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

• Beppu University
  University or research institute · Beppu · beppu-u.ac.jp
• Bio-oriented Technology Research Advancement Institution
  University or research institute · Saitama · naro.affrc.go.jp
• Biotherapy Institute of Japan
  University or research institute · Tokyo · bij-net.com
• Bisei Astronomical Observatory
  University or research institute · Ibara · bao.go.jp
• Biwako Gakuin University
  University or research institute · Ōmihachiman · newton.ac.jp
• Biwako Gakuin University Junior College
  University or research institute · Higashiōmi-shi · biwakogakuin.ac.jp
• Biwako Professional University of Rehabilitation
  University or research institute · Higashiōmi-shi · bpur.aino.ac.jp
• Biwako Seikei Sport College
  University or research institute · Ōtsu · biwako-seikei.jp
• Board of Education Mino Education Office
  University or research institute · Mino · pref.gifu.lg.jp
• Bukkyo University
  University or research institute · Kyoto · bukkyo-u.ac.jp
• Bunka Fashion Graduate University
  University or research institute · Tokyo · bfgu-bunka.ac.jp
• Bunka Gakuen Nagano Technical College
  University or research institute · Nagano · bga.gakuen-nagano.ac.jp
• Bunka Gakuen University
  University or research institute · Sayama · bunka.ac.jp
• Bunka Womens University Muroran Junior College
  University or research institute · Dormant · Muroran · buntan-dousoukai.jp
• Bunkyo Gakuin University
  University or research institute · Tokyo · u-bunkyo.ac.jp
• Bunkyo University
  University or research institute · Tokyo · bunkyo.ac.jp
• Bunri University of Hospitality
  University or research institute · Sayama · bunri-c.ac.jp
• Bunsei University of Art
  University or research institute · Utsunomiya · bunsei.ac.jp
• Business Breakthrough University
  University or research institute · Tokyo · bbt.ac
• Business Research Institute
  University or research institute · Tokyo · bri.or.jp
• Caritas Junior College
  University or research institute · Dormant · Yokohama · caritas.ac.jp
• Center for Ecological Research, Kyoto University
  University or research institute · Ōtsu · ecology.kyoto-u.ac.jp
• Center for Environmental Creative Studies
  University or research institute · Nagoya · kankyosoken.or.jp
• Center for Environmental Science in Saitama
  University or research institute · Kazo · pref.saitama.lg.jp
• Center for iPS Cell Research and Application, Kyoto University
  University or research institute · Kyoto · cira.kyoto-u.ac.jp
• Center for National University Finance and Management
  University or research institute · Tokyo · zam.go.jp
• Center for Reproductive Medicine and Implantation Research, Sugiyama Clinic
  University or research institute · Tokyo · sugiyama.or.jp
• Center for Seeds and Seedlings
  University or research institute · Tsukuba · naro.affrc.go.jp
• Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University
  University or research institute · Kyoto · kyoto.cseas.kyoto-u.ac.jp
• Center for the Evolutionary Origins of Human Behavior, Kyoto University
  University or research institute · Inuyama · ehub-kyoto-u.com
• Center of Iizuka Research and Development
  University or research institute · Iizuka · cird.or.jp
• Central Institute for Experimental Animals
  University or research institute · Kawasaki · ciea.or.jp
• Central Region Agricultural Research Center
  University or research institute · Tsukuba · naro.affrc.go.jp
• Ceramic Research Center of Nagasaki
  University or research institute · Nagasaki · pref.nagasaki.jp
• Chiba City Education Center
  University or research institute · Chiba · city.chiba.jp
• Chiba City Institute of Health and Environment
  University or research institute · Chiba · city.chiba.jp
• Chiba Industrial Technology Research Institute
  University or research institute · Chiba · pref.chiba.lg.jp
• Chiba Industry Advancement Center
  University or research institute · Chiba · ccjc-net.or.jp
• Chiba Institute of Science
  University or research institute · Chiba · cis.ac.jp
• Chiba Institute of Technology
  University or research institute · Narashino · it-chiba.ac.jp
• Chiba Keiai Junior College
  University or research institute · Sakura · chibakeiai.ac.jp
• Chiba Keizai College
  University or research institute · Chiba · chiba-kc.ac.jp
• Chiba Keizai University
  University or research institute · Chiba · cku.ac.jp
• Chiba Meitoku College
  University or research institute · Chiba · chibameitoku.ac.jp
• Chiba Prefectural Agriculture and Forestry Research Center Forest Research Institute
  University or research institute · Sanmu · pref.chiba.lg.jp
• Chiba Prefectural Education Center
  University or research institute · Chiba · db.ice.or.jp
• Chiba Prefectural Environmental Research Center
  University or research institute · Chiba · pref.chiba.lg.jp
• Chiba Prefectural Fisheries Research Center
  University or research institute · Chiba · pref.chiba.lg.jp
• Chiba Prefectural Kimitsu Aoba High School
  University or research institute · Kimitsu · cms2.chiba-c.ed.jp
• Chiba Prefectural Livestock Research Center
  University or research institute · Chiba · pref.chiba.lg.jp
• Chiba prefectural Matsudo international high school
  University or research institute · Matsudo · cms1.chiba-c.ed.jp
• Chiba Prefectural Sawara High School
  University or research institute · Katori-shi · cms2.chiba-c.ed.jp
• Chiba Prefectural University of Health Sciences
  University or research institute · Chiba · pref.chiba.lg.jp
• Chiba University
  University or research institute · Chiba · chiba-u.ac.jp
• Chiba University of Commerce
  University or research institute · Ichikawa-minami · cuc.ac.jp
• Chigasaki Rehabilitation College
  University or research institute · Chigasaki · crc.ac.jp
• Chikushi Jogakuen University
  University or research institute · Dazaifu · chikushi-u.ac.jp
• Child Information and Research Center
  University or research institute · Osaka · kojoken.jp
• Chitose Institute of Science and Technology
  University or research institute · Chitose · chitose.ac.jp
• Choju Medical Institute
  University or research institute · Toyohashi · chojuken.net
• Chromosome Engineering Research Center
  University or research institute · Tottori-shi · tottori-u.ac.jp
• Chubu Gakuin Junior College
  University or research institute · Seki-shi · chubu-gu.ac.jp
• Chubu Gakuin University
  University or research institute · Gifu · chubu-gu.ac.jp
• Chubu Region Institute for Social and Economic Research
  University or research institute · Nagoya · criser.jp
• Chubu University
  University or research institute · Kasugai · chubu.ac.jp
• Chubu University Daiichi High School
  University or research institute · Okazaki · chubu-ichi.ed.jp
• Chugoku Gakuen University
  University or research institute · Okayama · cjc.ac.jp
• Chugoku Junior College
  University or research institute · Okayama · cjc.ac.jp
• Chugoku Regional Research Center
  University or research institute · Hiroshima · crirc.jp
• Chukyo Gakuin University
  University or research institute · Nakatsugawa · chukyogakuin-u.ac.jp
• Chukyo Junior College
  University or research institute · Nakatsugawa · chukyogakuin-u.ac.jp
• Chukyo University
  University or research institute · Nagoya · chukyo-u.ac.jp
• Chuo Gakuin University
  University or research institute · Abiko · cgu.ac.jp
• Chuo University
  University or research institute · Hachiōji · chuo-u.ac.jp
• Civil Aviation College
  University or research institute · Miyazaki · kouku-dai.ac.jp
• Civil Engineering Center Tokyo Metropolitan Government
  University or research institute · Tokyo · kensetsu.metro.tokyo.lg.jp
• Civil Engineering Research Institute for Cold Region
  University or research institute · Sapporo · ceri.go.jp
• Coastal Development Institute of Technology
  University or research institute · Tokyo · cdit.or.jp
• College of Healthcare Management
  University or research institute · Fukuoka · healthcare-m.ac.jp
• College of Industrial Technology
  University or research institute · Amagasaki · sangitan.ac.jp
• Comprehensive Research Organization for Science and Society
  University or research institute · Tsukuba · cross.or.jp
• Computational Materials Science Initiative
  University or research institute · Kashiwa · cms-initiative.jp
• Consortium for Lithium Ion Battery Technology and Evaluation Center
  University or research institute · Ikeda · libtec.or.jp
• Construction Engineering Research Institute Foundation
  University or research institute · Kobe · kensetsuk.or.jp
• Construction Research Institute
  University or research institute · Tokyo · kensetu-bukka.or.jp
• Consumer Co-operative Institute of Japan
  University or research institute · Tokyo · ccij.jp
• Control System Security Center
  University or research institute · Sendai · css-center.or.jp
• Corporation for Production and Research of Laboratory Primates
  University or research institute · Tsukuba · primate.or.jp
• CROSS Neutron Science and Technology Center
  University or research institute · Tōkai Mura · neutron.cross.or.jp
• Cyber University
  University or research institute · Fukuoka · cyber-u.ac.jp
• Daido University
  University or research institute · Nagoya · daido-it.ac.jp
• Daiichi Institute of Technology
  University or research institute · Kokubunji · daiichi-koudai.ac.jp
• Daiichi Junior College of Infant Education
  University or research institute · Kirishima · jc.tsuzuki-edu.ac.jp
• Daiichi University of Pharmacy
  University or research institute · Fukuoka · daiichi-cps.ac.jp
• Daito Bunka University
  University or research institute · Tokyo · daito.ac.jp
• Database Center for Life Science
  University or research institute · Kashiwa · dbcls.jp
• Date City Institute of Funnkawann Culture
  University or research institute · Fukushima · city.date.hokkaido.jp
• Den-en Chofu University
  University or research institute · Kawasaki · dcu.ac.jp
• Denenchofu Lutheran Kindergarten
  University or research institute · Ōta · denen-luther.com
• Digital Hollywood University
  University or research institute · Tokyo · dhw.ac.jp
• Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University
  University or research institute · Uji · dpri.kyoto-u.ac.jp
• Doho University
  University or research institute · Nagoya · doho.ac.jp
• Dokkyo Medical University
  University or research institute · Mibu · dokkyomed.ac.jp
• Dokkyo University
  University or research institute · Saitama · dokkyo.ac.jp
• Doshisha International Junior and Senior High School
  University or research institute · Tanabe · intnl.doshisha.ac.jp
• Doshisha Kaori Junior and Senior High School
  University or research institute · Osaka · kori.doshisha.ac.jp
• Doshisha University
  University or research institute · Kyoto · doshisha.ac.jp
• Doshisha Women's College of Liberal Arts
  University or research institute · Kyoto · dwc.doshisha.ac.jp
• Earth-Life Science Institute
  University or research institute · Tokyo · elsi.jp
• Earthquake Research Institute, University of Tokyo
  University or research institute · Tokyo · eri.u-tokyo.ac.jp
• ECC Kokusai College of Foreign Languages
  University or research institute · Osaka · kokusai.ecc.ac.jp
• Edogawa Girls' Junior & Senior High School
  University or research institute · Tokyo · edojo.jp
• Edogawa University
  University or research institute · Nagareyama · edogawa-u.ac.jp
• EDOSEN
  University or research institute · Nagareyama · edosen.jp
• Ehime Institute of Industrial Technology Paper Technology Center
  University or research institute · Matsuyama · paper.iri.pref.ehime.jp
• Ehime Prefectural College of Agriculture
  University or research institute · Matsuyama · e-catv.ne.jp
• Ehime Prefectural Education Center
  University or research institute · Matsuyama · esnet.ed.jp
• Ehime Prefectural International Center
  University or research institute · Matsuyama · epic.or.jp
• Ehime Prefectural Matsuyama Technical High School
  University or research institute · Matsuyama · matsuyama-th.esnet.ed.jp
• Ehime Prefectural University of Health Science
  University or research institute · Iyo · epu.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