Campus
A quiet neighborhood in otherwise-busy Shinjuku.
japanese cultural immersion in the heart of tokyo
The KCP campus is a five-minute walk from the Shinjuku Gyoenmae subway station (Marunouchi line), or a 10-minute walk from Shinjuku San-Chome station (Toei Shinjuku line)—an ideal location for your study abroad program in Tokyo.
Shinjuku is the business, entertainment, and shopping center of Tokyo. Shinjuku Avenue is lined with tall buildings, complexes, and a feast of exotic neon light displays. The KCP neighborhood, however, is filled with smaller buildings and shops.
The main campus building of KCP has seven floors and is situated in a residential street. Several convenience stores and restaurants are within walking distance from the campus.
Shinjuku Gyoen Park: a favorite spot
Shinjuku Gyoen Park, one of Tokyo’s largest and most beautiful, is only a five-minute walk from KCP. At a number of smaller parks close by, students can enjoy a peaceful break as well. It’s a perfect spot to immerse yourself in Japanese daily life.
Facilities
NOTE: Smoking is not allowed on campus.
To find out more about the Shinjuku neighborhood, happenings in Tokyo, general student concerns, and Japanese daily life, please see our resource site, KCP Student Life.
Bicycle parking lot!
For those who commute to the school by bicycle. Insurance and registration through KCP beforehand.
Multi-purpose room
Often used for club activities such as dance club, drama club, and more.
Sick room
For if you aren’t feeling well and need to lie down. It’s secure: staff members will unlock it for your use.
Art room
This is for art university preparatory course students to practice drawing skills with an art instructor. Not for other students’ personal use.
Lobby
Hang out here and hook up with others after class.
The front counter is here, so you can talk to staff ( in English, Korean, Chinese, or Japanese), about anything in and outside the school. Apply for school-letterhead documents here, too—they can be in English.
Instructors’ office
Open weekdays 9–6, but knock first. Drop by before or after class to consult with your prof about extra study, retakes, make-ups, or to make an appointment.
In addition to resource space for faculty, there are two tables for students who are welcome to come by any time for consultation and questions with whoever is there.
Lounge
Open 8–7. This will be your favorite place. Tables and chairs, a counter with a PC plus an outlet for your devices. Machines that vend light foods, ice cream, soft drinks.
Share a meal with your friends (microwaves available), study together, or just hang.
We all pledge to separate the trash responsibly. One world!
Library
Open weekdays 9:30–7.
Spacious, with large tables and chairs, for you to read or study quietly. Desktop computers for internet or typing. Print here, too.
Well-equipped, with about 5000 Japanese-related books. Newspapers in several languages are also available.
Regular classrooms
Classrooms open at 8 am every day except national holidays, Sundays, and breaks.
The KCP classrooms are perfect for learning. The desks can be easily moved around for pair or group work.
Hall
On the 6th floor are big rooms that can connect to become a multi-purpose hall for the orientation and welcome ceremony, class presentations, and many other gatherings. Small gender-free restroom.
Ritual room
A traditional Japanese room for tea ceremonies (chashitsu) and koto-playing. A koto is a Japanese musical instrument, stringed, something like an autoharp.
The tea room has a waiting area, tatami floors, a low ceiling, shoji (screens), an alcove for scrolls, a hearth built into the floor, and several entrances for guests and host.
Japanese garden
Outside is a small green oasis in Shinjuku—a Japanese garden that you can help tend if you like.
