Doctoral Program

Application Guidebook for Application Period-Ⅲ Academic Year 2025

FAQ

Before submitting your application, please be sure to review the FAQ section.

Web Entry for Application Period-Ⅰ, Academic Year 2026

Web entry for Application Period-Ⅰ will start from 1:00 p.m. on April 29 (Wed.), 2026.
Click the button below while the application period is open to enter the web entry system.

Admission Schedule for Academic Year 2026

[Application Period I]     for enrollment in September 2026 or April 2027
[Application Period II]    for enrollment in April 2027 or September 2027
[Application Period III]   for enrollment in April 2027 or September 2027

IIIIII
Application PeriodApril 29 (Wed.) –
11: 59 p.m. on
May 7 (Thu.), 2026
(Japan Standard Time)
August 26 (Wed.) –
11: 59 p.m. on
September 3 (Thu.), 2026
(Japan Standard Time)
December 2 (Wed.) –
11: 59 p.m. on
December 10 (Thu.), 2026
(Japan Standard Time)
Announcement of Results of
1st Screening
1:00 p.m. on
June 9 (Tues.), 2026
(Japan Standard Time)
1:00 p.m. on
October 6 (Tues.), 2026
(Japan Standard Time)
1:00 p.m. on
January 19 (Tues.), 2027
(Japan Standard Time)
2nd ScreeningJune 27 (Sat.)
& 28 (Sun.), 2026
October 17 (Sat.)
& 18 (Sun.), 2026
January 30 (Sat.)
& 31 (Sun.), 2027
Announcement of Results of
2nd Screening
1:00 p.m. on
June 30 (Tues.), 2026
(Japan Standard Time)
1:00 p.m. on
October 20 (Tues.), 2026
(Japan Standard Time)
1:00 p.m. on
February 2 (Tues.), 2027
(Japan Standard Time)

Application Timeline

Relation between Entry Examination and Entry Academic Year

(The following chart varies slightly from year to year.)

Application Documents Checklist (Application Period-Ⅰ, Academic Year 2026)

Please download the checklist below and make sure you submit all required application documents.

Preliminary Entrance Qualification Review (Application Period-Ⅰ, Academic Year 2026)

Please ensure to consult the Application Guidebook beforehand to determine if you are required to undergo the Preliminary Entrance Qualification Review.

For successful applicants in Academic Year 2026 (Admission Procedures)

The deadlines of Admissions Procedures are as follows. Please ensure that you complete the prescribed procedures by their respective deadlines, as failure to do so will make you ineligible for admission. For details, please refer to Application Guidebook.

[For enrollment in September 2026] From Wednesday, July 8 until Thursday, July 16, 2026
[For enrollment in April 2027] From Wednesday, February 10 until Thursday, February 18, 2027
[For enrollment in September 2027] Details will be provided when the results of the Second Screening are announced.

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