Students enrolled in the HUSA program are housed in the Ikenoue Student Dormitory Complex, located at 10 minutes walking distance from the campus.

Ikenoue Student Dormitory

The dormitories are 5-story reinforced concrete buildings with a capacity of 100 residents. Dormitory rooms are western-style, furnished with a bed, desk and chair. They are all single rooms. Each room usually has air-conditioning, a private toilet and washing basin. Bedding can be purchased or students can bring their own. Kitchen and shower facilities are shared.

Each floor has a common room, depending on the floor either western style or Japanese style with tatami mats. Kitchens are equipped with refrigerators, and gas-ranges. There are also laundry facilities with coin-operated laundry machines and dryers. Details are explained in the Information for New Students guidebook.

Students participating in the HUSA program pay their tuition directly to their home institutions. No tuition is required to be paid to Hiroshima University. However, textbooks and other learning materials will be the financial responsibility of the students.

Dormitory rent is significantly less expensive than rent for a private apartment, which starts at 40,000 yen per month. This makes the HUSA program also attractive for those students who want to study in Japan at their own expense.

The rate for a single room in the dormitory is approximately 6,200 yen per month plus utilities.

Meals are the responsibility of the student. There are, however, adequate cooking facilities in the dorms, as well as several inexpensive cafeterias on campus.

Below is a sample of average living costs for a student. It includes rent and utilities for the dormitories, various other charges for health insurance etc. and costs for three meals a day.

It is possible to live and study in Hiroshima for about 68,000 yen (approx. US$850, US$ 1= JPY 80) per month, but if a student wants to travel during his/her stay in Japan, he/she will probably need more. The HUSA program estimates that study at Hiroshima will cost a privately funded student between US$900-1,000 per month not including airfare to and from Japan.

Estimated monthly Living Expenses

1. Dormitory utilities include electricity, gas and water. Students pay utilities for individual room usage and for common usage. Apartment utilities include fees for electricity, water, and garbage disposal and sewage. The dormitories provide refrigerators and coin washing machines; where as private apartments do not provide a refrigerator or washing machine.
   
2. No room deposit is required.
   
3. A private phone line can be installed in the dormitory room for approx. 3,000 yen per month service charge. This does not include the cost of your personal calls. HUSA usually suggests students to get a portable phone, which can be obtained for about 5,000 yen per month. There is also a phone on each floor that can not be used to call out, but can receive calls, including international calls.
   
4. If you want to use internet in your own dormitory room, you must have a contract with a telephone company. It usually takes two to three weeks to set up the connection.  Monthly charge will be approximately 3000 yen-5000 yen.