West&North dorm for undergraduates
Wakeijuku Six Dormitories

There are six dormitories in Wakeijuku - East dorm, West dorm, South dorm, North dorm and Inui(Northwest) dorm for undergraduates, and Tatsumi(Southeast) dorm for graduates. Each dormitory consists of many Japanese students and a few foreign students.

Wakeijuku boarders live in one of six dormitories. Six dormitories are one "Wakeijuku Community," and all Japanese and foreign students are its member.


Wakeijuku Community

Wakeijuku is not a mere boarding house. Wakeijuku was established for "Human Growth through daily community life," therefore, all Wakeijuku boarders are members of the "Wakeijuku Community."

Foreign students are not an exception, either. In Wakeijuku, foreign students need to live with Japanese students, speak in Japanese, and follow the same rules. Any student accepted as a member of the "Wakeijuku Community" is never given special treatment.

South dorm mates


Three Rules

There are no severe rules in the "Wakeijuku Community" to respect individuality and the group surrounding the individuality. However, Wakeijuku boarders are requested to respect "Three Rules" as follows.

Three Rules respected in Wakeijuku - Greetings, Follow the rules of community life, Mind to participate in events and cultural activities at Wakeijuku

First, "Necessity of greetings" - Greetings are the basics of life to build up human relations.

Second, "Follow the rules of community life" - in community life, a boarder cannot insist only on his convenience. To live pleasantly in dormitory, boarders must respect each other and follow the rules in the community.

Third, "Proactive participation into the cultural events and activities of Wakeijuku" - Many annual events are held at Wakeijuku, in which all the boarders are requested to participate. It will be a good experience to organize, manage, and participate in such events. Also, Wakeijuku provides Cultural Activities called "Kyoyo-Koza" free of charge. Wakeijuku boarders can be familiarized with Japanese tradition like, Kendo, Japanese Calligraphy, Zen, and so on. Events and Cultural Activities will probably sophisticate boarders.


Cultural Activity

Kendo and Sado

At Wakeijuku, Cultural Activities(Kyoyo-Koza) are held. Wakeijuku boarders can enjoy Japanese traditional culture for free: Kendo, Japanese Tea Ceremony, Japanese Caligraphy, and so on. We want Wakeijuku boarders to participate in Cultural Activity. In most activities, excellent teachers give participants kind lessons.

Wakeijuku Cultural Activities are:

Kendo
Iaido
Judo
Karate-do
JikishinKage-Ryu (Japanese martial art of Swordsmanship)
Zen
Japanese Calligraphy
Assoctiation of Chinese Classic Texts
Sado (Japanese Tea Ceremony)
Go
Painting
Great Books Seminar
Touch Football Club
Shooto Club (Mixed Martial Arts)

Calendar

Yamanote Line All-Night Hike (June)

At Wakeijuku, a variety of annual events are held. We want Wakeijuku boarders to participate and to manage by themselves.

January Traditional Kagami-biraki (Cutting of New Year's ricecakes)
March Freshman Welcome Day
April Freshman Welcome Events
Entrance Ceremony - Ceremony, Lecture, Party
May Establishment Anniversary - Ceremony, Lecture, Party, Play Contest by senior, Japanese Tea Party by Sado-bu
June Yamanote Line All-Night Hike
July Morning Sports Meet
September Sports Festival (previous festival)
October Sports Festival (main festival)
November Symposium
December Graduation Ceremony - Ceremony, Lecture, Farewell Party, Play by new graduates
Traditional Mochi-tsuki (Making ricecakes)

Location

Wakeijuku has a rich environment.

Gingko Road from Wakeijuku Main Gate / Wakeijuku Sports Ground

Flowers at Wakeijuku

Located in JR Yamanote-Line area, Tokyo, it is easy for Wakeijuku boarders to go to universities such as Waseda University, Sophia University, Tokyo University, Gakushuin University, Hosei University. In spite of such a convenient location, since 2.3ha of Wakeijuku land is the former Marquis Hosokawa Mansion, there are rich greens and many seasonal flowers in Wakeijuku. Its environment may make boarders feel refreshed.

Access to Waseda&Sophia University

In the neighborhood of Wakeijuku, there are many historic sites. Edogawa Park near Wakeijuku is known for spectacular cherry blossoms. A library, a fire station, a post office, hospitals, and two museums are also close to Wakeijuku.

Wakeijuku Map

See detailed Area Map: Click here


Wakei Days(blog)

You can see boarders' life on Wakeijuku's official blog: Click to open
(Japanese text)

Each Wakeijuku dormitory has its own blog or website. Please view them as well:
East dorm (Japanese text)
West dorm (Japanese text)
South dorm (Japanese text)
North dorm (Japanese text)
Inui dorm (Japanese text)
Tatsumi dorm (Japanese text)
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