Keio University is a private, comprehensive higher education institution located on six campuses spread across the Greater Tokyo area. It offers an environment of academic and research excellence in a wide range of fields, including a university hospital. Founded in 1858, it is Japan’s first modern institution of higher learning, and in 150 years it has established itself as a leader in Japan through its continued commitment to education, research, and medicine.

Kwansei Gakuin University (KGU) is a comprehensive private university located between Kobe and Osaka, offering bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees in more than 35 different disciplines to a student body of more than 24,000, including approximately 700 international students. Founded in 1889, KGU maintains academic standards that rank among the highest of all Japanese universities and colleges, and was selected as member of the 37 Top Global University Project by the Japanese Ministry of Education.

Kyorin University, founded in 1966, is a comprehensive university consisting of faculties of Medicine, Health Sciences, Social Sciences, and Foreign Studies. Kyorin University has two campuses with an attached hospital, located in Tokyo where around 5,000 students (undergraduate and graduate level) study in various fields. Kyorin University’s goal is to nurture individuals with an international outlook who can contribute to every area of society through such activities as education, research, and health care.

Kyushu University, which has 11 undergraduate schools, 18 graduate schools, 5 research institutes, a hospital, university libraries and several educational and research facilities, was established as the fourth national university in Japan. Kyushu has been accepting international students since its establishment and now offers 63 international courses taught in English. The foreign student association is well-organized and provides a support system for international students, from entering the university to finding employment.

Kyoto University is a truly international academic institution. The accolades conferred on its alumni and researchers, notably nine Nobel Prize laureates, two Fields Medalists and one Gauss Prize laureate, testify the strength of its approach, which seeks to encourage the creativity essential for groundbreaking research and discoveries. A diverse selection of degree courses conducted entirely in English make the university’s distinctive curricula and state-of-art facilities accessible to students from around the world.

Gakushuin was founded in 1847 as the educational institution for the court nobility of Japan. The modern university offers long- and short-term programs for international students on its beautiful historic campus in central Tokyo.
Programs for international students include courses on Japanese language and culture. A new Faculty of International Social Studies will open in 2016 and offer courses taught in English in such disciplines as economics, business management, area studies, and finance.

Gunma University is located near the northern boundary of the Kanto Plain, approximately 100 kilometers northwest of Tokyo. The university was founded in 1949 as a member of the post-World War II system of national universities. It is composed of four faculties: Education, Social and Information Studies, Medicine and Health Sciences, and the School of Science and Technology. In addition to undergraduate programs, we also offer graduate schools of the above four faculties.

Aichi Shukutoku University (ASU) is conveniently located in Nagoya.
The Japanese Studies Program offers language and culture based courses at a variety of levels. In addition, the nine faculties offer programs at undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral levels. ASU offers subjects that are taught entirely in English. The newly built international student dormitory, combined with our professional and dedicated staff, are sure to make studying at ASU a truly enjoyable and worthwhile experience.

Located in Tokyo, Asia University places great emphasis on international education, particulary in regards to its role within Asia. We established the first intensive Japanese course in Japan more than 50 years ago, and currently there are more than 400 international students. Well-established study abroad programs are also offered, ranked third in Japan for total participants, and we are always driving to develop new, long lasting opportunities.

Akita International University is Japan’s leading liberal arts university and offers an all-English curriculum, with courses in core liberal arts, international business, regional and international studies, Japanese studies, and Japanese language in small classroom settings. Since AIU’s founding in 2004, it has established partnerships with more than 168 universities in 46 countries and continues to bring together students from across the globe to create a diverse campus that serves as a nexus for intercultural interaction.