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Helpful Services and Organizations

We refer you to the appropriate services and organizations when it is deemed necessary. As a wide range of support services and organizations are available in/out of the university, we can advise if you “do not know whom to contact.”

*If we need to share information with outside organizations, we will do so after obtaining your consent.

Our Service Organizations

Health Care Center

Location: Next to the gym
Hours (sign-up for consultation): 13:00 – 15:30 on weekdays
Hours (first aid): 8:30 – 17:00 on weekdays
TEL: 011-706-5348

[Mental Health Consultation]
For appointments: (10:00 – 16:00 on weekdays)
https://www.hokudai.ac.jp/hoken/

Learning Support Office

Location: 2nd floor, Institute for the Advancement of Higher Education (E210 for consultation on career options/academic accomplishment, E211 for study support)
Hours: 8:30 – 17:00 on weekdays
TEL: 011-706-7526
Email: lso(at)high.hokudai.ac.jp
https://lso.high.hokudai.ac.jp/

Career Center

Location: 1st floor, Clark Memorial Student Center
Hours: 8:30 – 18:00 on weekdays
TEL: 011-706-3271・3273
Email: ccsup2(at)academic.hokudai.ac.jp
http://cc.academic.hokudai.ac.jp/

Harassment Services Office

Hours: 9:30 – 18:00 on weekdays
TEL: 011-706-2095、011-706-2096
Email: soudan(at)general.hokudai.ac.jp
https://www.hokudai.ac.jp/jimuk/soumubu/jinjika/sekuhara/index.htm

Our Service Offices

Counseling Rooms in Departments/Schools

Student Counseling Office, Graduate/ School of Humanities and Human Sciences

Hours: 13:00 – 17:00 on Tuesdays/Fridays
Location: 2nd floor, Administrative Building, Faculty of Humanities and Human Sciences
Email: letsoudan@let.hokudai.ac.jp https://www.let.hokudai.ac.jp/general/collaborator

Student Counseling Office, School/Graduate School of Law

Hours: 13:00 – 17:00 on Tuesdays/Fridays
Location: 2nd floor, Administrative Building, Faculty of Humanities and Human Sciences
Email: letsoudan@let.hokudai.ac.jp
https://www.juris.hokudai.ac.jp/current/support/madoguchi.html

Student Life Support Office, Graduate/ School of Science

Hours: 13:00 – 17:00 on Tuesdays/Thursdays
Location: Room N215, 2nd floor, Main Building, School of Science
TEL: 011-706-3716
Email: nayami(at)sci.hokudai.ac.jp
https://www2.sci.hokudai.ac.jp/faculty/counseling

General Consulting Office, Gradute/School of Engineering

Hours: 11:00 – 13:00/14:00 – 18:00 on Tuesdays and 10:00 – 13:00/14:00 – 17:00 on Fridays
Location: Room C201, 2nd floor, Building C, School of Engineering
TEL: 011-706-7297
Email: nandemo(at)eng.hokudai.ac.jp https://nandemo-next.eng.hokudai.ac.jp/

Student Counseling Office, IMCTS (International Media, Communication, and Tourism Studies)

Hours: 9:00 –14:00 on Mondays or Wednesdays
Location: Room 607, 6th floor, Media Building
Email: soudanshitsu(at)imc.hokudai.ac.jp
https://www.imc.hokudai.ac.jp/life/consult/index.html

Student Counseling Office, Graduate/School of Fisheries Sciences

Hours: 9:00 – 17:00 on weekdays
Location: 2nd floor, Student Center
TEL: 0138-40-5647
Email: soudan(at)fish.hokudai.ac.jp
https://www2.fish.hokudai.ac.jp/campus-life/page-220.html

Outside Service Organizations

Consultation on Emotional Baggage

Hokkaido Inochi no Denwa (Suicide Prevention Center)

Hours: 24/7 service

TEL: 011-231-4343, 0570-783-556, 0120-783-556
https://www.inochi-tel.com/

Sapporo Kokoro no Center, City of Sapporo (Mental Welfare Center)

Services available for those registered with  Sapporo City only

Phone consultations  about mental health
TEL: 011-622-0556, 0570-064-556
http://www.city.sapporo.jp/eisei/gyomu/seisin/counseling/index.html

Hokkaido Prefectural Center of Mental Health and Welfare

Services available with or without registration with Sapporo City

Phone consultations about mental health
TEL: 0570-064-556
http://www.pref.hokkaido.lg.jp/hf/sfc/sodan.htm

Sapporo Wakamono Support Station (Youth Support Office)

Support for hikikomori and NEETs

TEL: 011-223-4421
http://saposute.net/

Japanese Society of Certified Clinical Psychologists

TEL: 03-3813-9990
Regular phone consultations: 9:00 – 12:00 (on Monday/Wednesday/Friday) and 19:00 – 21:00 (on Monday – Friday)
http://www.jsccp.jp/about/tel.php

Emergency Information Center of Clinical Psychiatry, Sapporo City

Emergency consultations during the nighttime/weekends/holidays

Nighttime: 5 pm – 9 am on the following morning, Saturday/Sunday/Holiday: round the clock (24 hours)
TEL: 011-204-6010
http://www.city.sapporo.jp/eisei/gyomu/seisin/about/index.html

For Victims of Crimes, Products/Services-related Damages and Legal Issues

Consultation Center, Hokkaido Prefectural Police HQ

Hours: 24/7 service

TEL: #9110
https://www.police.pref.hokkaido.lg.jp/consult/soudan/soudan.html

Sexual Crime Victims 110 (Police)

Hours: 24/7 service

TEL: 0120-756-310, 011-242-0319
https://www.npa.go.jp/higaisya/seihanzai/seihanzai.html

Victim Support Center, National Network for Victim Support

Consultation services for crime victims

TEL: 011-232-8740
http://www.counseling.or.jp/contents/introduction/introduction_02.html

Legal Consultation for Crime Victims by Lawyers, Sapporo Bar Association

TEL: 011-251-7822
https://www.satsuben.or.jp/center/by_content/detail08.html

Hokkaido Consumer Affairs Center

TEL: 050-7505-0999
http://www.do-syouhi-c.jp/

Sapporo District Office, Japan Legal Support Center

General legal consultation

TEL: 050-3383-5555
https://www.houterasu.or.jp/chihoujimusho/sapporo/index.html

Student Counseling Office TOP Useful Resources

Become a peer supporter

Hokkaido University takes applications for peer supporters at designated times throughout the year. Peer supporters are paid part-time staff (administrative assistant) of the university. Check out the peer support unit web site or come to the Center for more information.

Thinking about visiting us?

If you would like to make a counseling appointment, please call us, email us, or even just drop by in person. Students with appointments are given priority, so we recommend making an appointment.