West Wakei Blog 〜和敬塾 西寮ブログ〜

プレハブ生活も残すところ僅かとなってきた昨今の和敬塾西寮ですが、そんな、新生活への新たな希望を抱き始めたのも束の間、現在在籍なさっている4年生の方々とのお別れの時期が近づいてまいりました。

お別れのみには、まだテスト期間中にも関わらず、先輩の門出を祝おうと多くの寮生が参加し、他寮生の方も参加しておりました。

これから別れ飲みのシーズンですが、どの飲み会にも参加して、先輩方をお見送りしたいと思います。

お久しぶりです、後期委員長です。
広報部長時代より計画していた他言語版紹介ページの第一弾として英語版を作成致しました。

作成したとはいえ実際には塾事務所HPからの転載ですので、今後有志とともに西寮独自の紹介文を作成したいと思っております。また、中国語（簡体字、繁体字）と韓国語版も制作予定です。いつ出来るかは全くもって不明ですが一応後戻りをできなくするために報告させていただきます。

しかし、あれですね
広報部ちゃんと仕事しろと。

1.The Wakei Community

A wealth of diversity is the hallmark of the Wakeijuku community. Here, residents represent an array of backgrounds, personal interests, and nationalities. Since its establishment in 1955, the dormitory has welcomed every male student regardless of where they come from or what university they attend. While a large number of residents attend such prestigious institutions as Tokyo University, Waseda University and Keio University, students from more than sixty of Tokyo’s other universities enrich our community as well. Wakeijuku’s residents come from every region in Japan and gather from all over the world, including America, Europe, Africa, and Asia. Every day, one can hear a unique mix of accents and dialects, both local and international.

For everyone who lives in Wakeijuku, the dormitory becomes an integral part of living life in Japan. Students from abroad, especially, will gain unique and first-hand insights into the Japanese culture, learn of future employment opportunities, and develop lifetime friendships as they join a long list of distinguished Wakeijuku alumni.

2.Wakeijuku’s Founding

Established in 1955 by Kisaku Mayekawa, philanthropist and founder of Mayekawa Manufacturing Company, Wakeijuku has been honored as the proud home of Japan’s finest university students for more than fifty years.

Some four thousand graduates have passed through Wakeijuku’s gates since it’s founding, and the institution continues to thrive thanks to an enduring dedication to preserve tradition while keeping with the times. This was best described by Mr. Mayekawa in 1957 when he stated: “The humble aim of this institution is to create adults who will guide tomorrow through patience—the core of humanity, in order that joy and success will endure in our diverse society. Though the nation’s universities may offer wisdom through their noble education, virtue may be overlooked in formal instruction. Wakeijuku serves to promote this otherwise neglected principle.

Through the experience of community, our pupils will inherit the purest of social morals, and upon graduation, may they possess such virtues and abilities as to blossom in the world. Such is the essence of Wakeijuku.”
Wakeijuku remains as steadfastly committed to furthering this philosophy today as when Mr. Mayekawa established the aims of the institution some forty years ago.
Kisaku Mayekawa(1893-1986)

1920 Graduated from Waseda University School of Science and Engineering
1924 Founded Mayekawa Manufacturing Ltd.
1948 Councilor of Waseda University (Later trustee)
1955 Established the Wakeijuku Foundation

3.A Taste of Japan

Perhaps the most important benefit for international students residing in Wakeijuku is the ability to eat, breathe, and speak Japanese twenty-four hours a day.

Living together with over four hundred Japanese students gives foreign members a unique language learning experience, a way to make lasting friendships with natives, and valuable insights into the workings of Japanese society.

On top of this, Wakeijuku offers residents first-hand experiences with traditional culture through such activities as kendo, judo, karate, zazen meditation, calligraphy and go (Japanese chess). For the beginner, these activities are rare and unique opportunities to learn more deeply about Japanese culture. And the advanced among you will be happy to know that Wakeijuku invites some of the nation’s leading practitioners to teach these activities at the institution. Participation in everything is, of course, free to Wakeijuku residents.

4.Annual Events

Wakeijuku preserves many proud traditions through a calendar of annual events which form the backbone of life in the dormitory.

The year begins with a two-week ritual to acculturate new residents with Wakeijuku life in which freshmen visit the senior students for formal recognition and guidance. Following orientation, students revel under the cherry blossoms and enjoy the quintessentially Japanese tradition of hanami, or flower viewing. But the two weeks sports festival held in autumn highlights the Wakeijuku calendar. During this mini-Olympics, the old rivalries between Wakeijuku’s four wings—North, South, East, and West—surface as the teams battle in every sport from soccer and basketball to sumo wrestling and kendo. Other more curious but equally exciting activities include all-night hikes around the nearby Yamanote train line which circles the center of the city, homemade barbecue parties, and a match-making Christmas party held in the now immaculately restored mansion.

5.Location

Wakeijuku’s most attractive point is easily its location. Set in the spacious grounds of a former feudal lord’s mansion, Wakeijuku boasts one of the most exclusive and desirable addresses in central Tokyo. Residents simultaneously enjoy convenient access to such major centers of Tokyo as Shinjuku, Ikebukuro, Ginza, Shibuya, Takadanobaba, and Yurakucho while living in a reclusive natural setting. In contrast to the staggering metropolis of skyscrapers and concrete that is Tokyo, Wakeijuku’s grounds contain an abundance of gardens and trees, providing residents a much needed place to recover from the often hectic pace of postmodern life. The Wakeijuku grounds also have tennis, basketball, and soccer facilities and the institution is less than a five-minute walk from two public parks, where one can go for a quiet stroll, picnic with a boxed bento lunch, or just watch the golden carp swimming in the nearby Kanda river.

Boarding and Lodging fee
72,450 Yen / month
tax included

82,800 Yen / month
tax included
Deposit amount*
70,000 Yen

80,000 Yen
*Equal to a monthly Boarding and Lodging fee (no tax is imposed)

- Registration fee is not refundable for any reason once paid. It is payable after each year of stay, and the whole amount is payable, regardless of the length of the stay after the completion of each year.
- Applicants accepted to Wakeijuku must pay the Deposit. The deposit will be refunded to the resident when leaving Wakeijuku, on the condition that there is no damage caused to the room or the furniture. No interest will be paid on the deposit. The deposit will not be refunded in case a resident leaves Wakeijuku before the completion of 6 months of stay.
- The Boarding and Lodging fee includes breakfast and supper, electricity, gas and water charge.
- The use of Bedding Rental service costs 1,890 Yen (tax included) per month. It includes a (Japanese) mattress, a (Japanese) quilt, a blanket, a pillow, sheets, a quilt cover and a pillow cover.

Registration Fee, Deposit, Boarding and Lodging fee for the month of entrance into Wakeijuku (calculated on a daily rate) must be paid in cash on the day of entrance.

Submit your application to or contact for further information the following address:

Wakeijuku
21-2, Mejirodai 1-chome, Bunkyo-ku,
Tokyo Japan 112-8682
TEL: 81-3-3941-7446/7447 FAX:81-3-3941-7482

If you have any questions concerning entry into Wakeijuku, please click here.