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

• Kani City Sunan Junior High School
  University or research institute · Gifu · school.city.kani.gifu.jp
• Kansai Gaidai College
  University or research institute · Hirakata · kansaigaidai.ac.jp
• Kansai Gaidai University
  University or research institute · Hirakata · kansaigaidai.ac.jp
• Kansai High School
  University or research institute · Okayama · kanzei.ac.jp
• Kansai Institute for Photon Science
  University or research institute · Kizugawa-shi · qst.go.jp
• Kansai Medical University
  University or research institute · Osaka · kmu.ac.jp
• Kansai University
  University or research institute · Suita · kansai-u.ac.jp
• Kansai University of International Studies
  University or research institute · Miki · kuins.ac.jp
• Kansai University of Nursing and Health Sciences
  University or research institute · Awaji · kki.ac.jp
• Kansai University of Social Welfare
  University or research institute · Kariya · kusw.ac.jp
• Kansai University of Welfare Sciences
  University or research institute · Kashiwara-shi · fuksi-kagk-u.ac.jp
• Kansai Vocational College of Medicine
  University or research institute · Osaka · kansai-iryo.ac.jp
• Kansai Women's College
  University or research institute · Kashihara · kwc.ac.jp
• Kanto Gakuen University
  University or research institute · Ōta · kanto-gakuen.ac.jp
• Kanto Gakuin University
  University or research institute · Yokohama · kanto-gakuin.ac.jp
• Kanto Junior College
  University or research institute · Tatebayashi · kanto-gakuen.ac.jp
• Katori City Higashiodo Elementary School
  University or research institute · Katori-shi · higashiooto.sakura.ne.jp
• Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe
  University or research institute · Kashiwa · ipmu.jp
• Kawagoe Technical High School
  University or research institute · Kawagoe · eimei.ed.jp
• Kawaguchi Junior College
  University or research institute · Kawaguchi · kawaguchi.ac.jp
• Kawamura Gakuen Women's University
  University or research institute · Abiko · kgwu.ac.jp
• Kawasaki City College of Nursing
  University or research institute · Kawasaki · kawasaki-nursing-c.ac.jp
• Kawasaki City Institute for Public Health
  University or research institute · Kawasaki · city.kawasaki.jp
• Kawasaki College of Allied Health Professions
  University or research institute · Kurashiki · kawasaki-m.ac.jp
• Kawasaki Environment Research Institute
  University or research institute · Kawasaki · eri-kawasaki.jp
• Kawasaki Medical School
  University or research institute · Kurashiki · kawasaki-m.ac.jp
• Kawasaki Municipal Kawasaki Science High School
  University or research institute · Kawasaki · kst-h.ed.jp
• Kawasaki Univ Yato Elementary School
  University or research institute · Kawasaki · keins.city.kawasaki.jp
• Kawasaki University of Medical Welfare
  University or research institute · Kurashiki · kawasaki-m.ac.jp
• Kazusa DNA Research Institute
  University or research institute · Kisarazu · kazusa.or.jp
• Keiai University
  University or research institute · Chiba · u-keiai.ac.jp
• Keio Shiki Senior High School
  University or research institute · Shiki · shiki.keio.ac.jp
• Keio University
  University or research institute · Tokyo · keio.ac.jp
• Keio University Shonan Fujisawa
  University or research institute · Fujisawa · sfc.keio.ac.jp
• Keisen University
  University or research institute · Tokyo · keisen.ac.jp
• Keiwa College
  University or research institute · Shibata · keiwa-c.ac.jp
• KEK Accelerator Laboratory
  University or research institute · Tsukuba · kek.jp
• KEK Applied Research Laboratory
  University or research institute · Tsukuba · kek.jp
• Kibi International University
  University or research institute · Takahashi · kiui.jp
• Kihara Institute for Biological Research
  University or research institute · Yokohama · yokohama-cu.ac.jp
• Kindai University
  University or research institute · Osaka · kindai.ac.jp
• Kindai University Nara Hospital
  University or research institute · Ikoma · med.kindai.ac.jp
• Kinjo College
  University or research institute · Hakusan Shi · kinjo.ac.jp
• Kinjo Gakuin University
  University or research institute · Nagoya · kinjo-u.ac.jp
• Kinjo University
  University or research institute · Ishikawa · kinjo.ac.jp
• Kinki Polytechnic College
  University or research institute · Kishiwada · www3.jeed.or.jp
• Kio University
  University or research institute · Kōryō Chō · kio.ac.jp
• Kiryu University
  University or research institute · Midori · kiryu-u.ac.jp
• Kitakyushu Foundation for the Advancement of Industry, Science and Technology
  University or research institute · Kitakyushu · ksrp.or.jp
• Kitakyushu Municipal Education Center
  University or research institute · Kitakyushu · kita9.ed.jp
• Kitakyushu National College of Technology
  University or research institute · Kitakyushu · kct.ac.jp
• Kitakyushu Yahata Special Needs Schools
  University or research institute · Kitakyushu · kita9.ed.jp
• Kitami Institute of Technology
  University or research institute · Kitami · kitami-it.ac.jp
• Kitasato Research Center of Environmental Sciences
  University or research institute · Sagamihara · kitasato-e.or.jp
• Kitasato University
  University or research institute · Tokyo · med.kitasato-u.ac.jp
• Kobayashi Foundation for Cancer Research
  University or research institute · Tokyo · kficc.or.jp
• Kobayasi Institute of Physical Research
  University or research institute · Tokyo · kobayasi-riken.or.jp
• Kobe City College of Nursing
  University or research institute · Kobe · kobe-ccn.ac.jp
• Kobe City College of Technology
  University or research institute · Kobe · kobe-kosen.ac.jp
• Kobe City University of Foreign Studies
  University or research institute · Kobe · kobe-cufs.ac.jp
• Kobe College
  University or research institute · Nishinomiya · kobe-c.ac.jp
• Kobe College of Education
  University or research institute · Kobe · shukugawa-c.ac.jp
• Kobe Design University
  University or research institute · Kobe · english.kobe-du.ac.jp
• Kobe Gakuin University
  University or research institute · Kobe · kobegakuin.ac.jp
• Kobe Institute Of Computing
  University or research institute · Kobe · kic.ac.jp
• Kobe Institute of Urban Research
  University or research institute · Kobe · city.kobe.lg.jp
• Kobe International University
  University or research institute · Kobe · kobe-kiu.ac.jp
• Kobe Kaisei College
  University or research institute · Kobe · kaisei.ac.jp
• Kobe Municipal Nishiwaki Elementary School
  University or research institute · Kobe · kobe-c.ed.jp
• Kobe Pharmaceutical University
  University or research institute · Kobe · kobepharma-u.ac.jp
• Kobe Rokko Island High School
  University or research institute · Kobe · kobe-c.ed.jp
• Kobe Shinwa Women's University
  University or research institute · Kobe · kobe-shinwa.ac.jp
• Kobe Shoin Women's University
  University or research institute · Kobe · shoin.ac.jp
• Kobe Shukugawa Gakuin University
  University or research institute · Dormant · Kobe · kobeshukugawa.ac.jp
• Kobe Tokiwa Junior College
  University or research institute · Kobe · kobe-tokiwa.ac.jp
• Kobe Tokiwa University
  University or research institute · Kobe · kobe-tokiwa.ac.jp
• Kobe University
  University or research institute · Kobe · kobe-u.ac.jp
• Kobe University of Fashion and Design
  University or research institute · Dormant · Akashi · kobe-fashion.ac.jp
• Kobe University of Future Health Sciences
  University or research institute · Kanzakimachi-kanzaki · kinwu.ac.jp
• Kobe University of Welfare
  University or research institute · Closed · Kanzakimachi-kanzaki · kinwu.ac.jp
• Kobe Women's Junior College
  University or research institute · Kobe · yg.kobe-wu.ac.jp
• Kobe Women's University
  University or research institute · Kobe · yg.kobe-wu.ac.jp
• Kobe Yamate University
  University or research institute · Kobe · kobe-yamate.ac.jp
• Kochi Agricultural Technology Center
  University or research institute · Nankoku · nogyo.tosa.pref.kochi.lg.jp
• Kochi Gakuen College
  University or research institute · Kochi · kochi-gc.ac.jp
• Kochi Health Sciences Center
  University or research institute · Kochi · khsc.or.jp
• Kochi Prefectural Deep Seawater Laboratory
  University or research institute · Muroto Shi · pref.kochi.lg.jp
• Kochi Prefectural Education Center
  University or research institute · Kochi · pref.kochi.lg.jp
• Kochi Prefectural Fisheries Experiment Station
  University or research institute · Susaki · pref.kochi.lg.jp
• Kochi Prefectural Forest Technology Center
  University or research institute · Kami Shi · pref.kochi.lg.jp
• Kochi Prefectural Freshwater Fisheries Center
  University or research institute · Kami Shi · pref.kochi.lg.jp
• Kochi Prefectural Livestock Experiment Station
  University or research institute · Sakawa · pref.kochi.lg.jp
• Kochi Prefecture Paper Technology Center
  University or research institute · Kochi · pref.kochi.lg.jp
• Kochi Professional University of Rehabilitation
  University or research institute · Tosa Shi · kpur.ac.jp
• Kochi Rehabilitation Institute
  University or research institute · Kochi · kochi-reha.ac.jp
• Kochi Technical High School
  University or research institute · Kochi · kochinet.ed.jp
• Kōchi University
  University or research institute · Kochi · kochi-u.ac.jp
• Kochi University of Technology
  University or research institute · Kochi · kochi-tech.ac.jp
• Koen Gakuen Women's Junior College
  University or research institute · Sapporo · tandai.koen.ac.jp
• Kogakkan University
  University or research institute · Ise · kogakkan-u.ac.jp
• Kogakuin University
  University or research institute · Tokyo · kogakuin.ac.jp
• Koganei Daiichi Elementary School
  University or research institute · Tokyo · koganei.ed.jp
• Kokugakuin Junior College
  University or research institute · Takikawa · kokugakuin-jc.ac.jp
• Kokugakuin Tochigi Junior College
  University or research institute · Tokyo · kokugakuintochigi.ac.jp
• Kokugakuin University
  University or research institute · Tokyo · kokugakuin.ac.jp
• Kokusai Gakuin Saitama Junior College
  University or research institute · Saitama · sc.kgef.ac.jp
• Kokusai Junior College
  University or research institute · Tokyo · kokutan.net
• Kokushikan University
  University or research institute · Tokyo · kokushikan.ac.jp.e.qd.hp.transer.com
• Komaki Technical High School
  University or research institute · Komaki · komaki-th.aichi-c.ed.jp
• Komatsu College
  University or research institute · Komatsu · komatsu-c.ac.jp
• Komatsu University
  University or research institute · Ishikawa · komatsu-u.ac.jp
• Komazawa University
  University or research institute · Tokyo · komazawa-u.ac.jp
• Komazawa Women's Junior College
  University or research institute · Tokyo · komajo.ac.jp
• Komazawa Women's University
  University or research institute · Tokyo · komajo.ac.jp
• Konan University
  University or research institute · Kobe · konan-u.ac.jp
• Konan Women's University
  University or research institute · Kobe · konan-wu.ac.jp
• Koran Women's Junior College
  University or research institute · Fukuoka · koran.ac.jp
• Korea University
  University or research institute · Tokyo · korea-u.ac.jp
• Koriyama Institute of Health Sciences
  University or research institute · Kōriyama · k-tohto.nk-tech.jp
• Koriyama Women's College
  University or research institute · Kōriyama · koriyama-kgc.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