World Beauty Schools

Asia

Beauty Schools and Courses in Japan

2 verified schools and academies with a teaching location here, offering 5 courses and programs. This is the research done to date, not a complete list of every provider.

By prefecture

5 programs & classes

Results are listed alphabetically. There is no price ranking: prices in different currencies and bases (per day, per course, per year, per instalment) are not comparable. Courses for teens and children appear only when you choose a youth audience. Online programs are never counted as physically located in a state or city. Items marked Sponsored are paid placements; they never change recognition status, verification or order.

About beauty training and licensing in Japan

How beauty training is organised

Hairdressing (beautician, 美容師) is a licensed occupation: a Hiroshima Prefecture page states that candidates must graduate from a training facility designated by the prefectural governor and then pass the national examination. Esthetics, nail and lash training sits largely outside that licensing system and is delivered by private schools, often preparing students for association or international awards such as CIDESCO, CIBTAC and the Japan Esthetic Association (AJESTHE) certificates. Most courses are taught in Japanese.

Source: pref.hiroshima.lg.jp/soshiki/58/1177062619281.html

Qualification structures

Names and levels are local to Japan. Similar names in other countries are not interchangeable.

美容師免許 (beautician licence) via designated training facility
Graduation from a governor-designated training facility followed by the national exam, as described by Hiroshima Prefecture. Source
CIDESCO / CIBTAC / AJESTHE esthetician certificates
Takara International Esthetic College prepares students for CIDESCO Beauty Therapy, CIBTAC and AJESTHE-linked awards in Tokyo and Osaka. Source

Languages and licensing

Teaching languages. Programs sampled are taught in Japanese; Yamano College of Aesthetics includes English-language coursework within a Japanese-taught curriculum.

Licensing and regulation. The hairdresser (beautician) licence requires completion of a governor-designated training facility and the national exam; no equivalent licence was found for esthetics, nail or lash work on the pages fetched. Source

Nothing here establishes visa, work-permit or credit-transfer eligibility. Check current rules with the official sources below.

Official study information

Country information last reviewed 23 October 2026. 3 sources consulted.