Academic fees at Japanese schools are no more expensive than in the USA or UK. Japan also offers an abundance of tuition fee exemption systems and scholarship programs. Please look at these school fees for the first year and consider them when deciding whether to come to Japan to study.
(Source: Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO))

Academic fees for the first year include admissions fees, tuition, expenses for facilities and equipment, and other costs. The admissions fee is required only for the first year.

• JAPANESE LANGUAGE SCHOOL
• UNIVERSITY
• GRADUATE SCHOOL
• JUNIOR COLLEGE

Japanese language school

Source: Association for the Promotion of Japanese Language Education/cite>
Japanese language school	Tuition and other costs
One-year course	415,000～997,000
One-and-a-half year course	770,000～1,395,000
Two-year course	1,263,000～1,650,000

National・Public

Source: Association for the Promotion of Japanese Language Education。*Admissions fee for public schools is for students within the designated area.
University		Tuition and other costs	Admissions fee	Total
National		535,800	282,000	817,800
Public		535,959	232,357	768,316

Private

Source: Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. *The data for the International Student Course was provided by JASSO.
University	Tuition and other costs	Admissions fee	Total
Faculty of Medicine	3,711,462	1,305,746	5,017,209
Faculty of Dentistry	3,885,185	596,514	4,481,699
Faculty of Pharmacy	1,726,444	353,830	2,080,273
Faculty of Art	1,415,151	268,236	1,683,387
Faculty of Health	1,222,852	283,623	1,506,476
Faculty of Science/Engineering	1,157,585	252,910	1,410,495
Faculty of Agriculture/Veterinary Science	1,078,473	259,493	1,337,965
Faculty of Physical Education	1,003,644	271,187	1,274,831
Faculty of Home Economics	976,157	270,971	1,247,127
Faculty of Letters/Education	934,625	257,189	1,191,814
Faculty of Social Welfare	943,457	232,663	1,176,120
Faculty of Law/Commerce/Economics	879,851	252,126	1,131,976
Faculty of Theology/Buddhism	869,865	231,299	1,101,165
International Student Course	618,590	90,400	708,990

Graduate School

Graduate School			Tuition and other costs	Admissions fee	Total
National			535,800	282,000	817,800
Public			535,944	231,318	767,262

Private（Master's Course）

Graduate School	Tuition and other costs	Admissions fee	Total
Art	1,264,091	217,813	1,481,903
Engineering	937,902	239,319	1,177,221
Health	886,665	272,146	1,158,811
Science	903,312	221,191	1,124,503
Agriculture/Veterinary Science	839,787	231,757	1,071,544
Pharmacy	813,783	240,220	1,054,003
Home Economics	764,874	263,606	1,028,480
Liberal Arts	773,082	218,063	991,145
Medicine	716,430	235,407	951,837
Social Science	687,752	230,108	917,861
Humanities	667,711	221,368	889,078

Private(Doctoral Course)

Graduate School	Tuition and other costs	Admissions fee	Total
Art	1,151,509	222,788	1,374,298
Health	857,599	251,886	1,109,485
Science	817,006	240,224	1,057,230
Agriculture/Veterinary Science	791,406	226,528	1,017,934
Engineering	784,101	232,289	1,016,390
Home Economics	747,565	266,159	1,013,725
Pharmacy	745,876	199,091	944,967
Liberal Arts	657,306	221,983	879,288
Dentistry	641,906	232,511	874,417
Social Science	614,883	225,785	840,668
Humanities	603,299	227,516	830,814
Medicine	470,528	183,847	654,375

Junior College（Private）

Source: Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
Junior College	Tuition and other costs	Admissions fee	Total
Faculty of Art	1,051,544	265,581	1,317,126
Faculty of Engineering	992,419	216,286	1,208,705
Faculty of Agriculture/Veterinary Science	921,724	231,233	1,152,956
Faculty of Humanities	874,854	246,979	1,121,833
Faculty of Home Economics	864,596	250,833	1,115,430
Faculty of Education and Health	843,496	258,697	1,102,193
Faculty of Law/Commerce/Economics/Sociology	855,765	246,123	1,101,887
Physical Education	821,077	259,615	1,080,692

Applying before Arrival in Japan

Scholarship programs		Eligible Students	Monthly Stipends	Contacts
Japanese Government Scholarship Programs	Embassy Recommendation	Research students, teacher training students, undergraduate students, technical college students, specialized training college students, Japanese studies students, Young Leaders' Program students	123,000yen～ 255,000yen	Nearest Japanese diplomatic office *In some cases, a government organization in the student’s home country serves as the contact point.
	University Recommendation	Research students, Japanese studies students	123,000yen～ 150,000yen	Student's university in home country
JASSO Monbukagakusho Honors Scholarship for Privately Financed		Applicants who take the EJU and enroll as regular students in an undergraduate school, a junior college, or special training college	48,000yen	JASSO
Student Exchange Support Program (Scholarship for Short-Term Study in Japan)		Students arriving under a student exchange agreement, study period between 8 days and 1 year	80,000yen	Student's university in home country
Scholarship Programs by Private Organizations		Varies with each organization	Varies with each organization	List of Scholarship Programs to Apply for before Arrival in Japan

Applying after Arrival in Japan

Source: Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO)
Scholarship programs		Eligible Students	Monthly Stipends	Contacts
Japanese Government Scholarship Programs	Domestic Selection	Research students, undergraduate students	123,000yen～150,000yen	Student's university (in Japan)
JASSO Monbukagakusho Honors Scholarship for Privately Financed International Students		Applicants who take the EJU and enroll as regular students in an undergraduate school, a junior college, or special training college	48,000yen	Student's university (in Japan)
Fukuoka International Exchange foundation	Fukuoka International Exchange Foundation Scholarship for International Students	International students who are enrolled in a national technical college,junior college, university or graduate school in Fukuoka Prefecture (outside the Fukuoka metropolitan area)	20,000yen	Student's university (in Japan)
	Fukuoka Satooya Scholarship for International Students from Asian Nations	International students from Asian nations who are enrolled in a national technical college, junior college, university or graduate school in Fukuoka Prefecture	20,000yen
Fukuoka City International Foundation	Fukuoka City International Foundation Scholarship		50,000yen	Student's university (in Japan)
	Yokatopia Scholarship for Overseas Students (Includes Work Experience Opportunity)	Students who are enrolled in a university or graduate school in Fukuoka City, and who hope to work in Fukuoka after graduation	60,000yen
	Overseas Student Future Development Scholarship	Varies with each program	30,000yen～50,000yen
Kitakyushu International Association	Sekihara Dalian International Students' Scholarship	Students who are from Dalian, China and enrolled in a technical college (4th and 5th year), junior college, university or graduate school in Kitakyushu City	20,000yen	Student's university (in Japan)
Kurume Bureau of Tourism and International Exchange	Kurume Foreign Student Scholarship	Students who are enrolled in a technical college, junior college, university or graduate school in Kurume City	20,000yen	Student's university (in Japan)
Scholarship Programs by Private Organizations		Varies with each organization	Varies with each organization	Each organization or the student's university (in Japan)
Student Exchange Support Program (Scholarship for Short-Term Visit/Short-Term Stay Program)		Exchange students arriving under a university exchange agreement	80,000yen	Student's university (in Japan)
University Scholarship/Tuition Reduction or Exemption System		Varies with each school	Varies with each school	Student's university (in Japan)