Kanazawa University

Kanazawa University is a national university in Kanazawa, a historic castle town in Ishikawa prefecture on the Sea of Japan coast, established in 1949 from older schools including a medical school. It is known for medicine, pharmaceutical sciences, cancer research and the natural sciences, and most faculties share a large hillside campus at Kakuma. Teaching is mainly in Japanese, with some English-taught graduate programs, and many international students come through the MEXT scholarship. Living costs in Kanazawa are lower than in Tokyo or Osaka.

• A completed secondary school certificate for bachelor's, a relevant bachelor's degree for master's, and usually a master's for a PhD
• English-taught programs: IELTS, TOEFL or another test the university accepts; Japanese-taught programs: JLPT (often N2 or N1) and, for undergraduates, the EJU
• Official transcripts and certificates, with certified translations if they are not in English or Japanese
• For master's and PhD: a CV, statement of purpose and academic references; PhD applicants usually also need a research proposal and an agreed supervisor
• A valid passport and proof that you can pay tuition and living costs for the student visa

• Choose your program and check its entry requirements, language of instruction and deadline on the university website
• Apply through the university's online admissions; MEXT scholarship applicants apply through a Japanese embassy or a university recommendation
• Upload transcripts, language scores, your passport and, for postgraduate programs, CV, statement of purpose and references
• Pay the application fee if the university charges one, and apply before the program deadline
• The university applies for your Certificate of Eligibility; use it to get a student visa at a Japanese embassy

18 scholarships, 24 universities, 4 programs and 6 internships in Japan. 16 of the scholarships are fully funded, and the next deadline is 15 October 2026 (Honjo International Scholarship).

Language

Japanese/English

Currency

JPY (¥)

Living costs

$800–1,200/mo

Typical tuition

National universities: standard JPY 535,800/yr; some now charge more (Tohoku JPY 900,000 for international students from 2027); private cost more

• Honjo International ScholarshipFully Funded · 9 days left
• Japanese Government (MEXT) Teacher Training Scholarship 2027Fully Funded · 25 days left
• Keio University MEXT ScholarshipFully Funded · 25 days left
• Rotary Yoneyama Memorial Scholarship (Japan, Overseas Applicants)Partial Funding · 25 days left