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Niigata / Public
| Postal code | 940-2088 |
|---|---|
| Address | 4-197 Senshu, Nagaoka-shi, Niigata |
| Department to contact | Admissions and PR Office |
| Phone | 0258-21-3331 |
| Fax | 0258-21-3956 |
| International Students Examination | There is special selection. |
| Admission capacity | a few (for the 2027 school year) |
| Applicants | 3 (for the 2026 school year) |
| Successful candidates | 1 (for the 2026 school year) |
| Number of international students | 5 (for the 2026 school year) |
| Number of privately financed international students | 9 (for the 2026 school year) |
| Application fee | 17,000 yen (for the 2027 school year) |
| Admission fee | 282,000 yen (for the 2027 school year) |
| Tuition per year | 535,800 yen (for the 2027 school year) |
| Other expenses | 50,000 yen (for the 2027 school year) |
| Application to delay payment or receive a refund | Not available. |
| Remarks | In addition to above amount, Guardian Association Fee (10,000 yen for a year), Student Association Fee (4,000 yen for a year) and Alumni Association Fee (10,000 yen) are required. Fees other than admission fee will be refundable only if you submit a letter of declination by a designated date. |
| Department(s) | Design, Art and Craft, Architecture and Environmental Design |
| Distribution of application forms | Beginning of August |
| Availability of previous exams | Available on the internet. |
| Entry (Spring) | April, 2027 entry |
| Application category | Entrance Examination for International Students |
| Starting date for application submission | October 29, 2026 |
| Deadline of application | November 5, 2026 (must arrive by this date) |
| Date of examination | November 28, 2026 |
| Notification of examination result | December 4, 2026 |
| Deadline of enrollment procedures | December 21, 2026 |
| Admission procedures - Application from outside Japan | Not available. |
| Admission procedures - Visiting Japan for entrance exam | Necessary. |
| Sections of exam prepared by the college or university | Application screening process, Essay, Interview |
| Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students (EJU) - Designated subjects | Japanese as a Foreign Language |
| Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students (EJU) - Language in the exam | Japanese language |
| Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students (EJU) - Referred exam | Exams from June, 2025 onwards |
| English examination | Not necessary. |
| Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) | Not necessary. |
| Remarks | Regarding the Examination for Japanese University Admission (EJU), applicants must have taken the Japanese language test in or after June 2025 and achieved a score of 260 points or higher in the "Reading Comprehension" and "Listening and Listening-Reading Comprehension" sections combined, as well as a score of 35 points or higher in the "Writing" section. |
Last update: Aug. 17, 2026









