92 Best universities for Multimedia in Japan

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Japan ranked based on their research performance in Multimedia. A graph of 161K citations received by 22.8K academic papers made by 92 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 Multimedia

#8 in Asia

#49 in the World

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

2. Osaka University

For Multimedia

#40 in Asia

#199 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 23,234
Founded: 1931

3. Kyoto University

For Multimedia

#43 in Asia

#215 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,365
Founded: 1897

4. Keio University

For Multimedia

#44 in Asia

#217 in the World

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

5. Waseda University

For Multimedia

#46 in Asia

#236 in the World

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

6. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Multimedia

#61 in Asia

#312 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

7. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Multimedia

#62 in Asia

#319 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 16,684
Founded: 1973

8. Tohoku University

For Multimedia

#81 in Asia

#418 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 17,975
Founded: 1907

9. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Multimedia

#94 in Asia

#464 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 18,813
Founded: 1911

10. University of Aizu

Japan | Aizuwakamatsu

For Multimedia

#95 in Asia

#467 in the World

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

11. Nagoya University

For Multimedia

#106 in Asia

#509 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 15,959
Founded: 1939

12. University of Tokushima

Japan | Tokushima

For Multimedia

#111 in Asia

#533 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

13. University of Electro-Communications

For Multimedia

#125 in Asia

#576 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1949

14. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Multimedia

#132 in Asia

#606 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 15,505
Founded: 1949

15. Nara Institute of Science and Technology

For Multimedia

#140 in Asia

#639 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1991

16. Ritsumeikan University

For Multimedia

#161 in Asia

#713 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1899

17. Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

For Multimedia

#165 in Asia

#718 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1990

18. Nagoya Institute of Technology

For Multimedia

#168 in Asia

#730 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1905

19. Tokyo University of Science

For Multimedia

#184 in Asia

#776 in the World

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

20. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Multimedia

#188 in Asia

#803 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 17,770
Founded: 1918

21. Kobe University

For Multimedia

#203 in Asia

#843 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 16,214
Founded: 1902

22. Tokyo Denki University

For Multimedia

#245 in Asia

#961 in the World

Founded: 1907

23. Hiroshima City University

Japan | Hiroshima

For Multimedia

#287 in Asia

#1051 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 2,058
Founded: 1994

24. Fukuoka Institute of Technology

Japan | Fukuoka

For Multimedia

#317 in Asia

#1134 in the World

Founded: 1963

25. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Multimedia

#318 in Asia

#1136 in the World

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

26. Hosei University

For Multimedia

#324 in Asia

#1146 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1880

27. Kumamoto University

Japan | Kumamoto

For Multimedia

#331 in Asia

#1161 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 11,098
Founded: 1949

28. Ochanomizu University

For Multimedia

#338 in Asia

#1180 in the World

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

29. Kyushu Institute of Technology

Japan | Kitakyushu

For Multimedia

#347 in Asia

#1199 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1907

30. Kwansei Gakuin University

Japan | Nishinomiya

For Multimedia

#350 in Asia

#1203 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 26,248
Founded: 1912

31. Tokyo Metropolitan University

Japan | Hachioji

For Multimedia

#366 in Asia

#1247 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 9,126
Founded: 2005

32. Tokyo University of Information Sciences

For Multimedia

#377 in Asia

#1270 in the World

Enrollment: 2,186
Founded: 1988

33. Osaka Prefecture University

For Multimedia

#379 in Asia

#1274 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1949

34. Shizuoka University

Japan | Shizuoka

For Multimedia

#382 in Asia

#1283 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1949

35. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Multimedia

#392 in Asia

#1307 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1949

36. Toyo University

For Multimedia

#396 in Asia

#1314 in the World

Founded: 1887

37. Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

For Multimedia

#406 in Asia

#1333 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1949

38. Kyoto College of Graduate Studies for Informatics

For Multimedia

#407 in Asia

#1335 in the World

Founded: 2004

39. Iwate Prefectural University

For Multimedia

#432 in Asia

#1398 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1998

40. Ibaraki University

For Multimedia

#433 in Asia

#1399 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

41. Kanagawa Institute of Technology

For Multimedia

#453 in Asia

#1435 in the World

Founded: 1975

42. Aoyama Gakuin University

For Multimedia

#459 in Asia

#1454 in the World

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

43. Tokai University

For Multimedia

#464 in Asia

#1462 in the World

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

44. Nihon University

For Multimedia

#481 in Asia

#1500 in the World

Founded: 1889

45. Future University Hakodate

Japan | Hakodate

For Multimedia

#484 in Asia

#1503 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 2000

46. Chiba University

For Multimedia

#498 in Asia

#1533 in the World

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

47. Shinshu University

Japan | Matsumoto

For Multimedia

#502 in Asia

#1542 in the World

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

48. Kyoto Institute of Technology

For Multimedia

#504 in Asia

#1548 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1949

49. Kansai University

For Multimedia

#516 in Asia

#1565 in the World

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

50. Kagawa University

Japan | Takamatsu

For Multimedia

#525 in Asia

#1579 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1949

51. Toyohashi University of Technology

Japan | Toyohashi

For Multimedia

#540 in Asia

#1602 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Founded: 1976

52. Kogakuin University

For Multimedia

#553 in Asia

#1628 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1887

53. Kanazawa Institute of Technology

Japan | Nonoichi

For Multimedia

#562 in Asia

#1644 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 5,917
Founded: 1965

54. Tokyo University of Technology

Japan | Hachioji

For Multimedia

#581 in Asia

#1688 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Founded: 1986

55. Nagaoka University of Technology

Japan | Nagaoka

For Multimedia

#583 in Asia

#1693 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1976

56. Saitama University

Japan | Saitama

For Multimedia

#600 in Asia

#1737 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

57. Kochi University of Technology

For Multimedia

#601 in Asia

#1740 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1997

58. Meiji University

For Multimedia

#606 in Asia

#1749 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1881

59. Saga University

For Multimedia

#645 in Asia

#1835 in the World

Founded: 1949

60. Oita University

For Multimedia

#652 in Asia

#1846 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 5,781
Founded: 1949

61. Wakayama University

Japan | Wakayama

For Multimedia

#681 in Asia

#1900 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1949

62. Chuo University

Japan | Hachioji

For Multimedia

#682 in Asia

#1901 in the World

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

63. Tsukuba University of Technology

Japan | Tsukuba

For Multimedia

#692 in Asia

#1912 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 2005

64. Yokohama National University

Japan | Yokohama

For Multimedia

#694 in Asia

#1917 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1949

65. Kanazawa University

Japan | Kanazawa

For Multimedia

#695 in Asia

#1919 in the World

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

66. Kindai University

Japan | Higashiosaka

For Multimedia

#708 in Asia

#1942 in the World

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

67. Chiba Institute of Technology

Japan | Narashino

For Multimedia

#720 in Asia

#1970 in the World

Founded: 1942

68. University of Yamanashi

For Multimedia

#731 in Asia

#1992 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

69. Yamaguchi University

Japan | Yamaguchi

For Multimedia

#750 in Asia

#2026 in the World

Founded: 1949

70. Doshisha University

For Multimedia

#753 in Asia

#2030 in the World

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

71. Gifu University

For Multimedia

#757 in Asia

#2040 in the World

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

72. Shimane University

For Multimedia

#779 in Asia

#2077 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1949

73. Osaka Institute of Technology

For Multimedia

#781 in Asia

#2079 in the World

Enrollment: 8,146
Founded: 1922

74. Ryukoku University

For Multimedia

#785 in Asia

#2086 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1639

75. Nagasaki University

Japan | Nagasaki

For Multimedia

#797 in Asia

#2100 in the World

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

76. Muroran Institute of Technology

Japan | Muroran

For Multimedia

#841 in Asia

#2160 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1949

77. Nippon Institute of Technology

Japan | Miyashiro

For Multimedia

#842 in Asia

#2162 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1967

78. Fukuoka University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Multimedia

#855 in Asia

#2180 in the World

Founded: 1934

79. Niigata University

Japan | Niigata

For Multimedia

#860 in Asia

#2185 in the World

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

80. Seikei University

Japan | Musashino

For Multimedia

#862 in Asia

#2188 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

81. Osaka Electro-Communication University

Japan | Neyagawa

For Multimedia

#870 in Asia

#2205 in the World

Founded: 1961

82. Mie University

For Multimedia

#875 in Asia

#2217 in the World

Enrollment: 8,455
Founded: 1949

83. Tama Art University

For Multimedia

#880 in Asia

#2227 in the World

Founded: 1935

84. University of Hyogo

For Multimedia

#883 in Asia

#2233 in the World

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

85. Tokyo Gakugei University

Japan | Koganei

For Multimedia

#893 in Asia

#2254 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1949

86. Tohoku Institute of Technology

For Multimedia

#900 in Asia

#2264 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1964

87. Graduate University for Advanced Studies

For Multimedia

#901 in Asia

#2265 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1988

88. Kyoto Sangyo University

For Multimedia

#932 in Asia

#2312 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1965

89. Utsunomiya University

Japan | Utsunomiya

For Multimedia

#934 in Asia

#2316 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1949

90. Hiroshima Institute of Technology

Japan | Hiroshima

For Multimedia

#939 in Asia

#2322 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1963

91. Advanced Institute of Industrial Technology

For Multimedia

#959 in Asia

#2350 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 2006

92. Chukyo University

For Multimedia

#960 in Asia

#2351 in the World

Founded: 1927

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