Campus and city
Ookayama campus in Tokyo's Meguro ward serves as the main hub, a compact tree-lined campus five minutes from Ookayama Station on the Tokyu Oimachi and Meguro lines, providing 20-minute access to Shibuya, Shinjuku, and central Tokyo. The Suzukakedai campus in Yokohama houses graduate research facilities in a more spacious suburban setting near Nagatsuta, with easy access to Yokohama's Chinatown and waterfront entertainment district. With approximately 10,000 students total, the atmosphere is intimate and intellectually focused, centered around laboratory work and research seminars rather than the large festival culture of Waseda or Keio. University dormitories at Ookayama and international houses provide affordable housing from JPY 30,000-50,000 monthly, though many students rent nearby apartments in Meguro or Setagaya. Cherry blossom season in late March transforms the Ookayama campus, and weekend trips to Mt. Fuji, Hakone hot springs, and Kamakura beaches are popular. Tokyo's world-class food scene, from JPY 500 ramen to Michelin-starred restaurants, sits at your doorstep.