Campus Life

1. Admission and Tuition Fees
2. University Dormitories
3. Private Apartments and Tohoku University Housing Joint Guarantor System
4. Orientation for New Students
5. International Support Center Support Services

1. Admission and Tuition Fees

Information about the admission and tuition fees can be found at the following link:　Admission and Tuition Fees Information
*Tuition payment receipts can be obtained from an automatic issuance machine. However, research students, graduate research students, and students who require receipts written in English must apply to the Academic Affairs Office.

Admission and Tuition Fee Waiver
Financial Aid

Tuition Fees, Admission Fees, Scholarships, Financial Support Information of the GSICS Online Bulletin Board for Students
*Internal use only. To access the website above, you are required to log in with your Tohoku University (DC mail) account.

2. University Dormitories

Tohoku University offers two types of dormitories for international students: International House and University House. Applications must be submitted to the Academic Affairs Office within a specified period. Please note that the application guidelines are scheduled to be posted here in June and December.

3. Private Apartments and Tohoku University Housing Joint Guarantor System

*Tohoku University Housing Joint Guarantor System will stop accepting new applications as of December 31, 2024.
When renting an apartment in Japan, students generally need a joint guarantor. For Japanese students, their parents or relatives often act as joint guarantors.
For international students who wish to make a housing contract and whose legal guardian does not reside in Japan, they can sign a contract with a private guarantee company as a guarantor.
Tohoku University recommends the Tohoku University Co-op, Service for Rental Tenants, Sumuraku Plan.

Details of the Sumuraku Plan
https://sup.bureau.tohoku.ac.jp/en/after-arrival-e/moving-e/guarantor-e/

4. Orientation for New Students

Orientation materials for new students enrolled in Spring 2024 may be downloaded the links below.

1. Orientation for G2SD Students
Orientation for New Students Spring 2024 (File: PowerPoint)
2. Information Network Seminar
Information Network at Graduate School of International Cultural Studies (GSICS) (File: PDF)
3. Orientation Videos for International Students
Flyer: Orientation Videos for Incoming International Students (File: PDF)

Orientation materials for new students enrolled in October 2023 may be downloaded the links below.

1. Orientation for IGPLS Students
New Student Orientation Fall, 2023 (File: PDF)
2. Orientation for G2SD Students
Orientation for New Students Fall 2023 (File: PowerPoint)
3. Information Network Seminar
Information Network at Graduate School of International Cultural Studies (GSICS) (File: PDF)
4. Orientation Videos for International Students
*The videos will be available after October 2nd.
Flyer: Orientation Videos for Incoming International Students (File: PDF)

5. International Support Center Support Services

Tohoku University International Support Center offer comprehensive arrival-to-departure support services to international students with the aim to facilitate a smooth transition for international students and researchers to life in Sendai.
For more information, please see here.