Services

Cafeterias (Toyonaka Campus)

KANSHITA (Cafeteria under the library)

KANSHITA (Cafeteria under the library)
The cafeteria is located under the main Library.
It is a cafeteria dining room that offers noodles and rice bowls, such as small dishes and fried and stir-fried main dishes. 
Since it is open until the evening, it is also used by students after club activities.
This store is the birthplace of the famous “TENSHIN MABO DON” at Osaka University CO-OP! We also offer lunch boxes for lunch. 
 

CO-OP building 3F Cafeteria

Cafeteria dining room where you can enjoy combinations as you like.
This restaurant is located on the 3rd floor of the Toyonaka Welfare Hall.
Serve hot food and cold food.
This cafeteria is great for those who want to have a quick, cheap and hearty meal. We also offer the popular “TENSHIN MABO DON”.
 

Café Quartier

Café Quartier is located on the 1st floor of the Student Commons in Education and Research Building I. It is a place for students, faculty and staff to relax and have peace of mind, as well as a place for information exchange, discussion and interaction. We offer drinks such as coffee and tea, and desserts such as freshly baked bread, pasta, and ice cream at reasonable prices.
 

Cafeteria KASANE

Cafeteria KASANE
It is the largest cafeteria on the Toyonaka Campus!
In addition to rice bowls, noodles, and side dishes, this restaurant offers a wide variety of menu items, such as Kasane's original fried chicken that you can't eat at other restaurants, an order corner where the food is cooked right in front of you, and a Halal menu!
 

SAKA (Museum café)

The coffee beans is sawn right after you order the Espresso coffee, so you can enjoy a true coffee in a wonderful place.
 
 

Cafeterias (Suita Campus)

Cafeteria of School of Engineering FAMILLE

In the high-ceilinged and open store, we offer a wide variety of menus that support the campus life of those who use it, such as combinations of main dishes and side dishes, noodles, and rice bowls.
The cafeteria is open for the longest hours on the Suita Campus.
 

Suita DonDon

A donburi(bowl of rice with food on top) specialty store where you can eat “TENSHIN MABO DON”, which is very popular with students.  DonDon exclusive menus are also available.
For those who want to eat outside, or who don't have time, you can also use the daily lunch box that you can take home.
 

Kitchen BISYOKU

This cafeteria is located on the first floor of the Research Institute for Microbial Diseases. You can enjoy an original menu with plenty of vegetables supervised by a registered dietitian, which changes daily.
 

Kitchen HIDAMARI (café)

Kitchen HIDAMARI is a full-service restaurant located next to the bus terminal in front of Daigaku Honbu on the Suita Campus.
We offer a menu that is different from the school cafeteria. On sunny days, you can enjoy lunch on the terrace. The specialty is the shop's handmade "Karaage Lunch".
 

Cafeteria TAKUMI

Cafeteria TAKUMI on the south side of the university headquarters building.
This is a restaurant with a calm atmosphere where you can choose dishes that are slightly different from other restaurants. You can purchase lunch box and bread that you can take out.
 
 

Cafeterias (Minoh Campus)

Cafeteria Rainbow

Cafeteria Rainbow
A bright, glass-enclosed cafeteria located on the 3rd floor of Minoh Campus foreign language research and lecture building.
The menu changes weekly, and in addition to side dishes and small bowls, we offer a variety of menus such as rice bowls, noodles, and halal menus.
 
 

Shops

In our shops, you can find a lot of stuff to support our member’s necessities, both the necessities for study or research and the daily necessities. The main merchandises are
  • Notebooks, files, stationeries
  • Computers and its peripherals
  • Computer’s software
  • Breads and box lunch
  • Snacks and beverages
  • Ramen (Japanese noodle), coffee, etc.
  • aily necessities
  • Osaka University’s original goods 
 
 

Books   

  • Variety of Books
    Textbooks used in classes, technical books (sciences, medical, etc.), dictionaries, novels, magazines, other English or Japanese books, etc.
  • Others
    Book card (Tosho card), the application of some qualifying examinations, etc.
Books
 
When you purchase the books with CO-OP e-money, you will receive 10.5% points back.
  • Points can be used as electronic money for your next purchase. 
  • Can be used for textbooks or reference books, other books.
  •  If you are a CO-OP member, you can use CO-OP electronic money. 
  • When you join the CO-OP, you can download the CO-OP member app to your smartphone.
  • If you do not have a smartphone, please contact the CO-OP office.
BOOK FAIR
Held several times in a year, 15~20% point redemption for books from selected publishers!!
A good chance to purchase expensive technical books. Please check the schedule on the web. 

ONLINE BOOK ORDER
You can search and order books online!! Please access to “Yousho online store” for foreign books .
For Japanese books is “大学生協 書籍Portal Site”. (Both of the web sites are Japanese only.) Make a user account and select “receipting at the shop” (Osaka university CO-OP’s book shop).
Yousho online store  大学生協 書籍Portal Site
 
 

Travel Service Center

  • Overseas
    Textbooks used in classes, technical books (sciences, medical, etc.), dictionaries, novels, magazines, other English or Japanese books, etc.
  • Domestic
    ski tour, JR tickets, highway bus, chartered bus, ferry, accommodations.
  • Rental Services
    Hakama rentals for the graduation ceremony, car rentals.
Travel Service Center
  • Travel Insurance
    Overseas, local travel insurance
  • University Entrance and Graduation photo album
  • Qualification Schools
    Judicial Scrivener, Government Servant, Bookkeeping, Accounting,etc.
  • Employment Events (Company Briefing Session, Internship, etc.)
  • Driving Schools
 
 

My Room Housing(Apartments for rent)

We can help you find a new home, be it just a room or an one room apartment with living room, kitchen, etc., which is located near your campus.
For more details.
Welcome to Osaka University!
My Room Housing (Apartments for rent)
 
 

Administration

  • Joining CO-OP
  • Withdrawal procedure
  • Change of status
When you change your address or your faculty while studying at Osaka University, you have to come to the CO-OP administration office because it is necessary to change your member’s record.
 

The reception desk

  • Toyonaka Campus:Toyonaka Welfare Hall 4F
  • Suita Campus: Campus Support Center, 2nd floor of Central Terrace
  • Suita Campus:Welfare Hall in front of Suita Honbu Mae
  • Minoh Campus:"Sánti" store on the 3rd floor of the Foreign Language Research and Lecture Building
 
 

About CO-OP Insurance Program

To ensure a quality and safe university life, CO-OP provides 2 kind of insurance for you.
  • Student Mutual Benefit (Kyosai)
  • Personal Liability Insurance for Students (Gakubai)
 

Student Mutual Benefit (Kyosai)

Students Mutual Benefit is a program where fund was raise from university students and will be used to help among students when accident occur
What are the differences?  
  • With low payment, you get full protection
  • The regulation is designed especially for students
  • Full protection even though you are not in Japan as long as you are an university student
  • Can be applied easily inside the university campus
 

Personal Liability Insurance for Students (Gakubai)

The plan covers protection when damages occur to the third parties under your responsibility. It covers THE HIGEST 3 hundred million yen protection.
  • Fire insurance plan can be added upon required
 

Application CO-OP Insurance Program

  1. When you want to take out the CO-OP Insurance program, please come to CO-OP office.
  2. Please fill in the application form and pay the insurance premium.
  3. When all the contracts are concluded, your Entrance Certificate will be sent to your house.
    For further information about the content of the insurance, please visit the following website.
Application CO-OP Insurance Program