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Bunkyo Gakuin University

Address: 1-19-1 Mukogaoka, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo
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Overview

Our history at Bunkyo Gakuin University traces back to 1924, when our founder, Shimada Ishiko, established Hongo Women’s Academy with the aim of “providing women with the skills to become independent.” Upholding that core philosophy, the institution has since evolved with the changing times by expanding its scope from women to “people” and shaping its present-day focus around the concepts of independence and coexistence. That foundation now forms the basis of our educational activities, sustaining the active, inquisitive learning on which we pride ourselves. Our institutional structure has changed several times over the last 95 years, with the opening of Bunkyo Women’s College in 1964, the establishment of the Faculty of Business Administration–the first such faculty at a Japanese women’s university–in 1991, and the renaming of the school to Bunkyo Gakuin University in April 2002. Bunkyo Gakuin University is home to approximately 5,000 students, who study in four faculties and five graduate schools at the Hongo Campus in Tokyo and the Fujimino Campus in nearby Saitama Prefecture. The academic organization comprises the Faculty of Foreign Studies, Faculty of Business Administration, Faculty of Human Studies, and Faculty of Health Science Technology, which provide undergraduate education in a total of eleven different departments. The Bunkyo Gakuin University Graduate School, meanwhile, features master’s programs in six fields of study.

Conditions

Number of Scholarships Offered in Spring 2025
1 

Status of Admitted Student
The student may be admitted as either a non-degree-seeking student or a degree-seeking student. To become a degree-seeking student, the student must take and pass the university’s regular admissions exam separately.
 

Transfer is only possible in the third year. Students may only apply for transfer when they have acquired enough credits and those credits have been recognized by Bunkyo Gakuin University.​

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Description of the Non-Degree Program
The maximum duration of the program is two years. While taking Japanese language classes, students can take undergraduate courses as either auditors or non-degree students (auditors do not receive credits, but non-degree students receive credits).

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Eligibility

  • Must currently reside in Japan

  • Must have Ukrainian citizenship

  • Meet one of the criteria below

    • Undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in Ukrainian universities (including those taking a leave of absence or taking courses online)

    • Those who have graduated from or dropped out of a Ukrainian university and currently not enrolled in higher education

    • Those attending short-term programs in Japanese universities

    • Those currently attending or have graduated from Japanese language schools in Japan

    • Those who have graduated from high school in 2024 or will graduate from high school in 2025

  • Women only

  • 26 years old or younger
     

Language of Instruction
Japanese

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Majors Offered

Faculty of Foreign Studies and the Faculty of Business Administration (Master's program also available)

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Japanese Language Requirement
JLPT N2 equivalent and above
Note: Must have JLPT N2 or EJU 220+ to become a degree-seeking student

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Accommodation
Provided at no cost. Only dormitory for female students available.
 

Stipend
Provided (70,000 JPY/month)

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Inquiries

If you have questions about the university, please inquire with the university directly.

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