Entrance examination information（Before March 2023）
Students for the 2022 Academic Year
Application requirements for 2022 academic year (Ph.D. programs)
The Application Guideline
Admission Guide for Applicants
To request application materials, please send a request with the following information to the e-mail address below.
- （1）Postal code
- （2）Address
- （3）Name
- （4）Telephone number
- （5）Application materials
Please state either that you are applying for the Department of Regional Studies or that you are applying for the Department of Comparative Studies for the 2022 academic year.
E-mail : gakusei@ml.soken.ac.jp
（Student Affairs Coordinator, Department of Academic and Student Affairs, SOKENDAI)
Contact
SOKENDAI contact, General Services Unit of the Research Cooperation Section, National Museum of Ethnology
TEL: +81-(0)6-6878-8236 / FAX: +81-(0)6-6878-8479
e-mail：souken@minpaku.ac.jp
Department of Academic and Student Affairs, SOKENDAI
〒240-0193 Shonan International Village, Hayama-cho, Miura-gun, Kanagawa Prefecture
TEL: +81-(0)46-858-1525 / 1526
e-mail：gakusei@ml.soken.ac.jp
Results of previous entrance examinations
Regional Studies and Comparative Studies Applicants Accepted/Acceptance Ratio
| Applicant | Passer | Acceptance Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-2020 | 6 | 5 | 1.2 |
| 2018-2019 | 11 | 8 | 1.375 |
| 2017-2018 | 5 | 4 | 1.25 |
| 2016-2017 | 6 | 5 | 1.2 |
| 2015-2016 | 8 | 6 | 1.33 |
| 2014-2015 | 11 | 8 | 1.4 |
| 2013-2014 | 8 (1) | 4 | 1.8 |
| 2012-2013 | 7 (1) | 4 (1) | 1.5 |
| 2011-2012 | 10 | 3 (1) | 2.5 |
| 2010-2011 | 10 | 5 | 2 |
| 2009-2010 | 13 | 4 | 3.3 |
| 2008-2009 | 15 | 4 | 3.8 |
| 2007-2008 | 18 | 7 | 2.6 |
| 2006-2007 | 7 | 6 (1) | 1.2 |
| 2005-2006 | 19 | 7 (1) | 2.7 |
| 2004-2005 | 18 | 6 | 3.0 |
| 2003-2004 | 28 | 7 | 4.0 |
| 2002-2003 | 23 | 8 | 2.9 |
| 2001-2002 | 31 | 8 | 3.9 |
| 2000-2001 | 23 | 6 | 3.8 |
| 1999-2000 | 17 | 7 | 2.4 |
| 1998-1999 | 22 | 6 (1) | 3.7 |
| 1997-1998 | 27 | 6 (2) | 4.5 |
| 1996-1997 | 40 | 6 | 6.7 |
| 1995-1996 | 23 | 6 (1) | 3.8 |
| 1994-1995 | 25 | 6 | 4.2 |
| 1993-1994 | 34 | 6 | 5.7 |
| 1992-1993 | 37 | 9 (3) | 4.1 |
| 1991-1992 | 19 | 6 (1) | 3.2 |
| 1990-1991 | 26 | 7 (2) | 3.7 |
| 1989-1990 | 24 | 4 | 6.0 |