7.Qualifications/Selection Process/Board and Lodging

Qualifications
The prospective applicant must:
1. Be enrolled in a Japanese university or college,
2. Be a graduate or undergraduate student who will study for one or more years in Japan,
3. Be able to communicate to some extent in Japanese,
4. Have a responsible guarantor in Japan,
5. Be able to deposit guarantee money without interest in an amount equivalent to the monthly dormitory lodging fee,
6. Accept and abide by the concepts, rules and guidelines governing dormitory life at Wakeijuku,
7. Be willing to accept the same treatment at Wakeijuku as the Japanese student residents receive, based on the rules prescribed by Wakeijuku,
8. Be under the age of thirty, and
9. Stay in Wakeijuku more than one year.

Selection Process
1. Confirmation of ability to converse in Japanese.
2. Review of details provided by applicant in his application form to determine acceptability.
3. Notification of date and time of interview.
4. Interview, final screening, and notification of acceptance or rejection of the applicant.


Board and Lodging (July 13th, 2007~)

Undergraduate students Graduate students (Tatsumi-dorm)
Registration Fee (annual)
56,925 Yen / year   tax included
Boarding and Lodging fee
72,450 Yen / month
tax included
82,800 Yen / month
tax included
Deposit amount*
70,000 Yen
80,000 Yen
*Equal to a monthly Boarding and Lodging fee (no tax is imposed)

- Registration fee is not refundable for any reason once paid. It is payable after each year of stay, and the whole amount is payable, regardless of the length of the stay after the completion of each year.
- Applicants accepted to Wakeijuku must pay the Deposit. The deposit will be refunded to the resident when leaving Wakeijuku, on the condition that there is no damage caused to the room or the furniture. No interest will be paid on the deposit. The deposit will not be refunded in case a resident leaves Wakeijuku before the completion of 6 months of stay.
- The Boarding and Lodging fee includes breakfast and supper, electricity, gas and water charge.
- The use of Bedding Rental service costs 1,890 Yen (tax included) per month. It includes a (Japanese) mattress, a (Japanese) quilt, a blanket, a pillow, sheets, a quilt cover and a pillow cover.

Registration Fee, Deposit, Boarding and Lodging fee for the month of entrance into Wakeijuku (calculated on a daily rate) must be paid in cash on the day of entrance.

Submit your application to or contact for further information the following address: 

Wakeijuku
21-2, Mejirodai 1-chome,  Bunkyo-ku,
Tokyo Japan   112-8682 
TEL: 81-3-3941-7446/7447   FAX:81-3-3941-7482

If you have any questions concerning entry into Wakeijuku, please click here. 

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