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Housing Arrangement

Housing Summary

All housings are off-campus.
For basic summary of the housings, please refer to the PDF below.
*Please read the instructions carefully.
*As of September 25, 2025

Housing Summary (pdf)

Due to the renewal of the Sophia’s Web Page, all the photos of the dormitories are of low quality. We are going to fix them in order.

Sophia Dormitories

Sophia Associated Housings

Housing Arrangement Procedures and Policies

Housing Arrangement Procedures

  1. Sophia University will check and review application documents, and then screen them to determine whether applicants are accepted for our exchange program or not.

    Housing allocation works on first come, first served basis among those who completed their application documents.
  2. Sophia University will arrange housing for the exchange students, and send an allocation result.
  3. Exchange students will receive contract information by the management company and then sign a lease agreement.
  4. Exchange students may be requested to complete the necessary payment by the deadline.

Policy for Sophia Housing Arrangement

  • Sophia University will arrange the housing based on the student’s preference, availability of the rooms, and information provided from the student. If you arrange housing through Sophia University, it is required that you stay in the dormitory assigned to you.
  • It is not possible to change the housing after the allocation.
  • Exchange students are expected to make all necessary payments by the deadline. Failure to do so may result in cancellation of the housing arrangement, and charging of a penalty fee.
  • Sophia University will make arrangements only before the students’ arrival in Japan. In principle it is not possible to re-arrange the housing after arrival.
  • Students are NOT allowed to move from housing arranged by Sophia without previous notice to Sophia University. They are requested to follow the directions from Sophia, but finding alternative accommodation is their own responsibility.
  • Please let us know if you have any notes you would like us to be aware of while allocating you to the housing (such as gender or health conditions). However, please keep in mind that we are unable to meet all students’ requests.

Information for Self Arrangement

Housing agencies listed below are not affiliated with Sophia University. Students who wish to arrange their own accommodations are responsible for contacting each agency directly.
In Japan, when you sign an apartment rental contract, a co-signer is generally required. If you do not have a co-signer, you may use the services of a guarantor company. Please refer to this page for more information regarding Housing Guarantor System