A GUIDE TO JAPANESE
UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES

FEATURED INSTITUTIONS

Types of university

Rikkyo University

Tokyo

20,254 enrolled

In 1874, Rikkyo University started its history as Rikkyo School, a small boarding school teaching English language and Bible studies. Founded b...

Kansai University Japanese Language and Culture Program Preparatory Course (Bekka)

Osaka

100 enrolled

The start of the new course coincided with the inauguration of the university's new campus, the Minami-Senri International Plaza, a 15-minute b...

Sophia University

Tokyo

13,857 enrolled

Sophia is located in central Tokyo, near Japan's political, financial, business, and cultural centers. Founded by the Jesuits in 1913, Sophia U...

Doshisha University

Kyoto

26,686 enrolled

Spirit of Doshisha Joseph Hardy Neesima, the founder of Doshisha University, disagreed with the rigid system of feudal society in Japan and lef...

Keio University

Tokyo

33,442 enrolled

Keio University is a modern university at the cutting edge of education, research, medicine, medical care, social interaction and international...

Lakeland University Japan Campus

Tokyo

379 enrolled

The Japan Campus of Lakeland University (LUJ), a liberal arts university, offers an accredited Associate of Arts (A.A.) degree in Tokyo with ea...

Meiji University

Tokyo

33,357 enrolled

Founded in 1881, Meiji University is one of Japan's premier educational institutions. With the largest number of applicants among all of Japan'...

McGill University - MBA Japan Program

Tokyo

75 enrolled

Since 1998, the Desautels Faculty of Management of McGill University has been proud to offer the top Master of Business Administration (MBA) pr...

Kwansei Gakuin University

Hyogo

25405 enrolled

Located in the city of Nishinomiya, near Osaka and Kyoto, Kwansei Gakuin University has a rich international tradition that dates back to its f...

Tokai University

Hokkaido/Tokyo/Kanagawa/Shizuoka/Kumamoto

28,675 enrolled

Tokai University is a private university established by Dr. Shigeyoshi Matsumae in 1942. "Tokai" of "Tokai University" refers to the sea to the...

Tokyo Metropolitan University

Tokyo

9,389 enrolled

Tokyo Metropolitan University is only comprehensive public university of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government. We have organized an environment fo...

Seigakuin University

Saitama

2,277 enrolled

Seigakuin University offers a liberal arts education based on Christian ideals and implements small group teaching to nurture each and every st...

Kanda University of International Studies Graduate School (MA TESOL Program)

Tokyo

The Master's Program in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages （TESOL） has as its mission helping teachers, both in‐service and pre‐se...

Seigakuin University

Saitama

2,277 enrolled

Seigakuin University offers a liberal arts education based on Christian ideals and implements small group teaching to nurture each and every st...

Doshisha University

Kyoto

26,686 enrolled

Spirit of Doshisha Joseph Hardy Neesima, the founder of Doshisha University, disagreed with the rigid system of feudal society in Japan and lef...

Kwansei Gakuin University

Hyogo

25405 enrolled

Located in the city of Nishinomiya, near Osaka and Kyoto, Kwansei Gakuin University has a rich international tradition that dates back to its f...

Keio University

Tokyo

33,442 enrolled

Keio University is a modern university at the cutting edge of education, research, medicine, medical care, social interaction and international...

Lakeland University Japan Campus

Tokyo

379 enrolled

The Japan Campus of Lakeland University (LUJ), a liberal arts university, offers an accredited Associate of Arts (A.A.) degree in Tokyo with ea...

Tokai University

Hokkaido/Tokyo/Kanagawa/Shizuoka/Kumamoto

28,675 enrolled

Tokai University is a private university established by Dr. Shigeyoshi Matsumae in 1942. "Tokai" of "Tokai University" refers to the sea to the...

Meiji University

Tokyo

33,357 enrolled

Founded in 1881, Meiji University is one of Japan's premier educational institutions. With the largest number of applicants among all of Japan'...

Rikkyo University

Tokyo

20,254 enrolled

In 1874, Rikkyo University started its history as Rikkyo School, a small boarding school teaching English language and Bible studies. Founded b...

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INTERVIEWS
  • Rikkyo University
  • The reason I wanted to get into Rikkyo was simple: I wanted to study in the department called "Intercultural Communication". The s...
  • Kanda University of International Studies Graduate School (MA TESOL Program)
  • One feature of the Kanda MA TESOL program that makes it so refreshing and exciting to be part of is its emphasis on practicality. ...
  • McGill University - MBA Japan Program
  • -Why did you choose McGill MBA Japan Program for your study for an MBA?- For me as a Canadian, it is one of the most respected uni...
  • Kansai University Japanese Language and Culture Program Preparatory Course (Bekka)
  • Kansai University (KU) is a comprehensive private university with an illustrious 133-year history. With the long-established histo...
  • Keio University
  • Founded in 1858 by Yukichi Fukuzawa, Keio University is Japan's first modern institution of higher learning. Over the years, Keio ...

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