Academic Index Last updated: June 23, 2026

100 Best Universities in Japan for Philosophy

If you are looking to study Philosophy in Japan, our index highlights the top 100 domain-leading institutions. To determine these leaders, we isolated 2.99M specialized research publications which collectively generated 68.42M citations. This targeted approach bypasses general university reputation, directly revealing the strongest programs.

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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

Tokyo

Tokyo Institute of Technology

#26 in Asia #251 in the World

10% Acceptance

6,551 Enrollment

1881 Founded

5

Sendai

Tohoku University

#9 in Asia #114 in the World

30% Acceptance

17,975 Enrollment

1907 Founded

6

Fukuoka

Kyushu University

#17 in Asia #175 in the World

14% Acceptance

18,813 Enrollment

1911 Founded

7

Nagoya

Nagoya University

#18 in Asia #176 in the World

14% Acceptance

15,959 Enrollment

1939 Founded

8

Tsukuba

University of Tsukuba

#23 in Asia #219 in the World

18% Acceptance

16,684 Enrollment

1973 Founded

9

Sapporo

Hokkaido University

#19 in Asia #186 in the World

27% Acceptance

17,770 Enrollment

1918 Founded

10

Tokyo

Keio University

#15 in Asia #162 in the World

12% Acceptance

33,518 Enrollment

1858 Founded

11

Tokyo

Waseda University

#29 in Asia #266 in the World

10% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1882 Founded

12

Hachioji

Tokyo Metropolitan University

#130 in Asia #751 in the World

21% Acceptance

9,126 Enrollment

2005 Founded

13

Yokohama

Yokohama National University

#147 in Asia #816 in the World

33% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1949 Founded

14

Urayasu

Meikai University

#786 in Asia #2676 in the World

43% Acceptance

1,178 Enrollment

1970 Founded

15

Tokyo

Kokushikan University

#937 in Asia #3068 in the World

27% Acceptance

47,094 Enrollment

1917 Founded

16

Tokai

Seijoh University

#2533 in Asia #6633 in the World

45% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1941 Founded

17

Sapporo

Sapporo University

#1297 in Asia #3953 in the World

30% Acceptance

813 Enrollment

1967 Founded

18

Nobeoka

Kyushu University of Health and Welfare

#1827 in Asia #5141 in the World

36% Acceptance

6,190 Enrollment

1999 Founded

19

Nagoya

Chukyo University

#625 in Asia #2245 in the World

36% Acceptance

3,224 Enrollment

1927 Founded

20

Kyoto

Kyoto Tachibana University

#1506 in Asia #4431 in the World

34% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1967 Founded

21

Kobe

Kobe Shoin Women’s University

#2169 in Asia #5869 in the World

44% Acceptance

1966 Founded

22

Kakogawa

Hyogo University

#2038 in Asia #5592 in the World

37% Acceptance

5,198 Enrollment

1995 Founded

23

Higashihiroshima

Hiroshima University

#35 in Asia #319 in the World

33% Acceptance

15,505 Enrollment

1949 Founded

24

Ebetsu

Sapporo Gakuin University

#1896 in Asia #5284 in the World

51% Acceptance

12,176 Enrollment

1946 Founded

25

Tottori

Tottori University

#230 in Asia #1044 in the World

34% Acceptance

6,179 Enrollment

1949 Founded

26

Tokyo

Kogakuin University

#488 in Asia #1831 in the World

50% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1887 Founded

27

Takamatsu

Kagawa Prefectural College of Health Sciences

#1660 in Asia #4751 in the World

33% Acceptance

4,685 Enrollment

2004 Founded

28

Saga

Saga University

#261 in Asia #1127 in the World

30% Acceptance

18,813 Enrollment

1949 Founded

29

Niigata

Niigata University of Health and Welfare

#1157 in Asia #3611 in the World

35% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

2001 Founded

30

Miyoshi

Tokai Gakuen University

#1688 in Asia #4810 in the World

35% Acceptance

2,871 Enrollment

1995 Founded

31

Kurume

Kurume Institute of Technology

#1963 in Asia #5426 in the World

48% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1976 Founded

32

Kitakyushu

Kyushu Dental College

#930 in Asia #3058 in the World

8% Acceptance

1,178 Enrollment

1914 Founded

33

Ichikawa

Chiba University of Commerce

#1427 in Asia #4245 in the World

45% Acceptance

9,883 Enrollment

1928 Founded

34

Gifu

Gifu Shotoku Gakuen University

#2133 in Asia #5789 in the World

40% Acceptance

1,979 Enrollment

1972 Founded

35

Chiba

Tokyo University of Information Sciences

#1052 in Asia #3362 in the World

40% Acceptance

2,186 Enrollment

1988 Founded

36

Tokyo

Tokyo Keizai University

#1231 in Asia #3797 in the World

27% Acceptance

6,287 Enrollment

1899 Founded

37

Tokyo

Sophia University

#258 in Asia #1124 in the World

50% Acceptance

13,280 Enrollment

1913 Founded

38

Sendai

Miyagi Gakuin Women’s University

#2030 in Asia #5573 in the World

35% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1949 Founded

39

Onna

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST)

#410 in Asia #1598 in the World

14% Acceptance

237 Enrollment

40

Naha

University of Okinawa

#2071 in Asia #5658 in the World

30% Acceptance

1961 Founded

41

Matsue

Shimane University

#262 in Asia #1129 in the World

38% Acceptance

6,179 Enrollment

1949 Founded

42

Komagane

Nagano College of Nursing

#2832 in Asia #7275 in the World

31% Acceptance

1995 Founded

43

Kashiwa

Reitaku University

#1637 in Asia #4708 in the World

50% Acceptance

5,796 Enrollment

1935 Founded

44

Hiroshima

Hiroshima City University

#889 in Asia #2945 in the World

35% Acceptance

2,058 Enrollment

1994 Founded

45

Fukuoka

Fukuoka Institute of Technology

#768 in Asia #2626 in the World

48% Acceptance

2,058 Enrollment

1963 Founded

46

Akita

Akita Prefectural University

#1422 in Asia #4235 in the World

45% Acceptance

5,402 Enrollment

1999 Founded

47

Uenohara

Teikyo University of Science and Technology

#1463 in Asia #4311 in the World

50% Acceptance

22,365 Enrollment

1989 Founded

48

Tokyo

Kokugakuin University

#910 in Asia #3010 in the World

36% Acceptance

9,879 Enrollment

1882 Founded

49

Togane

Josai International University

#1238 in Asia #3808 in the World

27% Acceptance

5,037 Enrollment

1992 Founded

50

Sapporo

Hokkai-Gakuen University

#1230 in Asia #3794 in the World

33% Acceptance

31,739 Enrollment

1952 Founded

51

Nisshin

Nagoya University of Arts and Sciences

#2101 in Asia #5719 in the World

40% Acceptance

370 Enrollment

2002 Founded

52

Nagasaki

Nagasaki Institute of Applied Science

#1388 in Asia #4148 in the World

39% Acceptance

20,720 Enrollment

1942 Founded

53

Kyoto

Bukkyo University

#1286 in Asia #3925 in the World

43% Acceptance

11,421 Enrollment

1887 Founded

54

Kobe

Kobe Design University

#1865 in Asia #5218 in the World

30% Acceptance

9,879 Enrollment

1989 Founded

55

Kakamigahara

Tokai Gakuin University

#2427 in Asia #6429 in the World

61% Acceptance

5,462 Enrollment

1981 Founded

56

Hanno

Surugadai University

#1965 in Asia #5430 in the World

50% Acceptance

11,421 Enrollment

1987 Founded

57

Ebetsu

Rakuno Gakuen University

#841 in Asia #2820 in the World

31% Acceptance

1,353 Enrollment

1933 Founded

58

Tokyo

Tokyo Future University

#2613 in Asia #6792 in the World

36% Acceptance

2006 Founded

59

Tokyo

Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

#486 in Asia #1827 in the World

34% Acceptance

17,770 Enrollment

2003 Founded

60

Takamatsu

Kagawa University

#275 in Asia #1180 in the World

18% Acceptance

6,179 Enrollment

1949 Founded

61

Ryugasaki

Ryutsu Keizai University

#1815 in Asia #5124 in the World

42% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1965 Founded

62

Neyagawa

Osaka Electro-Communication University

#961 in Asia #3130 in the World

36% Acceptance

20,285 Enrollment

1961 Founded

63

Miyashiro

Nippon Institute of Technology

#1033 in Asia #3310 in the World

50% Acceptance

5,917 Enrollment

1967 Founded

64

Kurashiki

Kawasaki University of Medical Welfare

#959 in Asia #3125 in the World

33% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1991 Founded

65

Kitakyushu

University of Kitakyushu

#806 in Asia #2747 in the World

21% Acceptance

28,354 Enrollment

1946 Founded

66

Ichihara

Teikyo Heisei University

#1366 in Asia #4103 in the World

39% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

1987 Founded

67

Gamagori

Aichi University of Technology

#2676 in Asia #6922 in the World

43% Acceptance

5,917 Enrollment

2000 Founded

68

Chiba

Chiba University

#68 in Asia #485 in the World

32% Acceptance

13,983 Enrollment

1949 Founded

69

Yokosuka

Kanagawa University of Human Services

#1678 in Asia #4789 in the World

18% Acceptance

370 Enrollment

2003 Founded

70

Tokyo

Taisho University

#1186 in Asia #3692 in the World

43% Acceptance

4,144 Enrollment

1926 Founded

71

Tokyo

Tokyo Medical University

#257 in Asia #1118 in the World

8% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1916 Founded

72

Sendai

Miyagi University

#1936 in Asia #5368 in the World

31% Acceptance

1997 Founded

73

Okazaki

University of Human Environments

#2682 in Asia #6933 in the World

39% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

2000 Founded

74

Nagoya

Nagoya University of Foreign Studies

#2227 in Asia #5984 in the World

60% Acceptance

4,000 Enrollment

1988 Founded

75

Matsudo

Seitoku University

#2011 in Asia #5527 in the World

39% Acceptance

2,871 Enrollment

1990 Founded

76

Koganei

Tokyo Gakugei University

#475 in Asia #1793 in the World

21% Acceptance

4,317 Enrollment

1949 Founded

77

Kariya

Aichi University of Education

#876 in Asia #2917 in the World

19% Acceptance

4,317 Enrollment

1873 Founded

78

Hiroshima

Hiroshima Institute of Technology

#887 in Asia #2941 in the World

30% Acceptance

7,543 Enrollment

1963 Founded

79

Fukuoka

Kyushu Sangyo University

#735 in Asia #2538 in the World

42% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1960 Founded

80

Aizuwakamatsu

University of Aizu

#596 in Asia #2155 in the World

35% Acceptance

1,371 Enrollment

1993 Founded

81

Ueda

Nagano University

#1665 in Asia #4765 in the World

47% Acceptance

3,633 Enrollment

1966 Founded

82

Tokyo

Rissho University

#908 in Asia #3007 in the World

35% Acceptance

9,883 Enrollment

1924 Founded

83

Tochigi

Dokkyo Medical University

#551 in Asia #2009 in the World

37% Acceptance

981 Enrollment

1972 Founded

84

Sapporo

Hokkaido University of Science

#1067 in Asia #3405 in the World

38% Acceptance

9,126 Enrollment

1967 Founded

85

Nisshin

Nagoya University of Commerce and Business Administration

#1368 in Asia #4112 in the World

50% Acceptance

7,337 Enrollment

1953 Founded

86

Nagasaki

Nagasaki University

#114 in Asia #676 in the World

17% Acceptance

9,090 Enrollment

1949 Founded

87

Kyoto

Kyoto City University of Arts

#1262 in Asia #3865 in the World

33% Acceptance

29,749 Enrollment

1880 Founded

88

Kobe

Kobe City University of Foreign Studies

#1801 in Asia #5097 in the World

36% Acceptance

2,217 Enrollment

1949 Founded

89

Joetsu

Joetsu University of Education

#1295 in Asia #3947 in the World

32% Acceptance

1,327 Enrollment

1978 Founded

90

Hamamatsu

Seirei Christopher University

#2201 in Asia #5930 in the World

47% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

2002 Founded

91

Dazaifu

Fukuoka International University

#2971 in Asia #7657 in the World

43% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1998 Founded

92

Tokyo

Tokyo University of Social Welfare

#2444 in Asia #6471 in the World

46% Acceptance

2000 Founded

93

Tokyo

Tokyo Denki University

#411 in Asia #1599 in the World

26% Acceptance

31,739 Enrollment

1907 Founded

94

Takahashi

Kibi International University

#1888 in Asia #5271 in the World

60% Acceptance

5,462 Enrollment

1990 Founded

95

Oyama

Hakuoh University

#2270 in Asia #6088 in the World

80% Acceptance

2,217 Enrollment

1986 Founded

96

Neyagawa

Setsunan University

#861 in Asia #2886 in the World

20% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1975 Founded

97

Mito

Tokiwa University

#1996 in Asia #5491 in the World

39% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1983 Founded

98

Kunitachi

Hitotsubashi University

#280 in Asia #1198 in the World

33% Acceptance

6,287 Enrollment

1875 Founded

99

Kitakyushu

University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan

#482 in Asia #1810 in the World

27% Acceptance

3,106 Enrollment

1978 Founded

100

Ibaraki

Otemon Gakuin University

#1406 in Asia #4202 in the World

41% Acceptance

1966 Founded