Soshinryo Dormitory
Features
- Rooms are fully equipped with washbasins, toilets and shower booths.
- The first floor of Soshinryo has a cafeteria, with nutritious breakfast and dinner meals available for a reasonable price
- Soshinryo has communal living areas and shared kitchens for residents to socialize and cook their own meals, as well as communal bathing areas, learning rooms, a dance studio, a music studio, a theater, and a Japanese-style room, allowing residents to comfortably spend time in dormitory areas
- The attached incubation facility (Spark Base) is an environment for residents that fosters entrepreneurship and inspires the will to take on challenges on a daily basis
- The attached commercial facility has gym facilities open year-round, which residents are also able to use for a fee

Facilities
Recommended for
- Students who want to lock in a place to live from undergraduate to graduate school, and focus on their studies and research
- Students who are considering entrepreneurship and would like to use the nearby incubation facility
- Students who do not want to worry about their meals, and would like to have nutritionally balanced and delicious meals even while living on their own!
Details
Those eligible
- Japanese students in undergraduate and graduate schools
- International students in undergraduate and graduate schools
- Exchange students
- Research students, etc.
Location
4-2 Gakuen, Sanda, Hyogo
Required time to reach campus
A three-minute walk to the Kobe-Sanda Campus front gate
Rooms
- Total number of rooms: 300
- Desk, chair, bed, refrigerator, air conditioner, toilet, shower space, washbasin, closet, shoebox, internet (Wi-Fi), roll-up blinds, indoor drying rack
Shared facilities
First floor: Cafeteria, multipurpose rooms (learning space, music studio, dance studio, Japanese-style room, shared kitchen), communal bathing areas (one each for men and women), vending machines, AED
Second through fourth floors (dormitory rooms): Laundry rooms (equipped with dryers), communal living areas, kitchens, microwaves, toasters, vacuums
Expenses
Expenses | Amount | Payment date | Payment method |
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Move-in fee*1 | 60,000 yen | Bank transfer*2 | |
Rent | 58,000 yen a month *This includes utilities and Internet for individual rooms | 27th of the previous month | |
Maintenance fees | 10,000 yen a month | ||
Food expenses | 200 yen per breakfast, 440 yen per dinner | 27th of the following month |
*1 This is a one-time fee that will be charged upon move-in.
*2 Pay at a convenience store until account registration is completed.
Number of students who plan to move into Soshinryo (planned for FY2025)
- Incoming undergraduate students: Up to 80
- Current undergraduate students and incoming graduate students: Up to 120