Estimated costs for exchange students in Japan 2018/19 Students do not pay any tuition fees to the host university. For those going abroad for one term (semester), the full tuition fee will be payable to the University of Kent. Those going abroad for the full academic year are currently charged 15% of the full tuition fee. Before you accept a placement, please take time to speak to your sponsors/parents to confirm that you are able to afford the term/year abroad. You must make sure you have sufficient funds available to you on arrival at your host university to cover the initial costs. You should also budget for the remainder of your time abroad. s you will incur will vary according to where your placement is (country and city/town) and what you wish to do while on placement. As a general rule, you should research the following: Air fares Visa fees Any compulsory vaccinations required by host university Any medical check-ups required by host university Travel to and from the airport Health insurance Orientation fee, required by some host universities Accommodation during the Orientation Accommodation for your period of study If accommodation is unfurnished, bedding etc Meal plan Books Local transportation Any compulsory incidental fees charged by the host university Sports facilities Many of our partner institutions do not issue their financial information until the beginning of the calendar year so please use the following information as a guide only. For further information on costs, tuition fees and funding opportunities, please visit our s and Funding page. Aoyama Gakuin University (AGU) Room and board Books and materials 1,260,000 per year 60,000 per year
Transportation Extracurricular activities National health Insurance Miscellaneous 35,000 per year 70,000 per year 25,000 per year 100,000 per year Kansai Gaidai Application fee Housing security deposit US$50 Mandatory liability insurance joining fee 1,000 Materials fee for studio art courses 10,000 Room and board fee* Meal expenses Textbooks Miscellaneous 15,000 (refundable) Homestay (includes breakfast and dinner): 320,000 yen per semester Dormitory: 200,000-230,000 yen per semester Hotani Seminar House: 108,000 yen (plus 6,400 futon rental fee) per semester Homestay: 60,000 per semester Dormitory: 150,000 per semester 20,000 per semester 140,000 per semester *These fees are per person for a room with double occupancy. For single occupancy, the charge is twice that of double occupancy. The fee does not include any meals. A seminar house reservation fee of 2,000 is also required for a dormitory resident. Approximately 100,000 (room and board included) for winter break expenses must also be added.
Keio University Estimated costs per month: Housing and utilities Food 30,000-60,000 Clothes 10,000-20,000 Books 7,000 Transportation 8,000+ Medical insurance 1,500 Cell phone 5,000+ Miscellaneous 15,000 51,000 (room only) - 78,000 (breakfast and dinner inclusive for weekdays) Kobe University Books Accommodation Board & living expenses Utilities Undergraduate courses: 50,000 per year Japanese language courses: 30,000 per year 4,700-21,000 per month 30,000 per month 15,000 per month
Transportation fee from Kobe University Residential Facilities (Dormitory) Insurance Entertainment 8,000-20,000 per month National Health Insurance: 1,700 per month Personal Accident Insurance for Students Pursuing Education and Research (PAS): 1,000 per year 10,000 per month Kyoto Sango University (KSU) On-campus accommodation admission fee 20,000-40,000 On-campus accommodation 19,000-60,000 per month Off-campus accommodation 19,000-38,000 per month Food 30,000 per month Mobile phone 5,000 per month Transportation 3,000 per month Insurance 2,500 per month Books and supplies 1,000 per month
Miscellaneous expenses 12,000 per month Musashi University Exchange students must certify at least JPY 1,100,000 per academic year Rent 47,000-51,000 per month Key money (Rikko Kaikan Dormitory) 3,900 per month Dorm insurance (Rikko Kaikan Dormitory) 4,000 per month Commuter Pass 5,740 per month Bedding 14,000 Daily necessities 20,000 per month Meals (Rikko Kaikan Dormitory) 45,000-60,000 per month Outside of dorm meals 16,000-20,000 per moth Phone plan 5,000-6,000 per month
Nagoya University of Foreign Studies Accommodation International House 26,000 (including utilities) Proxy Friends Nisshin 31,500 (excluding electricity) Please note: all students undertaking study a placement at NUFS will receive the NUFS Exchange Student Scholarship (a monthly stipend of 60,000) to cover basic living expenses. Okayama University Accommodation Campus store membership Taxi Bus 12,000-20,000 per month 4,000 (refundable) 500 yen per metre 200 yen per journey to the city centre Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (APU) On-campus accommodation 313,000 per year
Moving in fee Bedding/linen 9,000 Utility fee Comprehensive Renter s Insurance 4,550 Bus tickets for orientation 1,000 Bank transfer fees 1,750 National Health Insurance 10,000 Food Academic expenses Transportation Other Waseda University 30,000 per year 7,000 per month 30,000-40,000 per month 10,000-20,000 per semester 45,000-75,000 per semester (if living off campus) 25,000 per semester (if living on campus) 10,000 per month Living expenses Housing National Health Insurance Scheme 80,000 per month 80,000 per month 1,200 per month