Step 0: If needed, Visa Information
Step 1: Online New Student Orientation (NSO Canvas Course, available through your TUportal)
*From Fall 2025, NSO will occur in your Application Portal
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Introduction to university services and academic policies
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Student visa and living in Japan information (for students Applying for a New Student Visa)
Step 2: Arrival
Step 3: Welcome Week on-campus
Students applying for a new student visa will receive housing and arrival information closer to the start of their admission semester.
Orientation Schedules
| SUMMER 2025 | FALL 2025 | SPRING 2026 | |
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| Arrival Date (for students staying in TUJ Housing) PLEASE NOTE: If you are an exchange student, these dates do not apply to you. Study Abroad students on an exchange program need to follow the arrival dates posted to their program's website. |
May 15 | August 20 | January |
| New Student Orientation starts | March 1 | June 1 | October 1 |
| NSO Zoom Information Session | March 3, 10AM JST (ENG) April 18, 10AM JST (ENG) April 18, 3PM JST (JPN) |
June 2, 10AM JST August 8, 10AM JST |
October 3, 10AM JST December 12, 10AM JST |
| Academic Advisor Assignments Academic advisors support students with class registration, academic planning, and major changes. | March 31 (for students who have started NSO) | June 1 (for students who have submitted their important forms) | TBD |
| Online Registration Workshops led by Academic Advisors Dates, times and RSVP forms are available in the NSO Canvas course. Dates may also be subject to change. |
Business and Technology major Fine & Media Arts Majors General (all majors) Liberal Arts major Students with Transfer Credits |
TBD | TBD |
| Weekly Drop-in Zoom for Q&A’s with the Student Services Team* *The link to these Zoom sessions will be sent to a student’s TUmail. Family members may join on behalf of their student. Note that dates are subject to change. | March 14, 10AM JST March 28, 10AM JST April 11, 10AM JST April 25, 10AM JST |
July 11, 10AM JST July 18, 10AM JST July 25, 10AM JST August 1, 10AM JST |
TBD |
| Welcome Week | May 20 | August 25 | January |
| Classes Start | May 26 | September 1 | January 12 |