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Japan
Cheap at a national university, close to home — but the English-taught doors are closing.国立大学学费低、离家近——但英语授课的门正在关上。
Figures are for · 数値の対象 2027 entryLast checked · 最終確認日
At a glance · 一覧
Who it suits · 対象者Students willing to learn Japanese, and students aiming at the few universities that still teach a whole degree in English.适合愿意学日语的学生，以及瞄准少数仍提供全英语学位的大学的学生。
- Tuition, national universities
- 535,800 yen a year plus a 282,000 yen admission fee at Kyoto; about 820,000 yen in the first year京都大学每年 535,800 日元，另加 282,000 日元入学金；第一年约 820,000 日元 [1]
- Tuition, private universities
- About 1,300,000 yen in the first year, and about 3,800,000 yen for medicine or dentistry第一年约 1,300,000 日元；医学或牙医约 3,800,000 日元 [12]
- Living costs
- 105,000 yen a month on average; rent averages 41,000 yen, or 57,000 yen in Tokyo平均每月 105,000 日元；房租平均 41,000 日元，东京为 57,000 日元 [3]
- Work during study
- 28 hours a week once you hold the permission; 8 hours a day in long holidays取得许可后每周 28 小时；长假期间每天 8 小时 [8]
- Stay and work after
- A job-hunting stay of 6 months, extendable once, to a maximum of 1 year求职居留 6 个月，可延长一次，最长 1 年 [9]
- Money you must show
- No fixed sum: Japan asks for bank balances, income certificates and the source of the funds没有固定金额：日本要求提供存款证明、收入证明和资金来源说明 [13]
Which qualification leads where · どの資格がどこへつながるか
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A-LevelGood route · 適したルート
Named in the national admission rule alongside the IB, and accepted by name at Waseda.与 IB 一同列入国家入学规定，早稻田也明确接受。 [4]
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IB DiplomaGood route · 適したルート
Also named in the national rule as satisfying the twelve-year education requirement.同样被国家规定列为满足十二年教育要求的资格。 [4]
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AP and a US high-school diplomaPossible · 可能
Twelve years of schooling satisfies the national rule, but no Japanese page read here names AP as an accepted qualification. Ask the university before you assume it counts.十二年学制满足国家规定，但本页查阅的日本页面均未将 AP 列为认可资格。不要想当然，先向大学确认。 [4]
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GaokaoPossible · 可能
Waseda accepts it by name among its standardised tests. Elsewhere, expect the EJU to be the test that matters.早稻田在其认可的标准化考试中明确列出高考。其他学校通常以 EJU 为准。 [10]
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Chinese high-school diploma onlyPossible · 可能
Twelve years of formal schooling satisfies the national requirement — but you will still sit the EJU and the university's own entrance examination.十二年正规学制满足国家要求——但仍需参加 EJU 和大学自己的入学考试。 [4]
English you need · 必要な英語レベル
- IELTS
- 6.5 [4] Prepare for IELTS · IELTS対策 →
- TOEFL iBT
- 4.5 [4] Prepare for TOEFL · TOEFL対策 →
For an English-taught programme. For a Japanese-taught one you need JLPT N1 or N2 AND at least 250 on the Japanese section of the EJU — passing N1 does not excuse you from the EJU.这是英语授课专业的要求。日语授课专业需要 JLPT N1 或 N2，并且日本留学试验（EJU）日语科目至少 250 分——通过 N1 并不能免考 EJU。
Universities to look at · 注目すべき大学
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Waseda University Tokyo
Accepts · 対応 Six schools teach a whole degree in English and state that Japanese is not required to apply. It accepts SAT, ACT, IB, A-Level and the Gaokao by name.六个学部提供全英语学位，并明确说明申请无需日语。明确接受 SAT、ACT、IB、A-Level 与高考。
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Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (APU) Beppu, Oita
Accepts · 対応 Its tuition-reduction scholarship runs in bands of 30%, 50%, 65%, 80% and 100%.其学费减免奖学金分为 30%、50%、65%、80% 和 100% 几档。
Tuition a year · 年間授業料 1,455,000 yen in the first year and 1,655,000 yen after, plus a 200,000 yen admission fee (2027 entry)第一年 1,455,000 日元，之后每年 1,655,000 日元，另加 200,000 日元入学金（2027 年入学）
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Kyoto University Kyoto
Accepts · 対応 ⚠️ One undergraduate degree is taught in English, Civil Engineering. Its iUP programme says the final two years are mainly or exclusively in Japanese.⚠️ 仅土木工程一个本科学位用英语授课。其 iUP 项目说明最后两年主要或完全用日语。
Tuition a year · 年間授業料 535,800 yen a year plus a 282,000 yen admission fee — the national standard每年 535,800 日元，另加 282,000 日元入学金——国立标准
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University of Tokyo Tokyo
Accepts · 対応 ⚠️ PEAK, its English-taught undergraduate route, takes its final intake for September 2026.⚠️ 其英语授课本科项目 PEAK 于 2026 年 9 月最后一次招生。
Tuition a year · 年間授業料 642,960 yen a year plus a 282,000 yen admission fee — above the national standard每年 642,960 日元，另加 282,000 日元入学金——高于国立标准
Your checklist · チェックリスト
0 / 11 done · 完了 My plan · 私の計画 →Your ticks are saved in this browser, and to your account when you are signed in. · チェックはこのブラウザに保存され、ログインしている場合はアカウントにも保存されます。
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Timeline · タイムライン
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Oct 2026 18 months before · 18ヶ月前 now · 現在
Decide English or Japanese, and check the English-taught programmes are still open.决定走英语还是日语路线，并确认英语授课项目仍在招生。 [5]
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Jul 2027 9 months before · 9ヶ月前
Sit the EJU if your route needs it.如路线需要，参加 EJU 考试。 [16]
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Aug 2027 8 months before · 8ヶ月前
Send your applications — 6 to 8 months before the intake.递交申请——入学前 6 至 8 个月。 [16]
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Jan 2028 3 months before · 3ヶ月前
Receive the admission letter, then the Certificate of Eligibility, then apply for the visa.收到录取通知，再拿到在留资格认定证明书，然后申请签证。 [16]
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Mar 2028 1 month before · 1ヶ月前
Arrange housing and book flights for the April start.安排住宿并订好四月入学的机票。
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Apr 2028 At the start · 開始時
Arrive, register your address, and apply for permission to work if you want a job.抵达、办理住址登记；若打算打工，申请资格外活动许可。 [8]
Money · 資金
Compare all destinations · すべての目的地を比較 →- A year
- ¥76,000 – ¥130,000
- Whole degree · 学位全体
- ¥300,000 – ¥530,000 over 4 years · 4年間
Converted to RMB at two significant figures — the rate moves and the ranges are wide. Rate: · 有効数字2桁で人民元に換算 — 為替レートは変動し、範囲も広いため参考程度としてください。レート： 欧州中央銀行：ユーロ為替参照レート、2026年9月18日, checked · 確認済み .
- Tuition, national
- 535,800 yen a year plus 282,000 yen admission (Kyoto); Tokyo charges 642,960 yen京都大学每年 535,800 日元，另加 282,000 日元入学金；东京大学为 642,960 日元 [1]
- Tuition, private
- About 1,300,000 yen in the first year; APU is 1,455,000 yen rising to 1,655,000 yen第一年约 1,300,000 日元；APU 为 1,455,000 日元，之后升至 1,655,000 日元 [12]
- Living costs
- 105,000 yen a month on average, excluding study and research expenses平均每月 105,000 日元，不含学习与研究开支 [3]
- The same fee for everyone
- Japanese universities do not charge international students a higher rate — unlike most destinations here日本大学不对国际学生收取更高学费——与本栏目多数目的地不同 [12]
Scholarships and funding · 奨学金・助成金
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MEXT scholarship, undergraduate [17]
Tuition exempted, return airfare provided, and a monthly allowance. It runs 5 years including the Japanese-language year, or 7 for medicine, dentistry, pharmacy and veterinary science.免学费、提供往返机票，并发放月额奖学金。含日语预备教育共 5 年；医学、牙医、药学与兽医为 7 年。
You must be under 25 and have completed twelve years of schooling. Two routes: your embassy recruits and screens you, or a Japanese university with a MEXT quota recommends you. ⚠️ The monthly amount is published only in the official guidelines document, and two of the ministry's own pages disagree about it — read the guidelines before you budget on a figure.须未满 25 岁并完成十二年教育。两条路径：由使馆招募并选拔，或由有 MEXT 名额的日本大学推荐。⚠️ 月额仅在官方募集要项中公布，而文部科学省自己的两个页面数字不一致——做预算前请以募集要项为准。
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JASSO Monbukagakusho Honors Scholarship [19]
48,000 yen a month for an undergraduate, for one year from April or six months from October.本科生每月 48,000 日元；自四月起一年，或自十月起六个月。
You apply after you are enrolled. It wants a GPA of at least 2.30, JLPT N2 or better, and monthly support from home below 90,000 yen.入学后申请。要求 GPA 不低于 2.30、JLPT N2 或以上，且家庭每月汇款低于 90,000 日元。
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APU: tuition reduction [2]
Bands of 30%, 50%, 65%, 80% and 100% off the tuition.学费减免分为 30%、50%、65%、80% 和 100% 几档。
Visa · ビザ
- Your school normally acts as your proxy and applies for the Certificate of Eligibility at an immigration bureau in Japan.学校通常作为代理人，在日本的入国管理局申请在留资格认定证明书。 [13]
- Japan publishes no fixed sum you must show. It asks for a savings balance certificate, a year of income certificates and documents identifying where the money came from.日本没有公布固定的资金门槛。需要提交存款证明、一年的收入证明，以及说明资金来源的材料。 [13]
- The Student status of residence by itself does not permit work.“留学”在留资格本身不允许打工。 [20]
Work during and after studies · 在学中および卒業後の就労
- With permission to engage in activity other than that permitted, you may work up to 28 hours a week.取得资格外活动许可后，每周最多可工作 28 小时。 [8]
- In long school holidays that rises to 8 hours a day.长假期间可增至每天 8 小时。 [8]
- Adult entertainment work is prohibited by law, whatever permission you hold.无论持有何种许可，法律禁止在风俗营业场所工作。 [8]
- After graduating you may switch to a designated-activities stay for job hunting: 6 months, extendable once, to a maximum of 1 year.毕业后可转为“特定活动”求职居留：6 个月，可延长一次，最长 1 年。 [9]
When you arrive · 到着時
- Register your address at the local city office in the first fortnight.两周内到当地市役所办理住址登记。
- Apply for permission to work before you look for a job.找工作前先申请资格外活动许可。 [8]
- Join the national health insurance — it is compulsory and it is cheap.加入国民健康保险——这是强制的，而且费用不高。
Common mistakes · よくあるミス
- Two of the three flagship English-taught undergraduate routes at national universities are closing: Tokyo's PEAK after September 2026 and Tohoku's FGL after 2026. A guide written from older sources will send you to a door that has already closed.国立大学三大英语授课本科项目中有两个正在关闭：东大 PEAK 2026 年 9 月后、东北大 FGL 2026 年后。依据旧资料写的指南会把你送到一扇已经关上的门前。 [5]
- Kyoto's iUP is widely described as English-taught. Its own page says the final two years are mainly or exclusively in Japanese.京都大学 iUP 常被说成英语授课。其官网写明最后两年主要或完全用日语。 [7]
- Passing JLPT N1 does not excuse you from the EJU. If your university asks for the EJU Japanese test, you sit it anyway.通过 JLPT N1 并不能免考 EJU。如果大学要求 EJU 日语科目，你仍然要考。 [11]
- The academic year starts in April. A September-intake programme is the exception, not the rule.学年从四月开始。九月入学是例外，不是常态。 [18]
Sources · 出典
- Kyoto University: tuition and fees checked · 確認済み
- Ritsumeikan APU: tuition fees checked · 確認済み
- Study in Japan: cost of living checked · 確認済み
- Study in Japan: universities and admission requirements checked · 確認済み
- University of Tokyo PEAK: applying checked · 確認済み
- Tohoku University: courses in English checked · 確認済み
- Kyoto University: English-taught degree programmes checked · 確認済み
- Study in Japan: part-time jobs checked · 確認済み
- Study in Japan: immigration procedures for working checked · 確認済み
- Waseda University: English-based undergraduate programmes checked · 確認済み
- JASSO: does the JLPT replace the EJU? checked · 確認済み
- Study in Japan: academic fees checked · 確認済み
- Study in Japan: immigration procedures checked · 確認済み
- University of Tokyo: tuition and fees checked · 確認済み
- JASSO: about the EJU checked · 確認済み
- Study in Japan: application schedule checked · 確認済み
- Study in Japan: MEXT scholarships checked · 確認済み
- Study in Japan: the educational system checked · 確認済み
- Study in Japan: JASSO scholarships checked · 確認済み
- Study in Japan: residing in Japan checked · 確認済み
Rules and fees change. Everything here was checked against the official pages on the date shown. Confirm on those pages before you apply or pay. · ルールや費用は変更される場合があります。本記事の情報は記載された日付において公式ページと照合されました。申請または支払い前に該当する公式ページで再度ご確認ください。