{"id":56582,"date":"2018-01-15T11:52:24","date_gmt":"2018-01-15T02:52:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/?p=56582"},"modified":"2018-03-13T14:29:36","modified_gmt":"2018-03-13T05:29:36","slug":"waseda-to-launch-new-dormitory-near-campus-in-spring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/news\/56582","title":{"rendered":"Waseda to launch new dormitory withinsight of campus this spring"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>First ever Waseda International Dormitory (WID) near main campus<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>In spring 2018, Waseda University will be launching a new Waseda International Dormitory (WID) in Waseda just five minute walk away from the main campus of the University. It will also be catering breakfast and dinner for the dormitory students, and a dormitory master will be present to ensure safety of all students. Additionally, WID Waseda is also equipped with comprehensive facilities such as discussion rooms, common dining rooms, public baths and saunas. It will be housing 500 local and international students.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/weekly\/assets\/uploads\/2017\/12\/171211_183.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"720\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dining room in WID Waseda<\/p><\/div>\n<h6><strong>Students living in WIDs<\/strong><\/h6>\n<p>The following residence assistant (RA) and students are currently living in Waseda International Dormitories (WIDs). An RA is a student leader living at a dormitory who provides student support for dormitory students.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-56582 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/news\/56582\/attachment\/171211_218-610x915'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"610\" height=\"915\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2018\/01\/171211_218-610x915-610x915.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-56587\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-56587'>\n\t\t\t\tNicholas Peters (RA)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/news\/56582\/attachment\/171211_221-610x915'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"610\" height=\"915\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2018\/01\/171211_221-610x915-610x915.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-56584\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-56584'>\n\t\t\t\tAyumi Akamatsu\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/news\/56582\/attachment\/171211_234-610x915'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"610\" height=\"915\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2018\/01\/171211_234-610x915-610x915.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-56583\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-56583'>\n\t\t\t\tKaori Suehiro\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h3><strong>Outside view of WID Waseda<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_39693\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-39693 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/weekly\/assets\/uploads\/2017\/12\/171211_007-940x627.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/weekly\/assets\/uploads\/2017\/12\/171211_007-940x627.jpg 940w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/weekly\/assets\/uploads\/2017\/12\/171211_007-610x407.jpg 610w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/weekly\/assets\/uploads\/2017\/12\/171211_007-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/weekly\/assets\/uploads\/2017\/12\/171211_007.jpg 1080w\" alt=\"\" width=\"940\" height=\"627\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dining room on the first floor of WID Waseda<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_39695\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-39695\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/weekly\/assets\/uploads\/2017\/12\/171211_035-610x407.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/weekly\/assets\/uploads\/2017\/12\/171211_035-610x407.jpg 610w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/weekly\/assets\/uploads\/2017\/12\/171211_035-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/weekly\/assets\/uploads\/2017\/12\/171211_035-940x627.jpg 940w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/weekly\/assets\/uploads\/2017\/12\/171211_035.jpg 1080w\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lounge on the first floor shared by both male and female students<\/p><\/div>\n<p>There are common dining rooms and lounges which are free to use by all dormitory students and be used for special events. When spring comes and sakura blossoms, a spectacular view of rows of blooming sakura trees can be seen through the glass windows.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Rooms and facilities<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Theme rooms on female floors<\/strong><br \/>\nThere is total of four common rooms on the female floors (fourth and fifth floors) that revolve around the themes of <em>matsuri<\/em> (Japanese festival), <em>sado<\/em> (tea ceremony), Yakushima (an island to the south of Kyushu) and Tokyo.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-4' class='gallery galleryid-56582 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/news\/56582\/attachment\/171211_084-610x407'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"610\" height=\"407\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2018\/01\/171211_084-610x407.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-56599\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-56599'>\n\t\t\t\tYakushima\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/news\/56582\/attachment\/171211_072-610x407'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"610\" height=\"407\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2018\/01\/171211_072-610x407.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-56598\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-56598'>\n\t\t\t\tSado (tea ceremony)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-6 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-6 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-6 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-6 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-6' class='gallery galleryid-56582 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/news\/56582\/attachment\/171211_081-610x407'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"610\" height=\"407\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2018\/01\/171211_081-610x407.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-6-56611\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-6-56611'>\n\t\t\t\tSky Tree (Tokyo)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/news\/56582\/attachment\/171211_065-610x407'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"610\" height=\"407\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2018\/01\/171211_065-610x407.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-6-56610\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-6-56610'>\n\t\t\t\tMatsuri (Japanese festival)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><strong>Theme rooms on male floors<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Similar to the female floors, there are also two theme rooms on each of the male floor (second and third floors). The themes revolve about <em>teien<\/em> (Japanese garden), kabuki, sumo and Mount Fuji.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-8 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-8 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-8 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-8 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-8' class='gallery galleryid-56582 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/news\/56582\/attachment\/171211_091-610x407'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"610\" height=\"407\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2018\/01\/171211_091-610x407-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-8-56608\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-8-56608'>\n\t\t\t\tKabuki\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/news\/56582\/attachment\/171211_117-610x407'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"610\" height=\"407\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2018\/01\/171211_117-610x407.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-8-56607\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-8-56607'>\n\t\t\t\tMount Fuji\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"gallery-3\" class=\"gallery galleryid-39716 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium\">\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-10 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-10 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-10 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-10 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-10' class='gallery galleryid-56582 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/news\/56582\/attachment\/171211_096-610x407'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"610\" height=\"407\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2018\/01\/171211_096-610x407.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-10-56609\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-10-56609'>\n\t\t\t\tTeien (Japanese garden)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/news\/56582\/attachment\/171211_110-610x407'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"610\" height=\"407\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2018\/01\/171211_110-610x407.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-10-56606\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-10-56606'>\n\t\t\t\tSumo\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<p><b>Floor plan of a typical room<\/b><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_56621\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-56621 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Typical-Room.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"224\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Floor plan of a typical room in WID Waseda<\/p><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-39696 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/weekly\/assets\/uploads\/2017\/12\/171211_060-610x407.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/weekly\/assets\/uploads\/2017\/12\/171211_060-610x407.jpg 610w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/weekly\/assets\/uploads\/2017\/12\/171211_060-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/weekly\/assets\/uploads\/2017\/12\/171211_060-940x627.jpg 940w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/weekly\/assets\/uploads\/2017\/12\/171211_060.jpg 1080w\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Every student will have their own private room at the dormitory. Each room is furnished with a study desk, chair, closet, drawer, book shelf and personal refrigerator. Students are to bring their own mattress and pillows.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Common baths and sauna rooms<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_39706\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-39706 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/weekly\/assets\/uploads\/2017\/12\/171211_133-610x407.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/weekly\/assets\/uploads\/2017\/12\/171211_133-610x407.jpg 610w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/weekly\/assets\/uploads\/2017\/12\/171211_133-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/weekly\/assets\/uploads\/2017\/12\/171211_133-940x627.jpg 940w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/weekly\/assets\/uploads\/2017\/12\/171211_133.jpg 1080w\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"407\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Common bathroom for female students<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In the common female and male common bathrooms on the first floor of the dormitory, each bathroom comes with a sauna room \u2013 dry sauna room for male and mist sauna room for female bathroom.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-12 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-12 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-12 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-12 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-12' class='gallery galleryid-56582 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/news\/56582\/attachment\/171211_122-610x407'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"610\" height=\"407\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2018\/01\/171211_122-610x407.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-12-56614\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-12-56614'>\n\t\t\t\tDry sauna\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/news\/56582\/attachment\/171211_138-610x407'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"610\" height=\"407\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2018\/01\/171211_138-610x407.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-12-56613\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-12-56613'>\n\t\t\t\tMist sauna\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>What do the students think about WID Waseda?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Nicholas Peters<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-56619 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2018\/01\/171211_161-1-360x270.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Peters is a second year student studying at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/fpse\/gsps\/en\/\">Graduate School of Political Science<\/a>, and will be a residence assistant (RA) providing support for upcoming students living in WID Waseda. Exclaiming that the WID Waseda was way bigger than where he currently lived at WID Hanakoganei, Peters is very much looking forward to his new home at WID Waseda. He particularly likes the lounges on each floor, pointing out that they are great spaces for social interaction and exchange among Japanese and international students. Additionally, Peters also feels grateful that dinner will be served till 11pm at the dormitory.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-56616 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2018\/01\/171211_062-610x407-360x270.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" \/>Peters recommends Waseda students to live in school dormitories if they are given a chance instead of living by themselves. He recalls his life in his previous dormitory as a melting pot of cultures where everyone from all over the world gets to meet one another every day. He is looking forward to serve the student body at the dormitory and plans to organize at least one event per month.<\/p>\n<p>When asked about his future plans after graduation, Peters said that he would either further his studies or seek employment in international relations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ayumi Akamatsu<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-56617 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2018\/01\/171211_195-360x270.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Akamatsu is a third year student belonging to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/fhum\/hum\/en\/\">School of Human Sciences<\/a>. When she visited the new dormitory, she was surprised by the comprehensive facilities it is equipped with, such as the sauna rooms. She is also fond of the kitchen in each lounge, commenting that the space is huge and able to accommodate many students. She could imagine how enjoyable it would be it eating with dormitory mates at the lounges.<\/p>\n<p>Akamatsu was born in Ehime prefecture and left home first time for Tokyo to study at Waseda University. She remembers feeling homesick but her dormitory mates, residence assistants as well as dormitory master and mistress in her current dormitory (WID Tokorozawa) were kind and nice to her. They made her feel at home and that she had made the right choice to live in a school dormitory. In agreement with Peters, Akamatsu thinks that students can experience many different cultures and hear various languages at the dormitories of Waseda University.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kaori Suehiro<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-56618 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2018\/01\/171211_205-360x270.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Suehiro, a student at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/flas\/cms\/en\/\">School of\u00a0 Culture, Media and Society<\/a>, is living at WID Tokorozawa. As the dormitory at Tokorozawa only houses 60 students, she could not imagine what the atmosphere will be like at WID Waseda, which will be housing 500 students. She feels that her dormitory life at WID Tokorozawa is enjoyable because she gets to meet new people and enjoy their company.<\/p>\n<p>Suehiro is currently studying Chinese and hopes to utilize her language ability in her future career. Speaking of her international experience, she is always looking forward to meeting international students at her dormitory for language exchange, especially Chinese who she can practice speaking Mandarin with.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-39715\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/weekly\/assets\/uploads\/2017\/12\/171211_237.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/weekly\/assets\/uploads\/2017\/12\/171211_237.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/weekly\/assets\/uploads\/2017\/12\/171211_237-610x407.jpg 610w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/weekly\/assets\/uploads\/2017\/12\/171211_237-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/weekly\/assets\/uploads\/2017\/12\/171211_237-940x627.jpg 940w\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\" soft-double\">\n<div class=\"wp-text\">\n<div class=\"bg-general-lighten soft-sides soft-top soft-1px-bottom push-bottom\" style=\"background-color: #fcfae3;\">\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px; background-color: #5c9905;\"><b>Waseda International Dormitory (WID) Waseda<\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14px; background-color: #fcfae3;\">Location: 1-17-26 Takada, Toshima, Tokyo<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14px; background-color: #fcfae3;\">Capacity\uff1a500 rooms (252 male &amp; 248 female rooms)<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14px; background-color: #fcfae3;\">Room Size\uff1a9.6 m<sup>2<\/sup><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14px; background-color: #fcfae3;\">Breakfast\uff1a 7:00AM &#8211; 9:00AM<br \/>\nDinner: 6:30PM &#8211; 10:30PM<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"background-color: #fcfae3;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"> For more information, visit the official\u00a0website of <a href=\"http:\/\/wasedalife.com\/bukken\/widwaseda\/?lang=en\">WID Waseda<\/a><\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">Photos are provided by Ishigaki.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First ever Waseda International Dormitory (WID) near main campus In spring 2018, Waseda University will be lau [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":56625,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[81,117],"tags":[353,302,175,360],"class_list":["post-56582","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-topic","tag-editors-pick","tag-student_support-en","tag-students-en","tag-waseda_weekly-en"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56582","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=56582"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56582\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":56626,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56582\/revisions\/56626"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/56625"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56582"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56582"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56582"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}