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

• Osaka Municipal Ikuno Technical High School
  University or research institute · Osaka · ocec.ne.jp
• Osaka Municipal Miyakojima Technical High School
  University or research institute · Osaka · ocec.ne.jp
• Osaka Municipal Nishi High School
  University or research institute · Osaka · ocec.ne.jp
• Osaka Municipal Toyosaki Junior High School
  University or research institute · Osaka · swa.city-osaka.ed.jp
• Osaka Occupational Health Research Center
  University or research institute · Osaka · osaka-daiichi-hosp.org
• Osaka Ohtani University
  University or research institute · Tondabayashi · osaka-ohtani.ac.jp
• Osaka Prefectural Agricultural High School
  University or research institute · Sakai · osaka-nougei.ed.jp
• Osaka Prefectural Education Center
  University or research institute · Osaka · osaka-c.ed.jp
• Osaka Prefectural Hirakata High School
  University or research institute · Hirakata · osaka-c.ed.jp
• Osaka Prefectural Horticulture High School
  University or research institute · Ikeda · osaka-c.ed.jp
• Osaka Prefectural Institute of Public Health
  University or research institute · Osaka · iph.pref.osaka.jp
• Osaka Prefectural Kitano High School
  University or research institute · Osaka · osaka-c.ed.jp
• Osaka Prefectural Makino high school
  University or research institute · Hirakata · osaka-c.ed.jp
• Osaka Prefectural Sano Polytechnic High School
  University or research institute · Osaka · osaka-c.ed.jp
• Osaka Prefectural Shiroyama High School
  University or research institute · Osaka · osaka-c.ed.jp
• Osaka Prefectural Toyonaka Support School
  University or research institute · Toyonaka · osaka-c.ed.jp
• Osaka Prefecture Hannan Visual Support School
  University or research institute · Osaka · osaka-c.ed.jp
• Osaka Prefecture University
  University or research institute · Dormant · Sakai · osakafu-u.ac.jp
• Osaka Research Institute of Industrial Science and Technology
  University or research institute · Osaka · orist.jp
• Osaka Sangyo University
  University or research institute · Osaka · osaka-sandai.ac.jp
• Osaka Seikei College
  University or research institute · Aikawa · tandai.osaka-seikei.jp
• Osaka Seikei University
  University or research institute · Osaka · univ.osaka-seikei.jp
• Osaka Shin-ai College
  University or research institute · Osaka · osaka-shinai.ac.jp
• Osaka Shin-Ai Gakuin University
  University or research institute · Osaka · osgu.ac.jp
• Osaka Shoin Women's University
  University or research institute · Osaka · osaka-shoin.ac.jp
• Osaka Tokiwakai Gakuen University
  University or research institute · Osaka · osaka-tokiwakai.ac.jp
• Osaka Tokiwakai Junior College
  University or research institute · Osaka · osaka-tokiwakai.ac.jp
• Osaka University of Arts
  University or research institute · Osaka · osaka-geidai.ac.jp
• Osaka University of Arts Junior College
  University or research institute · Osaka · osaka-geitan.jp
• Osaka University of Commerce
  University or research institute · Higashiosaka · ouc.daishodai.ac.jp
• Osaka University of Comprehensive Children Education
  University or research institute · Osaka · jonan.jp
• Osaka University of Economics
  University or research institute · Osaka · osaka-ue.ac.jp
• Osaka University of Economics and Law
  University or research institute · Yao · keiho-u.ac.jp
• Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences
  University or research institute · Sennan · ouhs.jp
• Osaka University of Human Sciences
  University or research institute · Osaka · ohs.ac.jp
• Osaka University of Pharmaceutical Sciences
  University or research institute · Dormant · Takatsuki · oups.ac.jp
• Osaka University of Tourism
  University or research institute · Osaka · tourism.ac.jp
• Osaka Women's Junior College
  University or research institute · Dormant · Osaka · owjc.jp
• Osaka Yuhigaoka Gakuen Junior College
  University or research institute · Osaka · oyg.ac.jp
• Osaka Yukioka Medical University
  University or research institute · Osaka · yukioka-u.ac.jp
• Osato Research Institute
  University or research institute · Gifu · ori-japan.com
• Ōtani University
  University or research institute · Kyoto · otani.ac.jp
• Otaru University of Commerce
  University or research institute · Otaru · otaru-uc.ac.jp
• Otemae College
  University or research institute · Itami · otemae.ac.jp
• Otemae College of Nutrition
  University or research institute · Osaka · pro.otemae.ac.jp
• Otemae University
  University or research institute · Nishinomiya · otemae.ac.jp
• Otemon Gakuin University
  University or research institute · Ibaraki · otemon.ac.jp
• Otsuma Women's University
  University or research institute · Tokyo · otsuma.ac.jp
• Our Lady Academy of Sakura
  University or research institute · Fukushima · ssg.ac.jp
• Oyokyo Kidney Research Institute
  University or research institute · Hirosaki · oyokyo.jp
• Pearl Science Laboratory
  University or research institute · Tokyo · sinjuken.co.jp
• Photon Science Innovation Center
  University or research institute · Sendai · phosic.or.jp
• Photonics Electronics Technology Research Association
  University or research institute · Tsukuba · petra-jp.org
• Plastic Waste Management Institute
  University or research institute · Tokyo · pwmi.or.jp
• Policy Research Institute for Land Infrastructure and Transport
  University or research institute · Tokyo · mlit.go.jp
• Policy Research Institute, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
  University or research institute · Tokyo · maff.go.jp
• Policy Research Institute, Ministry of Finance
  University or research institute · Tokyo · mof.go.jp
• Poole Gakuin University
  University or research institute · Osaka · poole.ac.jp
• Prefectural University of Hiroshima
  University or research institute · Hiroshima · pu-hiroshima.ac.jp
• Prefectural University of Kumamoto
  University or research institute · Kumamoto · pu-kumamoto.ac.jp
• Proessional University of Beauty & Wellness
  University or research institute · Yokohama · b-w.ac.jp
• Professional College of Arts and Tourism
  University or research institute · Toyooka · at-hyogo.jp
• Professional Institute of International Fashion
  University or research institute · Tokyo · piif.ac.jp
• Professional University of Electric Mobility Systems
  University or research institute · Iide · mobility-ac.com
• Professional University of Information and Management for Innovation
  University or research institute · Tokyo · i-u.ac.jp
• Promotion and Mutual Aid Corporation for Private Schools of Japan
  University or research institute · Tokyo · shigaku.go.jp
• Public interest incorporated foundation Keep Association
  University or research institute · Hokuto · keep.or.jp
• Public Opinion Research Center
  University or research institute · Tokyo · yoron-kagaku.or.jp
• Public Works Research Center
  University or research institute · Tsukuba · pwrc.or.jp
• Public Works Research Institute
  University or research institute · Tsukuba · pwri.go.jp
• Quantum Chemistry Research Institute
  University or research institute · Kyoto · qcri.or.jp
• R Professional University Of Rehabilitation
  University or research institute · Tsuchiura · a-ru.ac.jp
• Radiation Effects Research Foundation
  University or research institute · Nagasaki · rerf.jp
• Radioactive and Decommissioning Center
  University or research institute · Tokyo · randec.securesite.jp
• Radioactive Waste Management Funding and Research Center
  University or research institute · Tokyo · rwmc.or.jp
• Railway Technical Research Institute
  University or research institute · Kokubunji · rtri.or.jp
• Rakuno Gakuen University
  University or research institute · Ebetsu · rakuno.ac.jp
• Rehabilitation College Shimane
  University or research institute · Hamada · rcs.ac.jp
• Reitaku University
  University or research institute · Kashiwa · reitaku-u.ac.jp
• Reiwa Health Sciences University
  University or research institute · Fukuoka · rhs-u.ac.jp
• Remote Sensing Technology Center of Japan
  University or research institute · Minato · restec.or.jp
• Research and Training Institute of the Ministry of Justice
  University or research institute · Tokyo · moj.go.jp
• Research Center for Agricultural Information Technology
  University or research institute · Tsukuba · naro.affrc.go.jp
• Research Center for Biomedical Engineering
  University or research institute · Tokyo · tmd.ac.jp
• Research Foundation for Opto-Science and Technology
  University or research institute · Hamamatsu · refost-hq.jp
• Research Foundation ITSUU Laboratory
  University or research institute · Tokyo · itsuu.or.jp
• Research Institute for Advancement of Living Standards
  University or research institute · Tokyo · rengo-soken.or.jp
• Research Institute for Animal Science in Biochemistry and Toxicology
  University or research institute · Sagamihara · riasbt.jp
• Research Institute for Applied Sciences
  University or research institute · Kyoto · rias.or.jp
• Research Institute for Brain and Blood Vessels Akita
  University or research institute · Akita · akita-noken.jp
• Research Institute for Electromagnetic Materials
  University or research institute · Sendai · denjiken.or.jp
• Research Institute for Environmental Development
  University or research institute · Echizen · e-labs.jp
• Research Institute for Environmental Sciences and Public Health of Iwate Prefecture
  University or research institute · Morioka · pref.iwate.jp
• Research Institute for High-Life
  University or research institute · Tokyo · hilife.or.jp
• Research Institute for Humanity and Nature
  University or research institute · Kyoto · chikyu.ac.jp
• Research Institute for Information Technology, Kyushu University
  University or research institute · Fukuoka · ri2t.kyushu-u.ac.jp
• Research Institute for Local Government
  University or research institute · Tokyo · rilg.or.jp
• Research Institute for Mathematical Sciences, Kyoto University
  University or research institute · Kyoto · kurims.kyoto-u.ac.jp
• Research Institute for Peace and Security
  University or research institute · Tokyo · rips.or.jp
• Research Institute for Policies on Pension and Aging
  University or research institute · Tokyo · nensoken.or.jp
• Research Institute for Production Development
  University or research institute · Kyoto · seiken-site.or.jp
• Research Institute for Road and Street
  University or research institute · Tokyo · rirs.or.jp
• Research Institute for Safety Engineering
  University or research institute · Tokyo · i-s-l.org
• Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere
  University or research institute · Kyoto · rish.kyoto-u.ac.jp
• Research Institute for Urban & Environmental Development
  University or research institute · Tokyo · ued.or.jp
• Research Institute of Construction and Economy
  University or research institute · Tokyo · rice.or.jp
• Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry
  University or research institute · Tokyo · rieti.go.jp
• Research Institute of Environment, Agriculture and Fisheries, Osaka Prefecture
  University or research institute · Osaka · kannousuiken-osaka.or.jp
• Research Institute of Human Engineering for Quality Life
  University or research institute · Osaka · hql.jp
• Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth
  University or research institute · Kyoto · rite.or.jp
• Research Institute of Marine Invertebrates
  University or research institute · Tokyo · rimi.or.jp
• Research Institute Of Regional And Urban Planning
  University or research institute · Hakusan · rirup.or.jp
• Research Institute of Urbanization
  University or research institute · Tokyo · riu.or.jp
• Research Institute on Building Cost
  University or research institute · Tokyo · ribc.or.jp
• Research Institutue of Evolutionary Biology
  University or research institute · Tokyo · nodai.ac.jp
• Research Organization of Information and Systems
  University or research institute · Tokyo · rois.ac.jp
• RIKEN
  University or research institute · Wako · riken.jp
• RIKEN Advanced Science Institute
  University or research institute · Kobe · asi.riken.jp
• RIKEN BioResource Research Center
  University or research institute · Ibaraki · brc.riken.jp
• RIKEN Center for Advanced Intelligence Project
  University or research institute · Tokyo · riken.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