{"id":1480,"date":"2026-02-22T11:27:23","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T02:27:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/natsuki.holy.jp\/mjsp\/?page_id=1480"},"modified":"2026-02-22T11:27:23","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T02:27:23","slug":"student-support","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.oia.hokudai.ac.jp\/mjsp\/student-life\/student-support\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Support"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-heading-1\">Student Support<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-indent-1\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oia.hokudai.ac.jp\/mjsp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Youtube.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1481\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In order to help you study independently and have a&nbsp;quality student experience, the staff will give you the&nbsp;support you need. We will help you adapt to life in&nbsp;Japanese society, provide opportunities to deepen&nbsp;your intercultural understanding, and facilitate&nbsp;interaction with Japanese students. Things do not&nbsp;always go smoothly, but from the International&nbsp;Student Support Desk to the university\u2019s bilingual&nbsp;counseling service, you will always be able to turn to&nbsp;someone for help.<br><br>As you approach the end of the degree program and start thinking about future career options, the university\u2019s Career Center provides a range of services to assist you in the process of job hunting in Japan. Your professors are also on hand to give you advice on advancing to graduate school and other career options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:90px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-heading-1\">Accommodation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-indent-1\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oia.hokudai.ac.jp\/mjsp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Rectangle-12.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1482\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oia.hokudai.ac.jp\/mjsp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Rectangle-13.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1483\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sapporo is Japan\u2019s fifth-largest city with a population of 1.9 million. As the commercial and cultural capital of Hokkaido, there are many cultural events, shopping centers, restaurants and tourist sites to enjoy.\u2028The city is compact \u2013 most of its key attractions are located within easy reach of campus at the center of the city \u2013 but also spacious, with wide avenues that crisscross the city\u2019s grid system layout.<br><br>There are numerous parks where you can relax when taking a break from study; and it only takes an hour to get out of the city completely and be in the heart of Hokkaido\u2019s great outdoors.\u2028Winter is cold but buildings are well heated, and in summer Hokkaido is the favorite destination of Japanese from other parts of the archipelago wanting to escape the stifling summer heat.\u2028All of this combined with a very reasonable cost of living for a city of its size has made Sapporo one of the most desirable places to live in Japan. In the last three surveys conducted from 2007, 2010, and 2012,\u00a0Sapporo has consistently ranked in the top 3 cities in Japan to live.<br><br>MJSP students generally spend their first 6months in Japan living in one of the following student dorms: Hokkaido University International House Kita 23, Bldg. 2 (female students) and Hokkaido University International House Kita 8 East (male students).\u2028Thereafter, students will find their own accommodation in Sapporo (see the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.global.hokudai.ac.jp\/campus-life\/student-dormitories\/\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-pale-pink-color\">Hokkaido University website<\/mark><\/a>\u00a0for more details).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Student Support In order to help you study independently and have a&nbsp;quality student experience, the staff will give you the&nbsp;support you need. 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