Established in April 1992 by the governments of Yamagata Prefecture and Yamagata City, the Tohoku University of Art and Design is the first venture of its kind in Japan where a university built with funds by the government has been turned over to be operated as an entirely private university.
Faculty
Undergraduate
Faculty of Arts
Department of Literature
Art history, cultural heritage preservation and restoration department (painting restoration, sculpture restoration, conservation science, art history)
Department of historical heritage (history, archeology, folklore and anthropology)
Art Department
Comprehensive art course
Japanese painting course
Movie course
Printmaking course
Sculpture course
Crafts (Pottery, metalwork, lacquer) course
Textiles course
Design Engineering
Department of Product Design (product design, furniture and interior design)
Architecture and Environmental Design Department (architectural design, landscape design, renovation, sustainable design, ecological design)