Dokkyo University was founded by Teiyu Amano on the principle that a "university is a place for character building through learning." Amano established a strict school tradition wherein foreign language education was stressed. Amano’s sincere ideas are stil alive in the school traditions, and this is why graduates of Dokkyo University are recognized throughout the world as human resources of high scholarship and human strength.

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.

Aoyama Gakuin University (AGU) is part of the Aoyama Gakuin Educational Foundation, established by American Methodist missionaries in 1874. AGU provides a diverse education through 10 undergraduate and 12 postgraduate faculties. AGU’s main campus is located in Shibuya,in central Tokyo. Total enrollment is about 20,000, and AGU is among the top-ranking private universities in Japan. AGU has more than 100 international partners around the globe, and more than 50 courses are taught in English.

A doctoral granting, comprehensive public institution in central Japan, Aichi Prefectural University has two campuses in a quiet, green suburban area east of central Nagoya. With its easy access to academic, cultural, and industrial resources, the university provides an ideal learning environment for students pursuing their undergraduate and postgraduate work, offerings range of study fields in arts and humanities, social science, information technology, and health science at five undergraduate schools and four graduate schools.

Osaka University is a national university founded in 1931 that has traditionally valued liberal ways of thinking, novelty, advancement, and academic research. The university now boasts 11 schools and faculties, 16 graduate schools, more than 36 research facilities, 19 joint-use facilities, 5 research institutes, 2 hospitals, 4 libraries, 19 joint.-use facilities, and 3 national joint-use facilities.