals.

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Mosques in Kanagawa
1-31-22-201 Hayabuchi, Tsuzuki-ku,

Ja’me Masjid Yokohama

Yokohama-city, Kanagawa
Tel: 090-3510-2798

Ebina Masjid

3-12-1 Kamigo, Ebina-shi, Kanagawa
Tel: 090-8000-9711, 090-6542-1900

https://yokohamamasjid.com/
info@yokohamamasjid.com
https://www.facebook.com/pages/EbinaMosque/352827714734696

There is also a prayer room located on the second floor of the Iota Building in SFC.

Christian Churches with English Service in Kanagawa
Yokohama International
Baptist Church
Japan Union Conferenceof Seventh-day
Adventist Church
Sacred Heart Cathedral

60 Nakaodai, Naka-Ku, Yokohama
231-0839

https://www.yibc.org/

Tel: 045-621-6431
846 Kami kawai-cho, Asahi-ku,

https://adventist.jp/church/yoko

Yokohama

hama-english/

44 Yamate-cho, Yokohama 231-8651

https://catholicyamate.org/welco

Tel: 045-641-0735

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8-10 Student Organizations
Keio University has a rich community that revolves around over 470
official student organizations – 68 of which are specific to SFC – acrossCircle Square

its six campuses. The Keio Arts and Culture Federation complements
these with 90 organizations that encourage students to expand theircultural literacy and social awareness. With clubs encompassing
countless interests, from contemporary and traditional dance andmusic, religion and Japanese cultural arts, to debate and philanthropy,

https://www.orientation.

students are guaranteed to find a community where they can makekeio-students.jp/circle-

lifelong friends.

2023-en
The List of Official

Clubs and Circles

Student Groups

The word “circle” is often used to refer to students’ clubs. “Circles” arealso student clubs, but often require less of a time commitment thanso-called “clubs.” To join a club or a circle, you can either go to theirinformation events held at the beginning of the spring semester orcontact them directly by searching for their website / Facebook pages.

https://www.keio.ac.jp/en/studentlife/files/athletics-

For sports at Keio University, the Keio University Athletics Association

recreation/Official_Studeorganizes the university’s intercollegiate athletic teams, and provides

nt_Groups.pdf

them with coaching staff, medical aids, and training facilities. The*Japanese language only

league includes over 40 groups.

The Keio University

The Waseda-Keio Games

Athletics Association

Keio University and Waseda University have long been friendly yet fierce
rivals in academic and athletic pursuits. The Waseda-Keio baseball games inspring and fall are so popular with students, alumni, and the wider publicthat they are broadcast on TV.

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8-11 International Student Support Groups
AIS(Keio Association

Support Groups Run by Students

for International
Students)
AIS Instagram:
https://instagram.com/aiskeiosfc?igshid=MzRlOD
BiNWFlZA==

Association for International Students (AIS) is a Student Association
in SFC organized in 2016. Their goal is to bring all students together
to make SFC a better place. Contact them for more details.
aiskeiosfc@gmail.com

KOSMIC
https://www.ic.keio.ac.jp/intl_student/organizatio
n/kosmic.html

KOSMIC (Keio Organization of Student Members of theInternational Center) is run by Keio University students andfacilitates opportunities for international students to receive support*Japanese only

from fellow students. Mainly active at Mita Campus.

Keio Welcome Net
https://sites.google.com/site/welcomenethomepage/.

Nihongo Club @Mita
https://www.ic.keio.ac.jp/intl_student/organizatio
n/nihongo-mita.html
Nihongo Club
@Shinanomchi
https://www.ic.keio.ac.jp/intl_student/organizatio
n/nihongoshinanomachi.html
Tokyo Mita Club

Support Group Run by Alumni
Keio Welcome Net is a volunteer organization by Keio’s alumni that
supports international students.
Nihongo Club has been offering free Japanese conversation sessions,for over 20 years for students from abroad and visiting scholars on
Mita and Shinanomchi campuses.
Tokyo Mita Club was founded in 1974 by Keio alumni. It organizes
various events and welcomes parties to interact with international
students.

http://www.tmc.gr.jp/*Japanese only
MEXT

Support from Government
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology(MEXT) provides useful information to support international student
life.

https://www.mext.go.jp/
en/index.htm

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Keio University Harassment Prevention Committee
The Keio University Harassment Prevention Committee is a body

Harassment
Prevention Committee(Keio)

under the direct authority of the Keio President which aims to plan,
liaise, coordinate, and conduct public relations activities for theprevention of harassment as well as consultation, surveys, mediation,
and arbitration relating to acts of harassment at Keio University.

Keio University Office for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
Keio University established the Office for Equity, Diversity, andhttp://www.harasspco.keio.ac.jp/en/commi
ttee.html
Office for Equity,
Diversity, andInclusion

Inclusion in 2018, toward building an environment conducive to staff,
faculty members, and students of all ages cooperating and coexistingin a spirit of mutual respect and acceptance for one another’s
individual personalities and various values, and to facilitate prompt
responses to challenges relating to welcoming diversity.
keiodiversity@info.keio.ac.jp

https://www.diversity.keio.ac.jp/index.html
Human Rights
Counselling Service
online by Ministry ofJustice

Human Rights Counselling Service Online by Ministry of Justice
You can consult about human rights issues online. The service is free ofcharge.
https://www.jinken.go.jp/soudan/PC_AD/0101_e

LGBTQ
LGBT jukuseikai is an unofficial LGBTQ student circle at Keio University.

n.htmlLGBT jukueikai

lgbt.jukuseikai@gmail.com
https://sites.google.com/view/lgbtjukuseikai/

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