Best Design in Japan 2024

Master in Product Design

Nagaoka Institute Of Design

Japan

Arts, Design, Industrial Design

Master's Degree

Exploring the theoretical and practical methodologies for creating products in everyday use, taking into account the whole lifecycle of them right from the planning and development and to the final disposal.

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Master in Architecture

Fukui University Of Technology

Japan

Design, Architecture, Urban Planning

Master's Degree

Through education and research in the fields of architectural planning and theory, architectural design, architectural environment and equipment, traditional wooden architecture, and structural engineering in architecture, we cultivate talent who can contribute to the realization of comfortable urban and residential spaces by pursuing harmony between the characteristics of individual architecture and the concepts of urban and community planning. To this end, we welcome the following students. 1.Students who aim to play an active role in businesses such as major construction firms, housing manufacturers, and architecture-related companies, as engineers in architectural structures or architectural environments. 2.Students who aim to play an active role in businesses such as architectural design offices, design ateliers, and the planning department of companies, as an architect or designer. 3.Students who aim to play an active role in a broad range of fields from research and development to education and government, as an architectural specialist.

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Art Expression & Creation

Nagoya Zokei University Of Art & Design

Japan

Arts, Fine Arts, Design, Graphic Design, Industrial Design, Interior Design, Fashion Design, Photography

Master's Degree

Regarding expressive results as artworks, students work to further improve their skills and techniques and carry out research. They think about what artistic expression means in contemporary society and pursue their own themes and methods as expressive mediums. They strive to explore their own artistic visions and potential and establish personal themes while thinking about connections with society.

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Master in Art and Design

Onomichi University

Japan

Arts, Design

Master's Degree

This program aims to create a fresh vision and expression in the diversity of cultural life and change in the social environment. To achieve this, both students and instructors make a continuous effort with self-study. Based on the motivation of each research office, each graduate student makes an annual curriculum plan under discussion with the supervisor. Mid-term, students have an opportunity to present their research and have instructions for further development. Students and their supervisors have opportunities for discussion to deepen the contents of the study.

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Master of Design

Sapporo City University

Japan

Fine Arts, Design, Graphic Design, Industrial Design, Interior Design, Fashion Design, Architecture

Master's Degree

In the Graduate School of Design, we educate students and research on the various issues that are indwelling in the regional society. Through education and research, we aim to foster a professional who has advanced knowledge and is an expert in design. Our graduate students will be high-leveled specialists, researchers and educators who will contribute to the welfare of regional society by promoting industry, developing art and culture, restructuring and activating the community.

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Master Degree in Art

Tama Art University

Japan

Art History, Fine Arts, Design, Graphic Design, Industrial Design, Interior Design, Fashion Design, Photography, Architecture

Master's Degree

Established with the aim of fostering human resources with advanced knowledge and skills in the fields of art and design, the Master's Degree Program was the first to be officially approved at a private art university in Japan in 1964. The Master's Degree Program encompasses five majors. In addition to Painting, Sculpture, and Design, the Art Studies major was installed in 1998, followed by Ceramic, Glass, and Metal Works in 2002. The distinct class system with one-on-one tutelage by subject teachers continuing from the undergraduate course aims to improve expertise in the respective fields. For the fostering of internationally-minded human resources, our school accepts a large number of foreign exchange students. Furthermore, in conformity with requests for postgraduate adult re-education, a system divided into daytime and nighttime classes were introduced in 1995.

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Media Architecture

Future University Hakodate

Japan

Communication, Design, Architecture, Urban Planning

Master's Degree

Research in this field aims at the actualization of information systems that focus primarily on the “human element” rather than on just sending and receiving information. Students can learn how to skillfully develop information systems, and how to pursue effective processes to ensure performance and safety.

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MATER IN SCULPTURE

Tokyo University Of The Arts

Japan

Arts, Fine Arts, Design

Master's Degree

The Department of Sculpture was launched in 1887 with the establishment of a sculpture course as a specialist program. This was later expanded into a plastic arts department in 1899. With the school’s transformation into Tokyo Geijutsu Daigaku in the 1949 educational reforms, the department once again became the Department of Sculpture. The current sculpture building on the Ueno Campus was built in 1971, and the doctoral program was established in 1977. Each year, a certain number of graduate students do their creative work at the Toride Campus. Educational philosophy: The Department of Sculpture stresses the importance of developing highly sensitive graduates capable of developing a vision for the future of art from a broad-ranging, global perspective, based on the history of art to date and the traditions of Japanese art. It attempts to instill this perspective by focusing on a broad-ranging study of the plastic arts and seeks to cultivate graduates capable of working as creative artists, as well as providing instruction in various arts-related areas. In the master’s degree program, students are supported by and work within a unique educational structure based on studios tailored to each student’s research goals. In addition, community involvement programs encourage each student to draw fully on his or her talents, unconstrained by preconceived domains of practice and materials, thereby providing opportunities to examine the possibilities of art in connection with society.

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Bachelor in Industrial Innovation Design

Nagoya City University

Japan

Engineering, Industrial Design

Bachelor's Degree

Innovation can be described as an expansive change or movement that provides new meanings to the existing society with new ideas and a proactive attitude. Industrial innovation seeks to give new function or significance to objects and mechanisms that exist in our everyday life and the field of industrial design by utilizing new technologies and theories.

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Graphic Design

Tsukuba Gakuin University

Japan

Arts, Design

Bachelor's Degree

You will learn the technology of typical graphic software used in the field of design. Use your Mac to tackle issues such as posters, mojikumi, advertising, editing, packaging, and diagrams, and learn the basics and applications of design.

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Bachelor of Arts in Manga

Kyoto University Of Art And Design

Japan

Arts, Fine Arts, Graphic Design

Bachelor of Arts (BA)

Kyoto, where our university is located, has two faces; it is at once traditional and avant-garde. Our Faculty of Art and Design covers almost all areas, including the fields of fine art, contemporary art, graphic design, animation, manga, film, fashion design, jewelry design, interior design, architecture, landscape architecture, theater, and literature. In addition, we offer research programs in fields such as art production and historical heritage.

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Machine Design Program

Institute Of Technologists

Japan

Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Design

Bachelor's Degree

How machines can work in harmony with people? Harmony between people and the environment, and not just the creation of “things,” will be required of manufacturing in the future. From this viewpoint, students in our machine design course will learn through hands-on experience the basics of designing and manufacturing by acquiring the necessary knowledge and techniques related to machine elements, mechanical mechanics, material engineering, and machining processes. We aim for engineers who can form ideas that meet the needs of society.

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Bachelor in YOKOHAMA Creative-City Studies (YCCS)

Yokohama National University

Japan

Arts, Design, Architecture, Urban Planning

Bachelor's Degree

The program offers innovative interdisciplinary courses for future leaders.

4 Years

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Master in Visual Design

Nagaoka Institute Of Design

Japan

Arts, Design, Graphic Design, Industrial Design, Interior Design

Master's Degree

Exploring the essential qualities of visual communication in human society, while studying the techniques of visual transmission in a variety of information media.

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Master in Art Expression & Conception

Nagoya Zokei University Of Art & Design

Japan

Arts, Fine Arts, Design, Graphic Design, Industrial Design, Interior Design, Fashion Design, Photography

Master's Degree

Students research, experiment with, and create in various expressive methods and mediums, while considering and researching issues without being limited to traditional art and design frameworks. Rather than producing tangible “things,” they come up with concepts, make plans, and carry them out, resulting in expression. In other words, they study the creative process itself and perform research while focusing on the importance of concepts. The overall research method combines investigation, collection, planning, study, and production (including a thesis).

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Master in Support Cultural Industries

Shizuoka University Of Art And Culture

Japan

Cultural Heritage, Arts, Fine Arts, Film Studies, Design, Graphic Design, Marketing and Communications

Master of Arts (MA)

Focuses on public policy for creative cultural industries, which includes policy support for non-profit groups and for-profit organizations.

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Master in Community Design

Utsunomiya University

Japan

Design, Architecture, Urban Planning

Master's Degree

In addition to acquiring a wide range of education necessary to understand the formation and issues of the local community, we will visit various sites in collaboration with the local community and deepen learning while experiencing it. Furthermore, while majoring in specialized fields such as public policy, local autonomy, economy, nature, culture, eating habits, tourism, social welfare, social education, and NPO, we will cultivate regional design abilities that apply these to the 21st century. We will develop human resources who can take the lead in government agencies, private companies, NPOs, etc. as leaders of the local community.

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Master’s Degree in Crafts Ceramics

Okinawa Prefectural University Of Arts

Japan

Arts, Fine Arts, Design

Master's Degree

The MA in ceramics consists of specialized training in porcelain (overglaze enameling technique, the study of its basic material, etc.), and stoneware and earthenware (glazed, unglazed, etc.). In each of these specializations, students acquire technical expertise as well as theoretical knowledge. In terms of educational content, first-year students undergo practical training in the adjustment of basic materials including clay and glaze, also in shaping techniques and comparative firing (including black-burnished and pit-fire ware). Second-year students conduct research on advanced shaping and firing techniques as well as decorative methods while working on their study projects.

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Media Design

Future University Hakodate

Japan

Arts, Fine Arts, Graphic Design, Industrial Design

Master's Degree

The challenge in this field is the construction of new relationships between artificial media and humans, and the issues involved in making man-made designs that fit human behavior. By connecting a wide range of disparate fields of study, such as research on technology for human-computer conversation, students can develop a broad understanding of the expressive potential of all kinds of media.

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Bachelor of Arts in Fine and Applied Arts

Kyoto University Of Art And Design

Japan

Arts, Fine Arts, Design, Graphic Design, Industrial Design, Interior Design

Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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41 Best Design in Japan for 2024

Master in Product Design

Master in Architecture

Art Expression & Creation

Master in Art and Design

Master of Design

Master Degree in Art

Media Architecture

MATER IN SCULPTURE

Bachelor in Industrial Innovation Design

Graphic Design

Bachelor of Arts in Manga

Machine Design Program

Bachelor in YOKOHAMA Creative-City Studies (YCCS)

Master in Visual Design

Master in Art Expression & Conception

Master in Support Cultural Industries

Master in Community Design

Master’s Degree in Crafts Ceramics

Media Design

Bachelor of Arts in Fine and Applied Arts

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