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Tokyo / National
| Postal code | 112-8610 |
|---|---|
| Address | 2-1-1 Otsuka, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo |
| Department to contact | Admission Team (Regular students), Educational Affairs Team (Regular students), International Exchange Team (Research Students) |
| Phone | 03-5978-5697(入試課)、5143(国際課)、5822(学務課) |
| Fax | 03-5978-5895(入試課)、5951(国際課)、5893(学務課) |
| Type of research department | Researcher development., Development of experts in their fields of specialization. |
| Program | Master's program |
| Major | Comparative Studies of Societies and Cultures, Human Developmental Sciences, Gender and Social Sciences, Life Sciences, Advanced Sciences, Cooperative Major in Human Centered Engineering |
| International students examination offered | Special selection of international students |
| Application from outside Japan | Available. |
| Prior qualification screening | Necessary. |
| Availability of previous examination papers | Available for reference Please make an inquiry for details. |
| Qualification to apply | Completion of undergraduate degree or equivalent Applicants who have completed 16 years and above of school education in their home countries or expect to complete it by the designated date. Applicants who are 22 years old or older and are recognized to have abilities equivalent to graduates by special admission qualification screening. Please make an inquiry for details. |
| Notes | Applicants who have not fulfilled 16 years of school education should inquire beforehand. Others(For details, please be sure to refer to the application guidelines.) |
| Number of international students in 2024 | 61 |
| Number of privately financed students | 56 |
| Number of exchange international students | 0 |
| Examination fee | 30,000 yen |
| Admission fee | 282,000 yen |
| Tuition per year | 535,800 yen |
| Total expenses (First year) | 817,800 yen |
| Remarks | There are other examinations. For details, please refer to the website. https://www.ao.ocha.ac.jp/index.html For major of genetic counseling at the Life Sciences program, the additional fee for practical training to obtain a certificate as a genetic counselor is necessary. |
| Entry | October, 2024 |
| Application category | Entrance Examination for International Students (Life Sciences Major, Advanced Sciences Major) |
| Deadline for prior qualification screening | June 28, 2024 |
| Starting date for application submission | July 16, 2024 |
| Deadline of application | July 18, 2024 (must arrive by this date) |
| Date of examination | August 21, 2024 , August 22, 2024 |
| Notification of examination result | August 30, 2024 |
| Remarks | Please make an inquiry for details of the examination schedule. |
| Examination/screening methods | Documents screening, English language, Major subjects(Answer in Japanese), Interview, Oral examination, Subjects differ by major. Please make an inquiry. |
| Entry | April, 2025 |
| Application category | Entrance Examination for International Students (Major of Comparative Studies of Societies and Cultures, Human Developmental Sciences, Gender and Social Sciences, Life Sciences, Advanced Sciences, Cooperative Major in Human Centered Engineering) |
| Deadline for prior qualification screening | November 22, 2024 |
| Starting date for application submission | December 16, 2024 |
| Deadline of application | December 18, 2024 (must arrive by this date) |
| Date of examination | February 3, 2025 , February 4, 2025 |
| Notification of examination result | February 10, 2025 |
| Remarks | Please make an inquiry for details of the examination schedule. |
| Examination/screening methods | Documents screening, Language of examination, Major subjects(Answer in Japanese), Interview, Oral examination, Essay, Practical skill, Subjects differ by major. Please make an inquiry. |
| Entry | October, 2024 |
| Application category | Special Selection for International Students (Cooperative Major in Human Centered Engineering) |
| Deadline for prior qualification screening | June 28, 2024 |
| Starting date for application submission | July 16, 2024 |
| Deadline of application | July 18, 2024 (must arrive by this date) |
| Date of examination | August 22, 2024 |
| Notification of examination result | August 30, 2024 |
| Remarks | Please make an inquiry for details of the examination schedule. |
| Examination/screening methods | Documents screening, English language, Major subjects(Answer in Japanese), Interview, Oral examination |
| Entry | April, 2025 |
| Application category | Special Selection for International Students (Cooperative Major in Human Centered Engineering) |
| Deadline for prior qualification screening | June 28, 2024 |
| Starting date for application submission | July 16, 2024 |
| Deadline of application | July 18, 2024 (must arrive by this date) |
| Date of examination | August 22, 2024 |
| Notification of examination result | August 30, 2024 |
| Remarks | Please make an inquiry for details of the examination schedule. |
| Examination/screening methods | Documents screening, English language, Major subjects(Answer in Japanese), Interview, Oral examination |
| Entry | April, 2025 |
| Application category | Entrance Examination for International students (Life Sciences Major and Advanced Science Major) |
| Deadline for prior qualification screening | June 28, 2024 |
| Starting date for application submission | July 16, 2024 |
| Deadline of application | July 18, 2024 (must arrive by this date) |
| Date of examination | August 21, 2024 , August 22, 2024 |
| Notification of examination result | August 30, 2024 |
| Remarks | Please make an inquiry for details of the examination schedule. |
| Examination/screening methods | Documents screening, English language, Major subjects(Answer in Japanese), Interview, Oral examination, Essay, Subjects differ by major. Please make an inquiry. |
| Entry | April, 2025 |
| Application category | Entrance Examination for International students (Human Developmental Sciences, Gender and Social Sciences) |
| Deadline for prior qualification screening | June 28, 2024 |
| Starting date for application submission | July 22, 2024 |
| Deadline of application | July 24, 2024 (must arrive by this date) |
| Date of examination | September 8, 2024 , September 9, 2024 |
| Notification of examination result | September 13, 2024 |
| Remarks | Please make an inquiry for details of the examination schedule. |
| Examination/screening methods | Documents screening, English language, Major subjects(Answer in Japanese), Interview, Oral examination, Subjects differ by major. Please make an inquiry. |
| Program | Doctoral program |
| Major | Comparative Studies of Societies and Cultures, Human Developmental Sciences, Interdisciplinary Gender Studies, Life Sciences, Advanced Sciences, Cooperactive Major in Human Centered Engineering |
| International students examination offered | Special selection of international students |
| Application from outside Japan | Available. |
| Prior qualification screening | Necessary. |
| Availability of previous examination papers | Available for reference Please make an inquiry for details. |
| Qualification to apply | Completion of Masters degree or equivalent. Completion of an undergraduate degree or completion of at least 16 years of school education in one's home country, and has done research for at least 2 years in a research institution or a university. Recognized as having completed the equivalent of a masters degree by a special admission qualification screening and be at least 24 years old. Please make an inquiry for details. |
| Notes | Approval from an academic advisor is required. (A list of academic advisors are available.) Applicants who have not fulfilled 18 years of school education should inquire beforehand. Others(For details, please refer to application guidelines.) |
| Number of international students in 2024 | 69 |
| Number of privately financed students | 68 |
| Number of exchange international students | 0 |
| Examination fee | 30,000 yen |
| Admission fee | 282,000 yen |
| Tuition per year | 535,800 yen |
| Total expenses (First year) | 817,800 yen |
| Remarks | Please make a detailed inquiry as expenses differ for individual conditions. |
| Entry | October, 2024 |
| Application category | Entrance Examination for International Students (Life Sciences Major and ,Advanced Sciences Major) |
| Deadline for prior qualification screening | June 28, 2024 |
| Starting date for application submission | July 22, 2024 |
| Deadline of application | July 24, 2024 (must arrive by this date) |
| Date of examination | September 9, 2024 |
| Notification of examination result | September 13, 2024 |
| Remarks | Please make an inquiry for details of the examination schedule. |
| Examination/screening methods | Documents screening, English language, Interview, Oral examination, Subjects differ by major. Please make an inquiry. |
| Entry | April, 2025 |
| Application category | Entrance Examination for International Students (Comparative Studies of Societies and Cultures Major, Comparative Studies of Societies, and Human Developmental Sciences Major) |
| Deadline for prior qualification screening | November 22, 2024 |
| Starting date for application submission | December 23, 2024 |
| Deadline of application | December 25, 2024 (must arrive by this date) |
| Date of examination | March 3, 2025 , March 4, 2025 |
| Notification of examination result | March 10, 2025 |
| Remarks | Please make an inquiry for details of the examination schedule. |
| Examination/screening methods | Documents screening, Japanese language and one other language, Interview, Oral examination, Subjects differ by major. Please make an inquiry. |
| Entry | October, 2024 |
| Application category | Special Selection for International Students (Cooperative Major in Human Centered Engineering) |
| Deadline for prior qualification screening | June 28, 2024 |
| Starting date for application submission | July 16, 2024 |
| Deadline of application | July 18, 2024 (must arrive by this date) |
| Date of examination | August 22, 2024 |
| Notification of examination result | August 30, 2024 |
| Remarks | Please make an inquiry for details of the examination schedule. |
| Examination/screening methods | Documents screening, Interview, Oral examination |
| Entry | April, 2025 |
| Application category | Special Selection for International students (Cooperative Major in Human Centered Engineering) |
| Deadline for prior qualification screening | November 22, 2024 |
| Starting date for application submission | December 16, 2024 |
| Deadline of application | December 18, 2024 (must arrive by this date) |
| Date of examination | February 3, 2025 |
| Notification of examination result | February 10, 2025 |
| Remarks | Please make an inquiry for details of the examination schedule. |
| Examination/screening methods | Documents screening, Interview, Oral examination |
| Entry | April, 2025 |
| Application category | Entrance Examination for International students (Life Science Major and Advanced Sciences Major) |
| Deadline for prior qualification screening | June 28, 2024 |
| Starting date for application submission | July 22, 2024 |
| Deadline of application | July 24, 2024 (must arrive by this date) |
| Date of examination | September 9, 2024 |
| Notification of examination result | September 13, 2024 |
| Remarks | Please make an inquiry for details of the examination schedule. |
| Examination/screening methods | Documents screening, English language, Interview, Oral examination, Subjects differ by major. Please make an inquiry. |
| Entry | April, 2025 |
| Application category | Special Selection for International students (Cooperative Major in Human Centered Engineering) |
| Deadline for prior qualification screening | June 28, 2024 |
| Starting date for application submission | July 16, 2024 |
| Deadline of application | July 18, 2024 (must arrive by this date) |
| Date of examination | August 22, 2024 |
| Notification of examination result | August 30, 2024 |
| Remarks | Please make an inquiry for details of the examination schedule. |
| Examination/screening methods | Documents screening, Interview, Oral examination |
| Program | Research program (Graduate program) |
| International students examination offered | Special selection of international students |
| Application from outside Japan | Available. |
| Prior qualification screening | Not necessary. |
| Japanese language ability examination | You must pass Japanese Language Proficiency Test (2nd level or higher) |
| Qualification to apply | Completion of Masters degree or equivalent. Completion of Doctoral degree or equivalent. Please make an inquiry for details. |
| Notes | Approval from an academic advisor is required. (A list of academic advisors are available.) |
| Number of international students in 2025 | 5 |
| Number of privately financed students | 1 |
| Number of exchange international students | 0 |
| Examination fee | 9,800 yen |
| Admission fee | 84,600 yen |
| Tuition per year | 346,800 yen |
| Total expenses (First year) | 431,400 yen |
| Remarks | 1. Approval from the academic advisor is needed before application. 2. Only application by mailing is acceptable as a principle. 4. For more details, please refer to https://www.ocha.ac.jp/intl/studyjp/menu/application/d010457.html |
| Entry | April, 2026 |
| Application category | file upload |
| Starting date for application submission | November, 2025 |
| Deadline of application | November, 2025 |
| Notification of examination result | December, 2025 |
| Remarks | The examination schedule is not yet determined. |
| Examination/screening methods | Documents screening, Subjects differ by major. Please make an inquiry. |
| Entry | October, 2026 |
| Application category | file upload |
| Starting date for application submission | June, 2026 |
| Deadline of application | June, 2026 |
| Notification of examination result | July, 2026 |
| Remarks | The examination schedule is not yet determined. |
| Examination/screening methods | Documents screening, Subjects differ by major. Please make an inquiry. |
| Remarks | The examination schedule is not yet determined. |
| Program | Research program (Undergraduate program) |
| International students examination offered | Special selection of international students |
| Application from outside Japan | Available. |
| Prior qualification screening | Not necessary. |
| Japanese language ability examination | You must pass Japanese Language Proficiency Test (2nd level or higher) |
| Qualification to apply | Completion of undergraduate degree or equivalent Please make an inquiry for details. |
| Notes | Approval from an academic advisor is required. (A list of academic advisors are available.) |
| Number of international students in 2025 | 23 |
| Number of privately financed students | 23 |
| Number of exchange international students | 0 |
| Examination fee | 9,800 yen |
| Admission fee | 84,600 yen |
| Tuition per year | 346,800 yen |
| Total expenses (First year) | 431,400 yen |
| Remarks | 1. Approval from the academic advisor is needed before application. 2. Only application by mailing is acceptable as a principle. 3. For more details, please refer to the website. https://www.ocha.ac.jp/intl/studyjp/menu/application/d010457.html |
| Entry | April, 2026 |
| Application category | file upload |
| Starting date for application submission | November, 2025 |
| Deadline of application | November, 2025 |
| Notification of examination result | December, 2025 |
| Remarks | The examination schedule is not yet determined. |
| Examination/screening methods | Documents screening, Subjects differ by major. Please make an inquiry. |
| Entry | October, 2025 |
| Application category | file upload |
| Starting date for application submission | June, 2026 |
| Deadline of application | June, 2026 |
| Notification of examination result | July, 2026 |
| Remarks | The examination schedule is not yet determined. |
| Examination/screening methods | Documents screening, Subjects differ by major. Please make an inquiry. |
Last update: Jun. 09, 2025
