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Colleges in Japan

Community, further education and junior colleges. Often cheaper, often a route into a degree - and a category where licences change more often than at universities.

Studying in Japan, from the official sources in our guide, checked 2026-09-24

A first year from
EUR 10,200
Work in term
28 h/week
Work after study
1 year
The full Japan guide: costs, visa, work and deadlinesThe student visa
Every cityTokyo 43Kyoto 12Matsuyama 8Sendai 7Osaka 7Kumamoto 7Nagoya 6Kobe 6Fukuoka 6Chiba 6Hakodate 5Yokohama 4Sapporo 4Niigata 4
Public and private Public Private

378 listings in Japan. No account needed.

We list 378 colleges in Japan. By city: 43 in Tokyo, 12 in Kyoto, 8 in Matsuyama and 7 in Sendai, and 279 more in 163 other cities (29 with no city recorded). Across all its institutions, the subjects we hold most data for are medicine and health, engineering, agriculture and environment, nursing and midwifery. Each profile names the public register it comes from and links to the institution's own website, which is where fees and admissions are confirmed.

Before you choose, see the Japan guide (costs, visa money and work rights), the student visa and scholarships to study here.

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