43 Best universities for Literature in Tokyo

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Tokyo ranked based on their research performance in Literature. A graph of 222K citations received by 17.6K 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

#3 in Asia

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

2. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Literature

#5 in Japan

#36 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

3. Waseda University

For Literature

#9 in Japan

#63 in Asia

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

4. Keio University

For Literature

#10 in Japan

#67 in Asia

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

5. Tokyo University of Science

For Literature

#14 in Japan

#159 in Asia

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

6. Nihon University

For Literature

#16 in Japan

#180 in Asia

Founded: 1889

7. Meiji University

For Literature

#31 in Japan

#368 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1881

8. Sophia University

For Literature

#32 in Japan

#373 in Asia

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

9. Hosei University

For Literature

#35 in Japan

#400 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1880

10. Tokai University

For Literature

#37 in Japan

#413 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1946

11. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Literature

#43 in Japan

#446 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

12. Ochanomizu University

For Literature

#58 in Japan

#547 in Asia

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

13. Toyo University

For Literature

#61 in Japan

#573 in Asia

Founded: 1887

14. Teikyo University

For Literature

#62 in Japan

#587 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

15. Tokyo Denki University

For Literature

#69 in Japan

#632 in Asia

Founded: 1907

16. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Literature

#70 in Japan

#640 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1949

17. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Literature

#71 in Japan

#647 in Asia

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

18. Tokyo University of Agriculture

For Literature

#77 in Japan

#699 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1891

19. Rikkyo University

For Literature

#80 in Japan

#730 in Asia

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

20. Toho University

For Literature

#82 in Japan

#735 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

21. Juntendo University

For Literature

#83 in Japan

#750 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1836

22. Tokyo University of the Arts

For Literature

#84 in Japan

#753 in Asia

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

23. Komazawa University

For Literature

#86 in Japan

#766 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1592

24. Kitasato University

For Literature

#87 in Japan

#784 in Asia

Founded: 1962

25. Takushoku University

For Literature

#97 in Japan

#908 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1922

26. Kogakuin University

For Literature

#98 in Japan

#928 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1887

27. Nippon Medical School

For Literature

#99 in Japan

#933 in Asia

Founded: 1904

28. Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

For Literature

#125 in Japan

#1131 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 2003

29. Tokyo Woman's Christian University

For Literature

#127 in Japan

#1137 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Founded: 1918

30. Otsuma Women's University

For Literature

#132 in Japan

#1183 in Asia

Founded: 1908

31. Showa University

For Literature

#136 in Japan

#1217 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

32. Gakushuin University

For Literature

#143 in Japan

#1253 in Asia

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

33. Japan Women's University

For Literature

#147 in Japan

#1301 in Asia

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

34. Tokyo Medical University

For Literature

#158 in Japan

#1391 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1916

35. Rissho University

For Literature

#161 in Japan

#1408 in Asia

Founded: 1924

36. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Literature

#163 in Japan

#1417 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

37. National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies

For Literature

#164 in Japan

#1425 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 417
Founded: 1997

38. Meiji Gakuin University

For Literature

#167 in Japan

#1451 in Asia

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

39. Advanced Institute of Industrial Technology

For Literature

#171 in Japan

#1472 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 2006

40. Musashi University

For Literature

#172 in Japan

#1480 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1949

41. Tokyo City University

For Literature

#173 in Japan

#1488 in Asia

Enrollment: 7,543
Founded: 1929

42. Tokyo Polytechnic University

For Literature

#188 in Japan

#1637 in Asia

Founded: 1966

43. Taisho University

For Literature

#190 in Japan

#1671 in Asia

Founded: 1926

Universities for Literature near Tokyo

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
14	University of Electro-Communications	19	Chofu
19	Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology	46	Fuchu
21	Saitama University	41	Saitama
22	Hitotsubashi University	56	Kunitachi
26	Yokohama National University	39	Yokohama
30	Tokyo Metropolitan University	18	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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