Top Ten Universities in Japan

The University of Tokyo

• The University of Tokyo is ranked as the 22nd best university in the world by the Times/QS rankings. The university has 30,000 students, of which 2,100 are foreign. The University of Tokyo is considered to be the most prestigious university in Japan.

  University of Tokyo
  ?Bunkyo,
  Tokyo Prefecture 113-8654,
  Japan
  03-3812-2111?

Kyoto University

• Kyoto University is ranked as the 25th best university in the world by the Times/QS rankings. Kyoto University is the second oldest university in Japan, it has 22,000 students.

  Yoshida-Honmachi
  Kyoto
  606-8501 Kyoto
  Japan
  075-753-7531?

Osaka University

• Osaka University is ranked as the 43rd best university in the world by the Times/QS rankings. Osaka university has 10 Faculties, 14 Graduate Schools, and 5 Research Institutes.

  1-1 Yamadaoka
  Suita
  565-0871 Osaka
  Japan
  +81 (66) 877 5111

Tokyo Institute of Technology

• The Tokyo Institute of Technology is ranked as the 55th best university in the world by the Times/QS rankings. Tokyo Tech is recognized as one of the best universities in science and technology in the world.

  2-12-1 Ookayama ,
  Tokyo 152-8550
  Japan
  81 3 57342975

Nagoya University

• Nagoya University is ranked as the 92nd best university in the world by the Times/QS rankings. Nagoya University has 1200 international students and many international researchers

  Furo-cho,
  Chikusa-ku ,
  Nagoya 464-8601
  Japan
  81 52 7892044

Tohoku University

• Tohoku University is ranked as the 97th best university in the world by the Times/QS rankings. Tohoku University was founded in 1907 as the third imperial university.

  1-1 Katahira 2-chome ,
  Aoba-ku ,
  Sendai 980-8577
  Japan
  81 22 2174848

Keio University

• Keio University is ranked as the 142nd best university in the world by the Times/QS rankings. The University has 33,353 students.

  2-15-45 Mita,
  Minato-ku
  Tokyo 108-8345
  Japan
  81 3 34534511

Waseda University

• Waseda University is ranked as the 148th best university in the world by the Times/QS rankings. The University is a large one with 48,515 students.

  1-104 Totsukamachi ,
  Shinjuku-ku ,
  Tokyo 169-8050
  Japan
  81 3 32034141

Kyushu University

• Kyushu University is ranked as the 155th best university in the world by the Times/QS rankings. Kyushu University has 11 undergraduate schools, 17 graduate schools, 3 attached research institutions and 1 university hospital.

  6-10-1 Hakozaki
  Higashi-ku ,
  Fukuoka 812-8581
  Japan
  81 92 6424323

Hokkaido University

• Hokkaido University is ranked as the 55th best university in the world by the Times/QS rankings. Hokkaido University was founded in 1876 as Sapporo Agricultural College.

  Kita 8, Nishi 5 Kita-ku ,
  Sapporo 060-0808
  Japan
  81 11 7062610