Universities and research institutes in Japan

The Innovative EcoSystems registry lists 2,362 universities and research institutes in Japan.

Universities and research institutes train the workforce and produce the research a regional economy builds on. Their technology transfer offices license discoveries, spin out companies and partner with industry.

The largest concentrations are in Tokyo (456), Kyoto (90) and Osaka (76).

Japan scores 61.3 out of 100 on the IEPA (2024 edition), ranking 42 of 117 economies.

See Japan on the IEPA ↗

2,362 universities and research institutes

• Maebashi Kyoai Gakuen College
  University or research institute · Maebashi · kyoai.ac.jp
• Manufacturing Science and Technology Center
  University or research institute · Tokyo · mstc.or.jp
• Marine Ecology Research Institute
  University or research institute · Tokyo · kaiseiken.or.jp
• Marine Technical College
  University or research institute · Ashiya · jmets.ac.jp
• Maritime Disaster Prevention Center
  University or research institute · Yokohama · mdpc.or.jp
• Materials Process Technology Center
  University or research institute · Tokyo · sokeizai.or.jp
• Mathematical Assist Design Laboratory
  University or research institute · Maebashi · madlabo.com
• Matsumoto College of Nursing
  University or research institute · Matsumoto · mcon.ac.jp
• Matsumoto Dental University
  University or research institute · Shiojiri · mdu.ac.jp
• Matsumoto Junior College
  University or research institute · Matsumoto · matsutan.jp
• Matsumoto University
  University or research institute · Matsumoto · matsumoto-u.ac.jp
• Matsuoka Research Institute for Science
  University or research institute · Koganei · matsuoka-institute.com
• Matsushiro Seismological Observatory
  University or research institute · Nagano · data.jma.go.jp
• Matsuyama Gakuen Matsuyama welfare College
  University or research institute · Matsudo · mcw.ac.jp
• Matsuyama International Center
  University or research institute · Matsuyama · mic.ehime.jp
• Matsuyama Junior College
  University or research institute · Matsuyama · matsuyama-u.ac.jp
• Matsuyama Shinonome College
  University or research institute · Matsuyama · college.shinonome.ac.jp
• Matsuyama Shinonome Junior College
  University or research institute · Matsuyama · college.shinonome.ac.jp
• Matsuyama University
  University or research institute · Matsuyama · matsuyama-u.ac.jp
• Medical Business College
  University or research institute · Fukuoka · ebc.ac.jp
• Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University
  University or research institute · Kyushu · bioreg.kyushu-u.ac.jp
• Meiji Gakuin University
  University or research institute · Tokyo · meijigakuin.ac.jp
• Meiji Pharmaceutical University
  University or research institute · Tokyo · my-pharm.ac.jp
• Meiji University
  University or research institute · Tokyo · meiji.ac.jp
• Meiji University of Integrative Medicine
  University or research institute · Kyoto · meiji-u.ac.jp
• Meijo University
  University or research institute · Nagoya · meijo-u.ac.jp
• Meikai University
  University or research institute · Saitama · meikai.ac.jp
• Meio University
  University or research institute · Nago · meio-u.ac.jp
• Meirin College
  University or research institute · Niigata · meirin-c.ac.jp
• Meisei University
  University or research institute · Tokyo · meisei-u.ac.jp
• Meiwa Gakuen Junior College
  University or research institute · Maebashi · hirakatagakuen.ac.jp
• Meiwa High School
  University or research institute · Nagoya · meiwa-h.aichi-c.ed.jp
• Mejiro University
  University or research institute · Tokyo · mejiro.ac.jp
• Meteorological Research Institute
  University or research institute · Tsukuba · mri-jma.go.jp
• Microbial Chemistry Research Foundation
  University or research institute · Tokyo · bikaken.or.jp
• Mie Agricultural Research Institute
  University or research institute · Matsusaka · pref.mie.lg.jp
• Mie Chukyo University
  University or research institute · Dormant · Tsu · mie-chukyo-u.ac.jp
• Mie Forestry Research Institute
  University or research institute · Tsu · pref.mie.lg.jp
• Mie Industry and Enterprise Support Center
  University or research institute · Tsu · miesc.or.jp
• Mie Prefectural College Of Nursing
  University or research institute · Tsu · mcn.ac.jp
• Mie Prefectural Education Center
  University or research institute · Tsu · mpec.jp
• Mie Prefectural Hisai High School
  University or research institute · Tsu · hisai-h.jp
• Mie Prefectural Kobe High School
  University or research institute · Suzuka · kambe.ed.jp
• Mie prefectural Matsusaka Technical High School
  University or research institute · Matsusaka · mie-c.ed.jp
• Mie Prefectural School for the Blind
  University or research institute · Tsu · mie-c.ed.jp
• Mie Prefectural Yokkaichi Nishi High School
  University or research institute · Yokkaichi · 424hs.jp
• Mie Prefectural Yokkaichi Technical High School
  University or research institute · Yokkaichi · mie-c.ed.jp
• Mie Prefecture Fisheries Research Institute
  University or research institute · Shima · pref.mie.lg.jp
• Mie Prefecture Health and Environment Research Institute
  University or research institute · Yokkaichi · pref.mie.lg.jp
• Mie Prefecture Industrial Research Institute
  University or research institute · Tsu · pref.mie.lg.jp
• Mie Prefecture Livestock Research Institute
  University or research institute · Matsusaka · pref.mie.lg.jp
• Mie Prefecture TatsuTsu Commercial High School
  University or research institute · Tsu · mie-c.ed.jp
• Mie University
  University or research institute · Tsu · mie-u.ac.jp
• Mimasaka Junior College
  University or research institute · Tsuyama · mimasaka.jp
• Mimasaka University
  University or research institute · Tsuyama · mimasaka.jp
• Minabe Senior High School
  University or research institute · Wakayama · minabe-h.wakayama-c.ed.jp
• Minami Kyushu Junior College
  University or research institute · Miyazaki · mkjc.ac.jp
• Minami Kyushu University
  University or research institute · Miyazaki · nankyudai.ac.jp
• Minami-Shinsyu Iida Industry Center
  University or research institute · Iida · isilip.com
• Minatogawa College
  University or research institute · Sandachō · minatogawa.ac.jp
• Minobusan University
  University or research institute · Yamanashi · min.ac.jp
• Misono Gakuen Junior College
  University or research institute · Akita · misono-jc.ac.jp
• Mitsubishi Economic Research Institute
  University or research institute · Tokyo · meri.or.jp
• Miyagi Advanced Dental Hygienist College
  University or research institute · Sendai · miyashi.or.jp
• Miyagi Gakuin Women's University
  University or research institute · Sendai · mgu.ac.jp
• Miyagi Prefectural Fisheries High School
  University or research institute · Ishinomaki · miyagisuisan.myswan.ne.jp
• Miyagi Prefectural Forestry Technology Institute
  University or research institute · Ōhira · pref.miyagi.jp
• Miyagi Prefectural Furukawa Agricultural Experiment Station
  University or research institute · Ōsaki · pref.miyagi.jp
• Miyagi Prefectural Hearing Support School
  University or research institute · Sendai · miyaro-s.myswan.ne.jp
• Miyagi Prefectural Institute of Agriculture and Horticulture
  University or research institute · Natori-shi · pref.miyagi.jp
• Miyagi Prefectural Ishinomaki Support School
  University or research institute · Ishinomaki · sekiyou.myswan.ne.jp
• Miyagi Prefectural Livestock Experiment Station
  University or research institute · Ōsaki · pref.miyagi.jp
• Miyagi Prefectural Police Forensic Science Laboratory
  University or research institute · Rifu · police.pref.miyagi.jp
• Miyagi Prefectural visual support school
  University or research institute · Sendai · miyagi-mogakko.myswan.ne.jp
• Miyagi Prefecture Fisheries Technology Institute
  University or research institute · Ishinomaki · pref.miyagi.jp
• Miyagi Prefecture Furukawa dawn High School
  University or research institute · Sendai · freimei-h.myswan.ne.jp
• Miyagi Prefecture Furukawa Technical High School
  University or research institute · Sendai · furukk-h.myswan.ne.jp
• Miyagi Prefecture Ishinomaki Technical High School
  University or research institute · Ishinomaki · ishiko.myswan.ne.jp
• Miyagi Prefecture Natori High School
  University or research institute · Iwanuma · natori-2h.myswan.ne.jp
• Miyagi Prefecture Sendai Higashi High School
  University or research institute · Sendai · higasi-h.myswan.ne.jp
• Miyagi Prefecture Shibata Agriculture and Forestry High School
  University or research institute · Kakuda · sibano.myswan.ne.jp
• Miyagi Seishin Junior College
  University or research institute · Sendai · miyagi-seishin.ac.jp
• Miyagi University
  University or research institute · Sendai · myu.ac.jp
• Miyagi University of Education
  University or research institute · Sendai · miyakyo-u.ac.jp
• Miyakoda Elementary School
  University or research institute · Hamamatsu · city.hamamatsu-szo.ed.jp
• Miyakojima iGRT Clinic
  University or research institute · Osaka · osaka-igrt.or.jp
• Miyazaki Agricultural Research Institute
  University or research institute · Dormant · Miyazaki · pref.miyazaki.lg.jp
• Miyazaki Gakuen Junior College
  University or research institute · Miyazaki · mwjc.ac.jp
• Miyazaki International College
  University or research institute · Miyazaki · mic.ac.jp
• Miyazaki Livestock Research Institute
  University or research institute · Miyazaki · pref.miyazaki.lg.jp
• Miyazaki Municipal University
  University or research institute · Miyazaki · miyazaki-mu.ac.jp
• Miyazaki Prefectural Fisheries Research Institute
  University or research institute · Miyazaki · mz-suishi.jp
• Miyazaki Prefectural Forestry Technology Center
  University or research institute · Misato Chō · pref.miyazaki.lg.jp
• Miyazaki Prefectural Institute for Public Health and Environment
  University or research institute · Miyazaki · pref.miyazaki.lg.jp
• Miyazaki Prefectural Nursing University
  University or research institute · Miyazaki · mpu.ac.jp
• Miyazaki Prefectural Wood Utilization Research Center
  University or research institute · Miyakonojō · pref.miyazaki.lg.jp
• Miyazaki Prefecture Foods Development Center
  University or research institute · Miyazaki · iri.pref.miyazaki.jp
• Miyazaki Prefecture Industrial Technology Center
  University or research institute · Miyazaki · iri.pref.miyazaki.jp
• Miyazaki Prefecture Takanabe Agricultural High School
  University or research institute · Takanabe · takanabe-ah.ed.jp
• Miyazaki Sangyo-keiei University
  University or research institute · Miyazaki · miyasankei-u.ac.jp
• Miyazaki Welfare Medical College
  University or research institute · Nichinan · fukushiiryou.ac.jp
• Momoyama Gakuin University
  University or research institute · Izumi · andrew.ac.jp
• Morinomiya University of Medical Sciences
  University or research institute · Osaka · morinomiya-u.ac.jp
• Morioka First High School
  University or research institute · Morioka · iwate-ed.jp
• Morioka University
  University or research institute · Takizawa · morioka-u.ac.jp
• Motosu Shoyo High School
  University or research institute · Gifu · school.gifu-net.ed.jp
• Mount Fuji Research Institute
  University or research institute · Tokyo · mfri.pref.yamanashi.jp
• Mukogawa Women's University
  University or research institute · Nishinomiya · mukogawa-u.ac.jp
• Muroran Institute of Technology
  University or research institute · Muroran · muroran-it.ac.jp
• Musashi Junior and Senior High School
  University or research institute · Tokyo · musashi.ed.jp
• Musashi University
  University or research institute · Tokyo · musashi.ac.jp
• Musashigaoka College
  University or research institute · Kōnosu · musashigaoka.ac.jp
• Musashino Academia Musicae
  University or research institute · Tokyo · musashino-music.ac.jp
• Musashino Art University
  University or research institute · Tokyo · musabi.ac.jp
• Musashino Gakuin University
  University or research institute · Sayama · musashino.ac.jp
• Musashino Junior College
  University or research institute · Sayama · musashino.ac.jp
• Musashino University
  University or research institute · Tokyo · musashino-u.ac.jp
• Nagahama Institute of Bio-Science and Technology
  University or research institute · Nagahama · nagahama-i-bio.ac.jp
• Nagano Animal Industry Experiment Station
  University or research institute · Shiojiri · pref.nagano.lg.jp
• Nagano City Education Center
  University or research institute · Nagano · nagano-ngn.ed.jp

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Cities

• Universities and research institutes in Tokyo 456
• Universities and research institutes in Kyoto 90
• Universities and research institutes in Osaka 76
• Universities and research institutes in Nagoya 42
• Universities and research institutes in Tsukuba 42
• Universities and research institutes in Fukuoka 41
• Universities and research institutes in Kobe 37
• Universities and research institutes in Sendai 36
• Universities and research institutes in Yokohama 36
• Universities and research institutes in Sapporo 35
• Universities and research institutes in Chiba 31
• Universities and research institutes in Hiroshima 30
• Universities and research institutes in Niigata 30
• Universities and research institutes in Saitama 29
• Universities and research institutes in Kumamoto 25
• Universities and research institutes in Okayama 25
• Universities and research institutes in Gifu 24
• Universities and research institutes in Nagano 23
• Universities and research institutes in Okazaki 23
• Universities and research institutes in Akita 20
• Universities and research institutes in Kawasaki 20
• Universities and research institutes in Kanazawa 19
• Universities and research institutes in Kitakyushu 17
• Universities and research institutes in Nara 17
• Universities and research institutes in Matsuyama 16
• Universities and research institutes in Miyazaki 16
• Universities and research institutes in Fukushima 15
• Universities and research institutes in Sakai 15
• Universities and research institutes in Maebashi 14
• Universities and research institutes in Nagasaki 14
• Universities and research institutes in Takamatsu 14
• Universities and research institutes in Ōita 13
• Universities and research institutes in Toyama 13
• Universities and research institutes in Tsu 13
• Universities and research institutes in Wakayama 13
• Universities and research institutes in Kurashiki 12
• Universities and research institutes in Saga 12
• Universities and research institutes in Hamamatsu 11
• Universities and research institutes in Kagoshima 11
• Universities and research institutes in Kochi 11
• Universities and research institutes in Takasaki 11
• Universities and research institutes in Aomori 10
• Universities and research institutes in Hachiōji 10
• Universities and research institutes in Morioka 10
• Universities and research institutes in Shizuoka 10
• Universities and research institutes in Utsunomiya 10
• Universities and research institutes in Yamagata 10
• Universities and research institutes in Yamaguchi 10
• Universities and research institutes in Fukui-shi 9
• Universities and research institutes in Ibaraki 9
• Universities and research institutes in Kofu 9
• Universities and research institutes in Mito 9
• Universities and research institutes in Toyota 9
• Universities and research institutes in Hakodate 8
• Universities and research institutes in Nagaoka 8
• Universities and research institutes in Naha 8
• Universities and research institutes in Nishinomiya 8
• Universities and research institutes in Tokushima 8
• Universities and research institutes in Tottori-shi 8
• Universities and research institutes in Toyohashi 8
• Universities and research institutes in Amagasaki 7
• Universities and research institutes in Atsugi 7
• Universities and research institutes in Ebetsu 7
• Universities and research institutes in Fujisawa 7
• Universities and research institutes in Okinawa 7
• Universities and research institutes in Ōtsu 7
• Universities and research institutes in Sagamihara 7
• Universities and research institutes in Yokkaichi 7
• Universities and research institutes in Yokosuka 7
• Universities and research institutes in Dazaifu 6
• Universities and research institutes in Hachinohe 6
• Universities and research institutes in Hirosaki 6
• Universities and research institutes in Kōriyama 6
• Universities and research institutes in Shimonoseki 6
• Universities and research institutes in Suita 6
• Universities and research institutes in Wako 6
• Universities and research institutes in Yonezawa 6
• Universities and research institutes in Hirakata 5
• Universities and research institutes in Ikoma 5
• Universities and research institutes in Ishinomaki 5
• Universities and research institutes in Iwaki 5
• Universities and research institutes in Iwata 5
• Universities and research institutes in Kashiwa 5
• Universities and research institutes in Machida 5
• Universities and research institutes in Matsue 5
• Universities and research institutes in Matsumoto 5
• Universities and research institutes in Sayama 5
• Universities and research institutes in Suzuka 5
• Universities and research institutes in Ube 5
• Universities and research institutes in Asahikawa 4
• Universities and research institutes in Himeji 4
• Universities and research institutes in Ichinomiya 4
• Universities and research institutes in Isesaki 4
• Universities and research institutes in Kamo 4
• Universities and research institutes in Kashihara 4
• Universities and research institutes in Kawagoe 4
• Universities and research institutes in Kure 4
• Universities and research institutes in Kurume 4
• Universities and research institutes in Matsudo 4
• Universities and research institutes in Nisshin 4
• Universities and research institutes in Odawara 4
• Universities and research institutes in Takatsuki 4
• Universities and research institutes in Takayama 4
• Universities and research institutes in Tsuyama 4
• Universities and research institutes in Uji 4
• Universities and research institutes in Yamanashi 4
• Universities and research institutes in Abiko 3
• Universities and research institutes in Ashiya 3
• Universities and research institutes in Beppu 3
• Universities and research institutes in Chōfu-shi 3
• Universities and research institutes in Fukuyama 3
• Universities and research institutes in Hakusan Shi 3
• Universities and research institutes in Hida 3
• Universities and research institutes in Hikone 3
• Universities and research institutes in Ichinoseki 3
• Universities and research institutes in Imizu 3
• Universities and research institutes in Izumi 3
• Universities and research institutes in Jōetsu 3
• Universities and research institutes in Kamakura 3
• Universities and research institutes in Kanzakimachi-kanzaki 3
• Universities and research institutes in Kisarazu 3
• Universities and research institutes in Kitakami 3
• Universities and research institutes in Kitami 3
• Universities and research institutes in Komaki 3
• Universities and research institutes in Kushiro 3
• Universities and research institutes in Matsusaka 3
• Universities and research institutes in Musashino 3
• Universities and research institutes in Nagahama 3
• Universities and research institutes in Nagakute 3
• Universities and research institutes in Nagareyama 3
• Universities and research institutes in Nago 3
• Universities and research institutes in Neyagawa 3
• Universities and research institutes in Ōgaki 3
• Universities and research institutes in Sasebo 3
• Universities and research institutes in Takaoka 3
• Universities and research institutes in Takarazuka 3
• Universities and research institutes in Tokorozawa 3
• Universities and research institutes in Toyonaka 3
• Universities and research institutes in Tsuchiura 3
• Universities and research institutes in Tsuruga 3
• Universities and research institutes in Tsuruoka 3
• Universities and research institutes in Ueda 3