The predecessor of Joshibi University of Art and Design, Private Women's School of Fine Arts, published the reasons why higher education was necessary for women:
"To empower the self-reliance of women through the arts"
"To improve the social status of women"
"To produce women teachers in the arts"
It was in these spirits that the school was founded in 1900.

About JOSHIBI
Founding Spirits
The predecessor of Joshibi University of Art and Design, Private Women’s School of Fine Arts, published the reasons why higher education was necessary for women:
“To empower the self-reliance of women through the arts”
“To improve the social status of women”
“To produce women teachers in the arts”
It was in these spirits that the school was founded in 1900.
President’s message

What we cherish most is to inherit the spirits of the two women, YOKOI Tamako, who had founded Joshibi, and SATO Shizu, who took over her will.
We value thinking deeply about the phenomena and sensations that occur inside and outside bodies, acquiring a thinking ability that is the foundation of art and design and various education that brings out imagination. In addition, it is the education unique to Joshibi that the students can make progress from diverse notices and discoveries gained from research and interviews. In future, not only as a creator or an artist, they will be able to contribute to our societies in various fields with the power to live and think.
Joshibi is proceeding with the three activities: Joshibi Creative Laboratory (Joshibi Lab.), Joshibi Artist in Residence (JOSHIBI AIR), and Drawing Center. While exploring how we should be as an art university for women, we are strengthening the Joshibi network inside and outside Japan and fostering interactions among graduates who are active beyond their specialised fields, and among alumni, current students, and external researchers, carrying out the activities to be connected to Asia and worldwide countries through classes, lectures, and projects.
It is Joshibi’s attraction that they never go in a group despite their cooperativeness, while they acknowledge the others and respect each other’s individuality without comparing themselves to others. We aim to keep Joshibi’s spirits in our hearts, make the most of the power of arts as an art university, and educate those who can cultivate a generous mind through education in our university, bloom in all fields of fine art, design, and craft and contribute to our society.
President
Joshibi University of Art and Design
Joshibi College of Art and Design
OGURA Fumiko
Introduction Movie
Campus
Sagamihara Campus

1900 Asamizodai, Minami-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 252-8538
Approx. 20 minutes from Odakyu Line Sagami-ono Station by bus boarding at bus terminal 3 for "Joshi Bijutsu Daigaku” (Bus terminal 4 in front of the Green Hall Mon-Sat from 7:20-9:50 a.m.)
Approx. 15 minutes from JR Yokohama Line Kobuchi Station by bus boarding at bus terminal 2 for "Joshi Bijutsu Daigaku".

Adjacent to parks, the spacious campus is filled with greenery.

Department of Fine Arts, Department of Design and Crafts, and Graduate School of Art and Design

JOSHIBI Art Museum
As an institution connected to an art and design university, this is a leading art museum, boasting a collection of over 2,000 pieces centering around tableaus and carvings. In addition, about 11,000 cultural assets in the form of dyed fabrics are stored here. The facility is recognized both in Japan and overseas for its research into the repair of dyed-fabric cultural assets.
Suginami Campus

1-49-8 Wada, Suginami-ku, Tokyo 166-8538
Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line Higashi-Koenji Station.

Department of Cross Disciplinary Art and Design and College of Art and Design.

Located near Shinjuku, the campus is in a quiet and relaxed residential area.
Support for International Students
Sagami-ono student dormitory (Sagamihara Campus)
4-minute walk from Sagami-ono Station on the Odakyu Line
105 units One-room style, 17.55m² (One person per room for all rooms)
50,000 yen
270,000~276,000 yen
- Tenants pay their own costs of electricity, gas, water and telephone.


Support from Center for International Relations
Orientation is held when new International students enroll. They are provided with information aimed at making their lives go smoothly.
They can also be assisted for the application of resident status screening for scholarships, exemptions from tuition, andsponsorship for apartment rental.
Trial exams that determine English-language proficiency are held at extracur- ricular sessions on campus.
Students registered under the “student helper” system as volunteers provide assistance to overseas students for their daily lives and offer academic counseling.
Students, regardless of their nationality, can take part in this system, if they have an interest in international exchange or study abroad.
Reduction System
Privately Funded International Exchange Student Tuition Reduction System
This system reduces tuition costs for privately funded international students with exceptional academic records in order to reduce their financial burden.
Applications may be submitted after enrollment at Joshibi. Selected foreign students may have their annual tuition fees reduced by up to 20%.