How to Apply

Students

Please make sure that your home institution has signed student exchange agreements with TMU here. Contact your International Office to apply.
Students must be nominated by their home institutions. Submit required documents to International Office for the selection. Once nominated, students are required to fill in the online application form and upload the necessary documents no later than the deadline. Note that the scores of the online Japanese test are used to balance the number of students in the appropriate classes.

International Office Coordinators

Please nominate students from those who are interested in the program, then send us the information of the candidates via form provided in our guidance email. Also help the candidates to apply online and upload the following supporting documents by the deadline.

Application Documents

Please download the application documents and complete the Web application form.

■ Application Documents：

1. 1. Visa Support Request Form (if applicable)
2. 2. Official transcript from your home university
3. 3. Copy of your passport (photo page)
4. 4. ID photo (PDF, max. 500 KB)
5. 5. Japanese proficiency test results for “SPOT 90”
6. 6. JLPT score (if applicable)
7. 7. English proficiency score (Applicants should have at least these English scores: IELTS 6.0, TOEFL iBT 78, or TOEIC 653)
8. Note: English scores are required for students whose primary language of instruction is not English. English proficiency test scores are valid for two years.

For the application please access the below URL and complete the application.

■ Web application URL：

https://reg18.smp.ne.jp/regist/is?SMPFORM=ncqa-mcpgka-d6cb7193fc444d52418112b8124f616e

■ Nomination/Application Deadline：

April 10, 2026 (Japan Standard Time)

■ Announcement of Results：

The results will be communicated through the International Office Coordinators of the participating universities in late April.

■ Contact：

ic-nihongo@jmj.tmu.ac.jp