Abstract: The entrance examination of Japan's national universities implements the compound system of the combination of the unified national examination and specific examination of every university.This system not only realizes the integration between the general requirements of the country and the requirements of the characteristics and distinctions of each university;but also this system plays an important role in promoting the university's decision making power in enrollment,the flexibility and diversification of the examination.This system has a great enlightment and reference to the current implementation of university entrance examination system reform of our country in many aspects,such as system mode,recruitment power,enrollment quota allocation and so on.

Key words: Japan, national university, entrance examination