Musashino Art University is acknowledged as one of Japan's leading art and design universities. The school was founded as Teikoku Art School in 1929.
The name changed to Musashino Art Schoolin 1948. In 1962 it was renamed
and reformed to Musashino Art University. There is a growing call for artists
and designers with rich creative prowess who have the capacity to meet the challenges of economic globalization and rapid industrial advances, and thus require vast interdisciplinary knowledge ranging from global affairs such as environmental issues to art management along with the capacity to communi-
cate in foreign languages. We aim to meet the increasing demands on advanced art and design education,which necessitates actively responding to the global changes we are now witnessing.