Tokyo University of the Arts is a member of the Japan Super International University Project and is an art institution of higher learning with a long history in Japan. The school cooperates with Kyoto Municipal University of the Arts (Kyoto University of the Arts) and Aichi Prefectural University of the Arts. (Aichi Prefectural Arts), Kanazawa University of Art and Crafts (Kanazawa Art), and Okinawa Prefectural University of Arts (Okinawa Prefectural Arts) are collectively known as Japan's five public art universities and are the largest among national public art universities. It is also the only national art university in Japan and is unanimously recognized in Japan as the highest institution for cultivating artists in Japan. Follow me below to see how difficult it is to get into Tokyo University of the Arts? How difficult is it to apply to Tokyo University of the Arts?
Tokyo University of the Arts, referred to as "Tokyo University of the Arts", is the only art national university in Japan. It is unanimously recognized in Japan as the largest and highest artist training institution among Japanese public art universities. It is equivalent to the level of China’s Central Academy of Fine Arts and Tsinghua Academy of Fine Arts.
Tokyo University of the Arts is a Japanese national art university headquartered in Ueno Park, Taito District, Tokyo. Its predecessors were the Tokyo Art School and the Tokyo Music School, which were founded in 1887. In 1949, the two schools merged to form the new Tokyo University of the Arts. The main purpose of Tokyo University of the Arts is to cultivate artists in the fields of fine arts and music. The Faculty of Music has trained many famous composers, performers, and conductors, and the Faculty of Fine Arts has also produced many famous painters, artists, and architects.
As the ceiling of Japan’s art academies, the Tokyo University of the Arts’ entrance exams are as difficult as those of the University of Tokyo, with only about 240 students admitted per session for all majors. Precisely because the admission threshold is extremely high, Tokyo University of the Arts has trained many famous musicians and painters, such as the famous composer Ryuichi Sakamoto and the painter Ikuo Hirayama.
For international students, Tokyo University of the Arts does not offer undergraduate courses for foreigners. Relatively speaking, monks are better off, but it takes a lot of effort and personal talent to pass the exam.
What are the application requirements for Tokyo University of the Arts?
Department application requirements:
1. Self-financed foreign students who apply for admission do not need to take the Unified Japanese University Entrance Examination, but must take the Japanese Language Proficiency Test, professional examinations in each department and the Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students. .
2. You must take the Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students, and the school will make a comprehensive evaluation based on individual examinations, submitted materials, and the results of the Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students.
3. On-campus examination: Submit books, international student examination scores, etc. for comprehensive judgment.
4. Architecture Department·Advanced Artistic Expression requires taking examinations in Japanese language, mathematics, science or a combination of Japanese language and mathematics.
5. Painting subjects: Japanese painting major, oil painting major, sculpture major, technology major, design major, art major, you need to take Japanese language and comprehensive subject examinations.
Application requirements for monks:
1. Those who have received foreign education for 16 years or more and obtained an undergraduate degree or equivalent degree certificate;
2. Submit at least N2 scores , you need to prepare a portfolio;
3. Graduate School of Fine Arts: The second period of the Special Entrance Examination for Foreign Students (January -February selection). You can also take the first semester exam (implemented in September). International students from other majors can only take the first phase of the Foreign Student Examination;
4. Graduate School of Music: Special entrance examinations are implemented for individual majors. Recruitment requirements will be announced in November;
5. Graduate School of Imaging: There is no special entrance examination for foreign students, and they need to take the general entrance examination;
6. Graduate School of International Art and Creation: Implementation of special entrance examination Admission test. Recruitment requirements will be announced in December.
Doctoral application requirements:
Graduate School of Fine Arts / Graduate School of Music / Graduate School of Imaging: There is no special entrance examination for foreign students, and you can take the general entrance examination.