Nagoya University of the ArtsJapanese Language Course

Admissions

Application requirements

Those who have a foreign nationality and meet the criteria stated in (1) and (2)

  1. Those who have completed a general education curriculum in 12 years of school education in a foreign country, or those who are expected to have completed it by the entrance date of the Japanese Language Course, or those who are 18 or older as of the entrance date and have been approved to have qualifications equal to or greater than this.
    • *If the general education curriculum in a foreign country is 11 years, you might meet the criteria based on the countries and education levels specified by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), so please contact us for more details.
    • *Those who have entered Japan with a short-stay visa or a training visa cannot apply.
    • *For those who have both a foreign nationality and the Japanese nationality, please contact us for more details.
  2. Those who have the following proficiency in Japanese when applying.
    One-year curriculum: Those who have the Japanese Language Proficiency Test level N4 or higher, or an equivalent proficiency.
    Two-year curriculum: Those who have the Japanese Language Proficiency Test level N5 or higher, or an equivalent proficiency.

    • *Those who have been enrolled in other Japanese language schools for a year or more after coming to Japan cannot apply.

Selection process

(1) Please register from this website.
→Go to the “Application Registration Home Page“.
(2) Please submit the documents within the application period. The application registrants will be notified separately regarding how to submit the documents.
(3) Screening Method

Please check the separate document, “2023 Nagoya University of the Arts Japanese Language Course Application Guide” for more details about applying.

*Personal interviews will be conducted using a web-based tool or telephone, depending on the applicant’s residential status at the time of application. We will contact the relevant person.

Tuition/Fees

One-year curriculum
item Amount Time of Payment
Application fee ¥15,000 Time of application
Enrollment fee ¥200,000 Time of enrollment procedures
Tuition fees First semester: ¥346,000 Time of enrollment procedures
Second semester: ¥346,000 By October 25th
Student disaster insurance premium, etc. ¥2,700 (tentative)* Time of enrollment procedures
Two-year curriculum
item Amount Time of Payment
Application fee ¥15,000 Time of application
Enrollment fee ¥200,000 Time of enrollment procedures
Tuition fees First year First year, first semester: ¥346,000 Time of enrollment procedures
First year, second semester: ¥346,000 By October 25th of the first year
Second year Second year, first semester: ¥346,000 By April 25th of the second year
Second year, second semester: ¥346,000 By October 25th of the second year
Student disaster insurance premium, etc. ¥5,400 (tentative)* Time of enrollment procedures

*You will also need to pay the National Health Insurance Premium and materials fees.
*If the insurance company changes the insurance premium, the student disaster insurance premium will be subject to change.

Download

Application documents

  1. Application Forms Checklist (Form.0)
     PDF
  2. Resume (Form.1-1)
  3. Attachment of a copy of the receipt for the examination fee (Form.1-2)
  4. Background in Japanese Language Study (Form.1-3)
     EXCEL(Form.1-1,1-2,1-3) PDF (Form.1-1,1-2,1-3)
  5. Statement of Purpose and Future Plans (Form.1-4)
     PDF
  6. Written Pledge (Form.1-5)
     PDF
  7. Certificate of Health (Form.1-6)
     PDF
  8. Letter of Guarantee (Form.1-7)
     PDF
  9. Letter of Financial Support (Form.2-1)
     PDF