1. Moving-in schedule
For students residing in Japan (domestic students and international students residing in Japan)
- [Moving-in period]
- March 25 (Sat.) – March 27 (Mon.), 2023
- [Moving-in hours]
- 10:00–16:00
- [Reception]
- ■Undergraduate students
- Security Office of AP House 1-2, 5 (the building you are moving into)
- ■Graduate students and international exchange students
- Security Office of AP House 4
＜Make sure you check the YouTube video below＞
Moving-in Information – For Residents of AP House 1-2
Items needed when moving in
・ID (health insurance card or passport)
・Daily necessities
Toiletries, clothing, footwear (outdoor and indoor), towels, clothes hangers, cooking utensils (if you plan to cook), laundry equipment (laundry detergent is available), thermometer, first-aid kit (home medication [such as cold medicines, fever reducers, and pain relievers], band-aids, wet compresses, etc.)
* Information regarding AP House building assignments will be announced via email approximately three days before the moving-in date.
* Residents will be informed of their room number on the day they move in. Please note that room numbers cannot be provided earlier. Students who plan to register their address in Beppu city from other Japanese city should complete the AP House moving-in procedures before completing other procedures required of new residents at Beppu City Hall.
Moving-in date registration
Please register your moving-in date here. Students are asked to complete their registration by Friday, March 10 at 9:00 a.m.
Domestic students who receive their entrance examination results on Friday, March 17 are asked to register their moving-in date immediately after they have been accepted as an AP House resident.
The information provided in the registration survey will be used to make preparations to welcome new students to the AP House, etc.
* If you wish to change your moving-in date after registering, please resubmit the registration survey.
* Domestic students are asked to complete the procedures to withdraw AP House fees from their bank accounts by their moving-in date.
For more information, please refer to page 59 in the ENROLLMENT PROCEDURES HANDBOOK.
2. Health Care Requests before moving into AP House
Prior to moving in, students are asked to refrain from behaviors and actions that will increase their risk of infection, such as eating, drinking, and singing karaoke with people they do not live with, and staying at friends’ homes.
In addition, students who are scheduled to move into AP House should carefully monitor their health in the week leading up to the moving-in date, so they are healthy on the day in question.
Students who have a fever or feel unwell (e.g., experiencing symptoms such as coughing, breathlessness, extreme fatigue, a sore throat, or loss of smell or taste) in the two days prior to their moving-in date, should visit a nearby medical facility or contact the APU Health Clinic at booking@apu.ac.jp.
Students who have a fever or feel unwell are asked to postpone their moving-in date, and move into AP House after they have fully recovered.
Students who are found to have a fever or appear to be unwell on the moving-in date, may not be allowed to enter the dormitory and may be sent home.
Students who are a close contact of someone with COVID-19 are also asked to postpone their moving-in date.
3. Shipping luggage
Students residing in Japan
Students are asked to have their luggage arrive after they move into AP House at a date and time they can receive it from the carrier directly.
The AP House Office will send new residents their AP House building information via email approximately three days before the moving-in date.
For students who send their luggage from within Japan
If sending luggage ahead of your arrival, you do not need to include your room number in the address.
If you plan to have luggage sent after you have moved into your room, please include your room number in the address.
Mailing address
AP House1 and 2 (Undergraduate students)
AP House __ (1 or 2), ____ Building,
Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University
1-2 Jumonjibaru (Uchikamado), Beppu, Oita 874-0011
Addressee: Name, Application number
Your mobile phone number: _____________________
AP House 5 (Undergraduate students)
AP House 5, ____ Building,
Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University
1-5 Jumonjibaru (Uchikamado), Beppu, Oita 874-0011
Addressee: Name, Application number
Your mobile phone number: _____________________
AP House 4 (Graduate students and international exchange students)
APU PLAZA OITA (AP House 4)
11-8 Kyomachi, Beppu, Oita 874-0926
Addressee: Name, Application number
Your mobile phone number: _____________________
4. Parents, guardians, or other individuals accompanying residents may not enter AP House
Entering AP House is currently restricted to residents and staff to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Parents, guardians, and other individuals accompanying residents are welcome to come by car on the premises and help unload luggage, but are prohibited from entering AP House at this time. The University asks for everyone’s understanding and cooperation.
5. Other
Orientations for spring 2023 new enrollees are scheduled to start from Monday, March 27.
For more information on orientations, please check the Student Office homepage (currently being updated).
*The Japanese placement test and hiragana session for English-basis students is scheduled on Monday, March 27.
English-basis students are asked to complete the moving-in procedures by Sunday, March 26.
Facility information
- AP House 1-2
Outline of AP House - Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (apu.ac.jp) - AP House 4
- AP House 5 (website under construction)
Preventative measures against COVID-19 in AP House
Makes sure to check the following YouTube videos.
Preventative measures against COVID-19 at APU
Please check the following.
6. For inquiries about AP House
Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University Student Office (AP House Office)
aph-mi@apu.ac.jp.
*For inquiries not related to AP House, please check the link below.
[List of APU offices] https://en.apu.ac.jp/home/contents/contact.html/
