Degrees in Japan

Japan encompasses an archipelago of nearly 7,000 islands in the Pacific Ocean, just east of China, Korea, and Russia. With over 125 million people living mostly among its four major islands (Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu, and Shikoku), Japan is one of the most densely populated countries in the world.

Tokyo is the big sell for most international students pursuing a degree abroad in Japan. Japan’s bustling capital is the largest metropolitan area in the world, a truly massive urban sprawl which is populated by 35 million people. It is regarded as a premier global city, with huge international prestige in business, politics, science, art, and just about every other area of social influence. One of the world’s undeniably great cities, Tokyo is the place to earn your degree in Japan if you are ready for the Japanese “big time”.

For students interested in an alternative educational experience away from Japan’s nucleus of activity, there are plenty of other promising destinations to earn a degree abroad in Japan. While no longer the imposing power it used to be, Japan’s ancient capital of Kyoto is another especially popular choice among international students, thanks to its magnificent medieval architecture and an overwhelmingly rich sense of history. Other flourishing Japanese cities that offer plenty of viable degree program opportunities include Osaka, Nagoya, and Yokohama.