We enroll students every year who want to be involved in all aspects of the ceramic industry.
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Ceramics Lab for International
Application Requirements
1. Training period
1 year [April 2025 – March 2026]
*1 year extension is possible with approval from faculty and city office.
2. Admission quota
Around 3 persons
3. Entrance qualification
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Age: from 20 to 40
*Applicants who are born between 2 April 1984 and 1 April 2005. - Basic understanding of ceramics or some equivalent qualifications.
- Must show interest and dedication to participate in the ceramics industry in the future.
- Must be well-conducted and eager to study.
- Foreign nationality, and have been living in Japan for less than 7 years.
*Communication skills in English or Japanese.
Submit Your Application
Timeline
Applications start
– 2 September 2024 (Japan Time 8:30)
Deadline for Applications
– 11 Octobe 2024 (Japan Time 17:00)
Announcement of Results
– 22 November 2024
How to Submit Your Application
Application Documents must be submitted by Email(PDF file)
All documents must be written in English or Japanese.
Deadline/11 October 2024 (Japan Time 17:00)
Application Documents
▶ Prescribed form PDF
- Application for Form to Ishoken ▶ PDF document
- Certificate of Graduation or Statement of Expected Graduation (Final Education)
- Academic transcript (Final Education)
- Medical certificate (Issued after April 2023)
①Eyesight test (naked eye, corrected eyesight)
②Hearing test
③The past medical history of an applicantPlease list the disease that has been treated in the past, a disease treated now, a disease following up (a)Age (b)Disease name (c)Heal or Under going treatment or Under follow-up
④Overall assessment
Please fill in the diagnosis of the doctor
⑤Date of diagnosis, Medical institution name, Medical institution address, Doctor's name - Recommendation letter
(By applicant's research supervisor from their university or teacher of ceramic art/designer.
*Descriptions of the recommender's career should be included.) - Curriculum vitae (no larger than A4)
- Copy of your passport (Including "ID" page and pages with "all records of immigration".
- Documentary examination documents
①1.Short Essay
・Theme 1 - What do you consider important when you are working with ceramics? On one A4 Paper, within 500 words
・Theme 2 - Your Research themes in Ishoken? On one A4 Paper, within 500 word
②List of works ▶ PDF document
③Photos of Work(5 pieces, 3 angles)
* The file name should be the number corresponding to ②.
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Procedure After Acceptance to Ishoken
Once you receive an acceptance notification via post or email, we can start preparing for your VISA to enter Japan.
What Visa do I need?
We will start the application process for a Cultural Activities Visa.
According to the Japanese School Education Law, "Ishoken" is not a school. Therefore, during your stay in Japan applicants will need a Cultural Activities Visa rather than the Student Visa.
With a Cultural Activities Visa it is prohibited to work in Japan. Please prepare at least one years living and training costs. A minimum of 1,550,000yen.
What do I need to prepare for a Cultural Activities Visa?
You will need to fill out a form (we will email you) in order to receive a Certificate of Eligibility (COE). Ishoken will apply for a COE on your behalf with the documents and forms provided.
Certificate of Eligibility (COE) is a document necessary to receive your Cultural Activities Visa from a Japanese Embassy or Consulate in your country.
Details of this process will be explained via email. We will help you with procedures concerning living in Japan.
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Training Fee
Training Fee
220,000yen (per year)
Admission fee
62,500yen
Material fee
about 30,000 yen
Total
312,500yen
* Training fee and admission fee once paid cannot be returned.
* Training fee and admission fee should be paid after the entrance ceremony.
* Material fee includes expenses such as tools, textbooks, etc.