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

• Yamagata Research Institute Of Technology
  University or research institute · Yamagata · yrit.pref.yamagata.jp
• Yamagata University
  University or research institute · Yamagata · yamagata-u.ac.jp
• Yamaguchi College of Arts
  University or research institute · Yamaguchi · yamaguchi-jca.ac.jp
• Yamaguchi Education Support Center
  University or research institute · Yamaguchi · ysn21.jp
• Yamaguchi Gakugei University
  University or research institute · Yamaguchi · y-gakugei.ac.jp
• Yamaguchi Junior College
  University or research institute · Hōfu · yamaguchi-jc.ac.jp
• Yamaguchi Prefectural Agriculture and Forestry General Technology Center
  University or research institute · Hōfu · pref.yamaguchi.lg.jp
• Yamaguchi Prefectural Asa High School
  University or research institute · Yamaguchi · asa-nh.ysn21.jp
• Yamaguchi Prefectural Fisheries Research Center
  University or research institute · Nagato · pref.yamaguchi.lg.jp
• Yamaguchi Prefectural Industrial Technology Institute
  University or research institute · Ube · iti-yamaguchi.or.jp
• Yamaguchi Prefectural Institute of Public Health and Environment
  University or research institute · Yamaguchi · pref.yamaguchi.lg.jp
• Yamaguchi Prefectural Shimonoseki Industrial School
  University or research institute · Shimonoseki · sekko-t.ysn21.jp
• Yamaguchi Prefectural University
  University or research institute · Yamaguchi · yamaguchi-pu.ac.jp
• Yamaguchi University
  University or research institute · Yamaguchi · yamaguchi-u.ac.jp
• Yamamura Gakuen College
  University or research institute · Saitama · yamamura-tandai.ac.jp
• Yamanashi Eiwa College
  University or research institute · Kofu · yamanashi-eiwa.ac.jp
• Yamanashi Fruit Tree Experiment Station
  University or research institute · Yamanashi Shi · pref.yamanashi.jp
• Yamanashi Gakuin Junior College
  University or research institute · Kōfu-shi · ygjc.ac.jp
• Yamanashi Gakuin University
  University or research institute · Kofu · ygu.ac.jp
• Yamanashi Prefectural Agricultural Technology Center
  University or research institute · Kofu · pref.yamanashi.jp
• Yamanashi Prefectural Industrial Technology Center
  University or research institute · Kofu · pref.yamanashi.jp
• Yamanashi Prefectural School for the Visually Impaired
  University or research institute · Kofu · ysvi.kai.ed.jp
• Yamanashi Prefectural University
  University or research institute · Kofu · yamanashi-ken.ac.jp
• Yamano College of Aesthetics
  University or research institute · Hachiōji · yamano.ac.jp
• Yamashina Institute for Ornithology
  University or research institute · Abiko · yamashina.or.jp
• Yamato University
  University or research institute · Suita · yamato-u.ac.jp
• Yamawaki Gakuen Junior College
  University or research institute · Dormant · Tokyo · yamawaki-gakuen.ac.jp
• Yamazaki College of Animal Health Technology
  University or research institute · Dormant · Hachiōji · jc.yamazaki.ac.jp
• Yamazaki Professional College of Animal Health Technology
  University or research institute · Tokyo · pc.yamazaki.ac.jp
• Yamazaki University of Animal Health Technology
  University or research institute · Hachiōji · univ.yamazaki.ac.jp
• Yashima Gakuen University
  University or research institute · Yokohama · yashima.ac.jp
• Yasuda Women's College
  University or research institute · Hiroshima · yasuda-u.ac.jp
• Yasuda Women's University
  University or research institute · Hiroshima · yasuda-u.ac.jp
• Yokkaichi Nursing and Medical Care University
  University or research institute · Yokkaichi · y-nm.ac.jp
• Yokkaichi University
  University or research institute · Yokkaichi · yokkaichi-u.ac.jp
• Yokkaichi University Junior College
  University or research institute · Dormant · Yokkaichi · akatsuki.ed.jp
• Yokohama City Industrial Technical Support Center
  University or research institute · Yokohama · city.yokohama.lg.jp
• Yokohama City Institute of Public Health
  University or research institute · Yokohama · city.yokohama.lg.jp
• Yokohama City University
  University or research institute · Yokohama · yokohama-cu.ac.jp
• Yokohama College of Art and Design
  University or research institute · Yokohama · yokohama-art.ac.jp
• Yokohama College of Commerce
  University or research institute · Yokohama · shodai.ac.jp
• Yokohama Environmental Science Research Institute
  University or research institute · Yokohama · city.yokohama.lg.jp
• Yokohama Institute for Earth Sciences
  University or research institute · Yokohama · jamstec.go.jp
• Yokohama National University
  University or research institute · Yokohama · ynu.ac.jp
• Yokohama Soei University
  University or research institute · Yokohama · soei.ac.jp
• Yokohama University of Pharmacy
  University or research institute · Yokohama · hamayaku.ac.jp
• Yokohama Women's Junior College
  University or research institute · Yokohama · yokotan.ac.jp
• Yokosuka City Institute Of Public Health
  University or research institute · Yokosuka · city.yokosuka.kanagawa.jp
• Yomiuri Science and Technology College
  University or research institute · Minato · yomiuririkou.ac.jp
• Yonezawa Chuo Senior High School
  University or research institute · Yonezawa · ychuo-h.ed.jp
• Yonezawa Technical High School
  University or research institute · Yonezawa · yonezawa-th.ed.jp
• Yonezawa Women's Junior College
  University or research institute · Yonezawa · yone.ac.jp
• Yoshida Biological Laboratry
  University or research institute · Kyoto · yoshidabio.co.jp
• Yukawa Institute for Theoretical Physics
  University or research institute · Sakyō Ku · yukawa.kyoto-u.ac.jp
• ZEN University
  University or research institute · Zushi · zen.ac.jp
• Zikei Institute of Psychiatry
  University or research institute · Okayama · zikei.or.jp
• BioSafety Research Center
  University or research institute · Iwata
• Civil Engineering Research Laboratory
  University or research institute · Tokyo
• College of Allied Medical Science Akita University
  University or research institute · Dormant · Akita
• Defense Research Center
  University or research institute · Tokyo
• Fire Technology and Safety Laboratory, Tokyo Fire Department
  University or research institute · Tokyo
• Fukushima Prefectural Environmental Center
  University or research institute · Kōriyama
• Gifu Junior College of Health Science
  University or research institute · Dormant · Gifu
• Hiroshima Community Research Center
  University or research institute · Hiroshima
• Human Media Creation Center
  University or research institute · Kitakyushu
• Information Center For Petroleum Exploration And Production
  University or research institute · Tokyo
• Institute for Animal Science
  University or research institute · Dormant · Shitara
• Japan Aging Research Center
  University or research institute · Tokyo
• Japan Child and Family Research Institute
  University or research institute · Tokyo
• Junior College Library Association
  University or research institute · Tokyo
• Kyushu Industrial Technology Center
  University or research institute · Fukuoka
• Laboratories of Image Information Science and Technology
  University or research institute · Osaka
• Nara Gakuen University
  University or research institute · Closed · Ikoma
• NHK Service Center, Inc.
  University or research institute · Tokyo
• Shirayuri Women's University
  University or research institute · Closed · Chōfu
• Social Sports Center
  University or research institute · Dormant · Tokyo
• St. Thomas University
  University or research institute · Dormant · Amagasaki
• Sugino Fashion Junior College
  University or research institute · Dormant · Tokyo
• The SKYLARK Food Science Institute
  University or research institute · Tokyo
• Tohwa University
  University or research institute · Closed · Fukuoka
• Tsukuba College of Technology
  University or research institute · Closed · Tsukuba
• Western Metropolitan Area University Association
  University or research institute · Tokyo

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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