Choose language school or graduate study, the prefecture, and your enrollment status; these decide which rent and tuition bands are read.
Enter how many months you are preparing and tick conditions such as cram school, insurance, and waivers; each affects only its own line.
Public reference tables and plain arithmetic run in your browser to give an upper and lower total plus a line-by-line breakdown, with no model call and no other tool read.
Once the range appears, read the line-by-line breakdown — rent, tuition, insurance, materials — and as each contract or bill is settled, swap that line for the real figure so the range narrows.
The three cards use different prep lengths. To keep them comparable, none of the three counts part-time or scholarship offsets.
includes 12 mo. of prep-period living costs
includes 6 mo. of prep-period living costs
no prep-period living costs (direct entry)
The total range and breakdown update instantly as you change the inputs.
Dorms and share houses have the lightest move-in costs but limited spots; UR waives key money and agent fees.
Offsets apply only across the prep period you selected (living costs after enrollment are outside this total), and monthly offsets never exceed the living cost for the same period.
Scope = living costs for 12 months of prep + initial costs + first-year tuition. Living costs after enrollment are not included — see the monthly figure for those.
| Item | Amount (est.) |
|---|---|
| Initial costs totalest. | ¥520,000 – ¥1,390,000 |
| Deposit, key money & agency fees | ¥220,000 – ¥780,000 |
| Furniture & appliances | ¥50,000 – ¥150,000 |
| Airfare | ¥40,000 – ¥120,000 |
| COE & visa application | ¥10,000 – ¥40,000 |
| Admission fee | ¥200,000 – ¥300,000 |
| Monthly living (incl. rent)est. | ¥110,000 – ¥215,000 |
| Living during prep (12 mo.) | ¥1,320,000 – ¥2,580,000 |
| Annual tuitionest. | ¥800,000 – ¥1,200,000 |
| Estimated total (12-mo. prep + first-year tuition) | ¥2,640,000 – ¥5,170,000 |
A figure like "¥X0,000" is hard to picture if you've never been to Japan. Everyday items give you the real feel — and the surprises (some things shockingly pricey, others cheaper than back home) are what stick.
Study-abroad budgets break on sundries: admission fees, key money, insurance, pension, books, transit. Band estimates give ranges, not promises — save to the top, spend to the bottom.
Admission fee, housing move-in costs, and appliances land together — budget month one separately.
Run it twice with the year's swing band; never plan a year on today's quote.
28 hours/week is a cap, not a guarantee. Plan the first three months at zero.
The proof shown to immigration and your living budget are two ledgers; do the support docs in their own tool.
Tokyo rent can double a regional city's. Pick the city tier first, then read totals.
Figures come from public stats and common bands; your contracts and bills are the final facts.
