Staff Facilities (Machikaneyama Kaikan)

Regarding use of these facilities

Osaka University faculty, staff, and students, and visitors with a definite purpose can use this facility for meetings, small seminars, and social gatherings.
Anyone may use the dining room (Libre).

*Wifi service is only available in guest rooms at the facility.

Regulations for Lodging Facilities at Osaka University

• Regulations
• Detailed regulations

Eligibility

Eligible Individuals

1. OU faculty and staff and their families
2. Visitors and their families who have a definite purpose
3. Patients treated at Osaka University Hospital/Osaka University Dental Hospital and their families
4. OU students and their families

Rent fees

Reservations

*Please make your reservation via the reservation system, Reserve Gate.

To make a reservation, click here.

[Note] If you haven’t received a booking confirmation email from us, you may have entered your email address incorrectly or set up rules to filter email on your device.

If you haven't received it, please contact us at the following address.
Email: machikane@ml.office.osaka-u.ac.jp

After receiving your reservation confirmation email, please transfer money to the bank account specified in the email no later than 5 business days prior to the date of your stay. (Please bear the bank transfer fee.)

Credit cards may be used to pay for stays at Machikaneyama Kaikan (cards accepted: VISA, MasterCard, China UnionPay) when checking in at the facility. (There is no way to pay in advance via credit card.)

We will check your reservation confirmation email when you check in, so please hang onto it.

Payment

• Payment should be made via transfer to a designated university account (transfer fees must also be paid at the guest's expense) or credit card (cards accepted: VISA, MasterCard, China UnionPay).
• Note that payments cannot be accepted in cash.
• Those who wish to have their fees covered by subsidies for operational costs or grants-in-aid for scientific research are requested to make an accommodation reservation and (once their reservation number has been finalized) apply to the accountant clerk at their host school or research institute using the forms linked below.
  - Application Form (when expenses are covered by subsidies for operational costs)
  - Application Form (when expenses are covered by grants-in-aid for scientific research)

Cancellation Fees

Cancellations/no-shows will be charged cancellation fees at the rates listed below. Note that cancellations made before the day of your stay will not be subject to cancellation fees.

• Cancellations on the day of your stay: 100% of the accommodation fee
• No-shows: 100% of the accommodation fee

Details on the cancellation policy for the Machikaneyama Facility can be found here: Japanese | English

Machikaneyama Kaikan will be closed on the following dates:

Summer Holiday: Sunday, August 10 ~ Friday, August 15, 2025
Winter Holiday: Monay, December 29, 2025 ~ Saturday, January 3, 2026
(Note that you will be not be able to check in or out during the above listed periods.)

Notes

• If you wish to check in outside of the hours listed below, please contact the Housing Section via email.
• Please note that we will also be unable to answer inquiries on Saturdays, Sundays, national holidays, and during the summer and winter holidays.

Outline of the facilities

Machikaneyama Kaikan

Please note that full cleaning service is not provided for stays of 2 consecutive nights or more.

For information on cleaning, refer to the brochure in your room.

Reception Hours: Monday through Saturday (excluding closed days)

• 10:00 am ~ 6:00 p.m.

Check-in: 3:30 p.m. ~ 6:00 p.m.

Check-out: 10:00 a.m. ~ 11:00 a.m. (When checking out before 10:00 a.m., please return your key to the designated box.)

Maximum length of stay: 2 months

Accommodation fee payment: Pay by 5 days before your stay (excluding Saturday, Sunday, and national holidays)

Booking window: 6 months in advance ~ 5 days before your stay

Closed (no check in/out): Summer Holiday: Sunday, August 10 ~ Friday, August 15, 2025 | Winter Holiday: Monday, December 29, 2025 ~ Saturday, January 3, 2026

Room types: Single room (5), Twin room (2)

Room furnishings (guest rooms) : TV, desk, refrigerator, modular bathroom, electric pot, hair dryer, towels, Wi-Fi

Other facilities:

Lounge in front of the lobby, 1F (Capacity: 25)

Washing machine, dryer

Cancellation policy: Japanese | English

Rent Fee

Room furnishings: TV, desk, desk light, refrigerator, modular bathroom, electric pot, hair dryer, alarm clock, towels, Wi-Fi
*You can request for an electic kettle from the receptionist desk.

Room furnishings: TV, desk, desk light, refrigerator, modular bathroom, electric pot, hair dryer, alarm clock, towels, Wi-Fi
*You can request for an electic kettle from the receptionist desk.

Meeting rooms

Faculty and staff members can use the meeting rooms for the following purposes:

1. Lectures and workshops regarding education and research at the university. (restricted to OU-related business)
2. Individuals from outside of the university who have an appointment with OU and who have a referral from an OU faculty/staff member (restricted to OU-related business)

Furnishings

1F Special Room (capacity: 14): TV, video, white board, 80-inch Portable Floor Pull Up Projection Screen
2F Meeting Room (capacity 48): Electric screen, white board, microphone (3), projector

Reservation of the meeting room and special room

To make a reservation for the special room and the conference room at the Machkaneyama Kaikan, send the details of your reservation to the Housing Section (machikane@ml.office.osaka-u.ac.jp) by email at least 5 business days before the date of your reservation.

Please include the following information in the body of your email:

1. The date and time of the meeting,
2. The purpose of use/content of the meeting,
3. The number of participants, and
4. The name and contact information of the representative of the group

*Please pick up and return the key at the manager's office.

Notes when using the meeting room and special room:

• Available for use from 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday
• Wifi service is not available.
• These rooms are not available on Sundays and closed days.
• These rooms are not available for academic meetings from outside the university
• Food and drink are prohibited in these meeting rooms. (Drinks in containers with lids are allowed.)

Dining facility

Libre (1F, Machikaneyama Kaikan)
Menu: Set meals including pork cutlets, fried chicken, curry and rice, rice dishes
Open Mon. through Fri. (excluding national holidays), 11:00 a.m. ~ 2:00 p.m.

Business hours and days vary in the summer and during the Year End and New Year holidays.

For reservations, contact: Osaka University Machikaneyama Kaikan

Tel: 06-6850-6133 (Toyonaka ext. 2001 & 2002)

Access

1-15 Machikaneyama-cho, Toyonaka-shi, Osaka 560-0043

• 15 min walk east from Ishibashi handai-mae Station on the Hankyu Takarazuka Line
• 20 min walk from Shibahara-handai-mae Station on the Osaka Monorail

Contact

Regarding dining facilities

Osaka University Machikaneyama Kaikan
Tel: 06-6850-6133 (Toyonaka ext. 2001 & 2002)

Regarding accommodations

Manager's Office, Machikaneyama Kaikan
Email: machikane-kanri@ml.office.osaka-u.ac.jp
Tel: 06-6850-5000 (Toyonaka ext. 5000)

Regarding reservations

Housing Section, Property Management Division, Department of Finance, Osaka University
Email: machikane@ml.office.osaka-u.ac.jp
Tel: 06-6879-7948 (ext. Suita 7948)
Note: We will unable to respond to inquiries on Saturdays, Sundays, national holidays, and the summer and winter holidays.