• Campus Life Orientation 
• Information Session on SIM Cards
• City Office Procedures
• Registraion of Okayama University Regidence Registration System(ORRS)
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Campus Life Orientation

The International Education and Student Mobility Division holds a “Campus Life Orientation” for new international students enrolling in April and October to explain things like immigration-related matters, safety and crime prevention, health management, student life, and daily life.
*All new students* are required to attend this orientation. This includes those who have entered Okayama University from other universities in Japan.

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Students who enrolled before March 2026 should attend the orientation by following the steps below.

1. Please watch the orientation video from the following URL.
   *You need Okadai ID and Password to watch it.
   Japanese/English
2. Please submit the attendance checklist below.
   Attendance Chacklist
3. If you have not yet received your orientation bag (a white nylon bag containing the co-op guide, campus map,etc), please come to the office for International Education and Student Mobility Division or the Shikata International Office to pick it up.

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Students who will enroll in April 2026 or later are required to attend the orientation on one of the following dates.
*The first and second sessions have the same content.

1. 1. Tuesday, April 7, 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
      General Education Building
      [English] B33
      [Japanese] B32
   2. Wednesday, April 15, 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
      The location has not been decided yet.
      It will be posted once it is confirmed.

Information Session on SIM Cards

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Special plans and rates are available for Okayama University international students.
If you are interested, please attend an information session on one of dates below.

1. Tuesday, April 7, 3:45 p.m.-
   General Education Building, B32
2. Wednesday, April 15, 3:45 p.m.-
   The location has not been decided yet.
   It will be posted once it is confirmed.

*Please refer to the map above for the location of the information session.

City Office Procedures

International Education and Student Mobility Division distributes a set of documents for City Office procedures (registration of address, subscription to the National Health Insurance system, etc.).
New international students who will stay in Japan for more than 3 months (those who are issued a residence card) come to the International Education and Student Mobility Division as soon as they arrive at Okayama University.
Please note that you may not be able to complete the procedures if you go directly to City Office.

Guide to City office procedures and example entries

Access

Okayama City Office / Kita Ward Office
1st Floor, Window No.1 for foreign nationals

Address: 1-1-1 Daiku, Kita-ku, Okayama, 700-8544
Phone: 086-803-1000
Business Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.
How to get there: Okayama City website

Registration of Okayama University Residence Registration System(ORRS)

In accordance with the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act, Okayama University requires all international students to report the following items through ORRS in order to properly manage the status of residence and their compliance with activities other than those permitted under the current status of residence (part-time work).
New registration must be completed within 14 days of enrollment.

For more information, please see the page on Status of Residence, Visa, ORRS.