Students seeking a future position in the world of fashion might benefit from the pursuit of an education in textile. Skills like dyeing and weaving may come in handy when attempting to claim occupations such as knitting technician, leather craftworker, swimwear designer or pattern grader.

Japan has one of the highly integrated higher education systems in Asia. Japans approach to science and technology is highly rated thus their education levels very structured from childhood to primary through secondary to tertiary levels. With 126 million people living in Japan it has a cultural rich environment. Greater Tokyo area is the largest metropolitan area in the world, with over 30 million residents.