43 Best universities for Literature in Tokyo

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Tokyo ranked based on their research performance in Literature. A graph of 232K citations received by 18.1K academic papers made by 43 universities in Tokyo 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

#1 in Japan

#5 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,918
Founded: 1877

2. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Literature

#5 in Japan

#39 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

3. Waseda University

For Literature

#9 in Japan

#65 in Asia

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

4. Keio University

For Literature

#10 in Japan

#71 in Asia

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

5. Tokyo University of Science

For Literature

#14 in Japan

#167 in Asia

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

6. Nihon University

For Literature

#16 in Japan

#189 in Asia

Founded: 1889

7. Meiji University

For Literature

#30 in Japan

#378 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1881

8. Sophia University

For Literature

#32 in Japan

#393 in Asia

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

9. Hosei University

For Literature

#34 in Japan

#429 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1880

10. Tokai University

For Literature

#38 in Japan

#441 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 29,700
Founded: 1946

11. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Literature

#43 in Japan

#468 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

12. Ochanomizu University

For Literature

#57 in Japan

#564 in Asia

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

13. Toyo University

For Literature

#61 in Japan

#594 in Asia

Founded: 1887

14. Teikyo University

For Literature

#62 in Japan

#596 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

15. Tokyo Denki University

For Literature

#67 in Japan

#656 in Asia

Founded: 1907

16. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Literature

#69 in Japan

#666 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1949

17. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Literature

#71 in Japan

#672 in Asia

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

18. Tokyo University of Agriculture

For Literature

#78 in Japan

#748 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1891

19. Toho University

For Literature

#79 in Japan

#758 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

20. Rikkyo University

For Literature

#80 in Japan

#763 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 20,720
Founded: 1922

21. Tokyo University of the Arts

For Literature

#83 in Japan

#781 in Asia

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

22. Juntendo University

For Literature

#84 in Japan

#782 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1836

23. Kitasato University

For Literature

#86 in Japan

#816 in Asia

Founded: 1962

24. Komazawa University

For Literature

#87 in Japan

#825 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1592

25. Takushoku University

For Literature

#97 in Japan

#942 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1922

26. Kogakuin University

For Literature

#99 in Japan

#962 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1887

27. Nippon Medical School

For Literature

#101 in Japan

#972 in Asia

Founded: 1904

28. Tokyo Woman's Christian University

For Literature

#124 in Japan

#1166 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Founded: 1918

29. Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

For Literature

#129 in Japan

#1175 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 2003

30. Otsuma Women's University

For Literature

#134 in Japan

#1242 in Asia

Founded: 1908

31. Showa University

For Literature

#136 in Japan

#1256 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

32. Gakushuin University

For Literature

#143 in Japan

#1290 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 9,240
Founded: 1877

33. Japan Women's University

For Literature

#149 in Japan

#1343 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 6,572
Founded: 1901

34. Tokyo Medical University

For Literature

#159 in Japan

#1414 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1916

35. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Literature

#160 in Japan

#1421 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 981
Founded: 1881

36. Rissho University

For Literature

#164 in Japan

#1449 in Asia

Founded: 1924

37. National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies

For Literature

#167 in Japan

#1467 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1997

38. Meiji Gakuin University

For Literature

#170 in Japan

#1490 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 12,176
Founded: 1877

39. Tokyo City University

For Literature

#175 in Japan

#1518 in Asia

Enrollment: 7,543
Founded: 1929

40. Advanced Institute of Industrial Technology

For Literature

#176 in Japan

#1526 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 2006

41. Musashi University

For Literature

#177 in Japan

#1534 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1949

42. Tokyo Polytechnic University

For Literature

#190 in Japan

#1681 in Asia

Founded: 1966

43. Taisho University

For Literature

#196 in Japan

#1726 in Asia

Founded: 1926

Universities for Literature near Tokyo

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
14	University of Electro-Communications	18	Chofu
19	Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology	44	Fuchu
21	Saitama University	40	Saitama
22	Hitotsubashi University	56	Kunitachi
26	Yokohama National University	39	Yokohama
30	Tokyo Metropolitan University	19	Hachioji
34	Chuo University	21	Hachioji
37	Chiba University	15	Chiba
40	Yokohama City University	64	Yokohama
60	University of Tsukuba	8	Tsukuba

Universities for Literature near Tokyo

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