Kanda University's cafeteria. Students are expected to adapt to their accommodations and to try to understand and respect the cultural context in which they are living. IES Tokyo students may choose to live with Japanese families or in private, off-campus dormitories. Housing with families is often an enriching and unforgettable experience and a wonderful way of fully participating in Japanese culture. However, placing students with families can be difficult to arrange in Tokyo and students who choose this option must be prepared to adjust to Japanese customs, manners, and diet.
Students living with Japanese families receive breakfast and dinner daily, seven days a week.
Both dormitories are equipped with a dining hall, a kitchenette for self-catering, a community bath and private showers, laundry facilities, and a common area. Each student has a single room with bed, desk, desk lamp, wardrobe, and telephone. Both dormitories are located off-campus are shared with Japanese university students and young company employees. Dormitories have a curfew by which all residents must abide. Unlike US residence halls, meal in these dormitories are not served buffet-style.