Academic Index Last updated: June 23, 2026

100 Best Universities in Japan for Aesthetics

If you are looking to study Aesthetics in Japan, our index highlights the top 100 domain-leading institutions. To determine these leaders, we isolated 3.64M specialized research publications which collectively generated 78.66M citations. This targeted approach bypasses general university reputation, directly revealing the strongest programs.

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1

Tokyo

University of Tokyo

#1 in Asia #19 in the World

36% Acceptance

28,918 Enrollment

1877 Founded

2

Kyoto

Kyoto University

#2 in Asia #50 in the World

11% Acceptance

22,365 Enrollment

1897 Founded

3

Suita

Osaka University

#6 in Asia #88 in the World

13% Acceptance

23,234 Enrollment

1931 Founded

4

Fukuoka

Kyushu University

#17 in Asia #175 in the World

14% Acceptance

18,813 Enrollment

1911 Founded

5

Sendai

Tohoku University

#9 in Asia #114 in the World

30% Acceptance

17,975 Enrollment

1907 Founded

6

Sapporo

Hokkaido University

#19 in Asia #186 in the World

27% Acceptance

17,770 Enrollment

1918 Founded

7

Nagoya

Nagoya University

#18 in Asia #176 in the World

14% Acceptance

15,959 Enrollment

1939 Founded

8

Tokyo

Waseda University

#29 in Asia #266 in the World

10% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1882 Founded

9

Tokyo

Tokyo Institute of Technology

#26 in Asia #251 in the World

10% Acceptance

6,551 Enrollment

1881 Founded

10

Tsukuba

University of Tsukuba

#23 in Asia #219 in the World

18% Acceptance

16,684 Enrollment

1973 Founded

11

Tokyo

Keio University

#15 in Asia #162 in the World

12% Acceptance

33,518 Enrollment

1858 Founded

12

Yokohama

Yokohama National University

#147 in Asia #816 in the World

33% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1949 Founded

13

Hachioji

Tokyo Metropolitan University

#130 in Asia #751 in the World

21% Acceptance

9,126 Enrollment

2005 Founded

14

Tottori

Tottori University

#230 in Asia #1044 in the World

34% Acceptance

6,179 Enrollment

1949 Founded

15

Takamatsu

Kagawa University

#275 in Asia #1180 in the World

18% Acceptance

6,179 Enrollment

1949 Founded

16

Nagoya

Chukyo University

#625 in Asia #2245 in the World

36% Acceptance

3,224 Enrollment

1927 Founded

17

Kami

Kochi University of Technology

#1216 in Asia #3765 in the World

34% Acceptance

8,146 Enrollment

1997 Founded

18

Tokyo

Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

#486 in Asia #1827 in the World

34% Acceptance

17,770 Enrollment

2003 Founded

19

Saga

Saga University

#261 in Asia #1127 in the World

30% Acceptance

18,813 Enrollment

1949 Founded

20

Machida

Tamagawa University

#710 in Asia #2466 in the World

37% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1929 Founded

21

Fukushima

Fukushima Medical University

#387 in Asia #1535 in the World

10% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1952 Founded

22

Tokyo

Tokyo Medical University

#257 in Asia #1118 in the World

8% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1916 Founded

23

Nishinomiya

Mukogawa Women’s University

#622 in Asia #2235 in the World

43% Acceptance

6,190 Enrollment

1949 Founded

24

Kochi

Kochi University

#314 in Asia #1304 in the World

34% Acceptance

9,033 Enrollment

1949 Founded

25

Aizuwakamatsu

University of Aizu

#596 in Asia #2155 in the World

35% Acceptance

1,371 Enrollment

1993 Founded

26

Tokyo

Advanced Institute of Industrial Technology

#1948 in Asia #5404 in the World

36% Acceptance

7,543 Enrollment

2006 Founded

27

Suita

Kansai University

#199 in Asia #971 in the World

35% Acceptance

29,749 Enrollment

1922 Founded

28

Nagoya

Nagoya Institute of Technology

#229 in Asia #1041 in the World

22% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1905 Founded

29

Ikoma

Nara Institute of Science and Technology

#296 in Asia #1256 in the World

31% Acceptance

28,918 Enrollment

1991 Founded

30

Tokyo

Tokyo Denki University

#411 in Asia #1599 in the World

26% Acceptance

31,739 Enrollment

1907 Founded

31

Otsu

Shiga University of Medical Science

#384 in Asia #1521 in the World

38% Acceptance

3,106 Enrollment

1974 Founded

32

Kyoto

Kyoto College of Graduate Studies for Informatics

#2168 in Asia #5868 in the World

41% Acceptance

1,371 Enrollment

2004 Founded

33

Fukuoka

Fukuoka Institute of Technology

#768 in Asia #2626 in the World

48% Acceptance

2,058 Enrollment

1963 Founded

34

Tokyo

Hosei University

#228 in Asia #1039 in the World

30% Acceptance

31,739 Enrollment

1880 Founded

35

Nishinomiya

Kwansei Gakuin University

#284 in Asia #1205 in the World

18% Acceptance

26,248 Enrollment

1912 Founded

36

Kobe

Konan University

#540 in Asia #1974 in the World

45% Acceptance

26,248 Enrollment

1919 Founded

37

Tokyo

Rissho University

#908 in Asia #3007 in the World

35% Acceptance

9,883 Enrollment

1924 Founded

38

Soka

Dokkyo University

#574 in Asia #2084 in the World

47% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1964 Founded

39

Nagasaki

Nagasaki University

#114 in Asia #676 in the World

17% Acceptance

9,090 Enrollment

1949 Founded

40

Hiroshima

Hiroshima City University

#889 in Asia #2945 in the World

35% Acceptance

2,058 Enrollment

1994 Founded

41

Tokyo

Gakushuin University

#385 in Asia #1526 in the World

33% Acceptance

9,240 Enrollment

1877 Founded

42

Otawara

International University of Health and Welfare

#552 in Asia #2010 in the World

38% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1995 Founded

43

Kyoto

Kyoto Prefectural University

#839 in Asia #2811 in the World

18% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1949 Founded

44

Fukuoka

Kyushu Sangyo University

#735 in Asia #2538 in the World

42% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1960 Founded

45

Tokyo

Nippon Medical School

#203 in Asia #979 in the World

29% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1904 Founded

46

Nishihara

University of the Ryukyus

#245 in Asia #1083 in the World

34% Acceptance

6,179 Enrollment

1950 Founded

47

Kobe

University of Hyogo

#362 in Asia #1428 in the World

34% Acceptance

6,551 Enrollment

2004 Founded

48

Tokyo

National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies

#852 in Asia #2854 in the World

12% Acceptance

6,287 Enrollment

1997 Founded

49

Soja

Okayama Prefectural University

#1279 in Asia #3907 in the World

50% Acceptance

28,354 Enrollment

1993 Founded

50

Nagaoka

Nagaoka University

#2196 in Asia #5917 in the World

47% Acceptance

5,917 Enrollment

2001 Founded

51

Hiroshima

Hiroshima Institute of Technology

#887 in Asia #2941 in the World

30% Acceptance

7,543 Enrollment

1963 Founded

52

Tokyo

Shibaura Institute of Technology

#365 in Asia #1436 in the World

66% Acceptance

7,543 Enrollment

1949 Founded

53

Osaka

Osaka University of Human Sciences

#1994 in Asia #5488 in the World

34% Acceptance

2001 Founded

54

Kyoto

Kyoto Sangyo University

#469 in Asia #1776 in the World

36% Acceptance

4,317 Enrollment

1965 Founded

55

Fukuoka

Fukuoka University

#186 in Asia #925 in the World

36% Acceptance

5,781 Enrollment

1934 Founded

56

Tokyo

Teikyo University

#195 in Asia #959 in the World

50% Acceptance

5,198 Enrollment

1966 Founded

57

Niigata

Niigata University of Health and Welfare

#1157 in Asia #3611 in the World

35% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

2001 Founded

58

Kobe

Kobe University

#41 in Asia #360 in the World

35% Acceptance

16,214 Enrollment

1902 Founded

59

Tokyo

Komazawa University

#817 in Asia #2765 in the World

60% Acceptance

4,144 Enrollment

1592 Founded

60

Shizuoka

Shizuoka University

#206 in Asia #984 in the World

40% Acceptance

6,551 Enrollment

1949 Founded

61

Musashino

Seikei University

#579 in Asia #2105 in the World

60% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1949 Founded

62

Hikone

University of Shiga Prefecture

#917 in Asia #3025 in the World

38% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1995 Founded

63

Tokyo

Toyo University

#341 in Asia #1370 in the World

36% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1887 Founded

64

Osaka

Osaka University of Economics

#1101 in Asia #3483 in the World

38% Acceptance

7,337 Enrollment

1949 Founded

65

Kyoto

Ryukoku University

#393 in Asia #1556 in the World

50% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1639 Founded

66

Fuchu

Tokyo University of Foreign Studies

#829 in Asia #2787 in the World

33% Acceptance

4,144 Enrollment

1873 Founded

67

Tokyo

Meiji University

#154 in Asia #841 in the World

47% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1881 Founded

68

Neyagawa

Osaka Electro-Communication University

#961 in Asia #3130 in the World

36% Acceptance

20,285 Enrollment

1961 Founded

69

Kitakyushu

University of Kitakyushu

#806 in Asia #2747 in the World

21% Acceptance

28,354 Enrollment

1946 Founded

70

Tokyo

Meiji Gakuin University

#747 in Asia #2560 in the World

34% Acceptance

12,176 Enrollment

1877 Founded

71

Sendai

Tohoku Institute of Technology

#1273 in Asia #3893 in the World

30% Acceptance

5,917 Enrollment

1964 Founded

72

Muroran

Muroran Institute of Technology

#700 in Asia #2433 in the World

36% Acceptance

5,917 Enrollment

1949 Founded

73

Hikone

Shiga University

#689 in Asia #2398 in the World

36% Acceptance

3,702 Enrollment

1949 Founded

74

Tokyo

Ochanomizu University

#326 in Asia #1331 in the World

12% Acceptance

2,075 Enrollment

1874 Founded

75

Osaka

Osaka Institute of Technology

#523 in Asia #1927 in the World

42% Acceptance

8,146 Enrollment

1922 Founded

76

Kyoto

Kyoto Institute of Technology

#331 in Asia #1348 in the World

33% Acceptance

6,551 Enrollment

1949 Founded

77

Daito

Osaka Sangyo University

#790 in Asia #2692 in the World

50% Acceptance

8,146 Enrollment

1928 Founded

78

Yokohama

Kanagawa University

#360 in Asia #1423 in the World

47% Acceptance

13,280 Enrollment

1949 Founded

79

Tokyo

Tokai University

#106 in Asia #633 in the World

50% Acceptance

29,700 Enrollment

1946 Founded

80

Neyagawa

Setsunan University

#861 in Asia #2886 in the World

20% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1975 Founded

81

Kitakyushu

University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan

#482 in Asia #1810 in the World

27% Acceptance

3,106 Enrollment

1978 Founded

82

Tokyo

Musashi University

#740 in Asia #2548 in the World

44% Acceptance

5,917 Enrollment

1949 Founded

83

Sendai

Tohoku Gakuin University

#701 in Asia #2436 in the World

50% Acceptance

20,285 Enrollment

1949 Founded

84

Mito

Ibaraki University

#318 in Asia #1309 in the World

34% Acceptance

9,126 Enrollment

1949 Founded

85

Higashihiroshima

Hiroshima University

#35 in Asia #319 in the World

33% Acceptance

15,505 Enrollment

1949 Founded

86

Tokyo

Tokyo University of the Arts

#305 in Asia #1278 in the World

29% Acceptance

3,217 Enrollment

1949 Founded

87

Onna

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST)

#410 in Asia #1598 in the World

14% Acceptance

237 Enrollment

88

Kyoto

Doshisha University

#177 in Asia #902 in the World

35% Acceptance

28,354 Enrollment

1920 Founded

89

Chofu

University of Electro-Communications

#226 in Asia #1033 in the World

25% Acceptance

20,285 Enrollment

1949 Founded

90

Wakayama

Wakayama University

#589 in Asia #2136 in the World

38% Acceptance

31,739 Enrollment

1949 Founded

91

Tokyo

Juntendo University

#94 in Asia #588 in the World

31% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1836 Founded

92

Narashino

Chiba Institute of Technology

#566 in Asia #2070 in the World

38% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1942 Founded

93

Kitakyushu

Kyushu Institute of Technology

#285 in Asia #1207 in the World

34% Acceptance

8,146 Enrollment

1907 Founded

94

Tokyo

Nippon Dental University

#586 in Asia #2127 in the World

43% Acceptance

1,178 Enrollment

1907 Founded

95

Sapporo

Hokkaido University of Science

#1067 in Asia #3405 in the World

38% Acceptance

9,126 Enrollment

1967 Founded

96

Mitaka

International Christian University

#695 in Asia #2416 in the World

30% Acceptance

12,176 Enrollment

1953 Founded

97

Hakodate

Future University Hakodate

#1537 in Asia #4500 in the World

50% Acceptance

1,371 Enrollment

2000 Founded

98

Tokyo

Tokyo University of Agriculture

#300 in Asia #1262 in the World

32% Acceptance

597 Enrollment

1891 Founded

99

Oita

Oita University

#332 in Asia #1350 in the World

40% Acceptance

5,781 Enrollment

1949 Founded

100

Kyoto

Ritsumeikan University

#98 in Asia #607 in the World

34% Acceptance

31,739 Enrollment

1899 Founded