{"id":223,"date":"2022-03-27T11:33:21","date_gmt":"2022-03-27T02:33:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/international.env.nagoya-u.ac.jp\/gses\/?page_id=223"},"modified":"2022-03-27T11:33:21","modified_gmt":"2022-03-27T02:33:21","slug":"bank-sim","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/international.env.nagoya-u.ac.jp\/gses\/bank-sim\/","title":{"rendered":"Bank Accounts \/ SIM Cards"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"bank-account\">Bank Account<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Students are required to open a UFJ\/SMBC\/Japan Post (etc.) Bank accounts because the NU tuition fee will be automatically paid through bank accounts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"how-to-open-a-bank-account\">How to open a bank account<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>We can open a bank account by online or branch, but it is much easier and faster to visit the bank branch to open one because branch staffs will support you in the process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prepare the items below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Resident card<\/li><li>Inkan or hanko (personal seal\/stamp) (signature can be allowed in some banks)<\/li><li>Cash 1.000 yen for a small deposit<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-big_icon_point\">Useful Japanese: \u53e3\u5ea7\uff08\u3053\u3046\u3056\uff09\u3092\u958b\uff08\u3072\u3089\uff09\u304d\u305f\u3044\u3067\u3059\u3002\/ I want to open a bank account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-icon_pen\"><strong>Note:<\/strong> If you haven&#8217;t stayed in Japan for 6 months, or you don&#8217;t have a &#8220;notice of tuition fee payment&#8221; (pink paper), you can only open a bank account in <strong>UFJ<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"banks-near-nu\">Banks Near NU<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<p>UFJ Motoyama Branch<br>(\u4e09\u83f1UFJ\u9280\u884c\u672c\u5c71\u652f\u5e97)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d815.3955175099003!2d136.95095985868548!3d35.16704236805578!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x6003700a8d28c44b%3A0x190626320e2d8ee7!2z5LiJ6I-xVUZK6YqA6KGM5pys5bGx5pSv5bqX!5e0!3m2!1sja!2sus!4v1644909245366!5m2!1sja!2sus\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" style=\"border:0;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<p>NU Post Office<br>(\u540d\u53e4\u5c4b\u5927\u5b66\u5185\u90f5\u4fbf\u5c40)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m14!1m8!1m3!1d13048.276447298098!2d136.9668796!3d35.1548971!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x0%3A0x839a4f5fe75c0fdf!2z5ZCN5Y-k5bGL5aSn5a2m5YaF6YO15L6_5bGA!5e0!3m2!1sja!2sjp!4v1644909322081!5m2!1sja!2sjp\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" style=\"border:0;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<p>SMBC Motoyama Branch<br>(\u4e09\u4e95\u4f4f\u53cb\u9280\u884c \u672c\u5c71\u652f\u5e97)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m14!1m8!1m3!1d407.7109394325903!2d136.96279465888097!3d35.16441320566359!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x6003700ae4f029b1%3A0xac34e563f5142ed9!2z5LiJ5LqV5L2P5Y-L6YqA6KGMIOacrOWxseaUr-W6lw!5e0!3m2!1sja!2sus!4v1644909382707!5m2!1sja!2sus\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" style=\"border:0;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"sim-cards\">SIM Cards<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Those who wish to bring the phone from home country, please ensure your phone is an unlocked (SIM-free) phone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are 3 types of SIM Cards can be used in Japan:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"1-sim-card-data-only\">1. SIM Card (data only)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Those who do not need  a telephone number can choose the data-only SIM. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>You can use Prepaid SIM Cards (for less than 3 months)<ol><li>Softbank : \uffe51,650 (500MB\/31 days)<\/li><li>Rakuten : \uffe52,980 (1GB\/30 days) &amp; \uffe53,980 (2GB\/90 days)<\/li><li>IIJmio : from \uffe5900 (3GB\/month)<\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"2-sim-card-data-sms\">2. SIM Card (data + SMS)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>It is the second cheapest option which includes data + SMS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Several Prepaid SIM Cards (data + SMS)<ol><li>IIJmio : from \uffe51,040 (3GB\/month)<\/li><li>OCN Mobile One : from \uffe51,000 (3GB\/month)<\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"3-sim-card-data-sms-call\">3. SIM Card (data + SMS + call)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>PACKAGE option without having a new phone<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>OCN Mobile One : from \uffe51,180 (1GB\/month).<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"for-those-who-don-t-have-unlock-phone\">For those who don&#8217;t have unlock phone<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Major carrier (Docomo, Softbank, au) usually sell the cell phone &amp; SIM card as a package (they also offer SIM card only).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Recommended for students who:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Stay in Japan at least for 2 years (not recommended for an international student who stays within several months because there is a pretty high penalty for whom cannot complete the contract<\/li><li>Use calling by career service<\/li><li>Use career mail and enjoy student discount<\/li><li>Use the after support in a branch<\/li><li>Do not have the credit card<\/li><li>Wish do part-time jobs in Japan (*most job interviews require phone numbers)<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Price: around 7,000 Yen~\/ per month (depend on the company + plan)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Please visit shops and compare the price &amp; choose the best option!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bank Account Students are required to open a UFJ\/SMBC\/Japan Post (etc.) Bank accounts because the NU tuition f [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"swell_btn_cv_data":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-223","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/international.env.nagoya-u.ac.jp\/gses\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/223","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/international.env.nagoya-u.ac.jp\/gses\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/international.env.nagoya-u.ac.jp\/gses\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/international.env.nagoya-u.ac.jp\/gses\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/international.env.nagoya-u.ac.jp\/gses\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=223"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/international.env.nagoya-u.ac.jp\/gses\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/223\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":224,"href":"https:\/\/international.env.nagoya-u.ac.jp\/gses\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/223\/revisions\/224"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/international.env.nagoya-u.ac.jp\/gses\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=223"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}