31 English-taught humanities programs at 17Japanese universities — Bachelor's, Master's, and PhD options for international students.
🎓 Filter Humanities Programs →Humanities programs in Japan offer unmatched access to primary sources and fieldwork opportunities. Waseda and Sophia universities lead in Japanese studies and Asian cultural heritage, while Kyoto's Buddhist studies resources are globally unique. Unlike STEM fields, humanities programs may require intermediate Japanese for archival research by your second year. Scholarships specifically target humanities — MEXT reserves slots for students in these fields, and private foundations like Atsumi fund dissertation research.
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April, September · ~¥1.26M/year (~₹7.5 lakh)
April, September · ~¥1.26M/year (~₹7 lakh)
April, September · ~¥1,095,000 first year (AY2027)
April, September · ~¥755,000 first year (AY2027)
April, September · ~¥1.32M/year (~₹7.8 lakh)
September · ~¥1.3M/year (~₹7.3 lakh)
April, September · Year 1 ¥945,400, then ¥744,000/yr (AY2026 reference — revised annually). Applied linguistics, TESOL, SLA, English language teaching. Yotsuya Campus
September · ~¥1.0–1.6M/year (~₹5.6–9 lakh)
April, September · ¥1,191,500/year; degree in English but Japanese classes are compulsory (no exemption). PEACE Program — one of three English-conducted majors at Rikkyo
April, October · ~¥535,800/yr (~₹3 lakh)
April, October · ~¥535,800/yr (~₹3 lakh)
October · ~¥535,800/yr + ¥282,000 admission (~₹3 lakh/yr)
January, May, August · ~¥1,820,000/yr (~₹10 lakh); US branch campus, higher than national
January, May, August · ~¥1,820,000/yr (~₹10 lakh); US branch campus, higher than national
January, May, August · ~¥1,820,000/yr (~₹10 lakh); US branch campus, higher than national
January, May, August · ~¥1,820,000/yr (~₹10 lakh); US branch campus, higher than national
January, May, August · ~¥282,000 per 3-credit course; total ~¥2.8M for 10 courses
August · Contact program for current rates; Tokyo cohort
April · Contact university for current tuition; JLPT N1 exemption confirmed for English-only track
April · Contact university for current tuition; JLPT N1 exemption confirmed for English-only track
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