100 Best universities for Fashion Design in Japan

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Japan ranked based on their research performance in Fashion Design. A graph of 1.48M citations received by 106K academic papers made by 229 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 Fashion Design

#3 in Asia

#44 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,479
Founded: 1877

2. Kyoto University

For Fashion Design

#12 in Asia

#110 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,455
Founded: 1897

3. Osaka University

For Fashion Design

#15 in Asia

#126 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 23,123
Founded: 1931

4. Tohoku University

For Fashion Design

#16 in Asia

#128 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 17,591
Founded: 1907

5. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Fashion Design

#29 in Asia

#228 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

6. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Fashion Design

#32 in Asia

#233 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 17,541
Founded: 1918

7. Nagoya University

For Fashion Design

#44 in Asia

#303 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 15,834
Founded: 1939

8. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Fashion Design

#46 in Asia

#308 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 18,560
Founded: 1911

9. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Fashion Design

#61 in Asia

#373 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 16,507
Founded: 1973

10. Waseda University

For Fashion Design

#77 in Asia

#443 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 47,094
Founded: 1882

11. Keio University

For Fashion Design

#78 in Asia

#444 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 33,518
Founded: 1858

12. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Fashion Design

#85 in Asia

#470 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 15,066
Founded: 1949

13. Tokyo University of Science

For Fashion Design

#104 in Asia

#568 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 19,768
Founded: 1881

14. Nihon University

For Fashion Design

#117 in Asia

#627 in the World

Founded: 1889

15. Ritsumeikan University

For Fashion Design

#118 in Asia

#629 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1899

16. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Fashion Design

#119 in Asia

#630 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

17. Kobe University

For Fashion Design

#124 in Asia

#654 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 15,999
Founded: 1902

18. University of the Ryukyus

Japan | Nishihara

For Fashion Design

#130 in Asia

#674 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1950

19. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Fashion Design

#141 in Asia

#713 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 13,057
Founded: 1922

20. Chiba University

For Fashion Design

#144 in Asia

#718 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 13,983
Founded: 1949

21. Tokyo Metropolitan University

Japan | Hachioji

For Fashion Design

#159 in Asia

#752 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 9,059
Founded: 2005

22. Hitotsubashi University

Japan | Kunitachi

For Fashion Design

#172 in Asia

#813 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 6,287
Founded: 1875

23. Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

For Fashion Design

#176 in Asia

#824 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1990

24. Osaka Prefecture University

For Fashion Design

#177 in Asia

#829 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1949

25. University of Electro-Communications

For Fashion Design

#216 in Asia

#961 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1949

26. Nagasaki University

Japan | Nagasaki

For Fashion Design

#225 in Asia

#977 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 9,090
Founded: 1949

27. Kagoshima University

Japan | Kagoshima

For Fashion Design

#243 in Asia

#1028 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

28. Niigata University

Japan | Niigata

For Fashion Design

#270 in Asia

#1098 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 12,068
Founded: 1922

29. Nagoya Institute of Technology

For Fashion Design

#273 in Asia

#1103 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1905

30. Shizuoka University

Japan | Shizuoka

For Fashion Design

#275 in Asia

#1107 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1949

31. Osaka City University

For Fashion Design

#284 in Asia

#1120 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 8,230
Founded: 1928

32. Kumamoto University

Japan | Kumamoto

For Fashion Design

#292 in Asia

#1149 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 7,629
Founded: 1949

33. Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

For Fashion Design

#296 in Asia

#1153 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1949

34. Yokohama National University

Japan | Yokohama

For Fashion Design

#300 in Asia

#1165 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1949

35. Kindai University

Japan | Higashiosaka

For Fashion Design

#327 in Asia

#1233 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 38,857
Founded: 1949

36. Gifu University

For Fashion Design

#337 in Asia

#1256 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 7,227
Founded: 1949

37. University of Tokushima

Japan | Tokushima

For Fashion Design

#340 in Asia

#1259 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

38. Kyushu Institute of Technology

Japan | Kitakyushu

For Fashion Design

#346 in Asia

#1271 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1907

39. Yamaguchi University

Japan | Yamaguchi

For Fashion Design

#360 in Asia

#1304 in the World

Founded: 1949

40. Ochanomizu University

For Fashion Design

#361 in Asia

#1306 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 2,075
Founded: 1874

41. University of Aizu

Japan | Aizuwakamatsu

For Fashion Design

#369 in Asia

#1321 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 1,371
Founded: 1993

42. Graduate University for Advanced Studies

For Fashion Design

#375 in Asia

#1332 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1988

43. Toyohashi University of Technology

Japan | Toyohashi

For Fashion Design

#377 in Asia

#1336 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Founded: 1976

44. Showa University

For Fashion Design

#389 in Asia

#1355 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

45. Nara Institute of Science and Technology

For Fashion Design

#390 in Asia

#1361 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1991

46. Kanazawa University

Japan | Kanazawa

For Fashion Design

#391 in Asia

#1362 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 10,127
Founded: 1949

47. Doshisha University

For Fashion Design

#409 in Asia

#1401 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 28,354
Founded: 1920

48. Sophia University

For Fashion Design

#414 in Asia

#1417 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 13,280
Founded: 1913

49. Osaka Institute of Technology

For Fashion Design

#415 in Asia

#1419 in the World

Enrollment: 8,146
Founded: 1922

50. Kwansei Gakuin University

Japan | Nishinomiya

For Fashion Design

#419 in Asia

#1430 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 25,679
Founded: 1912

51. Tsurumi University

Japan | Yokohama

For Fashion Design

#423 in Asia

#1437 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1924

52. Tokai University

For Fashion Design

#424 in Asia

#1438 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1946

53. Kansai University

For Fashion Design

#426 in Asia

#1442 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 29,749
Founded: 1922

54. Hosei University

For Fashion Design

#427 in Asia

#1443 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1880

55. Gunma University

Japan | Maebashi

For Fashion Design

#428 in Asia

#1444 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1949

56. University of Hyogo

For Fashion Design

#465 in Asia

#1534 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 6,551
Founded: 2004

57. Kyoto Institute of Technology

For Fashion Design

#478 in Asia

#1564 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1949

58. University of Yamanashi

For Fashion Design

#480 in Asia

#1569 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

59. Chuo University

Japan | Hachioji

For Fashion Design

#482 in Asia

#1574 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 31,739
Founded: 1885

60. Tokyo Denki University

For Fashion Design

#484 in Asia

#1577 in the World

Founded: 1907

61. Meiji University

For Fashion Design

#492 in Asia

#1596 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1881

62. Tottori University

Japan | Tottori

For Fashion Design

#493 in Asia

#1598 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 6,179
Founded: 1949

63. Mie University

For Fashion Design

#495 in Asia

#1604 in the World

Enrollment: 8,455
Founded: 1949

64. Saitama University

Japan | Saitama

For Fashion Design

#502 in Asia

#1614 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

65. Shinshu University

Japan | Matsumoto

For Fashion Design

#508 in Asia

#1629 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 10,849
Founded: 1949

66. Ibaraki University

For Fashion Design

#518 in Asia

#1649 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

67. Ehime University

Japan | Matsuyama

For Fashion Design

#520 in Asia

#1658 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 9,033
Founded: 1949

68. Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

For Fashion Design

#561 in Asia

#1750 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 2003

69. Nippon Dental University

For Fashion Design

#567 in Asia

#1764 in the World

Founded: 1907

70. Nagaoka University of Technology

Japan | Nagaoka

For Fashion Design

#571 in Asia

#1775 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1976

71. Teikyo University

For Fashion Design

#580 in Asia

#1805 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

72. Iwate University

Japan | Morioka

For Fashion Design

#592 in Asia

#1833 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 5,402
Founded: 1949

73. Nara Women's University

For Fashion Design

#605 in Asia

#1877 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 2,631
Founded: 1908

74. Saga University

For Fashion Design

#611 in Asia

#1891 in the World

Founded: 1949

75. Tokyo Dental College

For Fashion Design

#613 in Asia

#1895 in the World

Founded: 1890

76. Toho University

For Fashion Design

#622 in Asia

#1910 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

77. Yamagata University

Japan | Yamagata

For Fashion Design

#631 in Asia

#1928 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

78. Chiba Institute of Technology

Japan | Narashino

For Fashion Design

#649 in Asia

#1963 in the World

Founded: 1942

79. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Fashion Design

#656 in Asia

#1983 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1949

80. Iwate Medical University

Japan | Morioka

For Fashion Design

#658 in Asia

#1985 in the World

Founded: 1928

81. Kagawa University

Japan | Takamatsu

For Fashion Design

#659 in Asia

#1989 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1949

82. Tokyo University of the Arts

For Fashion Design

#669 in Asia

#2009 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Enrollment: 3,217
Founded: 1949

83. Toyo University

For Fashion Design

#673 in Asia

#2015 in the World

Founded: 1887

84. University of Miyazaki

Japan | Miyazaki

For Fashion Design

#680 in Asia

#2028 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1949

85. Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST)

For Fashion Design

#692 in Asia

#2050 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 237
Male:Female: 56:44

86. Fukuoka University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Fashion Design

#697 in Asia

#2060 in the World

Founded: 1934

87. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Fashion Design

#700 in Asia

#2068 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 20,285
Founded: 1874

88. Shimane University

For Fashion Design

#702 in Asia

#2073 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1949

89. Nagoya City University

For Fashion Design

#705 in Asia

#2081 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 4,685
Founded: 1950

90. Kochi University

For Fashion Design

#731 in Asia

#2137 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

91. Okayama Prefectural University

For Fashion Design

#732 in Asia

#2138 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1993

92. Utsunomiya University

Japan | Utsunomiya

For Fashion Design

#746 in Asia

#2171 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1949

93. Minami Kyushu University

Japan | Miyazaki

For Fashion Design

#760 in Asia

#2199 in the World

Enrollment: 996
Founded: 1965

94. Hirosaki University

Japan | Hirosaki

For Fashion Design

#765 in Asia

#2214 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Founded: 1949

95. University of Toyama

For Fashion Design

#783 in Asia

#2257 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 9,208
Founded: 1975

96. Kitasato University

For Fashion Design

#784 in Asia

#2258 in the World

Founded: 1962

97. Ryukoku University

For Fashion Design

#787 in Asia

#2265 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1639

98. Health Sciences University of Hokkaido

Japan | Ishikari

For Fashion Design

#809 in Asia

#2310 in the World

Founded: 1974

99. Tokyo University of Agriculture

For Fashion Design

#813 in Asia

#2317 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1891

100. Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Science

Japan | Hachioji

For Fashion Design

#827 in Asia

#2346 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1880

The best cities to study Fashion Design in Japan based on the number of universities and their ranks are Tokyo, Kyoto, Suita, and Sendai.