Art Colleges in Tokyo, Japan

Tokyo Polytechnic University

• The emphasis in the Faculty of Arts is on courses for the contemporary world using technical and artistic abilities. These include imaging art as applied to television, movies, commercials, the Internet, video and multimedia. Designs for Society is studied in the Visual Communication course. There are various animation courses that cover drawing techniques, clay modeling, screenplays, design and producing animation for the web and computer games. Manga (Japanese comic books) are a major part of Japanese culture and the Department of Manga explores animation versions.

  Tokyo Polytechnic University
  1583 Iiyama, Atsugi,
  Kanagawa 243-0297
  011-81-46-242-4111
  www.t-kougei.ac.jp/e/index.html

Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music

• The Tokyo Fine Arts School and the Tokyo Music School merged to form this university. Both the arts and the music faculties have produced well-known artists and musicians. There are courses for master's and doctoral students. The amenities include a workshop for lacquering and metalworking. The university is based across two campuses and the Fine Arts Faculty includes the Department of Inter Media Art.

  Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music
  12-8 Ueno Kouen, Taito-ku
  Tokyo 110-8714
  Japan
  011-81-50-5525-2013
  www.geidai.ac.jp/english/index.html

Joshibi University of Art and Design

• The Department of Fine Arts here has four components, namely Japanese painting; oil painting and printmaking; sculpture and art; and representation. Sculpture involves projects with wood, stone, metal, clay and other materials. Students can study visual design, which looks at photography, animation and commercials. The product design course looks at furniture, packaging and toys. The curriculum explores theory and practical application. There is a doctoral degree and a master's degree program.

  Joshibi University of Art and Design
  1-49-8 Wada, Suginami
  Tokyo 166-8538
  Japan
  011-81-3-5340-4500
  www.joshibi.ac.jp/e_index.html

Tama Art University

• The Faculty of Art and Design curriculum includes Japanese painting; ceramic; glass and metal works; art science; environmental design; oil painting; and sculpture. The university is respected for its research work carried out through its Institute for Art Anthropology. The university welcomes international students. Admission is gained through an interview and a practical test or essay, and non-Japanese students must be able to understand the Japanese language at the level needed for the courses.

  Tama Art University
  3-15-34 Kaminoge,Setagaya-ku
  Tokyo 158-8558
  Japan
  011-81-3-3702-1141
  www.tamabi.ac.jp/

Tokyo Zokei University

• This is a private university with faculties organized under two departments: the Department of Design with nine majors, and the Department of Fine Arts with two majors. The curriculum includes graphic design, photography, animation, film, industrial design and textile design. There also are more traditional painting and sculpture programs. The university has an international student exchange and is partnered with universities in Europe. This involves short-term exchange programs and workshops, and there are plans to extend the scheme to other overseas universities. There is a building to exhibit students' artwork.

  Tokyo Zokei University
  1556 Utsunuki-machi Hachiouji-shi
  Tokyo 192-0992
  Japan
  011-81-42- 637 8111
  www.zokei.ac.jp/worldwide/university/spirit.html