Admission Guidelines for Graduate Admission 2025
Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba and Graduate School of Physical Education, National Institute of Fitness and Sports in KANOYA

Joint Master’s Program in International Development and Peace through Sport

4. Examination Fees

30,000 Japanese Yen (nonrefundable)
(The examination fees are exempted for the Government-Sponsored (Japanese Government Monbukagakusho scholarship) foreign students.)

[Applicants to University of Tsukuba]

Credit Card Payment (for all applicants):

Visa, MasterCard, JCB, and American Express are accepted.
You can make a payment by using your credit card at the last stage of the Online Application system or at this website.
After the payment, you will be provided with a receipt number; enter the number into the box on the Online Application system.
Print out the application completed page after the payment and submit it together with other required documents to us by registered mail or in person.
For details, see the payment instructions.
Administration fees need to be covered by the applicant.

Convenience Store Payment (for domestic applicants only):

at LAWSON, 7-Eleven, FamilyMart, or MINISTOP.
To pay your fee at a convenience store, follow the instructions given at the last stage of the Online Application system or at this website (available in Japanese only).
After the payment, enter the name of the convenience store that you used, the date of payment, and the number given by the store into the box on the Online Application system.

  1. 7-Eleven: 13 digits
  2. LAWSON, FamilyMart, MINISTOP: 11 digits

Detach the Receipt Portion (Certificate of Payment) from the Examination Fee Statement given to you at the convenience store and affix it to the “Form for Submission of the Certificate of Payment of Application Fee”. You can create the form in PDF format and print it out from the Online Application system. Submit it together with other required documents to us by registered mail or in person.
For details, see the payment instructions.
Administration fees need to be covered by the applicant.

[Applicants to National Institute of Fitness and Sports in KANOYA]

  1. Fill in the sections marked with ※ in the payment slip designated by National Institute of Fitness and Sports in KANOYA. Payment must be made on or after Thursday, August 1, 2024 at a post office. Payment cannot be made through an ATM.
    Remittance charge should be paid by the applicant.
    Fill in the sections marked with ※ in the payment slip with your (the applicant’s) address, name, and phone number.
    After remittance, make sure that the receipt and certificate of payment have the date stamped by the post office, and then attach it to the specified place on the application form you can create in PDF after submitting your application.

    *Prepare an N3 size envelope with the applicant’s zip code, address, and name written and a JPY 84 postage stamp attached. In the envelope, enclose a note requesting a payment slip and send it to the address below.

    Admissions Section, Educational Affairs Office, National Institute of Fitness and Sports in KANOYA
    1 Shiromizu, KANOYA, Kagoshima
    891-2393 Japan
  2. Applicants who reside outside of Japan are permitted to remit the examination fee to the account below after Thursday, August 1, 2024. The transaction fee must be paid by the applicants. After remittance, attach the receipt to the specified place on the application form.

    Bank: Kagoshima Bank KANOYA Branch
    Account type: Saving account
    Account number: 1488273
    Account name: National Institute of Fitness and Sports in KANOYA

    The examination fee paid shall not be refunded except in the following cases:

    1. Application was not accepted.
      Once you receive contact, take the necessary procedures by the specified date.
    2. Did not apply to the Joint Master’s Program in International Development and Peace through Sport after the payment was made.
    3. Made payment of the examination fee twice or made overpayment of the examination fee.

    In cases of 2 and 3, refund can be made according to your request. Make sure to contact us by Thursday, September 19, 2024.