Study Arts & Design in Japan 🇯🇵
Japan offers 99 Arts & Design programs across 41 universities. Tuition ranges from $536k–$1280k/yr, making it a competitive option for international students.
By Degree Level
Top Universities for Arts & Design in Japan
Tokyo · National rank #1 · QS #36
Tokyo · National rank #2 · QS #196
Kyoto · National rank #2 · QS #57
Nagoya · National rank #3 · QS #164
Tokyo · National rank #4 · QS #215
Fukuoka · National rank #5 · QS #170
Tsukuba · National rank #9 · QS #350
Niigata · National rank #10 · QS #1001
Yamaguchi · National rank #11 · QS #1401
Tokyo · National rank #11 · QS #1201
Osaka · National rank #11 · QS #901
Hiroshima · National rank #12 · QS #480
Kobe · National rank #12 · QS #482
Okayama · National rank #14 · QS #951
Chiba · National rank #15 · QS #791
Tokyo · National rank #18 · QS #951
Kanazawa · National rank #18 · QS #901
Kumamoto · National rank #19 · QS #951
Tokyo · National rank #25
Tokyo · National rank #26 · QS #1001
All Programs
Literature and Human Sciences
Osaka City University
International Liberal Studies
Waseda University
Culture, Media and Society
Waseda University
Master of Arts in Japanese Language and Culture
Waseda University
Faculty of Letters
Okayama University
Global 30 Undergraduate Program in Japan-in-Asia Cultural Studies
Nagoya University
Global 30 International Programs - Japan-in-Asia Cultural Studies
Nagoya University
Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences - Cultural Studies
Okayama University
Faculty of Letters - Humanities
Okayama University
PhD in Cultural Studies
Nagoya University
Undergraduate Program in Literature
Kyushu University
Master's Program in Humanities
Kyushu University
PhD Program in Humanities
Kyushu University
Graduate Program in Media and Governance
Keio University
Master's Program (Letters)
Keio University
Doctoral Program (Letters)
Keio University
Graduate School of Letters
Keio University
Institute for the Liberal Arts (ILA)
Doshisha University
Graduate School of Media Design
Keio University
Faculty of Liberal Arts (FLA)
Sophia University
Doctoral Program in Humanities
Sophia University
Arts and Sciences
The University of Tokyo
Letters
The University of Tokyo
International Culture (English Language)
Meiji University
International Culture
Meiji University
History, Geography
Meiji University
Literary Arts and Media
Meiji University
Drama and Theater Arts
Meiji University
Visual and Performing Arts
Meiji University
Liberal Arts
Meiji University
Global Liberal Arts Program (GLAP)
Rikkyo University
College of Global Liberal Arts
Rikkyo University
Bachelor of Arts in Humanities
Hiroshima University
International Baccalaureate (IB) Admissions Program in Global Liberal Arts
University of Tsukuba
School of Humanities and Culture
University of Tsukuba
PhD Program in Art and Design
University of Tsukuba
Bachelor's Program in Art and Design
University of Tsukuba
Humanities
Tokyo Metropolitan University
Humanities and Social Sciences
Tokyo Metropolitan University
Master of Humanities and Social Sciences
Tokyo Metropolitan University
Bachelor of Humanities
Musashi University
Media Technology
Ritsumeikan University
Literature and Culture
Ritsumeikan University
Graduate School of Humanities - Cultural Studies
Kobe University
Faculty of Letters - Humanities
Kobe University
Art
Temple University Japan Campus
Humanities and Economic Sciences (Master's)
Yamaguchi University
Fine Arts
Saga University
SPACE-ARITA (Art & Ceramics)
Saga University
Humanities (General)
Yamaguchi University
Humanities (PhD)
Yamaguchi University
Humanities and Economic Sciences (PhD)
Yamaguchi University
Humanities (Master's)
Yamaguchi University
Fine Arts
Kanazawa University
Cultural Studies
Kanazawa University
Faculty of Letters
Aichi University
Graduate School of Letters
Aichi University
Graduate School of Letters (PhD)
Aichi University
Undergraduate Program in Letters
Kyoto University
Master's Program in Cultural Studies
Aoyama Gakuin University
Department of Comparative Arts
Aoyama Gakuin University
Doctoral Program in Comparative Arts
Aoyama Gakuin University
Department of Cultural Studies
Aoyama Gakuin University
Doctoral Program in Cultural Studies
Aoyama Gakuin University
Master's Program in Comparative Arts
Aoyama Gakuin University
Design Science
Chiba University
Liberal Arts and Sciences
Chiba University
Master of Arts in Global Cultures
Chiba University
Faculty of Law and Letters - Department of Letters
Ehime University
Global Liberal Arts Program (GLAP)
Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
Cultural Studies
Chuo University
Human Sciences
Iwate University
International Cultural Studies
Iwate University
Master of Human Sciences
Iwate University
Faculty of Humanities
Niigata University
Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences - Cultural Studies
Saitama University
College of Liberal Arts
Saitama University
Humanities
Senshu University
Liberal Arts
International Christian University
Doctoral Program in Arts and Sciences
International Christian University
Media, Communication and Culture
International Christian University
Comparative Culture
International Christian University
Arts and Sciences
International Christian University
Faculty of Arts and Sciences - Department of Humanities
Tamagawa University
Faculty of Arts and Sciences - Department of Art and Design
Tamagawa University
Faculty of Letters
Kansai University
Graduate School of Letters
Kansai University
PhD in Humanities
Kumamoto University
Global Media Studies
Komazawa University
Humanities
Kwansei Gakuin University
School of Humanities
Kwansei Gakuin University
Graduate School of Humanities
Kwansei Gakuin University
Doctoral Program in Humanities
Kwansei Gakuin University
Faculty of Global Liberal Arts - Department of Global Liberal Arts
Nanzan University
Graduate School of Humanities (Master's Program)
Nanzan University
Graduate School of Humanities (Doctoral Program)
Nanzan University
Faculty of Global Liberal Arts
Nanzan University
Bachelor of Arts in Literature and Cultural Studies
Osaka Metropolitan University
Humanities and Social Sciences
Shizuoka University