A GUIDE TO JAPANESE
UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES

FEATURED INSTITUTIONS

Types of university

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...

Ritsumeikan University

Shiga/Kyoto/Osaka

35,855 enrolled

Ritsumeikan is an integrated academy with a rich culture of individuality and international awareness accommodating a total of 49,000 students....

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...

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

25,452 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...

Ryutsu Keizai University

Ibaraki/Chiba

5,300 enrolled

At our university, you can study the services and products of leading Japanese companies. Our university was founded in 1965, with support from...

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...

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...

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'...

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...

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...

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...

Rikkyo University

Tokyo

20,755 enrolled

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

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...

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...

Rikkyo University

Tokyo

20,755 enrolled

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

Ritsumeikan University

Shiga/Kyoto/Osaka

35,855 enrolled

Ritsumeikan is an integrated academy with a rich culture of individuality and international awareness accommodating a total of 49,000 students....

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...

Ryutsu Keizai University

Ibaraki/Chiba

5,300 enrolled

At our university, you can study the services and products of leading Japanese companies. Our university was founded in 1965, with support from...

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...

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...

Kwansei Gakuin University

Hyogo

25,452 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...

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'...

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WHAT'S NEW
  • News
  • Jan 20, 2020
  • Meiji University - Study Japanese law in Tokyo: A 10-day program, June 29–July 10, 2020
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  • Jan 20, 2020
  • Meiji University - Courtesy visit made by the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ghana and delegation
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  • Dec 18, 2019
  • Meiji University Graduate School of Governance Studies released the application guidelines for April 2020 admissions.
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  • Dec 12, 2019
  • Meiji University December 14 special lecture: Ethnography of Japanese Early Childhood Education
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  • Dec 9, 2019
  • Meiji University Graduate School of Governance Studies welcomes you to an open lecture from December 14 to 20

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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...
  • Lakeland University Japan Campus
  • Since the beginning of my stay in Japan, I knew that I wanted to enroll in an American institution that would lead me to a promisi...
  • Ryutsu Keizai University
  • Visiting my older sister, who was studying abroad in Japan, was the start of it all for me. The more I visited her with my mother ...
  • Doshisha University
  • How do you like studying in Japan? My classes at Doshisha University are at the Business School and this quarter I'm taking "Busin...
  • Kwansei Gakuin University
  • C. J. L. Bates, the fourth chancellor of Kwansei Gakuin, told his students that "We do not desire to be weaklings. We aim to be st...

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