Affordable living costs
You can go anywhere on your bicycle!
Okayama City is flat, and the university is so close to downtown that you can go a whole school year using nothing but your bicycle and your own two feet. For those without their own bicycle, the city has a convenient urban bicycle rental service. With a user card, you can pick up a bicycle in many locations, including Okayama University campuses, and drop it off in many locations around the city.
Cheaper, healthier food
Okayama prefecture is a major producer of fruits and vegetables, and safe, natural local food is available in abundance. Several organic food shops and supermarkets are near the main campus, including a store selling the produce from the university’s own Faculty of Agriculture. The cafeterias in the university’s union buildings provide students with affordable, healthy choices, and are open even on weekends.
