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On-Campus Courses - Application

Application Procedures:

Once you decide to apply for the Japan Studies Program, you will need to fill out the following forms below necessary for us to process your application. You can download an application below.

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Application form with your photo pasted [ WORD ] [ PDF ]
Study / Research Plan [ WORD ] [ PDF ]
Transcript
Two letters of recommendation: including one from your Japanese language teacher written either in English or Japanese [ WORD ] [ PDF ]
Yamagata University Health Certificate [ EXCEL ] [ PDF ]
Certificate of Enrollment of the Applicant for JASSO Student Exchange Support Program Scholarship for Short-Term Study in Japan [ EXCEL ] [ PDF ]

Submission Deadlines:

Additional forms:

Notification:

Visa Processing:

You will need to obtain a College Student visa, which is good for a year or two years depending on his/ her purpose. Once you are accepted as an exchange student, we will then send you an application for a Certificate of Eligibility (COE) for you to fill out and then send back to us. We will then submit it to a nearby Immigration office to get a COE for you. As soon as it is ready, we will send you the COE. You will then take it to a nearby Consulate of Japan in your country to obtain your college student visa. This whole process normally takes three months.

Arrival:

Housing:

1. Apartments
There are many apartments available close to the main campus. The average rent for an apartment is about 50,000 yen per month for one room with a kitchen and a bath including utilities and maintenance fees. If you share a kitchen and bath room, you can rent a room at a much lower rate ranging from 15,000 to 28,000 yen. Another option is to rent a room and board in a private house for 45,000-70,000. In Japan, a one month security deposit is usually required.

2. International House
We have a five-story residential hall for international students called International House or I-House, which is located right in the heart of the City of Yamagata, a city of 250,000 people. Since the I-House quickly becomes full because of its popularity, we strongly recommend that you apply for the Program well in advance by filling out the attached application for housing and send it to us with your program application.
Visit our web site for more information about I-House: http://www.yamagata-u.ac.jp/gakumu/ryugaku/english/p3-2.html#p3-2b1

The room types and their rates are shown below. The monthly rents, maintenance fees, and security deposits of the International House vary depending on the type of a room.

Type	Monthly Rent	Maintenance fees	Security deposit*
Single room	5,900	500 yen	30,000
Couple	11,900	600 yen	36,000
Family	14,200	900 yen	45,000

* The security deposit is a one-time refundable fee on the condition that you will keep and maintain the room in good and sanitary condition during your occupancy.

We also use each family room for two people to share, in which case the rent for one person is 7,100 + 450 yen.

Directions to the Main Campus:

Yamagata University is three hours away from Tokyo by bullet train (the Shinkansen). There are several different ways to get to Yamagata.

By Train: From Tokyo Narita International Airport:
Take Japan Railroad (JR) Narita Express train to JR Tokyo. Change trains to Shinkansen Tsubasa, a super express train, bound for Yamagata or Shinjo and travel to JR Yamagata. The whole trip takes about five hours.

By Domestic Air:
You can also fly to Yamagata from Tokyo Haneda Airport, conveniently located in central Tokyo. There is a daily flight service from Osaka International Airport to Yamagata as well.

By Car:
Take Yamagata Expressway to Yamagata/Zao Exit.

By Bus:
Take an express bus from Tokyo or Osaka to Yamagata.

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