Japan innovation ecosystem

The Innovative EcoSystems registry lists 8,379 innovation ecosystem organizations in Japan, including 2,499 corporate R&D centers, 2,362 universities and research institutes and 1,780 research organizations.

The largest concentrations are in Tokyo (2,309), Osaka (301) and Kyoto (204).

Japan scores 61.3 out of 100 on the IEPA (2024 edition), ranking 42 of 117 economies.

See Japan on the IEPA ↗

8,379 organizations

• UTMS Society of Japan
  Research organization · Tokyo · utms.or.jp
• Utsunomiya City Institute of Public Health and Environmental Science
  Government or public body · Utsunomiya · city.utsunomiya.lg.jp
• Utsunomiya Junior College
  University or research institute · Utsunomiya · ujc.ac.jp
• Utsunomiya Kyowa University
  University or research institute · Kuroiso · kyowa-u.ac.jp
• Utsunomiya Museum of Art
  Organization · Utsunomiya · u-moa.jp
• Utsunomiya University
  University or research institute · Utsunomiya · utsunomiya-u.ac.jp
• Uwajima City Hospital
  Health research · Uwajima · uwajima-mh.jp
• Uwajima Fisheries High school
  University or research institute · Uwajima · uwajimasuisan-h.esnet.ed.jp
• Uyo Gakuen College
  University or research institute · Tendō · uyo.ac.jp
• V-CUBE, Inc. (Japan)
  Corporate R&D · Minato · vcube.com
• Valeo (Japan)
  Corporate R&D · Tokyo · valeo.co.jp
• Value Farm Consulting (Japan)
  Corporate R&D · Tsukuba · vfc.co.jp
• Value Frontier (Japan)
  Corporate R&D · Tokyo · valuefrontier.co.jp
• Variable Star Observers League in Japan
  Research organization · Anan · ananscience.jp
• VCCT Inc. (Japan)
  Corporate R&D · Kobe · vcct.jp
• Vehicle Games Public Utility Foundation Memorial Foundation
  Research organization · Tokyo · vecof.or.jp
• Vehicle Information and Communication System Center
  University or research institute · Tokyo · vics.or.jp
• Veterinary Medical Center
  Health research · Tokyo · vm.a.u-tokyo.ac.jp
• Victor (Japan)
  Corporate R&D · Yokohama · www3.jvckenwood.com
• Vinyframe Industry Co., Ltd. (Japan)
  Corporate R&D · Uozu · vinyframe.co.jp
• Viral Hepatitis Research Foundation of Japan
  Research organization · Tokyo · vhfj.or.jp
• Visteon (Japan)
  Corporate R&D · Yokohama · visteon.com
• Vocational School YIC Rehabilitation College
  University or research institute · Ube · yic.ac.jp
• W. L. Gore & Associates (Japan)
  Corporate R&D · Tokyo · gore.com
• Wacker Asahikasei Silicone Co., Ltd. (Japan)
  Corporate R&D · Chiyoda City · aws-silicone.com
• Wacoal Corp. (Japan)
  Corporate R&D · Minami · wacoal.jp
• Wacom (Japan)
  Corporate R&D · Kazo · wacom.com
• WADA Precision Dental Laboratories Co., Ltd. (Japan)
  Corporate R&D · Higashi-yodagawa-ku · labowada.co.jp
• Wagyu Registry Association
  Research organization · Kyoto · cus4.zwtk.or.jp
• Wakaba Hospital
  Health research · Sakado · wakaba-group.or.jp
• Wakachiku Construction Co., Ltd. (Japan)
  Corporate R&D · Wakamatsu Ku · wakachiku.co.jp
• Wakakusa-Tatsuma Rehabilitation Hospital
  Research organization · Osaka · wakakoukai.or.jp
• Wakamoto Pharmaceutical (Japan)
  Corporate R&D · Tokyo · wakamoto-pharm.co.jp
• Wakasa History and Folklore Museum
  Organization · Obama · wakahaku.pref.fukui.lg.jp
• Wakayama City Culture and Sports Promotion Foundation
  Research organization · Wakayama · w-bunkasports.com
• Wakayama City Institute Of Public Health
  University or research institute · Wakayama · city.wakayama.wakayama.jp
• Wakayama City Museum
  Organization · Wakayama · wakayama-city-museum.jp
• Wakayama Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
  Government or public body · Wakayama · pref.wakayama.lg.jp
• Wakayama Medical University
  University or research institute · Wakayama · wakayama-med.ac.jp
• Wakayama Prefectural Agricultural Experiment Station
  University or research institute · Kinokawa · pref.wakayama.lg.jp
• Wakayama Prefectural Board of Education
  Government or public body · Wakayama · pref.wakayama.lg.jp
• Wakayama Prefectural Educational Center
  University or research institute · Tanabe · wakayama-edc.big-u.jp
• Wakayama Prefectural Fisheries Experiment Station
  University or research institute · Kushimoto · pref.wakayama.lg.jp
• Wakayama Prefectural Forestry Experiment Station
  University or research institute · Wakayama · pref.wakayama.lg.jp
• Wakayama Prefectural Fruit Tree Experiment Station
  University or research institute · Aridagawa Chō · pref.wakayama.lg.jp
• Wakayama Prefectural Government
  Government or public body · Wakayama · pref.wakayama.lg.jp
• Wakayama Prefectural Kokoro Medical Center
  Health research · Arida · pref.wakayama.lg.jp
• Wakayama Prefectural Livestock Experiment Station
  University or research institute · Susami · pref.wakayama.lg.jp
• Wakayama Prefectural Museum of Natural History
  Organization · Kainan · shizenhaku.wakayama-c.ed.jp
• Wakayama Prefectural Police
  Government or public body · Wakayama · police.pref.wakayama.lg.jp
• Wakayama Prefectural Research Center of Environment and Public Health
  University or research institute · Wakayama · pref.wakayama.lg.jp
• Wakayama Prefectural Tanabe High School
  University or research institute · Tanabe · tanabe-h.wakayama-c.ed.jp
• Wakayama Prefecture Wakayama School for the Blind
  University or research institute · Wakayama · wakayama-sb.wakayama-c.ed.jp
• Wakayama Professional University of Rehabilitation
  University or research institute · Wakayama Shi · wakayama.kyowa.ac.jp
• Wakayama Rosai Hospital
  Health research · Wakayama · wakayamah.johas.go.jp
• Wakayama Shin-ai University
  University or research institute · Wakayama · wsu.ac.jp
• Wakayama Shin-Ai Women's Junior College
  University or research institute · Wakayama · shinai-u.ac.jp
• Wakayama University
  University or research institute · Wakayama · wakayama-u.ac.jp
• Wakkanai City Hospital
  Health research · Wakkanai · city.wakkanai.hokkaido.jp
• Wakkanai Hokusei Gakuen College
  University or research institute · Wakkanai · wakhok.ac.jp
• Wako University
  University or research institute · Machida · wako.ac.jp
• Wakunaga (Japan)
  Corporate R&D · Osaka · wakunaga.co.jp
• Warakukai Incorporated Medical Institution
  Health research · Tokyo · fuanclinic.com
• Waseda University
  University or research institute · Tokyo · waseda.jp
• Washin Paint Co., Ltd. (Japan)
  Corporate R&D · Satte · washin-paint.co.jp
• Water Re-use Promotion Center
  Research organization · Tokyo · wrpc.jp
• Water Resources Environment Center, Japan
  University or research institute · Tokyo · wec.or.jp
• Waterfront Vitalization and Environment Research Foundation
  Research organization · Tokyo · wave.or.jp
• Wayo Women's University
  University or research institute · Chiba · wayo.ac.jp
• We-be Lab Inc. (Japan)
  Corporate R&D · Kyoto · webelab.website
• Welfare And Medical Service Agency
  Government or public body · Tokyo · wam.go.jp
• Wesco (Japan)
  Corporate R&D · Okayama · wescohd.co.jp
• Wesco Inc. (Japan)
  Corporate R&D · Shinjuku · wesco.co.jp.siteindices.com
• Western Digital (Japan)
  Corporate R&D · Tokyo · wdc.com
• Western Region Agricultural Research Center
  University or research institute · Hiroshima · naro.affrc.go.jp
• Westinghouse Electric (Japan)
  Corporate R&D · Tokyo · westinghousenuclear.com
• Wetmaster Co., Ltd. (Japan)
  Corporate R&D · Shinjuku · wetmaster.co.jp
• WHO Association of Japan
  Research organization · Osaka · japan-who.or.jp
• WIDE Project
  University or research institute · Fujisawa · wide.ad.jp
• Wild Bird Society of Japan
  Research organization · Tokyo · wbsj.org
• Wildlife Research Center, Kyoto University
  University or research institute · Kyoto · wrc.kyoto-u.ac.jp
• Wind Power Engineering (Japan)
  Corporate R&D · Kashima-shi · komatsuzaki.co.jp
• Wired (Japan)
  Corporate R&D · Yamaguchi · wired.jp
• Wonderful Aging Club
  Research organization · Tokyo · wac.or.jp
• WOOD ONE Co., Ltd. (Japan)
  Corporate R&D · Chuo · woodone.co.jp
• Wood Technological Association of Japan
  Research organization · Tokyo · jwta.or.jp
• World Wide Fund for Nature Japan
  Research organization · Tokyo · wwf.or.jp
• X-Ability (Japan)
  Corporate R&D · Tokyo · x-ability.co.jp
• X-RAY Precision, Inc. (Japan)
  Corporate R&D · Minami · english.x-ray.co.jp
• Xenesys Co., Ltd. (Japan)
  Corporate R&D · Imari Shi · xenesys.com
• Xyence Corporation (Japan)
  Corporate R&D · Chiyoda City · xyence.co.jp
• Ya-Man (Japan)
  Corporate R&D · Tokyo · ya-man.com
• Yabe Junior High School
  University or research institute · Kumamoto · yabechu.yame.ed.jp
• Yachiyo Hospital
  Health research · Anjo · yachiyo-hosp.or.jp
• Yaegaki BIO-Industry Inc. (Japan)
  Corporate R&D · Himeji · yaegaki.co.jp
• Yahoo Japan Corp. (Japan)
  Corporate R&D · Chiyoda City · yahoo.co.jp
• Yaizu City Hospital
  Health research · Yaizu · hospital.yaizu.shizuoka.jp
• Yakult Bio-Science Foundation (Japan)
  Corporate R&D · Tokyo · yakult-bioscience.or.jp
• Yakult Central Institute
  University or research institute · Tokyo · institute.yakult.co.jp
• Yakult Honsha (Japan)
  Corporate R&D · Tokyo · yakult.co.jp
• Yamabiko Corporation (Japan)
  Corporate R&D · Chōfu-shi · yamabiko-corp.co.jp
• Yamada Science Foundation
  Research organization · Osaka · yamadazaidan.jp
• Yamagata City Hospital Saiseikan
  Health research · Yamagata · saiseikan.jp
• YAMAGATA Corporation
  Corporate R&D · Yokohama · yamagata-corp.jp
• Yamagata Integrated Agricultural Research Center
  University or research institute · Yamagata · pref.yamagata.jp
• Yamagata Prefectural Central Hospital
  Health research · Yamagata · ypch.gr.jp
• Yamagata Prefectural Education Institute
  University or research institute · Yamagata · yamagata-c.ed.jp
• Yamagata Prefectural Forest Research and Instruction Center
  University or research institute · Sagae · pref.yamagata.jp
• Yamagata Prefectural Government
  Government or public body · Yamagata · pref.yamagata.jp
• Yamagata Prefectural Inland Water Fisheries Experiment Station
  University or research institute · Yonezawa · pref.yamagata.jp
• Yamagata Prefectural Institute of Public Health
  University or research institute · Yamagata · eiken.yamagata.yamagata.jp
• Yamagata Prefectural Mamurogawa High School
  University or research institute · Yamagata · mamurogawa-h.ed.jp
• Yamagata Prefectural Police
  Government or public body · Yamagata · pref.yamagata.jp
• Yamagata Prefectural Sagae High School
  University or research institute · Sagae · sagae-h.ed.jp
• Yamagata Prefectural Shinjo Hospital
  Health research · Shinjō · ysh.pref.yamagata.jp
• Yamagata Prefectural University of Health Sciences
  University or research institute · Yamagata · yachts.ac.jp
• Yamagata Prefectural Yonezawa Kojokan High School
  University or research institute · Yonezawa · yonezawakojokan-h.ed.jp
• Yamagata Prefectural Yonezawa University of Nutrition Sciences
  University or research institute · Yonezawa · u.yone.ac.jp
• Yamagata Prefecture Fisheries Experiment Station
  University or research institute · Tsuruoka · pref.yamagata.jp
• Yamagata Promotional Organization for Industrial Technology
  Research organization · Yamagata · ynet.or.jp

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Categories

• Corporate R&D centers in Japan 2,499
• Universities and research institutes in Japan 2,362
• Research organizations in Japan 1,780
• Health research organizations in Japan 1,269
• Government and public bodies in Japan 224
• Other organizations in Japan 200
• Fab labs and makerspaces in Japan 26
• Science and technology parks in Japan 13

Cities

• Tokyo 2,309
• Osaka 301
• Kyoto 204
• Nagoya 128
• Yokohama 122
• Kobe 112
• Minato 108
• Sapporo 107
• Chuo 97
• Fukuoka 97
• Chiyoda City 90
• Chiba 82
• Tsukuba 78
• Saitama 72
• Sendai 71
• Kawasaki 61
• Hiroshima 60
• Okayama 54
• Nagano 52
• Niigata 49
• Kumamoto 48
• Gifu 47
• Kanazawa 47
• Akita 39
• Hamamatsu 38
• Shinjuku 38
• Takamatsu 38
• Shizuoka 37
• Kitakyushu 36
• Nara 36
• Wakayama 35
• Maebashi 34
• Utsunomiya 34
• Okazaki 33
• Kagoshima 32
• Nagasaki 32
• Hachiōji 31
• Ōita 30
• Shinagawa City 30
• Tokushima 30
• Fukui-shi 29
• Sakai 29
• Toyama 29
• Kita 28
• Miyazaki 28
• Shibuya City 28
• Fukushima 27
• Kochi 27
• Matsuyama 27
• Saga 27
• Mito 26
• Takasaki 26
• Bunkyō-ku 25
• Kurashiki 25
• Yamaguchi 25
• Fujisawa 24
• Ibaraki 24
• Tsu 24
• Kofu 23
• Toyonaka 23
• Himeji 22
• Nagaoka 22
• Suita 22
• Yamagata 22
• Atsugi 21
• Okinawa 21
• Amagasaki 20
• Fukuyama 20
• Nishinomiya 20
• Toyota 20
• Aomori 19
• Hakodate 19
• Ōta 19
• Kōtō City 18
• Morioka 18
• Ōtsu 18
• Taitō City 18
• Kashiwa 17
• Tottori-shi 17
• Itabashi 16
• Matsue 16
• Naha 16
• Nishi-ku 16
• Setagaya City 16
• Takatsuki 16
• Toyohashi 16
• Yokkaichi 16
• Yokosuka 16
• Kurume 15
• Toshima 15
• Kōriyama 14
• Matsudo 14
• Sumida 14
• Hirosaki 13
• Ichinomiya 13
• Matsumoto 13
• Sagamihara 13
• Ube 13
• Akashi 12
• Iwaki 12
• Kawagoe 12
• Kawaguchi 12
• Naka 12
• Ueda 12
• Asahikawa 11
• Hirakata 11
• Kasugai 11
• Kushiro 11
• Meguro City 11
• Sayama 11
• Yodogawa Ku 11
• Funabashi 10
• Hachinohe 10
• Kakogawa 10
• Kamakura 10
• Kariya 10
• Kōhoku-ku 10
• Machida 10
• Ōgaki 10
• Suginami 10
• Takarazuka 10
• Beppu 9
• Chigasaki 9
• Chōfu-shi 9
• Ebetsu 9
• Edogawa 9
• Hanamaki 9
• Iizuka 9
• Itami 9
• Jōetsu 9
• Kure 9
• Musashino 9
• Nakagyō Ku 9
• Nakano City 9
• Odawara 9
• Sasebo 9
• Shimonoseki 9
• Suzuka 9
• Uji 9
• Dazaifu 8
• Gamagōri 8
• Hakata 8