8 Best universities for Creative Writing in Japan

Below is a list of best universities in Japan ranked based on their research performance in Creative Writing. A graph of 8.48K citations received by 1.35K academic papers made by 8 universities in Japan was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

1. University of Tokyo

For Creative Writing

#24 in Asia
#416 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
28,133
Founded
1877

2. Kyoto University

For Creative Writing

#32 in Asia
#488 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
22,455
Male:Female
76:24
Founded
1897

3. Iwate Prefectural University

For Creative Writing

#62 in Asia
#667 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Founded
1998

4. Waseda University

For Creative Writing

#76 in Asia
#739 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
47,094
Founded
1882

5. University of Tsukuba

For Creative Writing

#81 in Asia
#760 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
16,507
Male:Female
61:39
Founded
1973

6. Keio University

For Creative Writing

#83 in Asia
#773 in the World
Acceptance Rate
24%
Enrollment
33,437
Founded
1858

7. Osaka University

For Creative Writing

#95 in Asia
#817 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
23,044
Male:Female
68:32
Founded
1931

8. Kyushu University

For Creative Writing

#98 in Asia
#823 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Enrollment
18,560
Founded
1911

The best cities to study Creative Writing in Japan based on the number of universities and their ranks are Tokyo, Kyoto, Iwate, and Tsukuba.