Entrance Examination Overview Undergraduate Programs

This entrance examination is for international students. Applicants will be assessed through an interview, short essay, and an oral examination.

Application overview for students enrolling in 2025

The following is an application overview for students enrolling in 2025.
Students wishing to make an application should please contact Bunkyo University.

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Faculty of Language and Literature
Faculty of Information and Communications
Faculty of International Studies
Faculty of Business Administration

Entrance Examination Schedule/ Examination Venue/Examination Fee
Application Period

(Term 1)
Faculty of Language and Literature
Faculty of Information and Communications
Faculty of International Studies
Faculty of Business Administration
October 15 (Tuesday) - October 25 (Friday), 2024
*The Application should be postmarked not later than October 25, 2024.

(Term 2 *1)
Faculty of Information and Communications
Faculty of International Studies
Faculty of Business Administration
January 20 (Monday) - January 31 (Friday), 2025
*The Application should be postmarked not later than January 31, 2025.

Examination Date

(Term 1)
Faculty of Language and Literature
Faculty of Information and Communications
Faculty of International Studies
Faculty of Business Administration
November 16 (Saturday), 2024
*Preliminary date: November 17 (Sunday), 2024

(Term 2 *1)
Faculty of Information and Communications
Faculty of International Studies
Faculty of Business Administration
February 24 (Monday), 2025

Announcement of Successful Applicants

(Term 1)
Faculty of Language and Literature
Faculty of Information and Communications
Faculty of International Studies
Faculty of Business Administration
December 1 (Sunday), 2024

(Term 2 *1)
Faculty of Information and Communications
Faculty of International Studies
Faculty of Business Administration
March 3 (Monday), 2025

Deadline for Proceedings

(Term 1) First Stage:
Faculty of Language and Literature
Faculty of Information and Communications
Faculty of International Studies
Faculty of Business Administration
Valid with a postmark on or before December 13 (Friday), 2024

(Term 1) Second Stage:
Faculty of Language and Literature
Faculty of Information and Communications
Faculty of International Studies
Faculty of Business Administration
March 11 (Tueday), 2025 *2

(Term 2 *1)
Faculty of Information and Communications
Faculty of International Studies
Faculty of Business Administration
Valid with a postmark on or before March 10 (Monday), 2025

Examination Venue

Koshigaya Campus :
Faculty of Language and Literature

Shonan Campus :
Faculty of Information and Communications

Tokyo Adachi Campus :
Faculty of International Studies
Faculty of Business Administration

Examination Fee 35,000 yen

*1 Applicants who reside out of Japan can not apply for Term 2.

*2 In consideration of multiple applications, etc., a two-step procedure is used. Payment of the admission fee and delivery of the required documents must be received by the First Stage procedure, and the remaining school fees must be paid by the Second Stage procedure.

The University does not provide proxy services for obtaining visas and other immigration procedures (including application for Certificate of Eligibility). In particular, it takes two to three months at the earliest to receive a Certificate of Eligibility. Since the screening process usually takes some time, please be sure to complete the transfer of payment in the Second Stage procedure as soon as possible, regardless of the admissions deadline.

Number of Students to Be Accepted/ Examination Subjects

[Faculty of Language and Literature]
Department Number of Students
to Be Accepted
Examination Subjects
Department of Japanese Language Literature (Term 1) Several Application review, Japanese, and Oral examination (this takes place in Japanese)
Department of English Language and Literature (Term 1) Several Application review, Japanese, and Oral examination (this takes place in Japanese and English)
Department of Chinese Language and Literature (Term 1) Several Application review, Japanese, and Oral examination (this takes place in Japanese)
Department of Foreign Languages (Term 1) Several Application review, Japanese, and Oral examination (this takes place in Japanese and English)
[Faculty of Information and Communications]
Entrance Examination Number of Students
to Be Accepted
Examination Subjects
Department of Information Systems (Term1) Several Short essay and interview (this takes place in Japanese)
Department of Information Systems (Term2) Short essay and interview (this takes place in Japanese)
Department of Data Science* (Term1) Several Short essay and interview (this takes place in Japanese)
Department of Data Science* (Term2) Short essay and interview (this takes place in Japanese)
Department of Media and Communications (Term1) Several Short essay and interview (this takes place in Japanese)
Department of Media and Communications (Term2) Short essay and interview (this takes place in Japanese)

*The Department of Data Science will be a renaming of the Department of Information Society to take place in April 2025. (Notified to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology)

[Faculty of International Studies]
Entrance Examination Number of Students
to Be Accepted
Examination Subjects
Department of International Understanding (Term1) Several Short essay and interview (this takes place in Japanese)
Department of International Understanding (Term2) Several Short essay and interview (this takes place in Japanese)
Department of International Tourism and Hospitality Management (Term1) Several Short essay and interview (this takes place in Japanese)
Department of International Tourism and Hospitality Management (Term2) Several Short essay and interview (this takes place in Japanese)
[Faculty of Business Administration]
Entrance Examination Number of Students
to Be Accepted
Examination Subjects
Department of Business Administration (Term1) Several Short essay and interview (this takes place in Japanese)
Department of Business Administration (Term2) Short essay and interview (this takes place in Japanese)

*Applicants requiring special consideration when taking an exam

Applicants must consult with us in advance if they require special consideration when taking an exam due to illnesses, disabilities, etc. Please first contact the Bunkyo University Admissions Center (048-974-8330) yourself or through your representative. If required, pre-application consultation is available at the applicable Campus.

To apply for this, documents prescribed by the university must be submitted by the deadline. Please check the deadlines for handing in the documents in the admission examination brochure.

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Application Eligibility

For more information, please refer to the following URL (Japanese only).

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Other Information

For more details, please see the brochure.

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