Housing

1. Student Residences

2. Private Apartments and Houses

(1)Tohoku University (On Campus)
①Tohoku University COOP Real Estate Division (Welfare Facilities, Kawauchi North Campus)
*Map-based Apartment Search Engine
*Online Appointing
Phone: +81-(0)22-262-1775 E-mail: apart*tohoku-u.coop (Please replace * with @)
②Tohoku University COOP “Campus Life Support Plaza” (2F, Aobayama Midori Welfare Facilities)
Tel: +81-(0)22-721-5162
③International Support Center (2F, Education and Student Support Center , Kawauchi North Campus)
The International Support Center provides housing services for international students and also helps the students to apply for the guarantor program. To make an appointment, please send e-mail along with the application form.
Tel: +81-(0)22-795-3773 E-mail: search-housing*grp.tohoku.ac.jp (Please replace * with @)

(2) Real Estate Agents (Outside the University)
①Heiwa Juutaku Joho Center Kokubun-cho (Apaman Shop Kokubun-cho)
TEL:022-263-7998 E-mail:kokubun*heiwajuutaku.com (Please replace * with @)
*Appointment required for service in English
②My room Sendai Sendai-Kita Branch (Chiyoda-machi) TEL:022-728-8393
③Mast shop Kitayama (Sanjo-machi) TEL:022-273-4431
④Housemate shop Sendai Branch TEL:022-298-6778
⑤Saijo Real Estate(Komegafukuro) TEL:022-227-8690
⑥Home Stage (Tsutsujigaoka) TEL:022-293-7110
⑦Apartments for international students in Japan (UniLife)
*It is better to make an appointment before you visit real estate agents.

*Renting Apartments for Beginners (Dec. 8, 2021)
*Guidebook for Tenants

3. Tohoku University Co-op Rental Tenant Service ‘Sumuraku Plan’

Tohoku University strongly recommends that international students use the ‘Sumuraku Plan’, offered by the Tohoku University Co-op, when signing private apartment contracts. Under this plan, a private guarantor company acts as a joint guarantor for international students. To use the plan, students must be enrolled in the Comprehensive Insurance for Student Lives coupled with ‘GAKKENSAI’ for international students (specifically the E-type plan), which includes tenant liability coverage of up to 10 million yen. The application process takes some time, so you must apply at least one month before you plan to move in.

4. Furnished Short Term and Long Term Dormitories for International Students and Researcher

Kyoritsu「Gakusyu – Shorei」 Dormitories (Sendai Area)	*Within 90 days* Rent : ¥62,000/m (incl. electricity charge & two meals a day, furnished room) Application Form	TEL：0120-952-423 kif-info@dormy.co.jp
Kyoritsu「Gakusyu – Shorei」 Dormitories (Sendai Area)	*More than 91 days* Rent : ¥46,000/m (incl. two meals a day, furnished room) Utility Fees : ¥12,650/m Internet Fee : ¥1,650/m plus Move-in Fee: JPY46,000 (once per contract ) Cleaning Fee : JPY15,000 (once per contract) Building Maintenance Fee : JPY3,000 (once a year) First month payment amount may differ slightly depending on move-in date. Application Form	TEL：0120-952-423 kif-info@dormy.co.jp
Urban Castle Kawauchi	Admission Fee:¥30,000 Rent:¥21,000/m Administrative Fee:¥8,856/m Management Fee:¥7,776/m plus electricity charge	Tel : +81-22-713-8366 Fax : +81-22-713-8367 E-mail : uc-kawauchilive.jp (Please replace with @)
Urban Castle Kawauchi	*Short Stays(From 1 night)* ¥2,900/night (excl. tax) 〜

5. Public Housing

(1)Miyagi Prefectural Housing

(2)Sendai Municipal Housing : Application Guide for Sendai City Municipal Housing

(3) Miyagi Public Rental Housing : Applicants need to meet the income requirements.

(4) UR Rental Housing : UR rental housing is one type of public rental housing provided in Japan. No guarantor is required to rent the unit, but applicants’ monthly income should be four times the amount of the rent or balance in the bank exceeding a fixed amount.
A Guide for Residents

6. Moving

Tohoku University	Inform the Student Affairs Section (Kyomu-Gakari) of your change of address.
City Ward Office	You need to register your new address at the ward office within 14 days after you moved. Please don’t forget to bring your residence card there so that your new address will be shown on it.
Post Office	When moving, postal items sent to the former address are redirected to the new address free of charge for one year just by submitting the relocation form. Please visit the counter of the post office and finish the procedure sufficiently before moving.
Gas, Electricity and Water	Call each utility office at least one week prior to moving out.
Telephone Company	For mobile phones, inform your provider of your new address.
Financial Institutions	Address changes should be informed to all banks and credit card companies with which you have accounts.
Police Station	If you have a driver’s license, you are expected to submit an address-change notice to the police department or the Driver Licensing Center that has jurisdiction over your new address.

*Moving-out of your apartment, settling fees, and departing (Japan Departure Guide)
*SENDAI Living Information
*Life in Sendai