AP House 5 Facilities and Rules

Individuals not living in AP House 1, 2, or 5 are prohibited from entering. However, only the community lounge in the common area can be used between 8:00-22:00.

• *Click on the name of the facility for detailed usage information.
• *Refer to "AP House 1・2 Facilities and Rules for rules concerning use of AP House 1・2 facilities.

【AP House 5 Common Areas】

• Possible for non-residents to use the 4th floor Community Lounge only from 8：00-22：00.

【AP House 1・2 Common Areas】

• Non-residents: Entry prohibited

【AP House 1・2・5 Residential Areas】

• Non-residents: Entry prohibited

The AP House 5 Security Office is located to the right of the 4th floor main entrance.
Security officers are available around-the-clock, however, service between 00:30 and 6:00 will be limited to emergency situations. Community Lounge reservations can be made here. Carts, irons, ironing boards, table tennis and billiards equipment can be borrowed for up to one hour at a time from the Security Office.

The AP House Office is located on the 1st floor of AP House 1 and is open between 10:00 and 16:30 on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays, and open from 13:00 to 16:30 on Tuesdays. Staff members provide the following services to resident:

• Provide consultations about life, problems, and concerns within AP House
• Plan and conduct exchange events
• Plan and conduct residential education programs
• Support and train RAs (Resident Assistants)

The doors to the common areas and the residential areas are automatically locked 24 hours a day. Residents will need their student ID to enter.

The Community Lounge is normally open to the public, including individuals who do not live in AP House 5, excluding times when the Community Lounge has been reserved for a specific purpose.

• Eating is not permitted. Only drinks are allowed.
• To reserve the Community Lounge, submit a “Request for Using Facilities” to the Security Office in AP House 5 3 days prior to the date you wish to use the facility and receive a stamp of approval. Clean the lounge and return it to its original state after use.
• The Community Lounge can be reserved to hold events or gatherings that involve food and beverages. Residents who wish to consume food and beverages in the Community Lounge are required to submit a written pledge to the Security Office in advance and put a large tarp down on the floor when using the room.
• Please use the Community Lounge in a manner that does not disturb other residents.

Kitchens can be used from 6:00-24:00 excluding the 30-minute Kitchen Duty period from 22:30-23:00. Quiet Hours are from 23:00-7:00. If you will be using the kitchen during Quiet Hours, please do so in a manner that will not disturb sleeping residents.

• Residents must purchase their own cooking equipment, eating utensils, and ingredients.
• Be careful to not disturb other residents. (Please be especially mindful of others if you are using the kitchen as a group.)
• Clean up after you are done using the kitchen.
• Residents must do Kitchen Duty on their assigned days.

• Take special precautions to prevent fires.

  * Do not leave the kitchen unattended while using the microwave oven, toaster, or IH stovetop. Be sure to check that the switch is turned off after use.

• Electricity Capacity 15A (1500 W)
  Simultaneously using electrical appliances such as electric kettles, microwave ovens, hot plates, and toasters will cause the circuit breakers to trip. Residents are asked to make efforts to conserve electricity.

  • Click here (PDF) to learn how to use the microwave correctly.
  • Click here (PDF) to learn how to use the IH stovetop correctly.

The Recreation Lounge has a table tennis table and a billiards table. It is possible to borrow table tennis and billiards equipment from the Security Office.

• Please use the Recreation Lounge in a manner that does not disturb other residents.
• Use of the table tennis table and billiards table is limited to a maximum of 1 hour at a time.
• Please be considerate of others if there are multiple individuals or groups using the lounge at the same time.
• Piano: Usage times is 24 hours a day. Please use headphones from 20:00 to 7:00.

• Be considerate of sleeping residents. Ensure that sound does not leak from the room during Quiet Hours (23:00-7:00).
• Restrictions may be placed on usage hours if there are noise complaints from residents in neighboring rooms.
• Use is limited to a maximum of 1 hour at a time.
• Eating is not permitted. Only drinks are allowed.

• Be considerate of sleeping residents. Ensure that sound does not leak from the room during Quiet Hours (23:00-7:00).
• Restrictions may be placed on usage hours if there are noise complaints from residents in neighboring rooms.
• Use is limited to a maximum of 2.5 hours at a time.
• Eating is not permitted. Only drinks are allowed.

• Eating is not permitted in the room. Only drinks are allowed.
• Study quietly. Please refrain from talking.

The Wellbeing Room is a space where residents can clear their mind through meditation, reading, contemplation, and religious prayer (provided that it does not disturb others using the room).

• Be considerate of sleeping residents. Ensure that sound does not leak from the room during Quiet Hours (23:00-7:00).
• Restrictions may be placed on usage hours if there are noise complaints from residents in neighboring rooms.
• Use is limited to a maximum of 1 hour at a time.
• Eating is not permitted. Only drinks are allowed.

The Dance and Music Room is a practice space for activities involving dance and music.
The rooms adjacent to the Dance and Music Room are residents’ private living quarters. Those who wish to use this space must do so with the understanding that they will be required to pay the utmost consideration to the noise level so as to not disturb others.
Due to soundproofing reasons, only string instruments like guitars are able to be used in the Dance and Music Room.
(Please bring your own instruments.)

• Be considerate of sleeping residents. Ensure that sound does not leak from the room during Quiet Hours (23:00-7:00).
• Activities involving noise are not permitted during the hours of 23:00-7:00.
• Restrictions may be placed on usage hours if there are noise complaints from residents in neighboring rooms.
• Use is limited to a maximum of 1 hour at a time.
• Eating is not permitted. Only drinks are allowed.

• Do not leave personal belongings such as shampoo in the private showers.
• Do not cut or dye your hair in the shower.
• Do not disturb other residents by being loud or by taking especially long showers.
• AP House 5 residents are permitted to use the communal bathrooms in AP House 1・2 as AP House 5 does not have communal bathing facilities. Click here for information.

Each floor is equipped with washing machines and dryers (￥100 per use).

* There are money changers (that convert￥1,000 bills into ￥100 coins) in front of the Security Office.

Click here (PDF) to learn how to use the washing machine correctly.

• Residents are asked to use their floor’s washing machine and dryers.
• Take your clothes out of the washing machine or dryer promptly after you are done using it.※Residents that leave their clothes in the laundry room may be penalized.
• Please only use the detergent provided.

Mailboxes are located to the left of the main entrance.
A two-digit ID number is necessary to open your mailbox. Only regular postal items will be delivered to your mailbox.

Notifications regarding information important for residents is posted on the bulletin boards. Please check the bulletin boards regularly to avoid missing this information

Do not open the emergency exits to enter or leave AP House. Entrances to private rooms and corridors will be used for evacuation in case of emergencies. Be sure to not leave personal belongings or garbage in these areas. Entering or leaving AP House through windows is prohibited.

Emergency buttons are located in public areas such as shower booths and toilets.
This is not a button to turn on the light. Refrain from pressing the button unless it is an emergency.

Bicycle and Motorcycle Parking Areas

AP House 5 residents must register their motorbike with the University and park it in the motorcycle parking area on campus.

The University will lock any unregistered motorbikes found parked in the parking area. Students who illegally park their motorbike in the vicinity of the university (Beppuwan Service Area parking lot, places other than APU, etc.) will face severe penalties that could include suspension. Click here for details.

Car Parking

Residents are not allowed to park their car in the AP House parking areas. Please register at the security checkpoint at the main entrance to APU if you plan to use a vehicle when moving out of the dormitory or for other reasons.

APU assumes no responsibility for any accidents or theft that may occur in the parking areas.

* Skateboards and Roller Skates at AP House
Due to the possibility of injuring students and causing damage to the roads or pavement, kick-boarding, roller-skating, skateboarding, using balance scooters, and other such activities are not permitted at AP House.