Kobe City University of Foreign Studies (神戸市外国語大学, Kōbe-shi gaikokugo daigaku), KCUFS (神戸外大, Kōbe gaidai) for short, is a municipal university in Japan.

Osaka Metropolitan University is one of the top universities in Osaka, Japan.

Kyoto Prefectural University (京都府立大学, Kyōto furitsu daigaku), Fudai (府大) or Kyōfudai (京府大) for short, is one of the public universities in Japan.

Kyoto City University of Arts (京都市立芸術大学, “Kyōtogeidai” (京都芸大/Kyoto Univ. of Arts). The official abbreviated name is“Kyōgei”.) is a public, municipal university.

Aichi Prefectural University of the Arts (愛知県立芸術大学, Aichi kenritsu geijutsu daigaku) formerly known as "Aichi Prefectural University of Fine Arts and Music" is a public university.

The University of Shizuoka (静岡県立大学, Shizuoka Kenritsu Daigaku), is a public university in Shizuoka, Japan.

Institute of Advanced Media Arts and Sciences (情報科学芸術大学院大学, Jōhō kagaku geijutsu daigakuin daigaku), IAMAS is a public university at Ōgaki, Gifu, Japan, founded in 2001.

The Kanazawa College of Art (金沢美術工芸大学, Kanazawa Bijutsu Kōgei Daigaku, literally Kanazawa Art and Industrial Design University)