In fact, Japan’s advertising studies are a bit biased toward design, and you can only study related media majors, so I also recommend design or design-related majors.
1. Tokyo University of the Arts
Tokyo University of the Arts is a Japanese national university located in the Tokyo area. The main purpose is to train artists in the fields of fine arts and music. It was also built as the "Art University". It consists of 14 subjects from two departments: the Faculty of Fine Arts and the Faculty of Music. Tokyo University of the Arts has trained many of Japan's most representative artists. It is also unanimously recognized in Japan as the highest artist training institution in Japan.
Although it is a university with only one department of education, it has “key disciplines” that rival comprehensive universities. It is no exaggeration to call it the "University of Tokyo" among Japan's art universities. Tokyo University of the Arts was formed by the merger of two vocational schools, Tokyo Art School and Tokyo Music School. Both schools were founded in 1887 and merged in 1949 to form Tokyo University of the Arts. In 1963, the college began to establish a graduate school. Initially only master's degrees were awarded, but doctoral degrees were awarded after 1977. Since then, the college's education and research capabilities have been improved as a whole. The art and design-related courses currently offered by the school mainly include: Japanese painting, oil painting, sculpture, handicrafts, general design, architecture, aesthetics and art history, media art, cultural relics protection, etc. The research directions for master's degree students include: painting, sculpture, craftsmanship, design, architecture, art, and cultural heritage protection. The research directions of doctoral students include: fine arts and cultural heritage protection.
2. Department of Industrial Design, College of Engineering, Chiba University (National University Corporation Chiba University)
Chiba University is a Japanese national comprehensive university with a full range of disciplines, including the School of Liberal Arts, There are 10 colleges including the School of Education, School of Law and Economics, School of Science, School of Medicine, School of Pharmacy, School of Nursing, School of Engineering, School of Horticulture, and Ministry of Education. The predecessor of the College of Engineering, where the Department of Industrial Design is located, was Tokyo Polytechnic, which was founded in 1921. The College of Engineering consists of the Department of Design Engineering, the Department of Urban Environmental Systems, the Department of Electronic and Mechanical Engineering, the Department of Information and Imaging Engineering, and the Department of Material Engineering. The Department of Industrial Design, which belongs to the Department of Design Engineering, consists of the Industrial Design Project Lecture and the Communication Design Lecture. The industrial design program lectures include five professional research areas: ergonomics, materials planning, design system planning, product design, and environmental design. Lectures on conveying meaning include four professional research areas: design culture planning, design modeling, visual communication design, and design psychology.
3. Kyoto City University of Arts
Its predecessor was the Kyoto Prefectural Painting School, founded in 1880. It is the earliest art vocational school in modern Japan. Later it was renamed Kyoto Municipal Painting College, and then renamed Kyoto Municipal Art College. In 1950, Kyoto Municipal Art University was established based on the four majors of Japanese painting, Western painting, sculpture and industrial design. A graduate school was established in 1953, and a music department was added in 1969, so it was renamed Kyoto Municipal University of the Arts. The Department of Fine Arts has fine arts majors (Japanese painting, sculpture, printmaking, conceptual design), design majors (visual design, environmental design, product design), and craft majors (ceramic design, lacquer art, dyeing and weaving design). Recruiting undergraduate and graduate students from 4-year universities. The research directions for master's degree students include: painting (Japanese painting, oil painting, modeling, printmaking), sculpture, design (visual design, environmental design, industrial design) and art.
4. University of Tsukuba School of Art and Design
Its predecessor was Japan’s earliest national school—Tokyo Normal School Handicrafts Department, established in 1899 . Later, the Art Major of the Department of Education, Tokyo University of Education was established on its basis. It has trained a large number of styling design educators and designers, who play a role in various enterprises and schools. In 1975, it became the parent body of the newly formed Art Department of the University of Tsukuba.
The Art Department has art majors, fine arts majors (Western painting, Japanese painting, sculpture, calligraphy), composition majors (structure, comprehensive modeling), and design majors (visual communication design, product design, environmental design, architectural design). Recruiting undergraduate and graduate students from 4-year universities. The research directions for master's degree students include: art and design. The research directions of doctoral students include: art, art education, art theory, composition, and design.
5. Joshibi University of Art and Design
A Japanese private university. It was formerly known as a private girls' art school, founded in 1900, and is the earliest girls' art education institution in Japan. In 1929, it was renamed Women's Art College. In 1949, it was upgraded to the Women's Art University. In 1950, a junior college (junior college) was added. In the past century, many outstanding female art talents have been cultivated in Japan. In 1965, the design major was added to the art department. The Art Department recruits undergraduate, graduate and junior college students from 4-year universities. Undergraduate students have painting majors (oil painting, printmaking, Japanese painting), design majors (product design, graphic design and environmental design), craft majors (dyed fabric design, ceramics, glass crafts), and art majors (art history, color science). , modeling theory). Junior college students have: clothing major (costume design, costume culture, embroidery), modeling major (painting, sculpture, information design, space design, life design). The research directions of master's degree students include: art and design (visual modeling, environmental modeling, color planning). The research directions of doctoral students include: art history, color theory, and modeling expression.
6. Musashino Art University
Musashino Art University is located in Kodaira City, Tokyo. The predecessor was the Imperial Art School founded in 1929, which was renamed Musashino Art School in 1948. A junior college was established in 1957, and a four-year university was opened in 1962. In 1999, the Department of Art Culture and Design Information was added. Musashino Art University has an art information library attached to it, which is a library, art gallery and museum, which is a major feature of the school. Musashino Art University now offers various disciplines such as Japanese painting, oil painting, sculpture, architecture, and industrial design. Experts in various fields are regularly hired to come to the school and hold special lectures. The academic atmosphere is active and colorful.
7. Tama Art University
Tama Art University, English name: Tama Art University. It is a Japanese private university established in 1935 and offering university education in 1953. The abbreviation of the university is "Tama Mei". The school takes "freedom and intention" as its concept, practices creative research on art and design, and constantly explores the value and methods of art education. The main campuses are located in Hachioji and Ueno. It is currently the Department of Plastic Expression of Tama Art University, the largest art university in Japan. It is the only art design education department among Japanese art colleges that uses both full-time and evening teaching. The Department of Plastic Expression has three majors, and each major offers public education courses. The Department of Fine Arts of Tama Art University (Hachioji Campus) is one of three departments that includes the graduate school's doctoral program.
In 1989, the school opened the second department of the Art Department in Uenomo, Setagaya Ward, which has convenient transportation. In April 1999, it was reorganized into the current Department of Plastic Expression. Tama Art University inherits the rich tradition of the Department of Fine Arts, which has a history of about 70 years, and is committed to cultivating artists, designers, film and theater performance and research talents who can adapt to the needs of the international society and make outstanding contributions to modern society. The Department of Plastic Expression is composed of three disciplines (Fashion Department, Design Department, and Film and Theater Department) that integrate and accelerate art and cultural information that transcend each field but influence each other. These three disciplines all offer public education courses in public foreign language education, aesthetics, etc. In addition, PBL (Project Based Learning) organically integrates ongoing research plans into the school's education syllabus to arrange courses, thereby achieving high-level education across departments and academic years.
8. Kanazawa College of Art
It is a Japanese municipal art university established in 1955.
Kanazawa University of Art and Technology has the Faculty of Arts and Crafts (Japanese Painting Major, Oil Painting Major, Sculpture Major, Art Studies Major, Visual Design Major, Product Design Major, Environmental Design Major, and Technology), and the Graduate School has the Graduate School of Arts and Crafts (Master's Degree). Courses: Painting Concentration, Sculpture Concentration, Art Concentration, Craft Concentration, Design Concentration, Doctoral Course: Art and Craft Concentration).
Optional majors in advertising: Advertising design, product design, content design, media design, etc. are all good directions.