Rie Kawakita

The key member of the team is Ms Rie Kawakita. Kawakita-san coordinates both the apartment and dormitory capacity as well as the homestay and homevisit program. This means that she allocates rooms, and in the case of shared accommodation - room mates, manages the check-in and check-out procedures (such as what to do with your key if you are checking out at 5am for an early flight etc), arranges futon rental/purchase and placement, and collects all feedback - in other words she is the person to talk to regarding anything connected with your accommodation. Kawakita-san also speaks English.

Mr. Yoshitaka Tsuzuki

Around 600 students pass through Yamasa's accommodation each academic year. In order to ensure a high standard of living, the accommodation facilities are carefully maintained, with continual inspection and scheduled repair. Mr. Yoshitaka Tsuzuki is the full-time maintenance officer, looking after the facilities and organizing any repairs and improvements required. Please come to the Housing Office if there is anything in your room that needs to be cleaned, repaired or replaced.

Mrs Kikuyo Furukawa.

As the Student Village is centrally located, and is also the largest accommodation facility, Yamasa has a full-time resident caretaker living in a 2DK apartment on the ground floor of the village. Ms Kikuyo Furukawa lives in the Manager's apartment with her husband and child. The caretaker is not a janitor, nor responsible for cleaning (cleaning and hygiene is the resident's responsibility). She is there to ensure safety.