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• Steps to Admission
• Application Guide

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Admission Guide

Be sure to refer to the "Steps to Admission" for application.

1. Admission Schedule

Examination System		Application Period	Announcement of Results	Enrollment Processing Deadline
2027 Academic Year	April Enrollment Application 1 (Domestic and International)	August 21, 2026 (Fri.) - August 31 (Mon.)	October 26, 2026 (Mon.)	November 9, 2026 (Mon.)
	April Enrollment Application 2 (Domestic Resident Only)	December 11, 2026 (Fri.) - December 18 (Fri.)	February 8, 2027 (Mon.)	February 22, 2027 (Mon.)
	September Enrollment (Domestic and International)	TBD

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• * Manual for Online Application System (PDF: 971KB)

2. Number of Students to be Recruited

Number of students to be admitted	50
Number of students to be recruited	About 25 (for each semester)

3. Application Qualification

Persons who meet all the qualifications from (1) to (5) below. However, if the applicant is residing in Japan, they must meet all of the qualifications from (1) to (6).

The applicant must:

1. Hold a non-Japanese national and be at least 18 years old by the time of enrollment.
2. Have Japanese language proficiency equivalent to JLPT N5 level or higher.
3. Plan to pursue further education or academic study in Japan after completing the course at the Japanese Studies Center for International Students.
4. Have no more than one year of total enrollment in Japanese language institutions in Japan.
5. Fulfill one of the following educational background conditions:
   1. The applicant has completed, or is expected to complete, 12 years of formal education outside Japan (by March 31, 2027 (for April enrollment), or September 19, 2027 (for September enrollment)).
   2. The applicant has qualifications equivalent to or higher than the above, as recognized by the university, such as:
      • Possesses qualifications for university admission in the country where their educational institution is located.
      • Has completed an 11-year school education curriculum under the education system of the country where their educational institution is located, and has also completed a preparatory education course designated by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT).
      • Has completed a curriculum equivalent to a Japanese high school, as designated by MEXT.
6. Hold or be eligible to obtain a "Student" residence status under the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act of Japan.

4. Admission Decision

Applicants will be assessed based on a screening of the completed application documents (in particular, Japanese language proficiency and desire to learn) as well as an online interview.

[ Notes for Online Interview ]

• The schedule for interview will be informed after receiving application documents.
• The interview will be conducted in Japanese and the applicant must attend the interview at the specified time and in person.
• If you are unable to participate in the interview at the specified time for whatever reason, including environmental factors such as the internet environment and device troubles (both audio and video are valid), you will be rejected as absent, and the application fee will not be refunded, and there are no measures for another interview.

Steps to Admission

Application Guide

1. Documents to be Submitted

• Please submit the application documents from 1 to 12 below via the "Online Application System."
• When submitting your application documents via the Online Application System, please ensure all data is uploaded in color.
• If documents are written in languages other than Japanese or English, please attach an official translation in English or Japanese. The translation must be certified by a government office.
• The university may request further documents in addition to the ones listed above.

* Applicants who have previously been denied a Certificate of Eligibility (COE) may be subject to additional considerations regarding reapplication. Therefore, if you have previously been denied a COE, please be sure to contact the Division of International Affairs by email before submitting your application.

	Application Documents	Details	Remarks
1	Application Form	Includes Statement of Purpose: your motivation and future plans, etc.	To be filled in on the Online Application System.
2	Facial Photograph	Size: 4cm x 3cm Taken within the last three months Front-facing, upper body, no hats, plain background * Reference
3	Passport	Submit a copy of the page with your photo ID and the page with your visa/residence status (if residing in Japan)
4	Health Certificate	PDF Format Must be certified by a public or accredited medical institution within the last three months. Download the university's designated form (PDF: 83KB)
5	Japanese-Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) Certificate	Please submit a certificate from one of the following Japanese language proficiency tests, taken within the last two years at the time of application: "Japanese-Language Proficiency Test (JLPT)" "Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students (EJU) (Japanese section)" "Test of Practical Japanese (J.Test)" "Japanese NAT-TEST" "JPT Japanese Proficiency Test" "JLCT Japanese Language Capability Test" Note: If the above tests are not administered in your country or region, you may submit a "Certificate of Japanese Language Proficiency" (format is free) written in Japanese by a Japanese language educational institution or similar organization, certifying a Japanese language ability equivalent to or higher than JLPT N5.	If you are unable to submit any of the aforementioned academic transcripts, please contact the International Affairs Office in advance.
6	Academic Transcript from the Educational Institution of Your Final Academic Background	This refers to the academic transcript or grade report from your most recently attended educational institution. It must include grades for all academic years and clearly indicate the grading scale or evaluation criteria.	If you are accepted, you will be required to mail the original (or originals) of documents 6-11 mentioned on the left at the time of enrollment procedures.
7	Graduation Certificate or Graduation Diploma from your most recently completed educational institution
8	Document Certifying University Entrance Qualification	Required Only for Those Who Graduated High School in a Country Requiring University Entrance Qualification
9	Academic Transcript from the Educational Institution Currently Attending	Required only for those currently attending a school, whether in Japan or abroad. (Must include grading criteria.)
10	Certificate of Enrollment from the Educational Institution Currently Attending or Certificate of Expected Graduation / Completion	Required only for those currently attending a school, whether in Japan or abroad.
11	Certificate of Attendance	Required only for those currently attending a high school, Japanese language school, or specialized training college within Japan.
12	Residence Card (Front and Back)	Required only for residents in Japan.

Enrollment Procedures

A candidate whose application is approved must follow the enrollment procedures, which is to submit the required documents and pay the tuition fee by the deadline. If an applicant fails to follow the enrollment procedures, the university will not accept him/ her into the course by any other means.
In addition, the admission fee will not be refunded once it has been paid.
For more details of the enrollment procedures, please refer to the "ENROLLMENT PROCEDURES", which will be attached to the email notifying the admission decision.

* For enrollment procedures, as a rule, the required guarantor should be the father or the mother of the student. The guarantor should be capable of assuming full responsibility, both moral and financial, for the student during his/her stay in Japan. It is not necessary that the guarantor is residing in Japan. Also the guarantor may be a relative or an acquaintance who is capableof assuming the above responsibility.

1. Fees

	First Semester (Min Payment At Time of Enrollment Processing)	Second Semester	Total	Remarks
Admission Fee	¥120,000	¥0	¥120,000	Enrollment Procedures only
Tuition Fee	¥340,000	¥340,000	¥680,000
Total	¥460,000	¥340,000	¥800,000

* The fees for flower arrangement, tea ceremony, calligraphy, and so on will be charged separately.

2. Letter of Admission

We will issue a letter of admission to those who have completed the enrollment procedures (i.e. those who have paid the fees and have submitted the relevant documents). The letter qualifies you to enter the university but the qualification will be invalid if the applicant did not meet the application requirements, and fails to arrive in Japan before the starting date for classes (International Resident).

3. VISA Application

A student who has received the Letter of Admission should obtain a college student visa by completing the necessary procedures.
Details concerning visa procedures are detailed in the STUDENT VISA PROCEDURES document.

4. Refund of Fees

A student who has completed the enrollment procedures and declines the enrollment by March 31st for April enrollment, September 19th for September enrollment will be qualified to receive a refund of fees except the admission fee by submitting an admission waiver form.
For details of refund procedures, please refer to the document entitled ENROLLMENT PROCEDURES.

Entrance Examination Results (Last 3 years)

Academic Year		Applicants	Passed Applicants
2026	April Enrollment Application 1	24	18
	April Enrollment Application 2	2	2
	September Enrollment	33	28
2025	April Enrollment Application 1	18	12
	April Enrollment Application 2	4	4
	September Enrollment	43	27
2024	April Enrollment Application 1	14	13
	April Enrollment Application 2	5	5
	September Enrollment	39	22

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