Institute of East Asian Studies

General Information

• Comprehensive Arrival Guide (in English)
• Living in the Bay Area (in Japanese)
• Weekly Japanese Newspaper in Bay Area
• Japanese Community Site —San Francisco, Silicon Valley (in Japanese)
• UC Berkeley Campus Safety

Visiting Scholar and J1 Visa Information

• Map of CJS, Berkeley International Office, and Cal 1 Card Office
• Berkeley International Office
• Visiting Scholar and Postdoc Affairs (VSPA) Office
• http://www.kenkyuu.net/ (in Japanese)

Housing

• Off Campus Housing Information
• CalRentals
• Home Match - Connects UC retiree homeowners with a spare bedroom to UC Berkeley graduate students, Postdocs, and Visiting Scholars looking for affordable housing
• Craigslist.org — Click on "Housing" > "East Bay"
• Apartments.com — Search "San Francisco & Bay Area" or "East Bay"
• My ApartmentMap
• Zumper
• ApartmentList
• ApartmentGuide
• SabbaticalHomes
• Zillow
• Berkeley-area hotels and motels
• Postdoc Listserv
  • The VSPA office maintains a mailing list (it is called the postdocnet listserv, but visiting scholars and landlords also subscribe to this list). Subscribers often post ads like cars/furniture for sale, housemates wanted, or room/apartment available. You can subscribe by going to this link here. After subscribing to the listserv, you can receive postings from members that include landlords or send postings by simply emailing an announcement to postdocnet@lists.berkeley.edu

Visiting Scholars with Children

• Berkeley Unified School District – New Family Admissions
  • Enrollment checklist for Visiting Scholars
• Berkeley Parents Network
• Information about schools, child care, and recreational activities for children
• Diablo Nippongo Gakuen
• Sycamore Christian Preschool

Utilities

Telecommunications (TV, Internet, Home Phone)

• Sonic
• Comcast/XFINITY
• AT&T
• Wireless internet on campus

Cell Phones

• AT&T
• Verizon
• Sprint
• T-Mobile

Energy 

• Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E)
• East Bay Community Energy

Water

• East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD)

Refuse Collection

• City of Berkeley Refuse Collection

Cars and Transportation

• California Department of Motor Vehicles driving test booklet (in English)
• BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit)
• AC Transit
• Craigslist.org classified advertisements — Click on "East Bay" > "For Sale"
• Postdoc Listserv
  • The VSPA office maintains a mailing list (it is called the postdocnet listserv, but visiting scholars and landlords also subscribe to this list). Subscribers often post ads like cars/furniture for sale, housemates wanted, or room/apartment available. You can subscribe by going to this link here. After subscribing to the listserv, you can receive postings from members that include landlords or send postings by simply emailing an announcement to postdocnet@lists.berkeley.edu