Osaka University will provide all OUSSEP students with low-cost accommodation in one of the residences for overseas students located near the two university campuses. We will have a room ready for each of the students by the time they arrive. No particular application for this housing is necessary for OUSSEP participants. Students who do not want to live there should let us know in advance. Those who wish to stay in a private apartment house in the Osaka area should expect their average monthly living expenses (food, rent, and transportation) to be no less than 100,000 JPY. Note that, those who make private accommodation contracts need guarantors. The International Student Center cannot help to arrange the guarantors for individual students. The university does not currently arrange ghome-stayh for OUSSEP students. Students may seek opportunities for home-stay after they settle down at the above accommodation.
Upon arrival in Osaka, OUSSEP students must join a comprehensive health and a personal accident insurance plan arranged by the University, which includes the compulsory National Health Insurance and the Disaster and Accident Insurance for Student Education and Research. The plan covers medical care and hospitalization. The cost is reasonable and will be carried by the students. In addition, students are expected to have liability insurance. Liability insurance for students can be purchased at the Osaka University COOP.
The Japanese islands, which are situated in the Temperate Zone, generally enjoy a mild climate. There are four clearly marked seasons. The summer (June to August) is hot and humid with a rainy period in June and the first half of July. It begins to become cool in late September. In general, the fall is dry and cool. The winter (December to February) is quite mild in the Osaka area. The temperature seldom falls below freezing point. It stays very dry throughout the winter. There may be light snowfalls once or twice a year but the snow disappears very quickly. Spring (March and April) is the time of blossoms and the beginning of the new fiscal and academic years.