100 Best universities for Literature in Japan

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Below is a list of best universities in Japan ranked based on their research performance in Literature. A graph of 514K citations received by 55.7K academic papers made by 181 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 Literature

#3 in Asia
#62 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
28,218
Founded
1877

2. Kyoto University

For Literature

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

3. Osaka University

For Literature

#29 in Asia
#314 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
23,123
Male:Female
68:32
Founded
1931

4. Tohoku University

For Literature

#30 in Asia
#317 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
17,591
Founded
1907

5. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Literature

#34 in Asia
#341 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
10,357
Founded
1881

6. Nagoya University

For Literature

#36 in Asia
#360 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
15,834
Founded
1939

7. Kyushu University

For Literature

#41 in Asia
#398 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
18,560
Founded
1911

8. University of Tsukuba

For Literature

#45 in Asia
#418 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
16,507
Male:Female
61:39
Founded
1973

9. Waseda University

For Literature

#57 in Asia
#467 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
47,094
Founded
1882

10. Hokkaido University

For Literature

#62 in Asia
#490 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Enrollment
17,541
Founded
1918

11. Keio University

For Literature

#67 in Asia
#519 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
33,518
Founded
1858

12. Hiroshima University

For Literature

#71 in Asia
#538 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
15,066
Founded
1949

13. Kobe University

For Literature

#94 in Asia
#690 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
15,871
Founded
1902

14. Tokyo University of Science

For Literature

#100 in Asia
#711 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1881

15. Chiba University

For Literature

#146 in Asia
#867 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
13,983
Founded
1949

16. Nihon University

For Literature

#149 in Asia
#874 in the World
Enrollment
77,651
Male:Female
68:32
Founded
1889

17. Ritsumeikan University

For Literature

#166 in Asia
#924 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1899

18. University of Electro-Communications

For Literature

#184 in Asia
#971 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
5,329
Founded
1949

19. Tokyo Metropolitan University

For Literature

#224 in Asia
#1092 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
9,059
Founded
2005

20. University of Tokushima

For Literature

#227 in Asia
#1105 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

21. Doshisha University

For Literature

#249 in Asia
#1176 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
28,354
Male:Female
62:38
Founded
1920

22. Niigata University

For Literature

#256 in Asia
#1197 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
12,068
Founded
1922

23. Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

For Literature

#259 in Asia
#1210 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
891
Male:Female
83:17
Founded
1990

24. University of Aizu

For Literature

#266 in Asia
#1223 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Founded
1993

25. Okayama University

For Literature

#275 in Asia
#1253 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
13,057
Founded
1922

26. Chuo University

For Literature

#276 in Asia
#1254 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
31,739
Founded
1885

27. Osaka Prefecture University

For Literature

#281 in Asia
#1274 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
8,051
Founded
1949

28. Kanazawa University

For Literature

#283 in Asia
#1277 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
10,127
Male:Female
64:36
Founded
1949

29. Osaka City University

For Literature

#284 in Asia
#1279 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
8,230
Founded
1928

30. Yamagata University

For Literature

#286 in Asia
#1281 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1949

31. Kansai University

For Literature

#298 in Asia
#1332 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
29,749
Founded
1922

32. Nagoya Institute of Technology

For Literature

#305 in Asia
#1354 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
5,776
Founded
1905

33. Sophia University

For Literature

#307 in Asia
#1361 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
13,280
Founded
1913

34. Hosei University

For Literature

#320 in Asia
#1391 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1880

35. Gunma University

For Literature

#328 in Asia
#1412 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
6,556
Male:Female
63:37
Founded
1949

36. Meiji University

For Literature

#333 in Asia
#1428 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Enrollment
31,339
Founded
1881

38. Yokohama National University

For Literature

#351 in Asia
#1478 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1949

39. Shizuoka University

For Literature

#375 in Asia
#1547 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
10,090
Founded
1949

40. Saitama University

For Literature

#380 in Asia
#1553 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
9,031
Male:Female
68:32
Founded
1949

41. Kindai University

For Literature

#386 in Asia
#1572 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
38,857
Founded
1949

42. Kyushu Institute of Technology

For Literature

#390 in Asia
#1584 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
5,876
Founded
1907

43. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Literature

#392 in Asia
#1586 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Founded
1946

44. Ibaraki University

For Literature

#393 in Asia
#1587 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
8,249
Founded
1949

45. Gifu University

For Literature

#394 in Asia
#1588 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
7,227
Male:Female
65:35
Founded
1949

47. Ryukoku University

For Literature

#405 in Asia
#1628 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1639

48. Shinshu University

For Literature

#407 in Asia
#1634 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Founded
1949

49. Kumamoto University

For Literature

#410 in Asia
#1638 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
7,629
Founded
1949

50. Nagasaki University

For Literature

#427 in Asia
#1684 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
9,090
Founded
1949

51. Kagawa University

For Literature

#436 in Asia
#1707 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
6,539
Founded
1949

52. Toyohashi University of Technology

For Literature

#438 in Asia
#1711 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Founded
1976

53. Tokai University

For Literature

#439 in Asia
#1712 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
28,535
Founded
1946

54. Ochanomizu University

For Literature

#443 in Asia
#1719 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
2,075
Founded
1874

55. Kagoshima University

For Literature

#449 in Asia
#1737 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
10,661
Male:Female
62:38
Founded
1949

56. Kwansei Gakuin University

For Literature

#461 in Asia
#1770 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
25,254
Founded
1912

57. Hitotsubashi University

For Literature

#462 in Asia
#1772 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
6,287
Male:Female
70:30
Founded
1875

58. Yokohama City University

For Literature

#465 in Asia
#1780 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1928

59. Mie University

For Literature

#476 in Asia
#1817 in the World
Enrollment
8,455
Male:Female
63:37
Founded
1949

60. Nara Institute of Science and Technology

For Literature

#481 in Asia
#1828 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1991

61. Tokyo University of the Arts

For Literature

#493 in Asia
#1866 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Enrollment
3,217
Founded
1949

62. Toyo University

For Literature

#498 in Asia
#1872 in the World
Enrollment
29,300
Male:Female
59:41
Founded
1887

63. Nagaoka University of Technology

For Literature

#499 in Asia
#1873 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1976

64. Tokyo University of Information Sciences

For Literature

#500 in Asia
#1874 in the World
Enrollment
2,186
Founded
1988

65. Teikyo University

For Literature

#505 in Asia
#1889 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1966

66. Ehime University

For Literature

#508 in Asia
#1895 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
9,033
Founded
1949

67. Iwate Prefectural University

For Literature

#521 in Asia
#1916 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1998

68. Fukuoka University

For Literature

#524 in Asia
#1919 in the World
Enrollment
20,356
Founded
1934

69. Graduate University for Advanced Studies

For Literature

#564 in Asia
#2015 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1988

70. University of the Ryukyus

For Literature

#571 in Asia
#2036 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1950

71. University of Yamanashi

For Literature

#572 in Asia
#2038 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1949

72. Kyoto Institute of Technology

For Literature

#576 in Asia
#2050 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1949

73. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Literature

#579 in Asia
#2053 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Founded
1949

74. Iwate University

For Literature

#604 in Asia
#2099 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
5,402
Founded
1949

75. University of Fukui

For Literature

#609 in Asia
#2110 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
5,167
Founded
1949

76. Nagoya City University

For Literature

#610 in Asia
#2112 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
4,685
Founded
1950

77. Komazawa University

For Literature

#616 in Asia
#2136 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
16,000
Founded
1592

78. Shimane University

For Literature

#621 in Asia
#2144 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1949

79. Rikkyo University

For Literature

#623 in Asia
#2151 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
20,720
Founded
1922

80. Toho University

For Literature

#628 in Asia
#2167 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
1925

81. Tottori University

For Literature

#630 in Asia
#2170 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
6,195
Founded
1949

83. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Literature

#640 in Asia
#2192 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
20,285
Founded
1874

84. Tokyo University of Agriculture

For Literature

#653 in Asia
#2215 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Founded
1891

85. Nippon Institute of Technology

For Literature

#663 in Asia
#2233 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1967

86. Hirosaki University

For Literature

#682 in Asia
#2280 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Founded
1949

87. Kitasato University

For Literature

#698 in Asia
#2308 in the World
Enrollment
8,576
Male:Female
46:54
Founded
1962

88. University of Miyazaki

For Literature

#709 in Asia
#2336 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Founded
1949

91. Okayama Prefectural University

For Literature

#747 in Asia
#2410 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
1,862
Male:Female
47:53
Founded
1993

92. Tokyo University of Foreign Studies

For Literature

#751 in Asia
#2421 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
4,144
Founded
1873

93. Wakayama University

For Literature

#756 in Asia
#2439 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1949

95. University of Hyogo

For Literature

#781 in Asia
#2493 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
6,551
Founded
2004

96. University of Toyama

For Literature

#787 in Asia
#2501 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
9,208
Founded
1975

97. Juntendo University

For Literature

#792 in Asia
#2516 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
3,802
Founded
1836

98. Utsunomiya University

For Literature

#823 in Asia
#2596 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1949

99. Kanazawa Institute of Technology

For Literature

#825 in Asia
#2600 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1965

100. Kogakuin University

For Literature

#833 in Asia
#2615 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1887

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