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

• Koriyama Women's University
  University or research institute · Kōriyama · koriyama-kgc.ac.jp
• Koryo International College
  University or research institute · Dormant · Nagoya · koryo.nucba.ac.jp
• Koshien Junior College
  University or research institute · Nishinomiya · koshien-c.ac.jp
• Koshien University
  University or research institute · Takarazuka · koshien.ac.jp
• Koyasan University
  University or research institute · Kōya · koyasan-u.ac.jp
• Koyo Schools
  University or research institute · Koga · koyogakuen.ed.jp
• KRI
  University or research institute · Kyoto · kri-inc.jp
• Kumamoto City Environmental Research Center
  University or research institute · Kumamoto · city.kumamoto.jp
• Kumamoto Educational Center
  University or research institute · Kumamoto · kumamoto-kmm.ed.jp
• Kumamoto Gakuen University
  University or research institute · Kumamoto · kumagaku.ac.jp
• Kumamoto Health Science University
  University or research institute · Kumamoto · kumamoto-hsu.ac.jp
• Kumamoto Industrial Research Institute
  University or research institute · Kumamoto · iri.pref.kumamoto.jp
• Kumamoto Prefectural Agricultural Research Center
  University or research institute · Kumamoto · pref.kumamoto.jp
• Kumamoto Prefectural Arao High School
  University or research institute · Kumamoto · sakura1.higo.ed.jp
• Kumamoto Prefectural Board of Education
  University or research institute · Kumamoto · kyouiku.higo.ed.jp
• Kumamoto Prefectural College of Technology
  University or research institute · Kumamoto · kumamoto-pct.ac.jp
• Kumamoto Prefectural Educaiton Center
  University or research institute · Kumamoto · higo.ed.jp
• Kumamoto Prefectural Fisheries Research Center
  University or research institute · Kumamoto · pref.kumamoto.jp
• Kumamoto Prefectural Institute of Public-Health and Environmental Science
  University or research institute · Kumamoto · pref.kumamoto.jp
• Kumamoto Prefectural Matsubase High School
  University or research institute · Kumamoto · sh.higo.ed.jp
• Kumamoto Prefectural Minamata Technical High School
  University or research institute · Minamata · sakura1.higo.ed.jp
• Kumamoto Prefectural Museum Network Center
  University or research institute · Toyohashi · kumamoto-museum.net
• Kumamoto Prefecture Forestry Research Guidance Place
  University or research institute · Kumamoto · pref.kumamoto.jp
• Kumamoto University
  University or research institute · Kumamoto · kumamoto-u.ac.jp
• Kunitachi College of Music
  University or research institute · Tokyo · kunitachi.ac.jp
• Kurashiki City College
  University or research institute · Kurashiki · kurashiki-cu.ac.jp
• Kurashiki Sakuyo University
  University or research institute · Kurashiki · ksu.ac.jp
• Kurashiki University of Science and the Arts
  University or research institute · Kurashiki · kusa.ac.jp
• Kurume Institute of Technology
  University or research institute · Kurume · kurume-it.ac.jp
• Kurume Shin-Ai Women's College
  University or research institute · Kurume · kurume-shinai.ac.jp
• Kurume University
  University or research institute · Kurume · kurume-u.ac.jp
• Kushiro Junior College
  University or research institute · Kushiro · midorigaoka.ac.jp
• Kushiro Public University of Economics
  University or research institute · Kushiro · kushiro-pu.ac.jp
• Kwansei Gakuin Junior College
  University or research institute · Nishinomiya · jc.kwansei.ac.jp
• Kwansei Gakuin University
  University or research institute · Nishinomiya · global.kwansei.ac.jp
• Kwassui Women's University
  University or research institute · Nagasaki · kwassui-int.ac.jp
• Kyoai Gakuen Junior College
  University or research institute · Maebashi · jc.kyoai.ac.jp
• Kyoei University
  University or research institute · Kasukabe · kyoei.ac.jp
• Kyorin University
  University or research institute · Tokyo · kyorin-u.ac.jp
• Kyoritsu Women's University
  University or research institute · Tokyo · kyoritsu-wu.ac.jp
• Kyoto Architecture University
  University or research institute · Kyoto · kasd.ac.jp
• Kyoto Bunkyo Junior College
  University or research institute · Uji · kbu.ac.jp
• Kyoto Bunkyo University
  University or research institute · Uji · kbu.ac.jp
• Kyoto City Institute of Health and Environmental Sciences
  University or research institute · Kyoto · city.kyoto.lg.jp
• Kyoto City University of Arts
  University or research institute · Kyoto · kcua.ac.jp
• Kyoto College of Economics
  University or research institute · Kyoto · kyoto-econ.ac.jp
• Kyoto College of Graduate Studies for Informatics
  University or research institute · Kyoto · kcg.edu
• Kyoto College of Medical Science
  University or research institute · Kyoto · kyoto-msc.jp
• Kyoto Computer Gakuin
  University or research institute · Kyoto · kcg.ac.jp
• Kyoto Human Rights Research Institute
  University or research institute · Kyoto · khrri.or.jp
• Kyoto Institute of Culture and Language
  University or research institute · Kyoto · kicl.ac.jp
• Kyoto Institute of Economic Research, Kyoto University
  University or research institute · Kyoto · kier.kyoto-u.ac.jp
• Kyoto Institute of Technology
  University or research institute · Kyoto · kit.ac.jp
• Kyoto Interdisciplinary Institute of Community Medicine
  University or research institute · Kyoto · gakusai.or.jp
• Kyoto International University
  University or research institute · Kyoto · kyotoiu.ac.jp
• Kyoto Junior College of Foreign Languages
  University or research institute · Kyoto · kufs.ac.jp
• Kyoto Kacho University
  University or research institute · Kyoto · kyotokacho-u.ac.jp
• Kyoto Koka Women's College
  University or research institute · Kyoto · koka.ac.jp
• Kyoto Koka Women's University
  University or research institute · Kyoto · koka.ac.jp
• Kyoto Municipal Fushimi Technical High School
  University or research institute · Kyoto · edu.city.kyoto.jp
• Kyoto Municipal Institute of Industrial Technology and Culture
  University or research institute · Kyoto · tc-kyoto.or.jp
• Kyoto Municipal Junior College of Nursing
  University or research institute · Kyoto · kyotokango.ac.jp
• Kyoto Municipal Saikyokotogakko-Junior High School
  University or research institute · Kyoto · edu.city.kyoto.jp
• Kyoto Municipal Uzumasa Elementary School
  University or research institute · Kyoto · cms.edu.city.kyoto.jp
• Kyoto Notre Dame University
  University or research institute · Kyoto · notredame.ac.jp
• Kyoto Pharmaceutical University
  University or research institute · Kyoto · kyoto-phu.ac.jp
• Kyoto Prefectural Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Technology Center
  University or research institute · Kyoto · pref.kyoto.jp
• Kyoto Prefectural Education Center
  University or research institute · Kyoto · kyoto-be.ne.jp
• Kyoto Prefectural Institute for Northern Industry
  University or research institute · Kyoto · pref.kyoto.jp
• Kyoto Prefectural Institute of Public Health and Environment
  University or research institute · Kyoto · pref.kyoto.jp
• Kyoto Prefectural International Center
  University or research institute · Kyoto · kpic.or.jp
• Kyoto Prefectural Nishimaizuru High School
  University or research institute · Maizuru · www1.kyoto-be.ne.jp
• Kyoto Prefectural Rakuhoku High School
  University or research institute · Kyoto · kyoto-be.ne.jp
• Kyoto Prefectural Sagano High School
  University or research institute · Kyoto · kyoto-be.ne.jp
• Kyoto Prefectural Suzaku High School
  University or research institute · Kyoto · www1.kyoto-be.ne.jp
• Kyoto Prefectural Tanabe High School
  University or research institute · Kyoto · kyoto-be.ne.jp
• Kyoto Prefectural Technology Center for Small and Medium Enterprises
  University or research institute · Kyoto · kptc.jp
• Kyoto Prefectural University
  University or research institute · Kyoto · kpu.ac.jp
• Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine
  University or research institute · Kyoto · kpu-m.ac.jp
• Kyoto Promotion Center
  University or research institute · Kyoto · kpc.or.jp
• Kyoto Saga Art College
  University or research institute · Kyoto · kyoto-saga.ac.jp
• Kyoto Saga University of Arts
  University or research institute · Kyoto · kyoto-saga.ac.jp
• Kyoto Sangyo University
  University or research institute · Kyoto · kyoto-su.ac.jp
• Kyoto Seika University
  University or research institute · Kyoto · kyoto-seika.ac.jp
• Kyoto Seizan College
  University or research institute · Kyoto · seizan.ac.jp
• Kyoto Sosei University
  University or research institute · Closed · Fukuchiyama · fukuchiyama.ac.jp
• Kyoto Tachibana University
  University or research institute · Kyoto · tachibana-u.ac.jp
• Kyoto University
  University or research institute · Kyoto · kyoto-u.ac.jp
• Kyoto University Institute for Chemical Research
  University or research institute · Kyoto · kuicr.kyoto-u.ac.jp
• Kyoto University of Advanced Science
  University or research institute · Kameoka · kuas.ac.jp
• Kyoto University of Art and Design
  University or research institute · Kyoto · kyoto-art.ac.jp
• Kyoto University of Education
  University or research institute · Kyoto · kyokyo-u.ac.jp
• Kyoto University of Foreign Studies
  University or research institute · Kyoto · kufs.ac.jp
• Kyoto Women's University
  University or research institute · Kyoto · kyoto-wu.ac.jp
• Kyushu Art Institute of Technology
  University or research institute · Dormant · Fukuoka · design.kyushu-u.ac.jp
• Kyushu Dental University
  University or research institute · Kitakyushu · kyu-dent.ac.jp
• Kyushu Economic Research Center
  University or research institute · Fukuoka · kerc.or.jp
• Kyushu Institute of Information Sciences
  University or research institute · Dazaifu · kiis.ac.jp
• Kyushu Institute of Technology
  University or research institute · Kitakyushu · kyutech.ac.jp
• Kyushu International University
  University or research institute · Kitakyushu · kiu.ac.jp
• Kyushu Kyoritsu University
  University or research institute · Kitakyushu · kyukyo-u.ac.jp
• Kyushu Lutheran College
  University or research institute · Kumamoto · klc.ac.jp
• Kyushu Nutrition Welfare University
  University or research institute · Kitakyushu · knwu.ac.jp
• Kyushu Okinawa Agricultural Research Center
  University or research institute · Kumamoto · naro.affrc.go.jp
• Kyushu Otani Junior College
  University or research institute · Fukuoka · kyushuotani.ac.jp
• Kyushu Ryukoku Junior College
  University or research institute · Tosu · k-ryukoku.ac.jp
• Kyushu Sangyo University
  University or research institute · Fukuoka · kyusan-u.ac.jp
• Kyushu Tokai University
  University or research institute · Dormant · Kumamoto · ktokai-u.ac.jp
• Kyushu University
  University or research institute · Fukuoka · kyushu-u.ac.jp
• Kyushu University of Medical Science
  University or research institute · Nobeoka · phoenix.ac.jp
• Kyushu University of Nursing and Social Welfare
  University or research institute · Tamana · kyushu-ns.ac.jp
• Kyushu Women's University
  University or research institute · Kitakyushu · kwuc.ac.jp
• Laboratory for Integrated Micro-Mechatronic Systems
  University or research institute · Tokyo · limmshp.iis.u-tokyo.ac.jp
• Lakeland University Japan
  University or research institute · Tokyo · luj.lakeland.edu
• LEC Tokyo Legal Mind University
  University or research institute · Tokyo · lec.ac.jp
• Life Science Center for Survival Dynamics, Tsukuba Advanced Research Alliance (TARA)
  University or research institute · Tsukuba · www1.tara.tsukuba.ac.jp
• Life Science Institute
  University or research institute · Tokyo · life-science.co.jp
• LINK - Laboratory for Innovative Key Materials and Structures
  University or research institute · Tsukuba · nims.go.jp
• Louis Pasteur Center for Medical Research
  University or research institute · Kyoto · louis-pasteur.or.jp
• Maebashi Institute of Technology
  University or research institute · Maebashi · maebashi-it.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