10 Best Painting and Drawing schools in Japan

Below is the list of best universities in Japan ranked based on their research performance in Painting and Drawing. A graph of 2.3K citations received by 376 academic papers made by 10 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 topical rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science profiles.

1. University of Tokyo

For Painting and Drawing

#9 in Asia
#104 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
28,171
Founded
1877

2. Kyushu University

For Painting and Drawing

#10 in Asia
#111 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Enrollment
15,959
Founded
1911

3. Chiba University

For Painting and Drawing

#14 in Asia
#158 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
13,983
Founded
1949

4. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Painting and Drawing

#21 in Asia
#210 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Enrollment
10,357
Founded
1881

5. Keio University

For Painting and Drawing

#23 in Asia
#214 in the World
Acceptance Rate
24%
Enrollment
33,500
Founded
1858

6. Ritsumeikan University

For Painting and Drawing

#25 in Asia
#228 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Founded
1899

7. University of Aizu

For Painting and Drawing

#26 in Asia
#230 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Enrollment
1,500
Founded
1993

8. Osaka University

For Painting and Drawing

#34 in Asia
#260 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
23,316
Male:Female
68:32
Founded
1931

9. Kyoto University

For Painting and Drawing

#49 in Asia
#343 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Enrollment
22,615
Male:Female
76:24
Founded
1897

10. Waseda University

For Painting and Drawing

#53 in Asia
#362 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
50,221
Founded
1882

The best cities to study Painting and Drawing in Japan based on the number of universities and their ranks are Tokyo, Fukuoka, Chiba, and Kyoto.