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

• RIKEN Center for Advanced Photonics
  University or research institute · Wako · riken.jp
• RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research
  University or research institute · Kobe · bdr.riken.jp
• RIKEN Center for Brain Science
  University or research institute · Wako · riken.jp
• RIKEN Center for Computational Science
  University or research institute · Kobe · r-ccs.riken.jp
• RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology
  University or research institute · Closed · Kobe · cdb.riken.jp
• RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science
  University or research institute · Wako · cems.riken.jp
• RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences
  University or research institute · Yokohama · riken.jp
• RIKEN Center for Interdisciplinary Theoretical and Mathematical Sciences
  University or research institute · Wako · ithems.riken.jp
• RIKEN Center for Quantum Computing
  University or research institute · Saitama · rqc.riken.jp
• RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science
  University or research institute · Yokohama · riken.jp
• RIKEN Nishina Center
  University or research institute · Wako · nishina.riken.jp
• RIKEN Quantitative Biology Center
  University or research institute · Closed · Suita · qbic.riken.jp
• Rikkyo University
  University or research institute · Tokyo · rikkyo.ac.jp
• Rissho University
  University or research institute · Tokyo · ris.ac.jp
• Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University
  University or research institute · Beppu · apu.ac.jp
• Ritsumeikan Global Innovation Research Organization
  University or research institute · Kyoto · ritsumei.ac.jp
• Ritsumeikan Junior and Senior High School
  University or research institute · Nagaoka · ritsumei.ac.jp
• Ritsumeikan University
  University or research institute · Kyoto · ritsumei.ac.jp
• River Center Of Hokkaido
  University or research institute · Sapporo · ric.or.jp
• Ryogoku High School
  University or research institute · Tokyo · ryogoku-h.metro.tokyo.jp
• Ryukoku University
  University or research institute · Kyoto · ryukoku.ac.jp
• Ryutsu Keizai University
  University or research institute · Ryūgasaki · rku.ac.jp
• S. C. Institute of Health Science and Research
  University or research institute · Saitama · city.saitama.lg.jp
• SABO & Landslide Technical Center
  University or research institute · Tokyo · stc.or.jp
• Saga Forestry Research Laboratory
  University or research institute · Saga · pref.saga.lg.jp
• Saga Fruit Research Laboratory
  University or research institute · Ogi · pref.saga.lg.jp
• SAGA Light Source
  University or research institute · Tosu · saga-ls.jp
• Saga Livestock Research Laboratory
  University or research institute · Saga · pref.saga.lg.jp
• Saga Pharmaceutical Sanitation Center
  University or research institute · Saga · pref.saga.lg.jp
• Saga Prefectural Ariake Fisheries Research and Development Center
  University or research institute · Saga · pref.saga.lg.jp
• Saga Prefectural Education Center
  University or research institute · Saga · saga-ed.jp
• SAGA Prefectural Environmental Research Center
  University or research institute · Saga · pref.saga.lg.jp
• Saga Prefectural Genkai Fisheries Research and Development Center
  University or research institute · Saga · pref.saga.lg.jp
• Saga Prefectural Imari Agriculture and Forestry High School
  University or research institute · Imarichō-kō · cms.saga-ed.jp
• Saga Prefectural Upland Farming Research and Extension Center
  University or research institute · Saga · pref.saga.lg.jp
• Saga Tea Research Laboratory
  University or research institute · Saga · pref.saga.lg.jp
• Saga University
  University or research institute · Saga · saga-u.ac.jp
• Saga Women's Junior College
  University or research institute · Saga · asahigakuen.ac.jp
• Sagami Chemical Research Institute
  University or research institute · Yokohama · sagami-scri.jp
• Sagami Women's University
  University or research institute · Sagamihara · sagami-wu.ac.jp
• Saika Technological Institute Foundation
  University or research institute · Wakayama · saika.or.jp
• Saitama Agricultural Technology Research Center
  University or research institute · Kumagaya · pref.saitama.lg.jp
• Saitama Gakuen University
  University or research institute · Kawaguchi · saigaku.ac.jp
• Saitama Institute of Technology
  University or research institute · Fukayachō · sit.ac.jp
• Saitama Junshin Junior College
  University or research institute · Hanyū · sai-junshin.ac.jp
• Saitama Medical University
  University or research institute · Morohongō · saitama-med.ac.jp
• Saitama Prefectural Industrial Technology Center
  University or research institute · Saitama · saitec.pref.saitama.lg.jp
• Saitama Prefectural Kasukabe Special Support School
  University or research institute · Kasukabe · kasukabe-sh.spec.ed.jp
• Saitama Prefectural Kodama High School
  University or research institute · Honjō · kodama-h.spec.ed.jp
• Saitama Prefectural Kumagaya Girls High School
  University or research institute · Kumagaya · kumajo-h.spec.ed.jp
• Saitama Prefectural Miyashiro High School
  University or research institute · Saitama · miyashiro-h.spec.ed.jp
• Saitama Prefectural Omiya Chuo Senior High School
  University or research institute · Saitama · ohmiyachuo-h.spec.ed.jp
• Saitama Prefectural Omiya High School
  University or research institute · Saitama · ohmiya-h.spec.ed.jp
• Saitama Prefectural Tokorozawa Nishi High School
  University or research institute · Tokorozawa · tokonishi-h.spec.ed.jp
• Saitama Prefectural Toyooka High School
  University or research institute · Sayama · toyooka-h.spec.ed.jp
• Saitama Prefectural University
  University or research institute · Koshigaya · spu.ac.jp
• Saitama Prefectural Urawa first Girls' High School
  University or research institute · Saitama · urawaichijo-h.spec.ed.jp
• Saitama Prefectural Urawa High School
  University or research institute · Saitama · urawa-h.spec.ed.jp
• Saitama Toho Junior College
  University or research institute · Saitama · saitamatoho.ac.jp
• Saitama University
  University or research institute · Saitama · saitama-u.ac.jp
• Saitama Women's Junior College
  University or research institute · Hidaka · saijo.ac.jp
• Saitamaken Chagyo Research Institute
  University or research institute · Tokorozawa-shi · pref.saitama.lg.jp
• Sakai City Institute of Public Health
  University or research institute · Sakai · city.sakai.lg.jp
• Sakai Technology High School
  University or research institute · Sakai · sakai-t.ed.jp
• Sakai Women's Junior College
  University or research institute · Sakai · sakaijoshi.ac.jp
• Saku University
  University or research institute · Saku · saku.ac.jp
• Sakura no Seibo Junior College
  University or research institute · Fukushima · sakuranoseibo.jp
• Sakura Walnut Kindergarten
  University or research institute · Sakura · kurumikko.ed.jp
• Sakushin Gakuin University
  University or research institute · Utsunomiya · sakushin-u.ac.jp
• Sakuyo Junior College
  University or research institute · Kurashiki · ksu.ac.jp
• Salesian Polytechnic
  University or research institute · Machida · salesio-sp.ac.jp
• Salt Science Research Foundation
  University or research institute · Tokyo · saltscience.or.jp
• Saniku Gakuin College
  University or research institute · Chiba · saniku.ac.jp
• Sanjo City University
  University or research institute · Nagaoka · sanjo-u.ac.jp
• Sanjo Municipal Tsukioka Elementary School
  University or research institute · Niigata · city.sanjo.niigata.jp
• SANKO Research Institute
  University or research institute · Tokyo · sanko-bunka-kenkyujo.or.jp
• Sanno University
  University or research institute · Isehara · sanno.ac.jp
• Sanyo Gakuen Junior College
  University or research institute · Okayama · sguc.ac.jp
• Sanyo Gakuen University
  University or research institute · Okayama · sguc.ac.jp
• Sanyo Women's College
  University or research institute · Hatsukaichi · sanyo.ac.jp
• Sanyo-Onoda City University
  University or research institute · Onoda · socu.ac.jp
• Sapporo City Institute of Public Health
  University or research institute · Sapporo · city.sapporo.jp
• Sapporo City University
  University or research institute · Sapporo · scu.ac.jp
• Sapporo Gakuin University
  University or research institute · Ebetsu · sgu.ac.jp
• Sapporo International Junior College
  University or research institute · Sapporo · siu.ac.jp
• Sapporo International University
  University or research institute · Sapporo · siu.ac.jp
• Sapporo Medical University
  University or research institute · Sapporo · sapmed.ac.jp
• Sapporo Otani Junior College
  University or research institute · Closed · Sapporo · sapporo-otani.ac.jp
• Sapporo Ōtani University
  University or research institute · Sapporo · sapporo-otani.ac.jp
• Sapporo University
  University or research institute · Sapporo · sapporo-u.ac.jp
• SBC Tokyo Medical University
  University or research institute · Urayasu · sbctmu.ac.jp
• SBI Graduate School
  University or research institute · Tokyo · sbi-u.ac.jp
• Seian University of Art and Design
  University or research institute · Ōtsu · seian.ac.jp
• Seibi High School
  University or research institute · Osaka · osaka-c.ed.jp
• Seibo Jogakuin Junior College
  University or research institute · Dormant · Kyoto · seibo.ac.jp
• Seigakuin University
  University or research institute · Ageo · seigakuin.jp
• Seijo University
  University or research institute · Tokyo · seijo.ac.jp
• Seijoh University
  University or research institute · Okazaki · seijoh-u.ac.jp
• Seika Women's Junior College
  University or research institute · Fukuoka · seika.ac.jp
• Seikei University
  University or research institute · Musashino · seikei.ac.jp
• Seinan Gakuin University
  University or research institute · Fukuoka · seinan-gu.ac.jp
• Seinan Jo Gakuin University
  University or research institute · Kitakyushu · seinan-jo.ac.jp
• Seirei Christopher University
  University or research institute · Hamamatsu · seirei.ac.jp
• Seirei Women's Junior College
  University or research institute · Akita · seirei-wjc.ac.jp
• Seisa Dohto University
  University or research institute · Kitahiroshima · seisadohto.ac.jp
• Seisa University
  University or research institute · Ashibetsu · seisa.ac.jp
• Seisen University
  University or research institute · Nagano · u-seisen.ac.jp
• Seisen University
  University or research institute · Tokyo · seisen-u.ac.jp
• Seitoku University
  University or research institute · Matsudo · seitoku.jp
• Seiwa Gakuen College
  University or research institute · Sendai · seiwa.ac.jp
• Seiwa University
  University or research institute · Kisarazu · seiwa-univ.ac.jp
• Sendai Akamon College
  University or research institute · Sendai · sendai-akamon.ac.jp
• Sendai Astronomical Observatory
  University or research institute · Sendai · sendai-astro.jp
• Sendai City Institute of Public Health
  University or research institute · Shizuoka-shi · fujisan-climb.jp
• Sendai Municipal Sendai Commercial High School
  University or research institute · Sendai · sendai-c.ed.jp
• Sendai National College of Technology
  University or research institute · Sendai · sendai-nct.ac.jp
• Sendai Seiyo Gakuin College
  University or research institute · Sendai · seiyogakuin.ac.jp
• Sendai Shirayuri Women's College
  University or research institute · Sendai · sendai-shirayuri.ac.jp
• Sendai Tateyama Tanaka School
  University or research institute · Sendai · sendai-c.ed.jp
• Sendai University
  University or research institute · Shibata Machi · sendaidaigaku.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