Universities in Japan for international students — deadlines, how to apply and fees

Admission for international students, from each school's own guidelines. Pick a region, narrow by how to apply, EJU score and fees, then open a school for dates and details.

Osaka University of ArtsPrivate university · Osaka, JapanCloses todayApply by 11/8¥1,550,000~First year Kanazawa UniversityNational university · Ishikawa, Japan · Top Global University (Type B · Global Traction)1 day leftApply by 11/9¥817,800First year Kobe Design UniversityPrivate university · Hyogo, Japan1 day leftApply by 11/9¥1,800,000First year Showa University of MusicPrivate university · Kanagawa, Japan1 day leftApply by 11/9¥1,700,000~First year Kobe City University of Foreign StudiesPublic university · Hyogo, Japan2 days leftApply by 11/10¥817,800~First year Tama Art UniversityPrivate university · Tokyo, Japan2 days leftApply by 11/10¥1,945,000~First year Rikkyo UniversityPrivate university · Tokyo, Japan · Top Global University (Type B · Global Traction)2 days leftApply by 11/10¥1,374,500~First year Okayama UniversityNational university · Okayama, Japan · Top Global University (Type B · Global Traction)2 days leftApply by 11/10¥924,960~First year Asia UniversityPrivate university · Tokyo, Japan · Dai-To-A-Tei-Koku3 days leftApply by 11/11¥1,296,000~First year Kwansei Gakuin UniversityPrivate university · Hyogo, Japan · Top Global University (Type B · Global Traction)4 days leftApply by 11/12¥1,179,000~First year Daiichi Institute of TechnologyPrivate university · Tokyo, Japan4 days leftApply by 11/12¥1,090,000~First year Tokyo University of AgriculturePrivate university · Tokyo, Japan4 days leftApply by 11/12¥1,396,800~First year Wako UniversityPrivate university · Tokyo, Japan4 days leftApply by 11/12¥1,350,000~First year Kyushu UniversityNational university · Fukuoka, Japan · Former Imperial Universities5 days leftApply by 11/13¥817,800First year Seibu Bunri UniversityPrivate university · Saitama, Japan5 days leftApply by 11/13¥1,420,000First year Shonan Institute of TechnologyPrivate university · Kanagawa, JapanOpening soonApplications open 11/9¥1,530,000First year Juntendo UniversityPrivate university · Tokyo, Japan5 days leftApply by 11/13¥1,500,000~First year Doshisha UniversityPrivate university · Kyoto, Japan · Kan-Kan-Do-Ritsu8 days leftApply by 11/16¥1,172,000~First year Ritsumeikan UniversityPrivate university · Kyoto, Japan · Top Global University (Type B · Global Traction)Opening soonApplications open 11/9¥1,347,200~First year Digital Hollywood UniversityPrivate university · Tokyo, Japan10 days leftApply by 11/18¥1,790,000First year Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (APU)Private university · Oita, Japan · Top Global University (Type B · Global Traction)10 days leftApply by 11/18¥1,655,000First year Musashino Academia MusicaePrivate university · Tokyo, JapanOpening soonApplications open 11/11¥2,200,000~First year Chuo UniversityPrivate university · Tokyo, Japan · MARCHOpening soonApplications open 11/12¥1,355,700~First year Hitotsubashi UniversityNational university · Tokyo, Japan · Designated National UniversityOpening soonApplications open 11/9¥924,960First year Kansai UniversityPrivate university · Osaka, Japan · Kan-Kan-Do-RitsuOpening soonApplications open 11/13¥1,277,000~First year Nagoya UniversityNational university · Aichi, Japan · Former Imperial Universities11 days leftApply by 11/19¥817,800First year University of TsukubaNational university · Ibaraki, Japan · Designated National University11 days leftApply by 11/19¥817,800~First year Nagasaki UniversityNational university · Nagasaki, JapanOpening soonApplications open 11/16¥817,800First year Nihon UniversityPrivate university · Tokyo, Japan · Nittokomasen12 days leftApply by 11/20¥1,240,000~First year Teikyo UniversityPrivate university · Tokyo, Japan · Dai-To-A-Tei-KokuOpening soonApplications open 11/9¥1,191,660~First year Hokkaido UniversityNational university · Hokkaido, Japan · Former Imperial UniversitiesOpening soonApplications open 11/12¥817,800First year Tokyo University of Information SciencesPrivate university · Chiba, JapanOpening soonApplications open 11/10¥1,143,500First year Kyoto University of Foreign StudiesPrivate university · Kyoto, JapanOpening soonApplications open 11/10¥1,470,000~First year Seigakuin UniversityPrivate university · Saitama, JapanOpening soonApplications open 11/9¥1,289,000~First year Shiseikan UniversityPrivate university · Yamaguchi, JapanOpening soonApplications open 11/13¥1,296,000First year Shizuoka UniversityNational university · Shizuoka, JapanOpening soonApplications open 11/9¥817,800First year Josai International UniversityPrivate university · Chiba, Japan17 days leftApply by 11/25¥1,337,000~First year Kaetsu UniversityPrivate university · Tokyo, JapanOpening soonApplications open 11/17¥1,414,000First year Takasaki City University of EconomicsPublic university · Gunma, JapanOpening soonApplications open 11/13¥802,800First year Ryutsu Keizai UniversityPrivate university · Chiba, Japan19 days leftApply by 11/27¥1,462,300~First year Shumei UniversityPrivate university · Chiba, JapanOpening soonApplications open 11/16¥938,000~First year J. 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Oberlin UniversityPrivate university · Tokyo, JapanOpening soonApplications open 11/17¥1,464,000~First year Kobe International UniversityPrivate university · Hyogo, JapanOpening soonApplications open 11/21¥921,000~First year University of Marketing and Distribution SciencesPrivate university · Hyogo, JapanOpening soonApplications open 11/9¥1,256,660First year Musashino UniversityPrivate university · Tokyo, Japan23 days leftApply by 12/1¥992,600~First year Shobi UniversityPrivate university · Saitama, JapanOpening soonApplications open 11/17¥1,264,140~First year Keio UniversityPrivate university · Kanagawa, Japan · Top Global University (Type A · Top)24 days leftApply by 12/2¥1,503,350~First year Kyoto Seika UniversityPrivate university · Kyoto, JapanOpening soonApplications open 11/26¥1,306,000~First year Japan University of EconomicsPrivate university · Fukuoka, JapanOpening soonApplications open 11/9¥943,300~First year Tokyo Polytechnic UniversityPrivate university · Tokyo, JapanOpening soonApplications open 11/24¥1,550,000~First year Tokyo University of SciencePrivate university · Tokyo, Japan · So-Kei-Jo-RiOpening soonApplications open 11/24¥1,458,740~First year Osaka University of TourismPrivate university · Osaka, JapanOpening soonApplications open 11/16¥950,000~First year Kanagawa UniversityPrivate university · Kanagawa, JapanOpening soonApplications open 11/26¥1,259,800~First year Kyoto UniversityNational university · Kyoto, Japan · Former Imperial Universities25 days leftApply by 12/3¥817,800First year Chuo Gakuin UniversityPrivate university · Chiba, JapanOpening soonApplications open 11/24¥1,140,160First year Meikai UniversityPrivate university · Chiba, Japan26 days leftApply by 12/4¥1,205,300~First year Mie UniversityNational university · Mie, JapanOpening soonApplications open 12/1¥817,800First year Josai UniversityPrivate university · Saitama, JapanOpening soonApplications open 11/24¥1,277,000~First year Sophia UniversityPrivate university · Tokyo, Japan · Top Global University (Type B · Global Traction)Opening soonApplications open 11/11¥1,408,650~First year Kokushikan UniversityPrivate university · Tokyo, Japan · Dai-To-A-Tei-KokuOpening soonApplications open 12/1¥1,305,500~First year Senzoku Gakuen College of MusicPrivate university · Kanagawa, Japan28 days leftApply by 12/6¥2,190,000First year The University of TokyoNational university · Tokyo, Japan · Former Imperial UniversitiesOpening soonApplications open 11/16¥924,960First year Yamagata UniversityNational university · Yamagata, JapanOpening soonApplications open 12/2¥817,800First year Ochanomizu UniversityNational university · Tokyo, JapanOpening soonApplications open 12/1¥924,960First year Tokyo University of Social WelfarePrivate university · Tokyo, JapanOpening soonApplications open 11/16¥1,285,000~First year Ashikaga UniversityPrivate university · Tochigi, JapanOpening soonApplications open 11/11¥1,140,000~First year Osaka University of EconomicsPrivate university · Osaka, JapanOpening soonApplications open 11/30¥1,213,000~First year Tokyo International UniversityPrivate university · Tokyo, JapanOpening soonApplications open 11/18¥1,450,000~First year Tokyo Metropolitan UniversityPublic university · Tokyo, JapanOpening soonApplications open 12/7¥661,800~First year Tokyo Zokei UniversityPrivate university · Tokyo, JapanOpening soonApplications open 12/3¥1,955,000First year St. Andrew's University (Momoyama Gakuin University)Private university · Osaka, JapanOpening soonApplications open 12/1¥1,319,000~First year Ryukoku UniversityPrivate university · Kyoto, Japan · San-Kin-Ko-RyuOpening soonApplications open 12/7¥1,152,000~First year University of HyogoPublic university · Hyogo, JapanOpening soonApplications open 12/1¥408,900~First year Kyoto Sangyo UniversityPrivate university · Kyoto, Japan · San-Kin-Ko-RyuOpening soonApplications open 12/4¥1,173,500~First year Institute of Science TokyoNational university · Tokyo, Japan · Designated National UniversityOpening soonApplications open 12/10¥917,400~First year Tokyo Gakugei UniversityNational university · Tokyo, JapanOpening soonApplications open 12/8¥817,800First year Akita UniversityNational university · Akita, JapanOpening soonApplications open 12/16¥817,800First year Tohoku UniversityNational university · Miyagi, Japan · Former Imperial UniversitiesOpening soonApplications open 12/15¥1,182,000First year Osaka Metropolitan UniversityPublic university · Osaka, JapanOpening soonApplications open 12/16¥817,800~First year Gifu UniversityNational university · Gifu, JapanOpening soonApplications open 12/11¥817,800First year Osaka Kyoiku UniversityNational university · Osaka, JapanOpening soonApplications open 12/16¥817,800First year Kyoto University of the ArtsPrivate university · Kyoto, JapanOpening soonApplications open 12/21¥1,742,100~First year The University of OsakaNational university · Osaka, Japan · Former Imperial UniversitiesOpening soonApplications open 12/1¥817,800First year Tokai UniversityPrivate university · Kanagawa, Japan · Dai-To-A-Tei-KokuOpening soonApplications open 12/22¥1,229,660~First year Reitaku UniversityPrivate university · Chiba, JapanOpening soonApplications open 12/11¥1,440,000~First year Utsunomiya UniversityNational university · Tochigi, JapanOpening soonApplications open 1/4¥817,800First year Hiroshima UniversityNational university · Hiroshima, Japan · Top Global University (Type A · Top)Opening soonApplications open 12/21¥817,800First year Nara Women's UniversityNational university · Nara, JapanOpening soonApplications open 1/4¥817,800First year Muroran Institute of TechnologyNational university · Hokkaido, JapanOpening soonApplications open 12/22¥817,800First year Mejiro UniversityPrivate university · Tokyo, JapanOpening soonApplications open 1/5¥1,349,760~First year Shinshu UniversityNational university · Nagano, JapanOpening soonApplications open 1/4¥817,800First year Rissho UniversityPrivate university · Tokyo, JapanOpening soonApplications open 1/4¥1,367,000~First year Hannan UniversityPrivate university · Osaka, JapanOpening soonApplications open 1/5¥1,309,500First year Kindai UniversityPrivate university · Osaka, Japan · San-Kin-Ko-RyuOpening soonApplications open 1/8¥904,500~First year Nagoya University of the ArtsPrivate university · Aichi, JapanOpening soonApplications open 1/6¥1,500,000~First year Daito Bunka UniversityPrivate university · Tokyo, Japan · Dai-To-A-Tei-KokuOpening soonApplications open 12/21¥1,263,900~First year Osaka Sangyo UniversityPrivate university · Osaka, JapanOpening soonApplications open 11/30¥1,239,400~First year Yokohama National UniversityNational university · Kanagawa, Japan · Tsuku-Yoko-ChiOpening soonApplications open 1/8¥817,800First year Takushoku UniversityPrivate university · Tokyo, JapanOpening soonApplications open 1/12¥1,310,900~First year Bunka Gakuen UniversityPrivate university · Tokyo, JapanOpening soonApplications open 1/14¥1,369,300~First year Osaka University of Economics and LawPrivate university · Osaka, JapanOpening soonApplications open 12/25¥1,256,000First year The University of Electro-CommunicationsNational university · Tokyo, JapanOpening soonApplications open 1/18¥924,960First year Ibaraki UniversityNational university · Ibaraki, JapanOpening soonApplications open 1/8¥817,800First year Kobe UniversityNational university · Hyogo, JapanOpening soonApplications open 1/14¥817,800First year University of ToyamaNational university · Toyama, JapanOpening soonApplications open 1/18¥817,800First year Tokyo University of Agriculture and TechnologyNational university · Tokyo, JapanOpening soonApplications open 1/15¥924,960First year Saitama UniversityNational university · Saitama, JapanOpening soonApplications open 1/18¥924,960First year Yokohama City UniversityPublic university · Kanagawa, JapanOpening soonApplications open 1/25¥723,400~First year Chiba UniversityNational university · Chiba, Japan · Top Global University (Type B · Global Traction)Opening soonApplications open 1/21¥924,960First year Waseda UniversityPrivate university · Tokyo, Japan · Top Global University (Type A · Top)Opening soonApplications open 1/7¥1,248,300~First year Bunkyo UniversityPrivate university · Saitama, JapanOpening soonApplications open 1/19¥1,357,000~First year Gunma UniversityNational university · Gunma, JapanOpening soonApplications open 1/25¥817,800First year Tokyo University of the ArtsNational university · Ibaraki, JapanOpening soonApplications open 1/25¥981,360First year Tokyo University of Marine Science and TechnologyNational university · Tokyo, JapanOpening soonApplications open 1/25¥817,800First year Joshibi University of Art and DesignPrivate university · Kanagawa, JapanOpening soonApplications open 1/25¥1,946,360~First year Tezukayama UniversityPrivate university · Nara, JapanOpening soonApplications open 2/1¥1,298,000~First year Osaka Seikei UniversityPrivate university · Osaka, JapanOpening soonApplications open 1/14¥1,193,660~First year Shibaura Institute of TechnologyPrivate university · Tokyo, Japan · Top Global University (Type B · Global Traction)Opening soonApplications open 2/15¥1,809,000First year Meiji Gakuin UniversityPrivate university · Kanagawa, Japan · Sei-Sei-Meigaku-Doku-Koku-BuOpening soonApplications open 3/8¥1,335,090~First year Gakushuin UniversityPrivate university · Tokyo, Japan · MARCHApplications for this year have closed¥1,361,800~First year Komazawa UniversityPrivate university · Tokyo, Japan · NittokomasenApplications for this year have closed¥1,297,000~First year Kokugakuin UniversityPrivate university · Tokyo, Japan · Sei-Sei-Meigaku-Doku-Koku-BuApplications for this year have closed¥1,315,300~First year Nagoya City UniversityPublic university · Aichi, JapanApplications for this year have closed¥767,800~First year Toyo UniversityPrivate university · Tokyo, Japan · Top Global University (Type B · Global Traction)Applications for this year have closed¥1,260,000~First year Tokyo University of TechnologyPrivate university · Tokyo, JapanApplications for this year have closed¥1,656,000~First year Tokyo City UniversityPrivate university · Tokyo, JapanApplications for this year have closed¥1,562,000~First year Tokyo University of Foreign StudiesNational university · Tokyo, Japan · Top Global University (Type B · Global Traction)Applications for this year have closed¥817,800First year Tokyo Denki UniversityPrivate university · Tokyo, JapanApplications for this year have closed¥1,811,000~First year Dokkyo UniversityPrivate university · Saitama, Japan · Sei-Sei-Meigaku-Doku-Koku-BuApplications for this year have closed¥1,352,800First year Meiji UniversityPrivate university · Tokyo, Japan · Top Global University (Type B · Global Traction)Applications for this year have closed¥1,386,000~First year Musashino Art UniversityPrivate university · Tokyo, JapanApplications for this year have closed¥2,343,000~First year Senshu UniversityPrivate university · Kanagawa, Japan · NittokomasenApplications for this year have closed¥1,269,000~First year Shiga UniversityNational university · Shiga, JapanApplications for this year have closed¥817,800First year Aoyama Gakuin UniversityPrivate university · Tokyo, Japan · MARCHApplications for this year have closed¥1,348,200~First year Wakayama UniversityNational university · Wakayama, JapanApplications for this year have closed¥817,800First year Japan Women's UniversityPrivate university · Tokyo, JapanApplications for this year have closed¥1,359,660~First year Hosei UniversityPrivate university · Tokyo, Japan · Top Global University (Type B · Global Traction)Applications for this year have closed¥1,350,000~First year