Hirosaki University

Hirosaki University was established in the former castle town of Hirosaki in 1949.

It is a national university and is located in Aomori prefecture, situated at the northern end of Honshu Island.
The historical sketch of the University is as follows.

University Overview

Message from President

It has been 68 years since Hirosaki University was established, in 1949, along with the current Japanese higher educational system. Although Hirosaki University has a history of almost 140 years if we take the establishment of our...

communicating to the world;
creating with our community

In the spirit of the Fundamental Law of Education, the aim of Hirosaki University is to acquire a wide store of knowledge for in-depth teaching of and...

Hirosaki School of Higher Education(Est.Nov.1920)(Closed Mar.1950),Aomori Prefectural Teachers College(Est.Sep.1876),Aomori Prefectural Normal Teacher School(Est.Sep.1886),Aomori Prefectural Teacher’s College(Est.Apr.1898)...

Hirosaki University,Faculty of Humanities/Humanities and Cultural Studies, Social Science and Social System Studies,Economic and Commercial Science
Faculty of Education/Teacher Training...

Department of International Education & Collaboration, Hirosaki University

Short-Term Program(Exchange Program)

Students can enroll in our short-term program for either one or two semesters. They are placed in Japanese language classes at their level of...

University Life

University basics information, Short-Term program(Exchange Program), Facilities, Contact Section for Documents, Tuition/Fees/Scholarships...

Hirosaki, Castle Town

Hirosaki is a castle town which located in Aomori Prefecture, Tohoku region in Japan.
There are traditional streets such as castles and samurai residences and western-style architecture built in Meiji Era. They coexist in Hirosaki and you’ll feel the beat of history.
Hirosaki has cherry blossoms festival in Hirosaki park which is the greatest cherry blossoms festival in Japan.
Hirosaki is also well known as best apple-producing district in Japan.