EDUCATION

• respects personal needs of each student, according to their professional goals and individual interests.
• is practical and applicable, allowing students to participate in concerts, live performances, and other event activities.
• encourages students to participate in integrated, interdisciplinary activities where various departments collaborate to help students broaden their horizons.

THE SCHOOL

• Shobi is located in the central downtown of Tokyo. It is close to the famous Tokyo Dome and Bunkyo Ward's Civic Hall, and has easy access to Tokyo hot spots such as Shinjuku, Shibuya, Tokyo, Akihabara, Ikebukuro, and Aoyama. Shobi is accessible to four subway lines and one JR line.
• Shobi is a well-established educational institution with eighty-five years of history.
• Shobi is an accredited professional training college. Upon graduation, students of two-year course will receive diploma of post-secondary courses. Students who graduate from the four-year Comprehensive Music Academy will receive a diploma of advanced post- secondary courses.
• Shobi is equipped with the latest state-of-the-art professional equipments, film studios, non-linear editing classrooms, vocal recording studios, instrument recording studios, master recording studios, pre-production studios, sound design studios and specialized production studios. And they are all available for students to utilize.
• Shobi's Buca performance studio and the concert hall, Vario Hall, provide students a place for a variety of student performances. The Dance and musical department students can use a number of dance studios, full-sized professional recording studios as well as practice rooms.
• For students studying to become professional musicians, Shobi provides them the top-quality instruments to practice with. The concert hall and Buca have Steinway and Bensendolfer grand pianos for concert recital practices and performances, and all practice rooms are equipped with Yamaha pianos. World class brasses are also available at Shobi.

WELL-DEVELOPED SYSTEM & ENVIRONMENT FOR MUSIC PRODUCTION

• DEBUT CENTER
  Shobi has a strong relationship with other production and record companies which can aid students with the launch of their careers.
• SHOBI NET-TV
  This is an internet broadcasting department which was established on May 14, 2006. Here one can find all of the student profiles, their live performances and their original works.

• CAREER CENTER
  It provides relevant information and gives support to students who are preparing for job applications. A huge number of opportunities are available here such as part-time jobs, auditions and enterprise training. Employment tactics are also available to support students who are interesting in becoming a professional musician or a professional in the music industry.
• VOLUNTEER CENTER
  Shobi enjoys being a part of its local community. Students volunteer to help those in need and sometimes give live performances as a part of voluntary work. Through these activities, students gain experiences in performing in front of a large audience as they contribute volunteer work to the community.
• INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE CENTER
  This is the place where overseas students can receive information on a wide range of issues such as enrolment and graduation procedures, living in Japan, help with studying and VISA problems.