- Prospective researchers & professors
- Current researchers & professors
- Researchers & professors leaving KyotoU
Prospective researchers & professors
Become a member of a world-level research team. Kyoto University’s research capabilities are readily available. This page contains information for prospective researchers and professors at KyotoU.
Get informed, get in touch, get involved!
Contact information of Faculties, Graduate Schools and key international administration offices |
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KURA's Academic Support for funding opportunities and internationalization of research |
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Central administration offices related to student (and staff) support |
Kyoto University International Service Office (visa, housing, life in Japan, and other resources) |
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Events for the research community | Quick reference for procedures and services | Life as a Scholar: Kyoto University and Beyond |
Current researchers & professors
If you are a researcher or a professor at KyotoU, in this page you will find useful information on daily life matters, work-related matters, and more.
Getting started and getting around KyotoU
Handbook for International Researchers (2021 Edition)
Before Coming to Japan Insurance (travel); Income Tax Reduction / Exemption Under Tax Treaties; At the Port of Entry / Departure (Residence Card) (Handbook Page 2) |
Legal Procedures at the City / Ward Office Resident Registration; "My Number" Social Security and Tax Number System; Public Medical Insurance Policy; High Cost Medical Fees; Premium for the Next Fiscal Year; Public Pension System (Handbook Pages 4 and 6) |
Legal Procedures at the Immigration Bureau Change of Status of Residence; Extension of Stay; Short Leave from Japan and Re-entry; Notification of the Accepting Organization (Handbook Page 8) |
Legal Procedures for Family Visa and Status of Residence for Family; When a child is born (Handbook Page 10) |
Housing Kyoto University International Houses and Short-Term Accommodation Facilities for International Researchers (Handbook Pages 11 and 12) Kyoto University International Service Office Housing Guidebook (2.06 MB) |
Daily Life Electricity, Gas, Water; Trash Collection; Opening an Account; Cellphones, Internet; Relocation in Japan; Recycle; Rental Furniture and Home Appliances; Interpretation and Counseling Service; Other Information about Daily Life (Handbook Pages 14 and 16) |
Transportation Transportation in and around Kyoto; Driver's License; Bicycles; Road Restrictions (Handbook Pages 18 and 20) |
Education (for family members) Nursery School; Temporary Child Care; Kindergarten; Attending Japanese Schools; International School (Handbook Page 22) |
Japanese Language Education Education Center for Japanese Language and Culture, Institute for Liberal Arts and Sciences (ILAS); Student Lounge 'KI-ZU-NA'; "kokoka" Kyoto International Community House; Other Japanese Classes by Volunteer Staff (Handbook Page 24) |
Health and Safety When Ill; Kyoto University Health Service (Kyoto University Infirmary); Kyoto University Nursery Room for Sick Children "KOMOMO"; Hospitals Open on Weekends and National Holidays; The Medical Interpreter Dispatch Service; Crime and Disaster Prevention (Handbook Pages 26 and 28) |
Facilities on Campus University Libraries; The Kyoto University Museum; Kyoto University Research Administration Office (KURA); Institute for Information Management and Communication; Academic Center for Computing & Media Studies (ACCMS) (Handbook Page 30) |
Before Leaving Japan Necessary Procedures; Housing; At Kyoto University; Closure of Accounts; Pension Lump-Sum Withdrawal Payments; International Moving / Sending Parcels (Handbook Page 32) |
Information Security at Kyoto University (Handbook Page 34) |
Research Compliance Keeping the highest ethical standards in research. (Handbook Page 34) |
Transportation Options and Access to Kyoto City and Kyoto University Kyoto University intercampus shuttle bus (Handbook Pages 35 – 37) |
Kyoto University Campus Maps (Handbook Pages 38 – 44) |
Administration Office Contacts (Handbook Pages 45 - 48) |
Emergency Procedures (Handbook Page 49) |
Maps of Kyoto City Ward Offices and Uji City Hall (Handbook Page 50) |
Working at Kyoto University
Access to the groupware system GAROON
For KyotoU researchers and professors, this webpage contains information about human resources in English: Kyoto University Human Resources homepage.
- Working rules at Kyoto University
- Registration, Child Care Leave, Application for use of the former family name, etc.
- Salary Statement, Application for Deduction for Dependents, Year-End Adjustment, etc.
- Commuting, Housing, Unaccompanied Duty Allowances, etc.
- Individual Numbers ("My Number")
- Health Insurance, Employment Insurance
- Additional Position
- Outline of the Mutual Aid Association
- Acquisition/Forfeiture of Membership of Mutual Aid Association
- Qualification/Disqualification of Dependents
- Change of Name or Address
- Reissuance of Membership Card
- Exemption from Paying Insurance Premiums
- Childbirth Benefit
- Foreign Medical Treatment Benefits
- Medical Treatment Benefit
- When a Member is Injured by Another Person
- Lump-Sum Withdrawal Payment
- Group Insurance and Collective Accident Insurance Service
- Loan
- Application to take care of a child aged less than 3 years
- Forfeiture of Membership due to Shortened Working Hours or Child Care Partial Leave
- Illness and Injury Benefit
- Voluntarily Continuing Insurance Members
- Burial Benefit
Researchers & professors leaving KyotoU
The Kyoto University Handbook for International Researchers offers detailed information for those leaving KyotoU on page 32, "Before leaving Japan". Topics include: Necessary Procedures; Housing; At Kyoto University; Closure of Accounts; Pension Lump-Sum Withdrawal Payments; International Moving, and Sending Parcels.
- Please, before leaving Japan, check Kyoto University's Response to the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) with updated information regarding overseas travel.
- For those leaving Japan temporarily: Temporary departure from Japan and re-entry
- For students and researchers going back after completing a program