Academic Index Last updated: June 23, 2026

100 Best Universities in Japan for Horticulture

If you are looking to study Horticulture in Japan, our index highlights the top 100 domain-leading institutions. To determine these leaders, we isolated 4.14M specialized research publications which collectively generated 91.3M citations. This targeted approach bypasses general university reputation, directly revealing the strongest programs.

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Tokyo

University of Tokyo

For Horticulture

#6 in Asia #28 in the World

36% Acceptance

28,918 Enrollment

1877 Founded

2

Kyoto

Kyoto University

For Horticulture

#8 in Asia #34 in the World

11% Acceptance

22,365 Enrollment

1897 Founded

3

Nagoya

Nagoya University

For Horticulture

#15 in Asia #57 in the World

14% Acceptance

15,959 Enrollment

1939 Founded

4

Sapporo

Hokkaido University

For Horticulture

#25 in Asia #89 in the World

27% Acceptance

17,770 Enrollment

1918 Founded

5

Fukuoka

Kyushu University

For Horticulture

#30 in Asia #129 in the World

14% Acceptance

18,813 Enrollment

1911 Founded

6

Sendai

Tohoku University

For Horticulture

#32 in Asia #135 in the World

30% Acceptance

17,975 Enrollment

1907 Founded

7

Tsukuba

University of Tsukuba

For Horticulture

#44 in Asia #165 in the World

18% Acceptance

16,684 Enrollment

1973 Founded

8

Suita

Osaka University

For Horticulture

#122 in Asia #397 in the World

13% Acceptance

23,234 Enrollment

1931 Founded

9

Tokyo

Tokyo University of Science

For Horticulture

#134 in Asia #426 in the World

31% Acceptance

19,768 Enrollment

1881 Founded

10

Tokyo

Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Horticulture

#318 in Asia #883 in the World

10% Acceptance

6,551 Enrollment

1881 Founded

11

Hachioji

Tokyo Metropolitan University

For Horticulture

#325 in Asia #903 in the World

21% Acceptance

9,126 Enrollment

2005 Founded

12

Tokyo

Keio University

For Horticulture

#374 in Asia #1009 in the World

12% Acceptance

33,518 Enrollment

1858 Founded

13

Tokyo

Waseda University

For Horticulture

#690 in Asia #1649 in the World

10% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1882 Founded

14

Yokohama

Yokohama National University

For Horticulture

#1050 in Asia #2359 in the World

33% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1949 Founded

15

Tokyo

Toho University

For Horticulture

#559 in Asia #1382 in the World

47% Acceptance

5,198 Enrollment

1925 Founded

16

Okayama

Okayama University of Science

For Horticulture

#651 in Asia #1572 in the World

30% Acceptance

6,551 Enrollment

1962 Founded

17

Matsumoto

Shinshu University

For Horticulture

#281 in Asia #801 in the World

36% Acceptance

10,849 Enrollment

1949 Founded

18

Kashiwara

Osaka Kyoiku University

For Horticulture

#1150 in Asia #2549 in the World

43% Acceptance

4,317 Enrollment

1874 Founded

19

Chofu

University of Electro-Communications

For Horticulture

#946 in Asia #2154 in the World

25% Acceptance

20,285 Enrollment

1949 Founded

20

Toyoake

Fujita Health University

For Horticulture

#1002 in Asia #2279 in the World

27% Acceptance

3,106 Enrollment

1964 Founded

21

Takatsuki

Osaka Medical College

For Horticulture

#1426 in Asia #3093 in the World

36% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1927 Founded

22

Neyagawa

Setsunan University

For Horticulture

#1319 in Asia #2892 in the World

20% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1975 Founded

23

Kyoto

Doshisha University

For Horticulture

#1176 in Asia #2597 in the World

35% Acceptance

28,354 Enrollment

1920 Founded

24

Hiroshima

Prefectural University of Hiroshima

For Horticulture

#443 in Asia #1140 in the World

39% Acceptance

16,214 Enrollment

2005 Founded

25

Tokyo

Tokyo University of the Arts

For Horticulture

#1085 in Asia #2414 in the World

29% Acceptance

3,217 Enrollment

1949 Founded

26

Sapporo

Sapporo Medical University

For Horticulture

#1237 in Asia #2728 in the World

39% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1950 Founded

27

Morioka

Iwate Medical University

For Horticulture

#1536 in Asia #3316 in the World

32% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1928 Founded

28

Kobe

Konan University

For Horticulture

#1506 in Asia #3261 in the World

45% Acceptance

26,248 Enrollment

1919 Founded

29

Gifu

Gifu University

For Horticulture

#144 in Asia #456 in the World

35% Acceptance

7,227 Enrollment

1949 Founded

30

Yokohama

Kanagawa University

For Horticulture

#1519 in Asia #3289 in the World

47% Acceptance

13,280 Enrollment

1949 Founded

31

Tokyo

Kitasato University

For Horticulture

#435 in Asia #1126 in the World

36% Acceptance

4,685 Enrollment

1962 Founded

32

Okayama

Okayama University

For Horticulture

#34 in Asia #137 in the World

30% Acceptance

13,057 Enrollment

1922 Founded

33

Matsue

Shimane University

For Horticulture

#228 in Asia #674 in the World

38% Acceptance

6,179 Enrollment

1949 Founded

34

Kashihara

Nara Medical University

For Horticulture

#1060 in Asia #2376 in the World

31% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1945 Founded

35

Chiba

Chiba University

For Horticulture

#64 in Asia #221 in the World

32% Acceptance

13,983 Enrollment

1949 Founded

36

Toyama

University of Toyama

For Horticulture

#585 in Asia #1436 in the World

30% Acceptance

9,208 Enrollment

1975 Founded

37

Takamatsu

Kagawa University

For Horticulture

#99 in Asia #334 in the World

18% Acceptance

6,179 Enrollment

1949 Founded

38

Nara

Nara Women’s University

For Horticulture

#633 in Asia #1538 in the World

17% Acceptance

2,631 Enrollment

1908 Founded

39

Kyoto

Ritsumeikan University

For Horticulture

#718 in Asia #1714 in the World

34% Acceptance

31,739 Enrollment

1899 Founded

40

Hirosaki

Hirosaki University

For Horticulture

#380 in Asia #1021 in the World

41% Acceptance

12,068 Enrollment

1949 Founded

41

Tokyo

Tokyo University of Agriculture

For Horticulture

#113 in Asia #378 in the World

32% Acceptance

597 Enrollment

1891 Founded

42

Sakai

Osaka Prefecture University

For Horticulture

#114 in Asia #379 in the World

21% Acceptance

6,551 Enrollment

1949 Founded

43

Morioka

Iwate University

For Horticulture

#216 in Asia #649 in the World

33% Acceptance

5,402 Enrollment

1949 Founded

44

Kobe

University of Hyogo

For Horticulture

#1246 in Asia #2745 in the World

34% Acceptance

6,551 Enrollment

2004 Founded

45

Fukuyama

Fukuyama University

For Horticulture

#986 in Asia #2240 in the World

31% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1975 Founded

46

Yokohama

Yokohama City University

For Horticulture

#453 in Asia #1154 in the World

33% Acceptance

5,198 Enrollment

1928 Founded

47

Tokyo

Meiji University

For Horticulture

#481 in Asia #1206 in the World

47% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1881 Founded

48

Oita

Oita University

For Horticulture

#1172 in Asia #2591 in the World

40% Acceptance

5,781 Enrollment

1949 Founded

49

Maebashi

Gunma University

For Horticulture

#717 in Asia #1712 in the World

21% Acceptance

10,127 Enrollment

1949 Founded

50

Kariya

Aichi University of Education

For Horticulture

#1384 in Asia #3005 in the World

19% Acceptance

4,317 Enrollment

1873 Founded

51

Akita

Akita Prefectural University

For Horticulture

#553 in Asia #1367 in the World

45% Acceptance

5,402 Enrollment

1999 Founded

52

Tottori

Tottori University

For Horticulture

#147 in Asia #462 in the World

34% Acceptance

6,179 Enrollment

1949 Founded

53

Suita

Kansai University

For Horticulture

#1470 in Asia #3174 in the World

35% Acceptance

29,749 Enrollment

1922 Founded

54

Nagoya

Sugiyama Jogakuen University

For Horticulture

#1243 in Asia #2741 in the World

60% Acceptance

3,633 Enrollment

1905 Founded

55

Kurume

Kurume University

For Horticulture

#1412 in Asia #3071 in the World

33% Acceptance

3,106 Enrollment

1928 Founded

56

Hikone

University of Shiga Prefecture

For Horticulture

#1180 in Asia #2610 in the World

38% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1995 Founded

57

Tokyo

Rikkyo University

For Horticulture

#1531 in Asia #3306 in the World

34% Acceptance

20,720 Enrollment

1922 Founded

58

Sakado

Kagawa Nutrition University

For Horticulture

#1422 in Asia #3087 in the World

50% Acceptance

2,871 Enrollment

1961 Founded

59

Moriguchi

Kansai Medical University

For Horticulture

#1438 in Asia #3117 in the World

33% Acceptance

3,106 Enrollment

1928 Founded

60

Kobe

Kobe University

For Horticulture

#86 in Asia #302 in the World

35% Acceptance

16,214 Enrollment

1902 Founded

61

Fukushima

Fukushima University

For Horticulture

#1568 in Asia #3373 in the World

39% Acceptance

3,633 Enrollment

1949 Founded

62

Yamaguchi

Yamaguchi University

For Horticulture

#302 in Asia #851 in the World

36% Acceptance

11,098 Enrollment

1949 Founded

63

Tokyo

Tokai University

For Horticulture

#561 in Asia #1385 in the World

50% Acceptance

29,700 Enrollment

1946 Founded

64

Obihiro

Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

For Horticulture

#411 in Asia #1080 in the World

38% Acceptance

1,353 Enrollment

1941 Founded

65

Machida

Showa Pharmaceutical University

For Horticulture

#953 in Asia #2173 in the World

45% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1949 Founded

66

Kanazawa

Kanazawa University

For Horticulture

#308 in Asia #862 in the World

30% Acceptance

10,127 Enrollment

1949 Founded

67

Akita

Akita University

For Horticulture

#1341 in Asia #2930 in the World

23% Acceptance

12,068 Enrollment

1949 Founded

68

Tokyo

Hoshi University

For Horticulture

#754 in Asia #1788 in the World

49% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1911 Founded

69

Soka

Dokkyo University

For Horticulture

#1415 in Asia #3077 in the World

47% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1964 Founded

70

Nagoya

Meijo University

For Horticulture

#408 in Asia #1077 in the World

40% Acceptance

19,768 Enrollment

1926 Founded

71

Kumamoto

Sojo University

For Horticulture

#1194 in Asia #2637 in the World

46% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1965 Founded

72

Hikone

Shiga University

For Horticulture

#1606 in Asia #3453 in the World

36% Acceptance

3,702 Enrollment

1949 Founded

73

Tokyo

Sophia University

For Horticulture

#1593 in Asia #3426 in the World

50% Acceptance

13,280 Enrollment

1913 Founded

74

Sakado

Josai University

For Horticulture

#1359 in Asia #2961 in the World

44% Acceptance

1965 Founded

75

Miyazaki

Minami Kyushu University

For Horticulture

#583 in Asia #1433 in the World

40% Acceptance

996 Enrollment

1965 Founded

76

Kitami

Kitami Institute of Technology

For Horticulture

#1454 in Asia #3147 in the World

39% Acceptance

2,106 Enrollment

1960 Founded

77

Fukushima

Fukushima Medical University

For Horticulture

#1119 in Asia #2486 in the World

10% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1952 Founded

78

Yamagata

Yamagata University

For Horticulture

#257 in Asia #739 in the World

34% Acceptance

9,208 Enrollment

1949 Founded

79

Tokyo

Juntendo University

For Horticulture

#915 in Asia #2088 in the World

31% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1836 Founded

80

Nonoichi

Ishikawa Prefectural University

For Horticulture

#604 in Asia #1481 in the World

38% Acceptance

597 Enrollment

2005 Founded

81

Machida

Tamagawa University

For Horticulture

#919 in Asia #2099 in the World

37% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1929 Founded

82

Kameoka

Kyoto Gakuen University

For Horticulture

#1590 in Asia #3418 in the World

60% Acceptance

3,633 Enrollment

1969 Founded

83

Tokyo

Rissho University

For Horticulture

#1603 in Asia #3445 in the World

35% Acceptance

9,883 Enrollment

1924 Founded

84

Soja

Okayama Prefectural University

For Horticulture

#1103 in Asia #2444 in the World

50% Acceptance

28,354 Enrollment

1993 Founded

85

Nagoya

Nagoya Institute of Technology

For Horticulture

#1020 in Asia #2315 in the World

22% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1905 Founded

86

Kumamoto

Prefectural University of Kumamoto

For Horticulture

#1212 in Asia #2676 in the World

34% Acceptance

3,633 Enrollment

1947 Founded

87

Higashiosaka

Kindai University

For Horticulture

#150 in Asia #471 in the World

50% Acceptance

38,857 Enrollment

1949 Founded

88

Tokyo

Tokyo Medical University

For Horticulture

#1250 in Asia #2753 in the World

8% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1916 Founded

89

Saitama

Saitama University

For Horticulture

#416 in Asia #1093 in the World

30% Acceptance

9,126 Enrollment

1949 Founded

90

Miyazaki

University of Miyazaki

For Horticulture

#298 in Asia #842 in the World

17% Acceptance

6,179 Enrollment

1949 Founded

91

Kitakyushu

Kyushu Dental College

For Horticulture

#998 in Asia #2268 in the World

8% Acceptance

1,178 Enrollment

1914 Founded

92

Fukuoka

Nakamura Gakuen University

For Horticulture

#1479 in Asia #3202 in the World

42% Acceptance

6,190 Enrollment

1965 Founded

93

Wakayama

Wakayama University

For Horticulture

#1493 in Asia #3229 in the World

38% Acceptance

31,739 Enrollment

1949 Founded

94

Tokyo

Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Horticulture

#609 in Asia #1499 in the World

9% Acceptance

5,198 Enrollment

1946 Founded

95

Nomi

Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

For Horticulture

#1543 in Asia #3328 in the World

10% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1990 Founded

96

Kyoto

Kyoto Pharmaceutical University

For Horticulture

#377 in Asia #1016 in the World

33% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1884 Founded

97

Kahoku

Kanazawa Medical University

For Horticulture

#1453 in Asia #3146 in the World

10% Acceptance

3,106 Enrollment

1972 Founded

98

Tokyo

Meiji Gakuin University

For Horticulture

#1192 in Asia #2634 in the World

34% Acceptance

12,176 Enrollment

1877 Founded

99

Shizuoka

University of Shizuoka

For Horticulture

#431 in Asia #1120 in the World

38% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1987 Founded

100

Nagoya

Nagoya City University

For Horticulture

#681 in Asia #1630 in the World

22% Acceptance

4,685 Enrollment

1950 Founded