Tokyo Yamate Culinary College

Admission Guide

Admission requirements

Enrollment period

July 2025

Recruitment policy

Our school is looking for people who have the following abilities, or who have a positive attitude to grow towards them.

■ Attitude to study independently
  • ① Those who have a vision of how they want to play an active role in the cooking and confectionery industry
  • ② Those who listen to other people's thoughts honestly
  • ③Those who have the attitude of trying to improve themselves for the future
  • ④Those who are willing to continue to take on challenges without getting discouraged even if they fail.
■ Ability to think, judge, express, etc. necessary to solve problems using knowledge and skills
  • (XNUMX) Those who understand that it is important to interact with others in order to achieve goals and grow.
  • ②Those who can look people in the eye, listen to their opinions, and speak their own thoughts
■ Basic/basic knowledge/skills
  • ①Those who have mastered etiquette such as greetings and honorifics
  • ②Those who can follow discipline and manners such as time management
  • ③ Those who can actively work on cleaning around themselves

Number of students by department

2-year system Cooking General Course 120 people Sushi washoku class
Western cooking class
total food class
1-year system cooking department 80 people cook class
1-year system Career Assistance Course 20 people Super Japanese Cuisine Course
Super western cooking course
Super pastry chef course
3 years General Cooking Course + Career Assist Course Included in the comprehensive cooking course Top chef training course

Entrance examination categories and application qualifications

General entrance exam
Self-recommended entrance examination

Those who fall under either a or b below.

  • Those who have graduated from a high school, secondary school, technical college, junior college, or university (including those who are expected to graduate in March 2025).
  • Those who are recognized by our school as having academic ability equal to or higher than a.■
School recommended entrance exam

Those who meet the following conditions.

  1. Those who are expected to graduate from high school, secondary school, technical college, junior college, or university in March 2024.
  2. Those who are recommended by the school they are enrolled in.
Designated school recommended entrance examination

Those who meet the following conditions.

  1. Those who are enrolled in a high school designated by our school and are expected to graduate in March 2024.
  2. Those who wish to enter the school on their own.
  3. Those who are recommended by the school they are enrolled in.
AO entrance examination

Those who meet the following conditions.

  1. Those who fall under either a or b below.
    • Those who have graduated from a high school, secondary school, technical college, junior college, or university (including those who are expected to graduate in March 2025).
    • Those who are recognized by our school as having academic ability equal to or higher than a.■
  2. Those who have received permission to apply for the AO entrance examination from our school.
International student entrance examination

Those who meet the following conditions.

  1. Those who have completed 12 years or more of school education in a foreign country.
  2. Those who have passed the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) N1 or N2 (formerly Level 1 and Level 2),
    Or those who have obtained 200 points or more in Japanese subjects in the Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students.
  3. Those who have obtained 400 points or more in the BJT Business Japanese Proficiency Test.
  4. Those who have studied at a Japanese language institution for 6 months or more (limited to certified courses).
  5. Those who have received at least one year of education at a Japanese school (excluding kindergartens) as stipulated in Article 1 of the School Education Act.
    (Including junior college/university special course Japanese language course for 1 year or longer)
If the final educational background is junior high school, the entrance examination category is "general entrance examination".We will conduct an application qualification certification examination (written and interview examination) at our school.
The selection method, schedule, examination venue, etc. will be notified separately. (However, you must be 2025 years old or older by April 4, 1.)
Please contact our school for details.

Admission Process

Admission Process