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

• Ehime Prefecture Iyo Agricultural High School
  University or research institute · Iyo · iyo-ah.esnet.ed.jp
• Ehime Research Institute of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
  University or research institute · Matsuyama · pref.ehime.jp
• Ehime University
  University or research institute · Matsuyama · ehime-u.ac.jp
• Eikei University Of Hiroshima
  University or research institute · Hiroshima · eikei.ac.jp
• Electro-Chemical and Cancer Institute
  University or research institute · Tokyo · shukokai.org
• Electron Science Institute
  University or research institute · Osaka · esi.or.jp
• Electronic Navigation Research Institute
  University or research institute · Tokyo · enri.go.jp
• Elisabeth University of Music
  University or research institute · Hiroshima · eum.ac.jp
• Engineering Science Lyon Tohoku, Materials under eXtreme conditions
  University or research institute · Sendai · elyt-lab.com
• Environmental Construction College
  University or research institute · Nagoya · architecture.nsc.ac.jp
• Environmental Management And Technology Center
  University or research institute · Osaka · ematec.or.jp
• Environmental Radioactivity Monitoring Center of Fukushima
  University or research institute · Fukushima · atom-moc.pref.fukushima.jp
• Environmental Science Research Center Of Yamagata Prefecture
  University or research institute · Murayama Shi · pref.yamagata.jp
• Epson Information Technology College
  University or research institute · Nagano · se-gakuen.ac.jp
• Farmers Education Association Kashiwa Gakuen Agricultural Nutrition College
  University or research institute · Mito · koibuchi.ac.jp
• Felicia College of Childhood Education
  University or research institute · Tokyo · felicia.ac.jp
• Ferris University
  University or research institute · Yokohama · ferris.ac.jp
• Field Science Education and Research Center, Kyoto University
  University or research institute · Kyoto · fserc.kyoto-u.ac.jp
• Fisheries Infrastructure Development Center
  University or research institute · Tokyo · fidec.or.jp
• Food and Agricultural Materials Inspection Center
  University or research institute · Saitama · famic.go.jp
• Food and Drug Safety Center
  University or research institute · Hadano · fdsc.or.jp
• Food Research Institute
  University or research institute · Tsukuba · naro.affrc.go.jp
• Forest Economic Research Institute
  University or research institute · Tokyo · foeri.org
• Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute
  University or research institute · Tsukuba · ffpri.affrc.go.jp
• Foundation Diamond Aging Society Research Foundation
  University or research institute · Tokyo · dia.or.jp
• Foundation Nerve Institute
  University or research institute · Tokyo · ionp.or.jp
• Foundation Wakasa Wan Energy Research Center
  University or research institute · Tsuruga · werc.or.jp
• Frontier Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Sciences, Tohoku University
  University or research institute · Sendai · fris.tohoku.ac.jp
• Fuel Cell Cutting-Edge Research Center Technology Research Association
  University or research institute · Kofu · fc-cubic.or.jp
• Fuji Tokoha University
  University or research institute · Fujisawa · fuji-tokoha-u.ac.jp
• Fuji University
  University or research institute · Hanamaki · fuji-u.ac.jp
• Fuji Women's University
  University or research institute · Sapporo · fujijoshi.ac.jp
• Fujiidera Technical High School
  University or research institute · Osaka · osaka-c.ed.jp
• Fujisawa Institute of Technology High School
  University or research institute · Fujisawa · fujisawakoka-th.pen-kanagawa.ed.jp
• Fujita Health University
  University or research institute · Toyoake · fujita-hu.ac.jp
• Fujiyoshida Municipal Medical Center
  University or research institute · Fujiyoshida · fymh.jp
• Fukui Food Processing Research Institute
  University or research institute · Sakai · pref.fukui.lg.jp
• Fukui Health Sciences University
  University or research institute · Fukui-shi · fukui-hsu.ac.jp
• Fukui Industrial Support Center
  University or research institute · Sakai · fisc.jp
• Fukui Institute for Fundamental Chemistry, Kyoto University
  University or research institute · Kyoto · fukui.kyoto-u.ac.jp
• Fukui National College of Technology
  University or research institute · Sabae · fukui-nct.ac.jp
• Fukui Prefectural Environmental Radiation Research and Monitoring Center
  University or research institute · Tsuruga · houshasen.tsuruga.fukui.jp
• Fukui Prefectural Fujishima High School
  University or research institute · Fukui-shi · fujishima-h.ed.jp
• Fukui Prefectural General Green Center
  University or research institute · Sakai · pref.fukui.lg.jp
• Fukui Prefectural Livestock Experimental Station
  University or research institute · Sakai · pref.fukui.lg.jp
• Fukui Prefectural Maruoka High School
  University or research institute · Sakai · maruoka-h.sakura.ne.jp
• Fukui Prefectural Sea Farming Center
  University or research institute · Obama · fklab.fukui.fukui.jp
• Fukui Prefectural University
  University or research institute · Fukui-shi · fpu.ac.jp
• Fukui Prefecture Inland Waters Center
  University or research institute · Fukui-shi · pref.fukui.lg.jp
• Fukui Prefecture Special Education Center
  University or research institute · Fukui-shi · fukuisec.jp
• Fukui University of Technology
  University or research institute · Fukui-shi · fukui-ut.ac.jp
• Fukuoka Agriculture and Forestry Research Center
  University or research institute · Chikushino-shi · farc.pref.fukuoka.jp
• Fukuoka City Education Center
  University or research institute · Fukuoka · sites.google.com
• Fukuoka College of Agriculture
  University or research institute · Chikushino-shi · fuknodai.jp
• Fukuoka College of Health Sciences
  University or research institute · Fukuoka · fdcnet.ac.jp
• Fukuoka Dental College
  University or research institute · Fukuoka · fdcnet.ac.jp
• Fukuoka Fisheries and Marine Technology Research Center
  University or research institute · Fukuoka · sea-net.pref.fukuoka.jp
• Fukuoka Institute of Technology
  University or research institute · Fukuoka · fit.ac.jp
• Fukuoka Institute of Technology Junior College
  University or research institute · Fukuoka · jc.fit.ac.jp
• Fukuoka International University
  University or research institute · Dormant · Dazaifu · fukuoka-int-u.ac.jp
• Fukuoka Jo Gakuin Nursing University
  University or research institute · Fukuoka · ns.fukujo.ac.jp
• Fukuoka Jo Gakuin University
  University or research institute · Fukuoka · fukujo.ac.jp
• Fukuoka Junior College for Kindergarten Teachers
  University or research institute · Dazaifu · fukuoka-kodomo.ac.jp
• Fukuoka Junior College of Social Work and Child Education
  University or research institute · Closed · Fukuoka · fukuoka-pu.ac.jp
• Fukuoka Nursing College
  University or research institute · Fukuoka · n.fdcnet.ac.jp
• Fukuoka Prefectural Kokura High School
  University or research institute · Fukuoka · kokura.fku.ed.jp
• Fukuoka Prefectural University
  University or research institute · Tagawa · fukuoka-pu.ac.jp
• Fukuoka Prefecture Education Center
  University or research institute · Fukuoka · educ.pref.fukuoka.jp
• Fukuoka Social Medical Welfare University
  University or research institute · Dormant · Dazaifu · dfu.ac.jp
• Fukuoka Technical High School
  University or research institute · Fukuoka · fths.fku.ed.jp
• Fukuoka University
  University or research institute · Fukuoka · fukuoka-u.ac.jp
• Fukuoka Women's Junior College
  University or research institute · Dazaifu · fukuoka-wjc.ac.jp
• Fukuoka Women's University
  University or research institute · Fukuoka · fwu.ac.jp
• Fukushima Agricultural Technology Centre
  University or research institute · Fukushima · pref.fukushima.lg.jp
• Fukushima College
  University or research institute · Fukushima · fukushima-college.ac.jp
• Fukushima Forestry Research Center
  University or research institute · Fukushima · pref.fukushima.lg.jp
• Fukushima Institute for Research, Education and Innovation
  University or research institute · Namie · f-rei.go.jp
• Fukushima Institute of Public Health
  University or research institute · Fukushima · pref.fukushima.lg.jp
• Fukushima Iwaki Agricultural High School
  University or research institute · Iwaki · iwaki-ah.fks.ed.jp
• Fukushima Medical University
  University or research institute · Fukushima · fmu.ac.jp
• Fukushima National College of Technology
  University or research institute · Iwaki · fukushima-nct.ac.jp
• Fukushima Prefectual Center for Environmental Creation
  University or research institute · Miharu · fukushima-kankyosozo.jp
• Fukushima Prefectural Aizu Technical High School
  University or research institute · Fukushima · aizu-th.fks.ed.jp
• Fukushima Prefectural Asaka High School
  University or research institute · Kōriyama · asaka-h.fks.ed.jp
• Fukushima Prefectural Board of Education
  University or research institute · Fukushima · pref.fks.ed.jp
• Fukushima Prefectural Education Center
  University or research institute · Fukushima · center.fks.ed.jp
• Fukushima Prefectural Inland Water Fisheries Experimental Station
  University or research institute · Inawashiro · pref.fukushima.lg.jp
• Fukushima University
  University or research institute · Fukushima · fukushima-u.ac.jp
• Fukuyama City University
  University or research institute · Fukuyama · fcu.ac.jp
• Fukuyama Heisei University
  University or research institute · Fukuyama · heisei-u.ac.jp
• Fukuyama University
  University or research institute · Fukuyama · fukuyama-u.ac.jp
• Funabashi Keimei High School
  University or research institute · Funabashi · cms1.chiba-c.ed.jp
• Future University Hakodate
  University or research institute · Hakodate · fun.ac.jp
• Gakushuin Primary School
  University or research institute · Tokyo · gakushuin.ac.jp
• Gakushūin School Corporation
  University or research institute · Tokyo · gakushuin.ac.jp
• Gakushuin University
  University or research institute · Tokyo · univ.gakushuin.ac.jp
• Gakushuin Women's College
  University or research institute · Tokyo · gwc.gakushuin.ac.jp
• General Education Center of Iwate
  University or research institute · Hanamaki · www1.iwate-ed.jp
• Genesis Research Institute
  University or research institute · Nagoya · konpon.com
• Genetic Resources Center
  University or research institute · Tsukuba · naro.affrc.go.jp
• Geo-Environmental Protection Center
  University or research institute · Tokyo · gepc.or.jp
• Geo-Research Institute
  University or research institute · Kobe · geor.or.jp
• Gifu Academy of Forest Science and Culture
  University or research institute · Minoh · forest.ac.jp
• Gifu City Women's College
  University or research institute · Gifu · gifu-cwc.ac.jp
• Gifu International Academy of Horticulture
  University or research institute · Gifu · horticulture.ac.jp
• Gifu International Center
  University or research institute · Gifu · gic.or.jp
• Gifu Kyoritsu University
  University or research institute · Ōgaki · gku.ac.jp
• Gifu Municipal Institute of Public Health
  University or research institute · Gifu · city.gifu.lg.jp
• Gifu Pharmaceutical University
  University or research institute · Gifu · gifu-pu.ac.jp
• Gifu Prefectural Agricultural Technology Center
  University or research institute · Gifu · g-agri.rd.pref.gifu.lg.jp
• Gifu Prefectural Ceramics Research Institute
  University or research institute · Tajimi · ceram.rd.pref.gifu.lg.jp
• Gifu Prefectural Gifu Kita Senior High School
  University or research institute · Gifu · school.gifu-net.ed.jp
• Gifu Prefectural Gifu Technical High School
  University or research institute · Kasamatsuchō · school.gifu-net.ed.jp
• Gifu Prefectural Industrial Technology Center
  University or research institute · Sekimachi · gitec.rd.pref.gifu.lg.jp
• Gifu Prefectural Livestock Research Institute
  University or research institute · Takayama · livestock.rd.pref.gifu.lg.jp
• Gifu Prefectural Research Institute for Agricultural Technology in Hilly and Mountainous Areas
  University or research institute · Hida Shi · k-agri.rd.pref.gifu.lg.jp
• Gifu Prefectural Research Institute for Fisheries and Aquatic Environments
  University or research institute · Kakamigahara · fish.rd.pref.gifu.lg.jp
• Gifu Prefectural Research Institute for Forests
  University or research institute · Mino · forest.rd.pref.gifu.lg.jp
• Gifu Prefectural Research Institute for Health and Environmental Sciences
  University or research institute · Kakamigahara · health.rd.pref.gifu.lg.jp
• Gifu Prefectural Toki Commercial High School
  University or research institute · Toki · school.gifu-net.ed.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