Tama Art University (Tama Art University for short) was founded in 1935, upgraded to Tama Art University in 1953, and in 1964 Tama Art University was the first private university in Japan to establish a graduate school. It is currently the largest top art university in Japan, ranking third in Asia.

At present, the eight prince campus of Tama University of Fine Arts covers an area of 96500 square meters, and its art department is one of the largest art schools in the world. Together with Tokyo University of Arts and Musashino University of Fine Arts, they are the top three Japanese art universities. It is also the University of the Five Beauties in Tokyo (Tama University of Fine Arts, Musashino University of Fine Arts Tokyo University of Plastic Arts Women's University of Fine Arts Art Department of Japanese University ）One.

Respect for the freedom and will of art has always been the teaching philosophy of Tama University of Fine Arts. Practice the creation and research of art and design, constantly explore the value and way of art education, fully respect the personality and creativity of students, and let students exert their ability to the maximum.

The Tama University of Fine Arts now has two campuses, namely the Eighth Prince Campus and Ueno Mao Campus.

Hachioji Campus: the location of day graduate school, art department, design department, affiliated library and media center

Address: 2-1723 YarimizuHachioji, Tokyo 192-0394, Japan

Kaminoge Campus: the headquarters office, Night Graduate School, Modeling and Performance Department, affiliated library and learning center are located

Address: 3-15-34 KaminogeSetagaya ku, Tokyo 158-8558, Japan

World ranking:

2023THE Japanese universities ranked 151-200

Global online popularity ranking Top 12000 global universities ranking 5943 in 2017

Global Online Popularity Ranking Top 12000 Global Universities Ranking January 4235, 2016

Global Online Popularity Ranking Top 12000 Global Universities Ranking 4861 January 2015

The world's ten most beautiful libraries:

The Tamomi Library in the Eighth Prince Campus can be said to be a highlight of the campus buildings - designed by the world famous architect Toyo Ito, it is one of the ten most beautiful libraries in the world. The architectural concept of the library is to build an environment with more artistic space than the library. The arched architectural style and the very broad rest space make people feel free and casual, and perfectly combine with the strong artistic design atmosphere of the school.

Combination of courses and practice:

The Tamomi education program is formulated for the small class system, strengthens the seminar role of the research class in the teaching process, and hopes to thoroughly achieve the educational goals in the direct communication and contact with students.

At the same time, PBL (Project Based Learning), a joint project with social enterprises, enables students to experience enterprise life and enrich social experience, and at the same time, they can organically set the actual research plans in the syllabus, promote teaching, and achieve high-level education beyond disciplines and academic years.

Facilities and activities:

The life of Tamami is colorful, and the students enjoy their sweat in their respective research fields. The school also has a special teaching building for community activities, which provides a place for student community activities.

On campus, each major is closely linked, just like an assembly line. You can go to the corresponding technology research room and workshop to get help from the students and teachers of the relevant majors if you need any professional technology in the production. The studio and workshop are open all day.

Art · Sacrifice

The so-called "art festival" is an open day for Tamomi students to report their learning achievements to the society and schools in the harvest season every autumn, a symbol of fruitful results. In addition to the exhibition of works, the exchange of achievements, and the experience and probation of research workshops, there are also band performances, flea markets, stage performances, and finally the fireworks conference. The art festival has three days and two sleepless nights. It is a special festival for Japanese art students to show their rich and colorful artistic achievements, symbolizing a better harvest in the coming year.

notes : Japanese is the only official language for teaching at Tama University of Fine Arts. Therefore, Tama University of Fine Arts requires students to systematically learn Japanese before entering the university.

scholarship There are many kinds of scholarships. International students can get 20% tuition reduction, if they meet the conditions, they can basically get it.

Musashino University of Fine Arts Comparison with Tama University of Fine Arts:

Both schools are great, but there will be some differences in style and concept. The style of Musashino University of Fine Arts is conservative and research-based, and it pays more attention to traditional culture and philosophical issues. The Tama University of Fine Arts is more innovative, bold, commercial and practical, and most of its themes are about humanities and social issues.

Like most universities in Japan, Tama University of Fine Arts is divided into academic departments (undergraduate) and colleges (graduate).

The undergraduate course is mainly divided into two departments - Fine Arts Department and Plastic Arts Department. Among them, fine arts has become 10 disciplines, and the following 10 majors all attach great importance to the development of designers' subjectivity and creativity.

·Painting (Japanese painting, oil painting, printmaking)

·Sculpture

·Process (pottery, glass, metal)

·Graphic Design (Advertising Design, Communication Design, Performance Design)

·Industrial Design (Product Design, Textile Design)

·Environmental Design (Landscape Design, Architectural Design, Interior Design)

·Information Design (Multimedia Technology, Human Machine System)

·Art major (drama art, scene art design)

The Graduate School has opened:

Painting, sculpture, design, art, craft and other five majors, each of which has a number of different branches. It can be seen that Tama beauty is studied very carefully in the field of art.

Application qualification

Bachelor degree or bachelor degree certificate or its equivalent

Application time

About January every year

Application materials

·Application Form

·Resume

·Reason for application

·Graduation certificate or academic certificate

·Transcript

·Graduation Certificate of Japanese School

·Copy of passport

·Collection

·Research plan

Collection requirements:

1-2 pieces of works, size is 50, and one side is more than 116.7 cm

*Applicants can also provide additional works

*Collected works shall be submitted on the day of examination: January 27, and returned to the applicant after the examination

At the age of 22 at the time of admission to our school, those who meet any of the following requirements or who meet the requirements by March 2020.

1. University graduates.

2. Persons who are awarded bachelor's degrees by degree awarding institutions in support of university reform.

3. Those who have completed 16 years of school education in foreign countries.

4. Those who have completed 16 years of courses taught by foreign schools in communication education in China.

5. In China, foreign university courses (only for graduates who have completed 16 years of education in the foreign school) are located in the educational system of the foreign school as educational facilities, and the person who has completed the course is otherwise designated by the Minister of Education, Culture, Science and Technology of the Ministry of Education.

6. Those who have completed more than 3 years of courses in foreign universities and have been awarded the equivalent of a bachelor's degree. ※

7. In the special courses of the specialized schools (only limited to the length of schooling of more than 4 years, meeting the benchmark set by other ministers of education, culture, science and technology), the minister of education, culture, science and technology has completed after the benchmark date specified by the minister of education, culture, science and technology.

8. Persons designated by the Minister of Education, Culture and Science.

9. In our school, according to the individual admission qualification examination, we have recognized people who have the same or more academic qualifications as those who graduated from the university.

A person applying for a foreign nationality must meet any of the following qualifications.

1. In the "Japanese Study Abroad Examination (EJU)" run by the Japanese student support organization, those who passed the "Japanese" test for 260 points (full score of 400 points) [reading (200 points)+listening, listening, reading and understanding (200 points)] and "narration" for more than 35 points (full score of 50 points) in an exam implemented in November 2017, June 2018, November 2018, and June 2019.

2. In the "Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT)" run by the International Exchange Fund · Japan International Education Support Association, I participated in an exam in December 2017, July 2018, December 2018 and July 2019, and passed N1.

Collection Style:

The common point of Japanese colleges and universities is that, first of all, they should be able to capture the themes closely related to their own lives (either personalized or traditional) when paying attention to students' works. Because in the actual classroom teaching, Japanese colleges and universities also pay more attention to the extension of personalization, widely adopt different styles of views and opinions, and deeply explore various topics at different stages.

Painting, sculpture, craft, design, drama and dance:

The selection shall be based on the comprehensive works, essays, interviews, application documents, etc. Moreover, there are professional examinations in the field of Japanese painting research.

Art major:

The selection is based on the submitted papers, English, small papers, interviews, application documents, etc.

※ Thesis...... Volunteers in painting, sculpture, craft and design can also write in English.

※ Interview...... Fresh graduates and graduate students of oil painting major in the painting discipline who wish to be outside the same research field should implement it.