100 Best universities for Botany in Japan

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Japan ranked based on their research performance in Botany. A graph of 7.89M citations received by 381K academic papers made by 330 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.

1. University of Tokyo

For Botany

#1 in Asia

#8 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,218
Founded: 1877

2. Kyoto University

For Botany

#2 in Asia

#15 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,455
Male:Female: 76:24
Founded: 1897

3. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Botany

#6 in Asia

#57 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 17,541
Founded: 1918

4. Nagoya University

For Botany

#10 in Asia

#75 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 15,834
Founded: 1939

5. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Botany

#13 in Asia

#93 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 18,560
Founded: 1911

6. Tohoku University

For Botany

#14 in Asia

#96 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 17,591
Founded: 1907

7. Osaka University

For Botany

#17 in Asia

#112 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 23,123
Male:Female: 68:32
Founded: 1931

8. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Botany

#27 in Asia

#175 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 16,507
Male:Female: 61:39
Founded: 1973

9. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Botany

#30 in Asia

#200 in the World

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

10. Chiba University

For Botany

#35 in Asia

#226 in the World

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

11. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Botany

#36 in Asia

#229 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 15,066
Founded: 1949

12. Tokyo University of Science

For Botany

#57 in Asia

#311 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1881

13. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Botany

#59 in Asia

#322 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 10,357
Founded: 1881

14. Kobe University

For Botany

#60 in Asia

#325 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 15,871
Founded: 1902

15. Osaka City University

For Botany

#94 in Asia

#449 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 8,230
Founded: 1928

16. Kindai University

Japan | Higashiosaka

For Botany

#103 in Asia

#478 in the World

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

17. Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

For Botany

#104 in Asia

#480 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1949

18. Keio University

For Botany

#105 in Asia

#483 in the World

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

19. Kagoshima University

Japan | Kagoshima

For Botany

#111 in Asia

#499 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 10,661
Male:Female: 62:38
Founded: 1949

20. Gifu University

For Botany

#112 in Asia

#501 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 7,227
Male:Female: 65:35
Founded: 1949

21. Nihon University

For Botany

#124 in Asia

#547 in the World

Enrollment: 77,651
Male:Female: 68:32
Founded: 1889

22. Osaka Prefecture University

For Botany

#126 in Asia

#552 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 8,051
Founded: 1949

23. Kumamoto University

Japan | Kumamoto

For Botany

#127 in Asia

#553 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 7,629
Founded: 1949

24. Tokyo University of Agriculture

For Botany

#128 in Asia

#555 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1891

25. Kanazawa University

Japan | Kanazawa

For Botany

#133 in Asia

#566 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 10,127
Male:Female: 64:36
Founded: 1949

26. Shizuoka University

Japan | Shizuoka

For Botany

#135 in Asia

#568 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 10,090
Founded: 1949

27. Niigata University

Japan | Niigata

For Botany

#140 in Asia

#577 in the World

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

28. Shinshu University

Japan | Matsumoto

For Botany

#144 in Asia

#585 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1949

29. Tokyo Metropolitan University

Japan | Hachioji

For Botany

#145 in Asia

#590 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 9,059
Founded: 2005

30. Nagasaki University

Japan | Nagasaki

For Botany

#150 in Asia

#597 in the World

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

31. Kagawa University

Japan | Takamatsu

For Botany

#153 in Asia

#605 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 6,539
Founded: 1949

32. University of Tokushima

Japan | Tokushima

For Botany

#154 in Asia

#607 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

33. Nara Institute of Science and Technology

For Botany

#158 in Asia

#617 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1991

34. Ehime University

Japan | Matsuyama

For Botany

#164 in Asia

#634 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 9,033
Founded: 1949

35. Mie University

For Botany

#168 in Asia

#645 in the World

Enrollment: 8,455
Male:Female: 63:37
Founded: 1949

36. Kitasato University

For Botany

#170 in Asia

#649 in the World

Enrollment: 8,576
Male:Female: 46:54
Founded: 1962

37. Tottori University

Japan | Tottori

For Botany

#177 in Asia

#664 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 6,195
Founded: 1949

38. University of the Ryukyus

Japan | Nishihara

For Botany

#178 in Asia

#667 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1950

39. Tohoku Pharmaceutical University

For Botany

#179 in Asia

#668 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1939

40. Kyoto Pharmaceutical University

For Botany

#180 in Asia

#670 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 2,301
Male:Female: 34:66
Founded: 1884

41. Yamaguchi University

Japan | Yamaguchi

For Botany

#187 in Asia

#689 in the World

Founded: 1949

42. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Botany

#190 in Asia

#699 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

43. Tokushima Bunri University

Japan | Tokushima

For Botany

#191 in Asia

#700 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1895

44. Gunma University

Japan | Maebashi

For Botany

#209 in Asia

#759 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 6,556
Male:Female: 63:37
Founded: 1949

45. Yamagata University

Japan | Yamagata

For Botany

#213 in Asia

#765 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

46. Toho University

For Botany

#236 in Asia

#830 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

47. Yokohama City University

Japan | Yokohama

For Botany

#238 in Asia

#832 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1928

48. University of Shizuoka

Japan | Shizuoka

For Botany

#245 in Asia

#842 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1987

49. Teikyo University

For Botany

#246 in Asia

#843 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

50. Waseda University

For Botany

#248 in Asia

#855 in the World

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

51. Kochi University

For Botany

#249 in Asia

#857 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

52. University of Toyama

For Botany

#251 in Asia

#863 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 9,208
Founded: 1975

53. Iwate University

Japan | Morioka

For Botany

#255 in Asia

#874 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 5,402
Founded: 1949

54. Shimane University

For Botany

#260 in Asia

#882 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1949

55. Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Science

Japan | Hachioji

For Botany

#261 in Asia

#883 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1880

56. University of Miyazaki

Japan | Miyazaki

For Botany

#272 in Asia

#907 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1949

57. Utsunomiya University

Japan | Utsunomiya

For Botany

#305 in Asia

#973 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1949

58. Nagoya City University

For Botany

#306 in Asia

#974 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 4,685
Founded: 1950

59. Saga University

For Botany

#309 in Asia

#979 in the World

Founded: 1949

60. Ibaraki University

For Botany

#315 in Asia

#988 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 8,249
Founded: 1949

61. Showa University

For Botany

#316 in Asia

#991 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

62. Fukuoka University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Botany

#317 in Asia

#993 in the World

Enrollment: 20,356
Founded: 1934

63. Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Japan | Obihiro

For Botany

#318 in Asia

#994 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Enrollment: 1,337
Founded: 1941

64. Hirosaki University

Japan | Hirosaki

For Botany

#321 in Asia

#1000 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Founded: 1949

65. Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

For Botany

#329 in Asia

#1012 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 2003

66. Jichi Medical University

Japan | Tochigi

For Botany

#335 in Asia

#1024 in the World

Founded: 1972

67. Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

For Botany

#336 in Asia

#1025 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 1,223
Founded: 1872

68. Meijo University

For Botany

#340 in Asia

#1037 in the World

Enrollment: 3,835
Founded: 1926

69. Saitama University

Japan | Saitama

For Botany

#346 in Asia

#1055 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 9,031
Male:Female: 68:32
Founded: 1949

70. Tokai University

For Botany

#374 in Asia

#1128 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 28,535
Founded: 1946

71. Okayama University of Science

Japan | Okayama

For Botany

#382 in Asia

#1157 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 6,050
Founded: 1962

72. Juntendo University

For Botany

#388 in Asia

#1178 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 3,802
Founded: 1836

73. Gifu Pharmaceutical University

For Botany

#391 in Asia

#1187 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Founded: 1932

74. University of Yamanashi

For Botany

#393 in Asia

#1189 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

75. Osaka University of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Japan | Takatsuki

For Botany

#399 in Asia

#1203 in the World

Founded: 1904

76. Kyoto Prefectural University

For Botany

#404 in Asia

#1213 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 1,700
Founded: 1949

77. Graduate University for Advanced Studies

For Botany

#405 in Asia

#1214 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1988

78. Fukuyama University

Japan | Fukuyama

For Botany

#408 in Asia

#1220 in the World

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 1975

79. Kyoto Institute of Technology

For Botany

#412 in Asia

#1230 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1949

80. Ochanomizu University

For Botany

#424 in Asia

#1254 in the World

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

81. Ritsumeikan University

For Botany

#435 in Asia

#1275 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1899

82. Nagoya Institute of Technology

For Botany

#473 in Asia

#1357 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 5,776
Founded: 1905

83. Akita Prefectural University

For Botany

#477 in Asia

#1366 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Enrollment: 1,837
Founded: 1999

84. Nippon Medical School

For Botany

#481 in Asia

#1375 in the World

Founded: 1904

85. Kurume University

For Botany

#504 in Asia

#1414 in the World

Founded: 1928

86. Hoshi University

For Botany

#522 in Asia

#1447 in the World

Enrollment: 1,640
Founded: 1911

87. Kansai Medical University

Japan | Moriguchi

For Botany

#533 in Asia

#1464 in the World

Enrollment: 782
Founded: 1928

88. Meiji University

For Botany

#544 in Asia

#1485 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 31,339
Founded: 1881

89. Saitama Medical School

Japan | Moroyama

For Botany

#550 in Asia

#1494 in the World

Founded: 1972

90. Sapporo Medical University

Japan | Sapporo

For Botany

#554 in Asia

#1500 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Founded: 1950

91. Oita University

For Botany

#558 in Asia

#1508 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 5,781
Male:Female: 62:38
Founded: 1949

92. Yokohama National University

Japan | Yokohama

For Botany

#559 in Asia

#1510 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1949

93. University of Fukui

For Botany

#562 in Asia

#1519 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 5,167
Founded: 1949

94. Showa Pharmaceutical University

Japan | Machida

For Botany

#565 in Asia

#1528 in the World

Founded: 1949

95. Iwate Medical University

Japan | Morioka

For Botany

#574 in Asia

#1553 in the World

Founded: 1928

96. Kyushu Institute of Technology

Japan | Kitakyushu

For Botany

#583 in Asia

#1576 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 5,876
Founded: 1907

97. Akita University

For Botany

#587 in Asia

#1583 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 5,157
Founded: 1949

98. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Botany

#590 in Asia

#1589 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

99. Kanagawa University

Japan | Yokohama

For Botany

#623 in Asia

#1664 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 18,693
Founded: 1949

100. Tokyo University of the Arts

For Botany

#633 in Asia

#1683 in the World

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

The best cities to study Botany in Japan based on the number of universities and their ranks are Tokyo, Kyoto, Sapporo, and Nagoya.