The Noborito Dormitory was founded in 1958 by a biblical scholar, Kokichi Kurosaki (1886-1970), who aims to educate the young generations who will lead Japan's future through the Bible.

The dormitory opened when Kurosaki was 72 years old. The concept of dormitory was strongly influenced by teachings of his teacher Kanzo Uchimura and Inazo Nitobe, and his experience at Selly Oak Colleges in England, where Kurosaki studied at the age of 38.

The path to opening the dormitory was not easy, but with the cooperation and donations of many people who agreed with Kurosaki's vision. The first dormitory master was Yasuyoshi Satomi, a professor of Ferris Jogakuin University.

Since then, over 60 years have passed, succeeding the vision of Kurosaki, over 600 graduate students have been sent to the world. In 2010, the girls dormitory (Arai Memorial Building) was established, and many female students have been accepted.

Current life style of the dorm (Summer 2021)

Currently, 34 students live together under the guidance of the dorm master Dr. Kei Chiba (D.Phil. Oxon) who was a philosophy professor at Hokkaido University for thirty years and his wife Misako Chiba who is a licensed chef with several other licenses such as social studies teacher and bookkeeping. In our community there are two cohabitant stuffs with 20 male students and 14 female students who share a dining room and a common room and a small library, while the annex Arai Memorial Building for female students has their own kitchen and a dining room. Breakfast and Supper are served except every Sunday evening and the designated vacations about 14 weeks a year. Meals are served with varieties of recipe by several expert stuffs, one of whom has bee in charge of a restaurant as a chef for forty years. Every morning before breakfast except Saturday, there is a morning worship with hymn and Bible reading and its related talks by students who are on duty set in advance. This is a long term tradition of our dormitory. On every Sunday morning, the dorm master gives an expository message of Bible altogether about one hour. Sunday bible meeting is scheduled for about 35 times a year which is a joyous obligation for the master. Students are permitted to attend with other meetings and churches on Sunday.

Besides, there are reading and discussion groups irregularly but frequently under the guidance of dorm master. The items to be read and discussed are determined by needs of students. It often lasts a few hours with sincere and joyous talks. Join us, if you are keen to learn Bible and life in general together with keen students.

Expenditures

Initial payment for entry: 150,000 yen for once at all or 12,500/month for a year.

Room charge per month: male 39,500 yen or 42,000 yen, female 44,500 yen.

Meals: 20,000 yen without considering accidental skips of meal, except with due announcement in advance.

Address:
Noborito Gakuryo (Dormitory)
6-6-1 Masugata, Tama-ku, Kawasaki city, Kanagawa 214-0032 JAPAN

〒214-0032 神奈川県川崎市多摩区枡形6-6-1　登戸学寮

* 10 min walk from South exit (南口) of Odakyu Line, Mukogaoka-yuen Station (小田急線向ヶ丘遊園駅)
* 20 min walk from JR Nambu Line, Noborito Station (JR登戸駅)

Tel:
+81 (44) 933 0819
11:00am ～ 5:00pm Mon, Wed, Fri (Monday - Saturday for February and March)

Email: noborito@gakuryo.or.jp
HP: info@noboritodorm.net

The Girl's Dormitory

The girl’s dormitory has a kitchen lounge as a common space in addition to the living room on the first floor. It has total of 15 rooms from the first floor to the third floor. All rooms have the same size. Each floor has a shared toilet (with washing machine) and washroom space. You can use a shared bathroom with a shower booth on the second floor.

Rooms: Total 15 rooms
All 15 rooms are same size (about 6.2 jyo = 11.3 m2)

Facilities: bed, table, chair, closet, mirror, air conditioner, free LAN internet (optical fiber), TV antenna terminal, flooring in all rooms
Shared facilities: Refrigerator (1st floor), washing machine (3rd floor)