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

• Nagano College of Nursing
  University or research institute · Komagane · nagano-nurs.ac.jp
• Nagano Environmental Conservation Research Institute
  University or research institute · Nagano · pref.nagano.lg.jp
• Nagano Fruit Tree Experiment Station
  University or research institute · Nagano · pref.nagano.lg.jp
• Nagano Nanshin Agricultural Experiment Station
  University or research institute · Takamori · pref.nagano.lg.jp
• Nagano Prefectural Agricultural University
  University or research institute · Nagano · pref.nagano.lg.jp
• Nagano Prefectural Board of Education
  University or research institute · Nagano · pref.nagano.lg.jp
• Nagano Prefectural College
  University or research institute · Dormant · Nagano · nagano-kentan.ac.jp
• Nagano Prefectural Comprehensive Education Center
  University or research institute · Nagano · edu-ctr.pref.nagano.jp
• Nagano Prefectural Institute of Technology
  University or research institute · Ueda · pit-nagano.ac.jp
• Nagano Prefectural Ueda Senior High School
  University or research institute · Nagano · nagano-c.ed.jp
• Nagano Prefecture Forestry Research Center
  University or research institute · Nagano · pref.nagano.lg.jp
• Nagano Prefecture General Industrial Technology Center
  University or research institute · Nagano · gitc.pref.nagano.lg.jp
• Nagano Prefecture Inariyama Nursing School
  University or research institute · Nagano · nagano-c.ed.jp
• Nagano Prefecural Nagano Senior High School
  University or research institute · Nagano · nagano-c.ed.jp
• Nagano Technical High School
  University or research institute · Nagano · nagano-c.ed.jp
• Nagano University
  University or research institute · Ueda · nagano.ac.jp
• Nagano University of Health and Medicine
  University or research institute · Nagano · shitoku.ac.jp
• Nagano Vegetable and Ornamental Crops Experiment Station
  University or research institute · Nagano · pref.nagano.lg.jp
• Nagaoka Institute of Design
  University or research institute · Nagaoka · nagaoka-id.ac.jp
• Nagaoka National College of Technology
  University or research institute · Nagaoka · nagaoka-ct.ac.jp
• Nagaoka Sutoku University
  University or research institute · Nagaoka · sutoku-u.ac.jp
• Nagaoka University
  University or research institute · Nagaoka · nagaokauniv.ac.jp
• Nagaoka University of Technology
  University or research institute · Nagaoka · nagaokaut.ac.jp
• Nagasaki Agriculture and Forestry Technical Development Center
  University or research institute · Isahaya · pref.nagasaki.jp
• Nagasaki City Public Health and Environmental Testing Center
  University or research institute · Nagasaki · city.nagasaki.lg.jp
• Nagasaki Institute of Applied Science
  University or research institute · Nagasaki · nias.ac.jp
• Nagasaki International University
  University or research institute · Nagasaki · www1.niu.ac.jp
• Nagasaki Junior College
  University or research institute · Sasebo · njc.ac.jp
• Nagasaki Junshin Catholic University
  University or research institute · Nagasaki · n-junshin.ac.jp
• Nagasaki Prefectural Institute for Environmental Research and Public Health
  University or research institute · Nagasaki · pref.nagasaki.jp
• Nagasaki Prefectural Institute of Fisheries
  University or research institute · Nagasaki · pref.nagasaki.jp
• Nagasaki Prefectural Nagasaki Technical High School
  University or research institute · Nagasaki · nagasaki-th.ed.jp
• Nagasaki Prefectural Shimabara High School
  University or research institute · Nagasaki · shimabara-h.ed.jp
• Nagasaki University
  University or research institute · Nagasaki · nagasaki-u.ac.jp
• Nagasaki University of Foreign Studies
  University or research institute · Nagasaki · nagasaki-gaigo.ac.jp
• Nagasaki Wesleyan University
  University or research institute · Isahaya · wesleyan.ac.jp
• Nagasaki Women's Junior College
  University or research institute · Nagasaki · nagasaki-joshi.ac.jp
• Nagoya Bunri University
  University or research institute · Inazawa · nagoya-bunri.ac.jp
• Nagoya City Institute For Environmental Sciences
  University or research institute · Nagoya · city.nagoya.jp
• Nagoya City Public Health Research Institute
  University or research institute · Nagoya · city.nagoya.jp
• Nagoya City University
  University or research institute · Nagoya · nagoya-cu.ac.jp
• Nagoya College
  University or research institute · Toyoake · nagoyacollege.ac.jp
• Nagoya College of Music
  University or research institute · Nagoya · meion.ac.jp
• Nagoya Future Culture College
  University or research institute · Nagoya · nfcc-nagoya.com
• Nagoya Gakuin University
  University or research institute · Nagoya · ngu.jp
• Nagoya Industrial Science Research Institute
  University or research institute · Nagoya · nisri.jp
• Nagoya Institute of Technology
  University or research institute · Nagoya · nitech.ac.jp
• Nagoya International Center
  University or research institute · Nagoya · nic-nagoya.or.jp
• Nagoya Keizai University
  University or research institute · Inuyama · nagoya-ku.ac.jp
• Nagoya Keizai University Junior College
  University or research institute · Closed · Okazaki · nagoya-ku.ac.jp
• Nagoya Management Junior College
  University or research institute · Owariasahi · jc.nagoya-su.ac.jp
• Nagoya Municipal Industrial Research Institute
  University or research institute · Nagoya · nmiri.city.nagoya.jp
• Nagoya Public Institute of Medicine
  University or research institute · Nagoya · meikoui.or.jp
• Nagoya Ryujo Women's University
  University or research institute · Nagoya · ryujo-u.ac.jp
• Nagoya Sangyo University
  University or research institute · Owariasahi · nagoya-su.ac.jp
• Nagoya University
  University or research institute · Nagoya · nagoya-u.ac.jp
• Nagoya University of Arts
  University or research institute · Nagoya · nua.ac.jp
• Nagoya University of Arts and Sciences
  University or research institute · Nisshin · nuas.ac.jp
• Nagoya University of Commerce and Business
  University or research institute · Nisshin · nucba.ac.jp
• Nagoya University of Foreign Studies
  University or research institute · Nisshin · nufs.ac.jp
• Nagoya Women's University
  University or research institute · Nagoya · nagoya-wu.ac.jp
• Nagoya Zokei University
  University or research institute · Komaki · nzu.ac.jp
• Nakakyusyu Junior College
  University or research institute · Honmachi · nkjc.jp
• Nakamura Gakuen University
  University or research institute · Fukuoka · nakamura-u.ac.jp
• Nakanihon Automotive College
  University or research institute · Kamo · nakanihon.ac.jp
• Nanzan University
  University or research institute · Nagoya · nanzan-u.ac.jp
• Nara Institute of Science and Technology
  University or research institute · Ikoma · naist.jp
• Nara Junior College of Fine Arts
  University or research institute · Kashihara · naragei.ac.jp
• Nara Medical University
  University or research institute · Kashihara-shi · naramed-u.ac.jp
• Nara Prefectural Institute for Educational Research
  University or research institute · Nara · nps.ed.jp
• Nara Prefectural Institute of Industrial Development
  University or research institute · Nara-shi · pref.nara.jp
• Nara Prefectural Livestock Experiment Station
  University or research institute · Nara-shi · pref.nara.jp
• Nara Prefectural Nara High School
  University or research institute · Nara · nps.ed.jp
• Nara Prefectural Pharmaceutical Research Center
  University or research institute · Nara · pref.nara.jp
• Nara Prefectural Takada Senior High School
  University or research institute · Nara · nps.ed.jp
• Nara Prefectural Unebi Senior High School
  University or research institute · Nara · e-net.nara.jp
• Nara Prefectural University
  University or research institute · Nara · narapu.ac.jp
• Nara Prefecture Agricultural Research and Development Center
  University or research institute · Sakurai · pref.nara.jp
• Nara Saho College
  University or research institute · Nara · narasaho-c.ac.jp
• Nara University
  University or research institute · Nara · nara-u.ac.jp
• Nara University of Education
  University or research institute · Nara · nara-edu.ac.jp
• Nara Women's University
  University or research institute · Nara · nara-wu.ac.jp
• Narabunka Women's College
  University or research institute · Dormant · Nara · narabunka.ac.jp
• Naragakuen University
  University or research institute · Nara · naragakuen-u.jp
• Narashino Municipal Narashino High School
  University or research institute · Nara · nkc.city.narashino.chiba.jp
• NARD Institute
  University or research institute · Amagasaki · nard.co.jp
• Naruto University of Education
  University or research institute · Narutochō-mitsuishi · naruto-u.ac.jp
• National Agricultural Research Center for Tohoku Region
  University or research institute · Closed · Morioka · naro.affrc.go.jp
• National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
  University or research institute · Mitaka-shi · nao.ac.jp
• National Center for Presons with Severe Intellectual Disabilities, Nozominosono
  University or research institute · Takasaki · nozomi.go.jp
• National Center for University Entrance Examinations
  University or research institute · Tokyo · dnc.ac.jp
• National College Of Nursing
  University or research institute · Tokyo · ncn.ac.jp
• National College of Technology, Wakayama College
  University or research institute · Wakayama · wakayama-nct.ac.jp
• National Defense Academy of Japan
  University or research institute · Yokosuka · mod.go.jp
• National Defense Medical College
  University or research institute · Saitama · ndmc.ac.jp
• National Fisheries University
  University or research institute · Shimonoseki · fish-u.ac.jp
• National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies
  University or research institute · Tokyo · grips.ac.jp
• National Institute for Basic Biology
  University or research institute · Okazaki · nibb.ac.jp
• National Institute for Educational Policy Research
  University or research institute · Tokyo · nier.go.jp
• National Institute for Environmental Studies
  University or research institute · Tsukuba · nies.go.jp
• National Institute for Fusion Science
  University or research institute · Toki · nifs.ac.jp
• National Institute for Materials Science
  University or research institute · Tsukuba · nims.go.jp
• National Institute for Minamata Disease
  University or research institute · Kumamoto · nimd.go.jp
• National Institute for Physiological Sciences
  University or research institute · Okazaki · nips.ac.jp
• National Institute of Animal Health
  University or research institute · Tsukuba · naro.affrc.go.jp
• National Institute of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition
  University or research institute · Tsukuba · nibiohn.go.jp
• National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya
  University or research institute · Kanoya · nifs-k.ac.jp
• National Institute of Genetics
  University or research institute · Mishima · nig.ac.jp
• National Institute of Health Sciences
  University or research institute · Tokyo · nihs.go.jp
• National Institute of Informatics
  University or research institute · Tokyo · nii.ac.jp
• National Institute of Information and Communications Technology
  University or research institute · Tokyo · nict.go.jp
• National Institute of Population and Social Security Research
  University or research institute · Tokyo · ipss.go.jp
• National Institute of Radiological Sciences
  University or research institute · Dormant · Chiba · nirs.go.jp
• National Institute of Science and Technology Policy
  University or research institute · Tokyo · nistep.go.jp
• National Institute of Special Education
  University or research institute · Yokosuka · nise.go.jp
• National Institute of Technology
  University or research institute · Hachiōji · kosen-k.go.jp
• National Institute of Technology Akita College
  University or research institute · Akita · ipc.akita-nct.ac.jp
• National Institute of Technology Okinawa College
  University or research institute · Nago · okinawa-ct.ac.jp
• National Institute of Technology, Akashi College
  University or research institute · Akashi · akashi.ac.jp
• National Institute of Technology, Ariake College
  University or research institute · Omuta · ariake-nct.ac.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