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 3.71M specialized research publications which collectively generated 80.27M citations. This targeted approach bypasses general university reputation, directly revealing the strongest programs.

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Tokyo

University of Tokyo

For Aesthetics

#1 in Asia #48 in the World

36% Acceptance

28,918 Enrollment

1877 Founded

2

Kyoto

Kyoto University

For Aesthetics

#9 in Asia #110 in the World

11% Acceptance

22,365 Enrollment

1897 Founded

3

Suita

Osaka University

For Aesthetics

#11 in Asia #137 in the World

13% Acceptance

23,234 Enrollment

1931 Founded

4

Fukuoka

Kyushu University

For Aesthetics

#17 in Asia #183 in the World

14% Acceptance

18,813 Enrollment

1911 Founded

5

Sendai

Tohoku University

For Aesthetics

#23 in Asia #215 in the World

30% Acceptance

17,975 Enrollment

1907 Founded

6

Sapporo

Hokkaido University

For Aesthetics

#26 in Asia #228 in the World

27% Acceptance

17,770 Enrollment

1918 Founded

7

Nagoya

Nagoya University

For Aesthetics

#30 in Asia #245 in the World

14% Acceptance

15,959 Enrollment

1939 Founded

8

Tokyo

Waseda University

For Aesthetics

#33 in Asia #260 in the World

10% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1882 Founded

9

Tokyo

Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Aesthetics

#36 in Asia #280 in the World

10% Acceptance

6,551 Enrollment

1881 Founded

10

Tsukuba

University of Tsukuba

For Aesthetics

#50 in Asia #343 in the World

18% Acceptance

16,684 Enrollment

1973 Founded

11

Tokyo

Keio University

For Aesthetics

#68 in Asia #449 in the World

12% Acceptance

33,518 Enrollment

1858 Founded

12

Yokohama

Yokohama National University

For Aesthetics

#195 in Asia #926 in the World

33% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1949 Founded

13

Hachioji

Tokyo Metropolitan University

For Aesthetics

#201 in Asia #940 in the World

21% Acceptance

9,126 Enrollment

2005 Founded

14

Tokyo

Nippon Medical School

For Aesthetics

#543 in Asia #1845 in the World

29% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1904 Founded

15

Nishihara

University of the Ryukyus

For Aesthetics

#709 in Asia #2186 in the World

34% Acceptance

6,179 Enrollment

1950 Founded

16

Kobe

University of Hyogo

For Aesthetics

#859 in Asia #2500 in the World

34% Acceptance

6,551 Enrollment

2004 Founded

17

Tokyo

National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies

For Aesthetics

#871 in Asia #2529 in the World

12% Acceptance

6,287 Enrollment

1997 Founded

18

Soja

Okayama Prefectural University

For Aesthetics

#711 in Asia #2192 in the World

50% Acceptance

28,354 Enrollment

1993 Founded

19

Nagaoka

Nagaoka University

For Aesthetics

#997 in Asia #2787 in the World

47% Acceptance

5,917 Enrollment

2001 Founded

20

Hiroshima

Hiroshima Institute of Technology

For Aesthetics

#1282 in Asia #3393 in the World

30% Acceptance

7,543 Enrollment

1963 Founded

21

Tokyo

Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Aesthetics

#533 in Asia #1822 in the World

66% Acceptance

7,543 Enrollment

1949 Founded

22

Osaka

Osaka University of Human Sciences

For Aesthetics

#888 in Asia #2564 in the World

34% Acceptance

2001 Founded

23

Kyoto

Kyoto Sangyo University

For Aesthetics

#1310 in Asia #3450 in the World

36% Acceptance

4,317 Enrollment

1965 Founded

24

Fukuoka

Fukuoka University

For Aesthetics

#387 in Asia #1475 in the World

36% Acceptance

5,781 Enrollment

1934 Founded

25

Tokyo

Teikyo University

For Aesthetics

#515 in Asia #1771 in the World

50% Acceptance

5,198 Enrollment

1966 Founded

26

Niigata

Niigata University of Health and Welfare

For Aesthetics

#1330 in Asia #3486 in the World

35% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

2001 Founded

27

Kobe

Kobe University

For Aesthetics

#55 in Asia #371 in the World

35% Acceptance

16,214 Enrollment

1902 Founded

28

Tokyo

Komazawa University

For Aesthetics

#1514 in Asia #3835 in the World

60% Acceptance

4,144 Enrollment

1592 Founded

29

Shizuoka

Shizuoka University

For Aesthetics

#316 in Asia #1260 in the World

40% Acceptance

6,551 Enrollment

1949 Founded

30

Musashino

Seikei University

For Aesthetics

#1128 in Asia #3073 in the World

60% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1949 Founded

31

Hikone

University of Shiga Prefecture

For Aesthetics

#1356 in Asia #3535 in the World

38% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1995 Founded

32

Tokyo

Toyo University

For Aesthetics

#883 in Asia #2550 in the World

36% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1887 Founded

33

Osaka

Osaka University of Economics

For Aesthetics

#853 in Asia #2490 in the World

38% Acceptance

7,337 Enrollment

1949 Founded

34

Kyoto

Ryukoku University

For Aesthetics

#848 in Asia #2480 in the World

50% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1639 Founded

35

Fuchu

Tokyo University of Foreign Studies

For Aesthetics

#1416 in Asia #3661 in the World

33% Acceptance

4,144 Enrollment

1873 Founded

36

Tokyo

Meiji University

For Aesthetics

#298 in Asia #1212 in the World

47% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1881 Founded

37

Neyagawa

Osaka Electro-Communication University

For Aesthetics

#1187 in Asia #3186 in the World

36% Acceptance

20,285 Enrollment

1961 Founded

38

Kitakyushu

University of Kitakyushu

For Aesthetics

#873 in Asia #2534 in the World

21% Acceptance

28,354 Enrollment

1946 Founded

39

Tokyo

Meiji Gakuin University

For Aesthetics

#1361 in Asia #3547 in the World

34% Acceptance

12,176 Enrollment

1877 Founded

40

Sendai

Tohoku Institute of Technology

For Aesthetics

#771 in Asia #2318 in the World

30% Acceptance

5,917 Enrollment

1964 Founded

41

Muroran

Muroran Institute of Technology

For Aesthetics

#985 in Asia #2764 in the World

36% Acceptance

5,917 Enrollment

1949 Founded

42

Hikone

Shiga University

For Aesthetics

#1096 in Asia #2999 in the World

36% Acceptance

3,702 Enrollment

1949 Founded

43

Tokyo

Ochanomizu University

For Aesthetics

#703 in Asia #2175 in the World

12% Acceptance

2,075 Enrollment

1874 Founded

44

Osaka

Osaka Institute of Technology

For Aesthetics

#1007 in Asia #2808 in the World

42% Acceptance

8,146 Enrollment

1922 Founded

45

Kyoto

Kyoto Institute of Technology

For Aesthetics

#392 in Asia #1488 in the World

33% Acceptance

6,551 Enrollment

1949 Founded

46

Daito

Osaka Sangyo University

For Aesthetics

#1491 in Asia #3798 in the World

50% Acceptance

8,146 Enrollment

1928 Founded

47

Yokohama

Kanagawa University

For Aesthetics

#1045 in Asia #2896 in the World

47% Acceptance

13,280 Enrollment

1949 Founded

48

Tokyo

Tokai University

For Aesthetics

#324 in Asia #1285 in the World

50% Acceptance

29,700 Enrollment

1946 Founded

49

Neyagawa

Setsunan University

For Aesthetics

#1472 in Asia #3766 in the World

20% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1975 Founded

50

Kitakyushu

University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan

For Aesthetics

#791 in Asia #2373 in the World

27% Acceptance

3,106 Enrollment

1978 Founded

51

Tokyo

Musashi University

For Aesthetics

#1056 in Asia #2916 in the World

44% Acceptance

5,917 Enrollment

1949 Founded

52

Sendai

Tohoku Gakuin University

For Aesthetics

#1189 in Asia #3188 in the World

50% Acceptance

20,285 Enrollment

1949 Founded

53

Mito

Ibaraki University

For Aesthetics

#343 in Asia #1360 in the World

34% Acceptance

9,126 Enrollment

1949 Founded

54

Higashihiroshima

Hiroshima University

For Aesthetics

#80 in Asia #499 in the World

33% Acceptance

15,505 Enrollment

1949 Founded

55

Tokyo

Tokyo University of the Arts

For Aesthetics

#452 in Asia #1628 in the World

29% Acceptance

3,217 Enrollment

1949 Founded

56

Onna

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST)

For Aesthetics

#1110 in Asia #3032 in the World

14% Acceptance

237 Enrollment

57

Kyoto

Doshisha University

For Aesthetics

#279 in Asia #1154 in the World

35% Acceptance

28,354 Enrollment

1920 Founded

58

Chofu

University of Electro-Communications

For Aesthetics

#156 in Asia #818 in the World

25% Acceptance

20,285 Enrollment

1949 Founded

59

Wakayama

Wakayama University

For Aesthetics

#1227 in Asia #3271 in the World

38% Acceptance

31,739 Enrollment

1949 Founded

60

Tokyo

Juntendo University

For Aesthetics

#457 in Asia #1640 in the World

31% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1836 Founded

61

Narashino

Chiba Institute of Technology

For Aesthetics

#1138 in Asia #3096 in the World

38% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1942 Founded

62

Kitakyushu

Kyushu Institute of Technology

For Aesthetics

#163 in Asia #835 in the World

34% Acceptance

8,146 Enrollment

1907 Founded

63

Tokyo

Nippon Dental University

For Aesthetics

#1123 in Asia #3056 in the World

43% Acceptance

1,178 Enrollment

1907 Founded

64

Sapporo

Hokkaido University of Science

For Aesthetics

#1430 in Asia #3682 in the World

38% Acceptance

9,126 Enrollment

1967 Founded

65

Mitaka

International Christian University

For Aesthetics

#1355 in Asia #3534 in the World

30% Acceptance

12,176 Enrollment

1953 Founded

66

Hakodate

Future University Hakodate

For Aesthetics

#1219 in Asia #3252 in the World

50% Acceptance

1,371 Enrollment

2000 Founded

67

Tokyo

Tokyo University of Agriculture

For Aesthetics

#841 in Asia #2469 in the World

32% Acceptance

597 Enrollment

1891 Founded

68

Oita

Oita University

For Aesthetics

#993 in Asia #2779 in the World

40% Acceptance

5,781 Enrollment

1949 Founded

69

Kyoto

Ritsumeikan University

For Aesthetics

#171 in Asia #860 in the World

34% Acceptance

31,739 Enrollment

1899 Founded

70

Chiba

Tokyo University of Information Sciences

For Aesthetics

#915 in Asia #2628 in the World

40% Acceptance

2,186 Enrollment

1988 Founded

71

Utsunomiya

Utsunomiya University

For Aesthetics

#653 in Asia #2063 in the World

38% Acceptance

9,126 Enrollment

1949 Founded

72

Tokyo

Nihon University

For Aesthetics

#117 in Asia #681 in the World

33% Acceptance

29,700 Enrollment

1889 Founded

73

Nara

Nara Women’s University

For Aesthetics

#667 in Asia #2094 in the World

17% Acceptance

2,631 Enrollment

1908 Founded

74

Kawasaki

St. Marianna University School of Medicine

For Aesthetics

#1104 in Asia #3022 in the World

10% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1971 Founded

75

Tokyo

Tokyo City University

For Aesthetics

#976 in Asia #2746 in the World

47% Acceptance

7,543 Enrollment

1929 Founded

76

Sapporo

Hokkaido University of Education

For Aesthetics

#1319 in Asia #3461 in the World

39% Acceptance

1,327 Enrollment

1949 Founded

77

Mitaka

Kyorin University

For Aesthetics

#1067 in Asia #2944 in the World

50% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1966 Founded

78

Hachioji

Tokyo University of Technology

For Aesthetics

#1348 in Asia #3519 in the World

27% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1986 Founded

79

Tokyo

Aoyama Gakuin University

For Aesthetics

#690 in Asia #2142 in the World

30% Acceptance

20,285 Enrollment

1874 Founded

80

Nonoichi

Kanazawa Institute of Technology

For Aesthetics

#1025 in Asia #2849 in the World

30% Acceptance

5,917 Enrollment

1965 Founded

81

Kunitachi

Hitotsubashi University

For Aesthetics

#303 in Asia #1225 in the World

33% Acceptance

6,287 Enrollment

1875 Founded

82

Chiba

Chiba University

For Aesthetics

#145 in Asia #788 in the World

32% Acceptance

13,983 Enrollment

1949 Founded

83

Toyota

Aichi Institute of Technology

For Aesthetics

#903 in Asia #2601 in the World

49% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1959 Founded

84

Tochigi

Dokkyo Medical University

For Aesthetics

#1337 in Asia #3499 in the World

37% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1972 Founded

85

Nagoya

Toyota Technological Institute

For Aesthetics

#1288 in Asia #3402 in the World

30% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1981 Founded

86

Kasugai

Chubu University

For Aesthetics

#780 in Asia #2344 in the World

24% Acceptance

9,126 Enrollment

1938 Founded

87

Tokyo

Japan Women’s University

For Aesthetics

#1072 in Asia #2954 in the World

33% Acceptance

6,572 Enrollment

1901 Founded

88

Sapporo

Sapporo Medical University

For Aesthetics

#763 in Asia #2301 in the World

39% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1950 Founded

89

Matsumoto

Shinshu University

For Aesthetics

#380 in Asia #1459 in the World

36% Acceptance

10,849 Enrollment

1949 Founded

90

Hachioji

Chuo University

For Aesthetics

#647 in Asia #2049 in the World

60% Acceptance

31,739 Enrollment

1885 Founded

91

Tokyo

Rikkyo University

For Aesthetics

#676 in Asia #2110 in the World

34% Acceptance

20,720 Enrollment

1922 Founded

92

Nomi

Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

For Aesthetics

#335 in Asia #1328 in the World

10% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1990 Founded

93

Koshigaya

Bunkyo University

For Aesthetics

#1499 in Asia #3814 in the World

40% Acceptance

19,768 Enrollment

1966 Founded

94

Beppu

Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University

For Aesthetics

#660 in Asia #2080 in the World

25% Acceptance

5,796 Enrollment

2000 Founded

95

Toyohashi

Toyohashi University of Technology

For Aesthetics

#420 in Asia #1548 in the World

29% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1976 Founded

96

Tochigi

Jichi Medical University

For Aesthetics

#485 in Asia #1699 in the World

28% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1972 Founded

97

Nagoya

Nanzan University

For Aesthetics

#933 in Asia #2662 in the World

50% Acceptance

9,883 Enrollment

1949 Founded

98

Kashiwara

Osaka Kyoiku University

For Aesthetics

#1411 in Asia #3646 in the World

43% Acceptance

4,317 Enrollment

1874 Founded

99

Tokyo

Kogakuin University

For Aesthetics

#844 in Asia #2472 in the World

50% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1887 Founded

100

Saitama

Saitama University

For Aesthetics

#474 in Asia #1672 in the World

30% Acceptance

9,126 Enrollment

1949 Founded