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

• Tohoku Seikatsu Bunka University
  University or research institute · Sendai · mishima.ac.jp
• Tohoku University
  University or research institute · Sendai · tohoku.ac.jp
• Tohoku University of Art and Design
  University or research institute · Yamagata · tuad.ac.jp
• Tohoku University of Community Service and Science
  University or research institute · Sakata · koeki-u.ac.jp
• Tohto College of Health Sciences
  University or research institute · Fukayachō · tohto.ac.jp
• Toin University of Yokohama
  University or research institute · Yokohama · toin.ac.jp
• Toita Women's College
  University or research institute · Tokyo · toita.ac.jp
• Tokai Gakuen University
  University or research institute · Nagoya · tokaigakuen-u.ac.jp
• Tokai Gakuin University
  University or research institute · Gifu · tokaigakuin-u.ac.jp
• Tokai National Higher Education and Research System
  University or research institute · Nagoya · thers.ac.jp
• Tokai Technology Center
  University or research institute · Nagoya · ttc-web.com
• Tokai University
  University or research institute · Tokyo · u-tokai.ac.jp
• Tokiwa Junior College
  University or research institute · Mito · tokiwa.ac.jp
• Tokiwa University
  University or research institute · Mito · tokiwa.ac.jp
• Tokoha Gakuen Junior College
  University or research institute · Kusanagi · tokoha-u.ac.jp
• Tokoha University
  University or research institute · Shizuoka · tokoha-u.ac.jp
• Tokushima Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Technology Support Center
  University or research institute · Ishii · pref.tokushima.lg.jp
• Tokushima Bunri University
  University or research institute · Tokushima · bunri-u.ac.jp
• Tokushima College of Technology
  University or research institute · Tokushima · tokuco.ac.jp
• Tokushima Municipal High School
  University or research institute · Tokushima · tokushima-m-hs.ed.jp
• Tokushima Prefectural General Education Center
  University or research institute · Tokushima · tokushima-ec.ed.jp
• Tokushima Prefectural Industrial Technology Center
  University or research institute · Tokushima · itc.pref.tokushima.jp
• Tokushima University
  University or research institute · Tokushima · tokushima-u.ac.jp
• Tokyo Ariake University of Medical and Health Sciences
  University or research institute · Tokyo · tau.ac.jp
• Tokyo Biochemical Research Foundation
  University or research institute · Tokyo · tokyobrf.or.jp
• Tokyo Christian University
  University or research institute · Chiba · tci.ac.jp
• Tokyo City University
  University or research institute · Tokyo · tcu.ac.jp
• Tokyo College of Environment
  University or research institute · Tokyo · tce.ac.jp
• Tokyo College of Music
  University or research institute · Tokyo · tokyo-ondai.ac.jp
• Tokyo College of Transport Studies
  University or research institute · Tokyo · toko.hosho.ac.jp
• Tokyo College of Welfare
  University or research institute · Tokyo · tcw.ac.jp
• Tokyo Denki University
  University or research institute · Tokyo · dendai.ac.jp
• Tokyo Dental College
  University or research institute · Chiba · tdc.ac.jp
• Tokyo Dental Junior College
  University or research institute · Tokyo · tdc.ac.jp
• Tokyo Fuji University
  University or research institute · Tokyo · fuji.ac.jp
• Tokyo Future University
  University or research institute · Tokyo · tokyomirai.ac.jp
• Tokyo Gakugei University
  University or research institute · Tokyo · u-gakugei.ac.jp
• Tokyo Health Care University
  University or research institute · Tokyo · thcu.ac.jp
• Tokyo High School
  University or research institute · Tokyo · tokyo-hs.ac.jp
• Tokyo Hygiene Gakuen College
  University or research institute · Tokyo · teg.ac.jp
• Tokyo Information Design Professional University
  University or research institute · Tokyo · tid.ac.jp
• Tokyo Institute of Psychiatry
  University or research institute · Tokyo · prit.igakuken.or.jp
• Tokyo Institute of Technology
  University or research institute · Tokyo · titech.ac.jp
• Tokyo International University
  University or research institute · Kawagoe · tiu.ac.jp
• Tokyo Jogakkan College
  University or research institute · Dormant · Machida · tjk.ac.jp
• Tokyo Junshin University
  University or research institute · Hachiōji · t-junshin.ac.jp
• Tokyo Kasei Gakuin University
  University or research institute · Machida · kasei-gakuin.ac.jp
• Tokyo Kasei Junior College
  University or research institute · Tokyo · tokyo-kasei.ac.jp
• Tokyo Kasei University
  University or research institute · Tokyo · tokyo-kasei.ac.jp
• Tokyo Keizai University
  University or research institute · Tokyo · tku.ac.jp
• Tokyo Management College
  University or research institute · Chiba · tokyo-keitan.ac.jp
• Tokyo Medical and Dental University
  University or research institute · Tokyo · tmd.ac.jp
• Tokyo Medical University
  University or research institute · Tokyo · tokyo-med.ac.jp
• Tokyo Metropolitan Agriculture and Forestry Research Center
  University or research institute · Tokyo · tokyo-aff.or.jp
• Tokyo Metropolitan Aoyama High School
  University or research institute · Tokyo · aoyama-h.metro.tokyo.jp
• Tokyo Metropolitan Bunkyo High School
  University or research institute · Tokyo · bunkyo-h.metro.tokyo.jp
• Tokyo Metropolitan College of Industrial Technology
  University or research institute · Tokyo · metro-cit.ac.jp
• Tokyo Metropolitan East High School
  University or research institute · Tokyo · higashi-h.metro.tokyo.jp
• Tokyo Metropolitan Fuchu High School
  University or research institute · Tokyo · fuchu-h.metro.tokyo.jp
• Tokyo Metropolitan Hiroo High School
  University or research institute · Tokyo · hiroo-h.metro.tokyo.jp
• Tokyo Metropolitan Industrial Technology Research Institute
  University or research institute · Tokyo · iri-tokyo.jp
• Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology
  University or research institute · Tokyo · tmig.or.jp
• Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science
  University or research institute · Tokyo · igakuken.or.jp
• Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Public Health
  University or research institute · Tokyo · tokyo-eiken.go.jp
• Tokyo Metropolitan Islands Area Research and Development Center for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
  University or research institute · Tokyo · ifarc.metro.tokyo.lg.jp
• Tokyo Metropolitan Koganei Industrial High School
  University or research institute · Tokyo · koganeikogyo-h.metro.tokyo.jp
• Tokyo Metropolitan Koishikawa Secondary Education School
  University or research institute · Tokyo · koishikawachuto-e.metro.tokyo.jp
• Tokyo Metropolitan Komaba High School
  University or research institute · Tokyo · komaba-h.metro.tokyo.jp
• Tokyo Metropolitan Kuramae Technical High School
  University or research institute · Tokyo · kuramaekogyo-h.metro.tokyo.jp
• Tokyo Metropolitan Leather Technology Center
  University or research institute · Tokyo · hikaku.metro.tokyo.lg.jp
• Tokyo Metropolitan Musashi High School
  University or research institute · Tokyo · musashi-h.metro.tokyo.jp
• Tokyo Metropolitan Musashigaoka High School
  University or research institute · Tokyo · musashigaoka-h.metro.tokyo.jp
• Tokyo Metropolitan Nerima High School
  University or research institute · Tokyo · nerima-h.metro.tokyo.jp
• Tokyo Metropolitan Nogyo High School
  University or research institute · Tokyo · nogyo-h.metro.tokyo.jp
• Tokyo Metropolitan Saginomiya High School
  University or research institute · Nakano · saginomiya-h.metro.tokyo.jp
• Tokyo Metropolitan School Personnel in Service Training Center
  University or research institute · Tokyo · kyoiku-kensyu.metro.tokyo.jp
• Tokyo Metropolitan Shakujii High School
  University or research institute · Tokyo · shakujii-h.sakura.ne.jp
• Tokyo Metropolitan Tachikawa High School
  University or research institute · Tokyo · tachikawa-h.metro.tokyo.jp
• Tokyo Metropolitan University
  University or research institute · Tokyo · tmu.ac.jp
• Tokyo Online University
  University or research institute · Tokyo · internet.ac.jp
• Tokyo Polytechnic University
  University or research institute · Tokyo · t-kougei.ac.jp
• Tokyo Professional University of Health Sciences
  University or research institute · Tokyo · tpu.ac.jp
• Tokyo Rissho Junior College
  University or research institute · Tokyo · tokyorissho.ac.jp
• Tokyo School for the Deaf
  University or research institute · Tokyo · chuo-sd.metro.tokyo.jp
• Tokyo Seiei College
  University or research institute · Tokyo · tsc-05.ac.jp
• Tokyo Seitoku College
  University or research institute · Tokyo · tsu.ac.jp
• Tokyo Seitoku University
  University or research institute · Tokyo · tsu.ac.jp
• Tokyo Technical College
  University or research institute · Nakano · tera-house.ac.jp
• Tokyo Union Theological Seminary
  University or research institute · Mitaka-shi · tuts.ac.jp
• Tokyo University of Agriculture
  University or research institute · Tokyo · nodai.ac.jp
• Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
  University or research institute · Tokyo · tuat.ac.jp
• Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
  University or research institute · Tokyo · tufs.ac.jp
• Tokyo University of Information Sciences
  University or research institute · Chiba · tuis.ac.jp
• Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology
  University or research institute · Tokyo · kaiyodai.ac.jp
• Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences
  University or research institute · Hachiōji · toyaku.ac.jp
• Tokyo University of Science
  University or research institute · Tokyo · tus.ac.jp
• Tokyo University of Social Welfare
  University or research institute · Tokyo · tokyo-fukushi.ac.jp
• Tokyo University of Technology
  University or research institute · Tokyo · teu.ac.jp
• Tokyo University of the Arts
  University or research institute · Tokyo · geidai.ac.jp
• Tokyo Woman's Christian University
  University or research institute · Tokyo · twcu.ac.jp
• Tokyo Women's College of Physical Education
  University or research institute · Tokyo · twcpe.ac.jp
• Tokyo Women's Junior College of Physical Education
  University or research institute · Closed · Tokyo · twcpe.ac.jp
• Tokyo Women's Medical University
  University or research institute · Tokyo · twmu.ac.jp
• Tokyo Zokei University
  University or research institute · Hachiōji · zokei.ac.jp
• Tomakomai Komazawa University
  University or research institute · Tomakomai · tku.t-komazawa.ac.jp
• Tottori Agricultural Experiment Station
  University or research institute · Tottori-shi · pref.tottori.lg.jp
• Tottori College
  University or research institute · Tottori-shi · cygnus.ac.jp
• Tottori College of Nursing
  University or research institute · Kurayoshi · tcn.ac.jp
• Tottori Horticultural Experiment Station
  University or research institute · Hokuei Chō · pref.tottori.lg.jp
• Tottori Institute of Industrial Technology
  University or research institute · Tottori-shi · tiit.or.jp
• Tottori Prefectural Animal Husbandry Experiment Station
  University or research institute · Kotoura · pref.tottori.lg.jp
• Tottori Prefectural Chizu Agriculture and Forestry High School
  University or research institute · Tottori-shi · cmsweb2.torikyo.ed.jp
• Tottori Prefectural Yonago High School
  University or research institute · Tottori-shi · torikyo.ed.jp
• Tottori Swine & Poultry Experiment Station
  University or research institute · Nanbu Chō · pref.tottori.lg.jp
• Tottori University
  University or research institute · Tottori-shi · tottori-u.ac.jp
• Tottori University of Environmental Studies
  University or research institute · Tottori-shi · kankyo-u.ac.jp
• Toyama College
  University or research institute · Toyama · toyama-c.ac.jp
• Toyama College of Welfare Science
  University or research institute · Imizu · t-fukushi.urayama.ac.jp
• Toyama Design Center
  University or research institute · Toyama · toyamadesign.jp
• Toyama Industrial Technology Center
  University or research institute · Takaoka · itc.pref.toyama.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