There are many universities with good liberal arts, and the top national public universities are all good in liberal arts. Tokyo University, Kyoto University, Kyushu University, Hokkaido University, hitotsubashi university and so on. But hitotsubashi university's liberal arts are famous in these universities. Which of the specific liberal arts in other universities is better depends on your major. Not all liberal arts majors in China have completely corresponding disciplines in Japan.

If you apply, there are generally several schemes:

1. When you are in China, contact the Japanese professor directly. If the professor agrees, he can go directly to a Japanese university for postgraduate study. If graduate students pass the entrance examination, they can formally become college students.

2. First, you come to a language school in Japan to learn a language. Then after studying in Japan for a period of time, you contact the professor while learning the language. If the professor thinks you are ok, you can go to graduate school. Then 1 year, you can take the entrance exam. Then you can become a formal student.

You'd better come to the Japanese language school first, and then take the college entrance examination directly. You don't have to contact the professor in this process, but you'd better contact the professor first to see if you can accept people. Then you don't have to go to graduate school when you pass the exam, and you are directly a formal college student.

The first way, you need to have a very good Japanese foundation, which is almost that you are a Japanese major. Even if you are not a Japanese major, Japanese is better in short. Otherwise, even if the professor agrees with you, it will be difficult for you to follow suit in the future, and you may fail the exam.

So, I suggest you come to a language school first. Some language schools also offer admission guidance courses for public universities in China (such as Yoyogi College in Osaka). In these better language schools, you can not only adapt to the culture and learn more Japanese, but also have teachers to guide you. Actually, I think it is a good choice. Then you can take the college entrance examination directly.