Admission
Guidelines for Applicants (Summary)
Master's Course
Admission Quota
Art Major, Art and Design Studies (Master's Course), Graduate School.
| Field | Program | Admission Quota |
|---|---|---|
| Contemporary Art Practice | Oil Painting, Japanese Painting, Printmaking, Photography and Video, Sculpture and 3D Modeling, Ceramics, Textiles (Dyeing and Weaving), Performance, Art and Curatorial Practices |
60 Total number of Early (Schedule A) and Late (Schedule B) Entrance Examinations |
| Arts and Culture Studies | Japanese Garden Research, Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Properties, Cultural Heritage Science, Archaeology, Art Theory and Art History, Cultural Studies, Theater Studies |
Major of Art and Environment, Art and Design Studies (Master's Course), Graduate School
| Field | Program | Admission Quota |
|---|---|---|
| Information Design and Product Design Field |
Information Design, Graphic Design, Visual Communication Design, Design Produce, Product Design |
180 Total number of Early (Schedule A) and Late (Schedule B) Entrance Examinations |
| Image-Making and Media Content Research Field |
Video and New Media, Animation, Film Production, Content Production, Character Design, Game Design, Digital Art Video and Media Content |
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| Illustration and Publishing Design Field |
Illustration, Visual Art, Manga and Comic Illustration, Picture Book and Book Arts |
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| Cultural Design and Art Education Field |
Arts and Cultural Education, Cultural Design, Place Branding |
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| Architecture and Environmental Design Field |
Architectural Design, Interior Design, Landscape Design, Urban and Regional Design, and Japanese Garden Design (these disciplines are not separate specialties but integrated in the Field) |
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| Interdisciplinary Poietics Programs |
Art Produce (Goto and Mizuta Lab), Art Project (Hoshina and Ohashi Lab) |
Remarks
The following documents provides an overview of the application guidelines for non-native Japanese speakers. For further information, please refer to our Japanese version website (https://www.kyoto-art.ac.jp/graduate/).
Japanese language proficiency is required for office procedures. Lectures and seminars are primarily conducted in Japanese, except for the Art and Curatorial Practices in the Contemporary Art Practice field. In this program, we welcome both English-speaking and Japanese-speaking students, including artists who aim to deepen their critical thinking in their art projects.
Guidelines for 2026 applicants will be available in July.
- Guidelines for Applicants (Master's Course)
- List of Assigned Materials for Submission (Master's Course)
- Address Sheet for Envelopes (Master's Course)
- Pledge of financial support (Master's Course)
For further information, please contact the admission office:
graduate@office.kyoto-art.ac.jp
Doctor's Course
Admission Quota
Art Major,
Art and Design Studies (Doctor's Course),
Graduate School
| Field | Admission Quota | |
|---|---|---|
| Research |
|
7 |
| Research and production |
Remarks
Proficiency in Japanese (reading, writing, conversation) is essential for studying in the Kyoto University of the Arts.To read and understand the Japanese in the above form and our application guidebooks are the minimum requirements for the KUA applicants.
Entrance exam
Master's Course
| Application Period ※1 | Announcement of Preliminary Results |
Oral Examination | Announcement of Final Results |
Enrollment Procedure deadline |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Early Entrance Exam - Schedule A |
2025/ 8/8（Fri）- 8/21（Thu） |
2025/ 10/8（Wed） 10:00 |
2025/ 10/18（Sat）- 10/26（Sun） (Exam will take place on one of those days) |
2025/ 10/31（Fri） 10:00 |
2025/ 11/12（Wed） |
| Late Entrance Exam - Schedule B |
2025/ 11/21（Fri）- 12/1（Mon） |
2026/ 1/23（Fri） 10:00 |
2026/ 2/10（Tue）- 2/18（Wed） (Exam will take place on one of those days) |
2026/ 2/27（Fri） 10:00 |
2026/ 3/11（Wed） |
- Please finish submitting your application to the online application portal by 17:30 (JST) on the day of the deadline.
- Applications must be postmarked by the deadline date. Applications sent directly from abroad must arrive by the deadline date.
- Please use the designated form of the university for the application form.
- Click here for guidelines for applicants.
- The oral examination will be conducted online, except for the Contemporary Art Practice Field, where the in-person oral exam for early(schedule A) entrance applicants will be on either October 25 (Sat) or 26 (Sun). The in-person oral examination of this Field for late(schedule B) entrance applicants will be on 2026 February 17 (Tue) or 18 (Wed). Applicants cannot choose their dates.
- For further information, please contact the admission office:
graduate@office.kyoto-art.ac.jp
Doctor's Course
| Application Period | Announcement of Preliminary Results |
Oral Examination | Announcement of Final Results |
Enrollment Procedure deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/ 11/21（Fri）- 12/8（Mon） |
2026/ 1/30（Fri） 10:00 |
2026/ 2/22（Sun）, 2/23（Mon） |
2026/ 2/27（Fri） 10:00 |
2026/ 3/11（Wed） |
- Applications must be postmarked by the deadline date. Applications sent directly from abroad must arrive by the deadline date.
- Please use the designated form of the university for the application form.
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Click here for guidelines for applicants.
- Proficiency in Japanese (reading, writing, conversation) is essential for studying in the Kyoto University of the Arts.
Graduate School Entrance Information Session / Faculty Interviews
Graduate School Entrance Information Session Schedule 2025
This is an information session with faculty in charge of each field. Interview with faculty will take place for each field. Here you can check if your research or art practice matches with the research and art practice of the university.
Those who wish to take interviews are required to apply for the participation during the Participation Application Term.
Please note those who do not make an application during the Participation Application Term will not be eligible to apply for faculty interviews.
| Date | Participation Application Term | Style |
|---|---|---|
| 2025/7/11(Fri)15:00-20:00 (JST) 2025/7/12(Sat)10:00-17:00 (JST) |
2025/6/21(Sat)-7/10(Thu) | online |
| 2025/11/7(Fri)15:00-20:00 (JST) 2025/11/8(Sat)10:00-17:00 (JST) |
2025/10/18(Sat)-11/6(Thu) | online |
- Appointment only
- Please note interviews may not be possible in the case where applicants exceed availability. It is not mandatory to apply for faculty interviews to be able to apply for the entrance exam. https://www.kyoto-art.ac.jp/graduate/admission/briefing/
