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Acceptance rate
  
39.4% (2015)

Phone
  
+81 42-637-8111

Total enrollment
  
1,877 (1 May 2015)

Founded
  
April 1966

Tokyo Zokei University

Address
  
1556 Utsunukimachi, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-0992, Japan

Notable alumni
  
Nobuhiro Suwa, Kunio Okawara, Kōji Yamamura, Katsura Funakoshi, Hiroyuki Ito

Similar
  
Kyoto University of Art and, Tama Art University, Musashino Art University, Joshibi University of Art and, Tokyo University of the Arts

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Tokyo Zokei University (東京造形大学, Tōkyō zōkei daigaku) is a private university in Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan, founded in 1966 by Japanese art educator, fashion designer and design journalist, Yoko Kuwasawa (1910-1977). It is a four-year art college offering both bachelor's and master's degrees in studio arts.

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Departments and Majors

The university consists of two schools, Design and Fine Arts. The School of Fine Arts offers bachelor's degree in two majors, Painting and Sculpture, while the School of Design offers bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Photography, Film, Animation, Media Design, Interior Design, Industrial Design, Textile Design and Sustainable Project majors.

Master's degree is also offered in two research areas, Design and Fine Arts.

International Exchange

Tokyo Zokei University has been promoting more active education and research through international exchange programs with prestigious academic institutions abroad. Current partner universities/colleges are as follows:

  • Accademia di Bella Arti di Carrara
  • Konstfack University College of Arts Crafts and Design
  • School of Photography, Goteborg University
  • The Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna
  • Royal Academy of Fine Arts, The Hague/KABK
  • Willem de Kooning Academy of Hogeschool Rotterdam
  • UWE Bristol,School of Art,Media and Design
  • Winchester School of Art, University of Southampton
  • Hochschule für Gestaltung, Schwäbisch Gmünd
  • Faculty

  • Yasuhiro Ishimoto, photographer
  • Katsuhito Nakazato, photographer
  • Nobuhiro Suwa, film director
  • Yutaka Takanashi, photographer
  • Alumni

  • Kunio Ōkawara, anime designer
  • Nobuhiro Suwa, film director
  • Kōji Yamamura, animation director
  • Hiroyuki Ito, video game director
  • DESIS Network

  • TZU DESIS Lab
  • References

    Tokyo Zokei University Wikipedia