Entrance Examination Classification	General entrance examination
Graduate Course Offered	Graduate school of Fashion Business (Coeducation)
	Division of Fashion Creation		Division of Fashion Management
	Fashion Design Course	Fashion Technology Course	Fashion Business Administration Course
Admissions Quota (Capacity)	50		30

Application First Session

APPLICATION PERIOD	September 17 (Thu) 2026, 10:00 AM – September 29 (Tue) 2026, 5:00 PM
EXAMINATION DATE	October 17 (Sat) 2026, October 18 (Sun) 2026
ADMISSION DECISIONS	October 30 (Fri) 2026, 10:00 AM
ENROLLMENT DEADLINE	November 24 (Tue) 2026

Application Second Session

APPLICATION PERIOD	November 24 (Tue) 2026, 10:00 AM – December 2 (Wed) 2026, 5:00 PM
EXAMINATION DATE	January 9 (Sat) 2027, January 10 (Sun) 2027
ADMISSION DECISIONS	January 21 (Thu) 2027
ENROLLMENT DEADLINE	February 10 (Wed) 2027

*After completing the Web application process online, the required documents must be submitted to the administration office by mail or in person during the application period. (In-person submissions are accepted on weekdays between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM.)

About Waitlisted Applicants

A waitlist may be established only for the Phase II entrance examination. A waitlisted applicant refers to a candidate who may be offered admission if a vacancy arises due to accepted applicants not completing their enrollment procedures. (Please note that waitlisted applicants are not guaranteed admission.) Notification of waitlist status will be sent on the date the Phase II admission results are released. If an opening becomes available, we will contact the applicant via the phone number or email address provided on their application form, at any time between Friday, February 12, 2027, and Friday, March 12, 2027. Further details will be provided on the examination admission ticket.

About ADMISSIONS WITHDRAWAL

ADMISSIONS WITHDRAWAL DEADLINE	March 31 (Wed) 2027, 4:00 PM

2027 Enrollment/Eligibility Requirements for Application

Applicants must satisfy at least one of the following conditions:

( [ 10 ] Corresponds to those whose mother tongue is not Japanese )

1. Hold a bachelor’s degree;
2. Granted a bachelor’s degree from the National Institution for Academic Degrees and University Evaluation;
3. Have completed 16 years of school education outside Japan;
4. Have attended foreign correspondence course of education in Japan and completed 16 years of school education in foreign countries;
5. Have completed a course of a foreign school located in Japan that is designated as equivalent to a foreign university by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology;
6. Have awarded (or expect to receive) an academic degree equivalent to an bachelor’s degree by completing course more than 3 years overseas;
7. Have obtained an advanced diploma by completing a specialized course (4 years or more) of a professional training college designated by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology;
8. Have been designated by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology;
9. Deemed by BFGU to have academic ability equal to or higher than a bachelor’s degree holder, based on the screening of eligibility for application on an individual basis, and is 22 years of age or older.
   
   ※ Those who do not fall under [ 1 ] – [ 8 ] above shall consult with BFGU in advance. The applicant is required to contact BFGU to fix the date of an interview.
   
10. Applicants are required to reach one of the following conditions regarding Japanese language proficiency.
    (Only for foreign applicants whose mother tongue is not Japanese)
    1. Applicant has passed “N2” or “Level 2” or higher in the “Japanese Language Proficiency Test” conducted by the Japan Educational Exchanges and Services.
    2. Applicant has scored 200 or more on the Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students (Japanese language subject [excluding the writing component]) conducted by the Japan Student Services Organization (within the validity period specified by the organization).
    3. Applicant has scored 400 or more on Business Japanese Proficiency Test (BJT) conducted by The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation.
    4. Applicant is recognized by BFGU as having Japanese language proficiency equivalent to 1,2,3.
    
    ※Those who do not fall under [ 10 ] 1 – 3 above shall consult with BFGU in advance. The applicant is required to contact BFGU to fix the date of an interview.

※ Those who are expected to complete prior education must be in the position
where they will successfully complete and graduate by March 31, 2027.

※ Applicants should be sure to obtain the “Enrollment Guide” and “Application Guidelines”.

Application Process

1. Prepare required documents and pre-submission materials

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2. Pay the application fee of 35,000 JPY After payment, upload the payment receipt in PDF format via the Web Application System in Step 4 below.

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3. Register an account and log in to the Web Application System

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4. Enter applicant information, and upload the payment receipt, required documents, and pre-submission materials

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5. Complete the Web application process online and print the application form and check sheet

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6. Submit the application form, original documents, and completed check sheet to the graduate school by mail or in person

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Application Completed

Examination Venue / Examination subjects ※ conducted in Japanese

Please see below for the details (Japanese page).
https://bfgu-bunka.ac.jp/admission/method/

Past Examination Questions, Sample Answers, and Intent of Questions

A warning in regards to companies that
claim to provide entrance exam preparation

This graduate school does not have any affiliated companies or partners (such as portfolio preparation tutoring schools) to assist with entrance exam preparations. Please beware that we do not in any way issue certificates or other documents in relation to this.
If you have any enquiries regarding admissions, please contact us directly or any of our overseas offices for further advise.

■BFGU
https://bfgu-bunka.ac.jp/inquiries/

■Taipei Office
E-mail：bunka.taipei@gmail.com
TEL：0988-058-967

■Seoul Office
E-mail：bunka-kr@naver.com
KaKaoTalk：bunka1919

■China Contact Desk
E-mail：bunka_tianjin@163.com
WeChat：Bunka-China

Admission decisions are based on a comprehensive screening of application documents and examination results. Entrance examination results can be viewed on the “My Page” section of the Web Application System. Official notifications will be sent by mail only to successful and waitlisted applicants. To prevent misunderstandings, we will not respond to any inquiries regarding examination results by telephone, email, or in person.

Enrollment procedure

The enrollment procedure will be deemed to be completed when the specified tuition and fees are paid by the prescribed deadline. Please refer to the school expenses pages for further information.

• Please pay the tuition fees to the allocated bank using the bank deposit transfer form (sent to the applicants who have successfully passed the screening process)
• As a general rule, we ask applicants to make payment directly at the bank teller.
• The transfer bank’s date stamp proves completion of the payment. Keep this receipt as your copy. We will not issue another receipt.
• The bank deposit transfer form for the tuition fee payment for the second semester is scheduled to be sent out at the end of July.