Information on the 2025 entrance examination is posted here. For information on the 2026 entrance examination, please check the entrance examination guidelines scheduled to be published in July.
Entrance examination methods
Please select the entrance examination type you plan to take.
Number of students to be admitted
?
Departments
Total enrollment capacity
Type
Phase I
Phase II
Phase III
Department of Foreign Languages ※1
English Course, German Course, French Course, Spanish Course, Chinese Course, Korean Course
250
63
20
12
Department of Global Japanese Studies *2
150
25
8
5
● The number of applicants for each examination category is expected to be the number of applicants who have completed the procedures. ● If the acceptance criteria are not met, the number of successful applicants may not reach the number of students to be admitted.
*1 As a rule, all Faculty of Languages and Cultures Department of Foreign Languages will be studying abroad in the second semester of 2nd year. Non-Japanese nationals may not select courses in their native language or mother tongue. Destinations for study abroad vary depending on the course. English Course German Course is selected from England, Ireland, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Philippines, and Malaysia, is selected from Germany, French Course is selected from France and Canada, Spanish Course is selected from Spain, Chinese Course is selected from China and Taiwan, and Korean Course is selected from South Korea (destinations are subject to change due to various reasons). As a general rule, visa application is required. If a visa is not issued, you will not be able to study in Japan.
*2 In principle, the Department of Department of Global Japanese Studies in the School Faculty of Languages and Cultures will conduct a language and culture training program for all students in the first semester of their second year. The training destinations will be the UK, Australia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, and Cambodia (study destinations may change due to various circumstances). In addition, the training destinations for international students will be domestic universities affiliated with our university. In principle, a visa application is required. If a visa is not issued, students will not be able to study abroad. In addition, 50 of the 150 students will be recruited through the special selection of international students. For details on the application, please refer to the "Entrance Examination Guidelines 2025 Special Selection of International Students."
Selection Process
Statement of intent.
School records, etc.
Interview Time: Approximately 10 minutes / Format: One faculty member for one examinee
Basic Skills Aptitude Test Select one method from single-subject and double-subject methods (English required).
Entrance examination schedule
[Phase I] ■Application period: Thursday, September 12, 2024 to Thursday, September 26, 2024 ■ Screening exam dates: Saturday, October 5th and Sunday, October 6th, 2024 [Free selection of exam date] ■ Result announcement date: Friday, November 1, 2024
[Stage II] ■Application period: Friday, November 1, 2024 to Monday, November 18, 2024 ■ Screening exam dates: Saturday, November 23rd and Sunday, November 24th, 2024 [Free selection of exam date] ■ Result announcement date: Monday, December 2, 2024
[Stage III] ■Application period: Wednesday, November 27, 2024 to Monday, December 9, 2024 ■ Screening date: Sunday, December 15, 2024 ■ Result announcement date: Thursday, December 19, 2024
Free Choice of Examination Date System You may take the examination for the same faculty, department, or course on two different days, or for different faculties, departments, or courses on one day each.
Basic Skills Aptitude Test
Courses
Course selection
English
Single-subject method (English required.)
?
Double-subject system (English required), one subject selected from seven subjects. ? ? ?
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Entrance examination schedule
[First half] ■Application period: Wednesday, December 18, 2024 to Friday, January 17, 2025 ■Selection test date: University Entrance Common Test ■ Result announcement date: Friday, February 14, 2025
[Late Period] ■Application period: Tuesday, February 25, 2025 to Friday, March 7, 2025 ■Selection test date: University Entrance Common Test ■ Result announcement date: Thursday, March 13, 2025
Designated Subjects
Subject
Courses
Elective
Allocation of points
Individual academic ability test, etc.
Foreign language
"English" * 1
Mandatory
100 points for each subject A total of 300 points
At our university Individual academic ability test Not performed
Japanese
"Japanese language" (modern and later writings) ※2
2 subjects choice *3
Geography and History Civics
"General History, World History Research" "General History, Japanese History Research" "General Geography, Geography Exploration" "Public, Logic" "Public, Political and Economic" "General Geography/General History/Public"
Math
"Mathematics I" "Mathematics I, Mathematics A" "Mathematics II, Mathematics B, Mathematics C"
Information
"Information I"
*1 For "English," the scores for reading (maximum 100 points) and listening (maximum 100 points) will be compressed to a maximum of 50 points each and the combined score will be used.
*2 For the Japanese language section, the score for "Modern and later writing" (maximum 110 points) will be compressed to a maximum of 100 points.
*3 For those who have chosen the old curriculum transitional measures, the combinations of "old modern society and old ethics", "old modern society and old politics/economics", "old modern society and old ethics, old politics/economics", and "old ethics and old politics/economics" are not accepted. Also, the combination of "two mathematics subjects" is not accepted. If three or more subjects are taken, the two highest scores will be used to determine pass/fail.
Number of students to be admitted
?
Departments
Total enrollment capacity
Number of students to be admitted
Department of Foreign Languages ※1
English Course, German Course, French Course, Spanish Course, Chinese Course, Korean Course
250
Few admissions available
Department of Global Japanese Studies *2
150
● The number of applicants for each examination category is expected to be the number of applicants who have completed the procedures. ● If the acceptance criteria are not met, the number of successful applicants may not reach the number of students to be admitted.
*1 As a rule, all Faculty of Languages and Cultures Department of Foreign Languages will be studying abroad in the second semester of 2nd year. Non-Japanese nationals may not select courses in their native language or mother tongue. Destinations for study abroad vary depending on the course. English Course German Course is selected from England, Ireland, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Philippines, and Malaysia, is selected from Germany, French Course is selected from France and Canada, Spanish Course is selected from Spain, Chinese Course is selected from China and Taiwan, and Korean Course is selected from South Korea (destinations are subject to change due to various reasons). As a general rule, visa application is required. If a visa is not issued, you will not be able to study in Japan.
*2 In principle, the Department of Department of Global Japanese Studies in the School Faculty of Languages and Cultures will conduct a language and culture training program for all students in the first semester of their second year. The training destinations will be the UK, Australia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, and Cambodia (study destinations may change due to various circumstances). In addition, the training destinations for international students will be domestic universities affiliated with our university. In principle, a visa application is required. If a visa is not issued, students will not be able to study abroad. In addition, 50 of the 150 students will be recruited through the special selection of international students. For details on the application, please refer to the "Entrance Examination Guidelines 2025 Special Selection of International Students."
Eligible applicants
The applicant must be a citizen of Japan who received their education in a foreign country under a foreign educational system while their parents or legal guardians were abroad.
Selection Process
Examination in academic subjects. Two subjects.
Interview. Time: Approximately 4 minutes / Format: One faculty member for one examinee.
Document screening.
Entrance examination schedule
■Application period: Wednesday, December 18, 2024 to Tuesday, January 21, 2025 ■ Screening date: Friday, January 31, 2025 ■ Result announcement date: Friday, February 14, 2025
Departamental proficiency test
Courses
Subjests content
Course selection
English
－
Mandatory
Japanese
－
Select one subject from two subjects
Short essay in Japanese
400-600 characters
Number of students to be admitted
?
Departments
Total enrollment capacity
Number of students to be admitted
Department of Foreign Languages ※1
English Course, German Course, French Course, Spanish Course, Chinese Course, Korean Course
250
Few admissions available
Department of Global Japanese Studies *2
150
● The number of applicants for each examination category is expected to be the number of applicants who have completed the procedures. ● If the acceptance criteria are not met, the number of successful applicants may not reach the number of students to be admitted.
*1 As a rule, all Faculty of Languages and Cultures Department of Foreign Languages will be studying abroad in the second semester of 2nd year. Non-Japanese nationals may not select courses in their native language or mother tongue. Destinations for study abroad vary depending on the course. English Course German Course is selected from England, Ireland, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Philippines, and Malaysia, is selected from Germany, French Course is selected from France and Canada, Spanish Course is selected from Spain, Chinese Course is selected from China and Taiwan, and Korean Course is selected from South Korea (destinations are subject to change due to various reasons). As a general rule, visa application is required. If a visa is not issued, you will not be able to study in Japan.
*2 In principle, the Department of Department of Global Japanese Studies in the School Faculty of Languages and Cultures will conduct a language and culture training program for all students in the first semester of their second year. The training destinations will be the UK, Australia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, and Cambodia (study destinations may change due to various circumstances). In addition, the training destinations for international students will be domestic universities affiliated with our university. In principle, a visa application is required. If a visa is not issued, students will not be able to study abroad. In addition, 50 of the 150 students will be recruited through the special selection of international students. For details on the application, please refer to the "Entrance Examination Guidelines 2025 Special Selection of International Students."
Eligible applicants
This program is open to working adults who are strongly interested in studying at the university.
Selection Process
Short essay 400-600 characters
Interview: Time: Approximately 10 minutes / Format: One faculty member for one examinee.
Document screening.
Entrance examination schedule
■Application period: Wednesday, December 18, 2024 to Tuesday, January 21, 2025 ■ Screening date: Friday, January 31, 2025 ■ Result announcement date: Friday, February 14, 2025
