100 Best universities for Horticulture 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 Horticulture. A graph of 2.15M citations received by 99.9K academic papers made by 171 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 Horticulture

#6 in Asia

#28 in the World

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

2. Kyoto University

For Horticulture

#7 in Asia

#33 in the World

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

3. Nagoya University

For Horticulture

#12 in Asia

#49 in the World

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

4. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Horticulture

#16 in Asia

#72 in the World

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

5. Tohoku University

For Horticulture

#25 in Asia

#121 in the World

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

6. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Horticulture

#28 in Asia

#128 in the World

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

7. Okayama University

Japan | Okayama

For Horticulture

#29 in Asia

#129 in the World

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

8. University of Tsukuba

Japan | Tsukuba

For Horticulture

#37 in Asia

#154 in the World

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

9. Chiba University

For Horticulture

#47 in Asia

#197 in the World

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

10. Kagawa University

Japan | Takamatsu

For Horticulture

#69 in Asia

#282 in the World

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

11. Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

For Horticulture

#71 in Asia

#287 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1949

12. Kobe University

For Horticulture

#73 in Asia

#297 in the World

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

13. Tokyo University of Science

For Horticulture

#83 in Asia

#327 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1881

14. Osaka Prefecture University

For Horticulture

#86 in Asia

#330 in the World

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

15. Osaka University

For Horticulture

#87 in Asia

#331 in the World

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

16. Tokyo University of Agriculture

For Horticulture

#92 in Asia

#343 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1891

17. Hiroshima University

Japan | Higashihiroshima

For Horticulture

#95 in Asia

#355 in the World

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

18. Nara Institute of Science and Technology

For Horticulture

#114 in Asia

#414 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1991

19. Kindai University

Japan | Higashiosaka

For Horticulture

#122 in Asia

#427 in the World

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

20. Gifu University

For Horticulture

#124 in Asia

#429 in the World

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

21. Kagoshima University

Japan | Kagoshima

For Horticulture

#125 in Asia

#433 in the World

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

22. Shizuoka University

Japan | Shizuoka

For Horticulture

#128 in Asia

#439 in the World

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

23. Tottori University

Japan | Tottori

For Horticulture

#132 in Asia

#447 in the World

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

24. Ehime University

Japan | Matsuyama

For Horticulture

#162 in Asia

#536 in the World

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

25. Mie University

For Horticulture

#167 in Asia

#558 in the World

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

26. Utsunomiya University

Japan | Utsunomiya

For Horticulture

#169 in Asia

#562 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1949

27. Iwate University

Japan | Morioka

For Horticulture

#181 in Asia

#596 in the World

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

28. Osaka City University

For Horticulture

#183 in Asia

#598 in the World

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

29. Niigata University

Japan | Niigata

For Horticulture

#193 in Asia

#627 in the World

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

30. Yamagata University

Japan | Yamagata

For Horticulture

#199 in Asia

#640 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

31. Shimane University

For Horticulture

#204 in Asia

#650 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1949

32. Nihon University

For Horticulture

#205 in Asia

#653 in the World

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

33. Saga University

For Horticulture

#219 in Asia

#699 in the World

Founded: 1949

34. Shinshu University

Japan | Matsumoto

For Horticulture

#224 in Asia

#706 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1949

35. Kochi University

For Horticulture

#244 in Asia

#766 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

36. University of Miyazaki

Japan | Miyazaki

For Horticulture

#250 in Asia

#777 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1949

37. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Horticulture

#253 in Asia

#785 in the World

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

38. Yamaguchi University

Japan | Yamaguchi

For Horticulture

#256 in Asia

#794 in the World

Founded: 1949

39. Ibaraki University

For Horticulture

#259 in Asia

#797 in the World

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

40. Tokyo Metropolitan University

Japan | Hachioji

For Horticulture

#264 in Asia

#806 in the World

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

41. Kanazawa University

Japan | Kanazawa

For Horticulture

#266 in Asia

#815 in the World

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

42. University of the Ryukyus

Japan | Nishihara

For Horticulture

#273 in Asia

#827 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1950

43. Ochanomizu University

For Horticulture

#284 in Asia

#856 in the World

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

44. Kyoto Prefectural University

For Horticulture

#302 in Asia

#897 in the World

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

45. Kumamoto University

Japan | Kumamoto

For Horticulture

#305 in Asia

#900 in the World

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

46. Keio University

For Horticulture

#317 in Asia

#928 in the World

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

47. Hirosaki University

Japan | Hirosaki

For Horticulture

#327 in Asia

#947 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Founded: 1949

48. University of Shizuoka

Japan | Shizuoka

For Horticulture

#340 in Asia

#971 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1987

49. Teikyo University

For Horticulture

#342 in Asia

#978 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

50. Kitasato University

For Horticulture

#358 in Asia

#1007 in the World

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

51. Meijo University

For Horticulture

#359 in Asia

#1008 in the World

Enrollment: 3,835
Founded: 1926

52. Saitama University

Japan | Saitama

For Horticulture

#366 in Asia

#1021 in the World

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

53. Kyoto Pharmaceutical University

For Horticulture

#372 in Asia

#1037 in the World

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

54. Yokohama City University

Japan | Yokohama

For Horticulture

#374 in Asia

#1039 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1928

55. Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Japan | Obihiro

For Horticulture

#382 in Asia

#1055 in the World

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

56. University of Tokushima

Japan | Tokushima

For Horticulture

#388 in Asia

#1069 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1949

57. Prefectural University of Hiroshima

Japan | Hiroshima

For Horticulture

#397 in Asia

#1084 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Enrollment: 2,651
Male:Female: 32:68
Founded: 2005

58. Nagasaki University

Japan | Nagasaki

For Horticulture

#409 in Asia

#1104 in the World

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

59. Meiji University

For Horticulture

#421 in Asia

#1142 in the World

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

60. University of Toyama

For Horticulture

#469 in Asia

#1232 in the World

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

61. Toho University

For Horticulture

#476 in Asia

#1249 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

62. Akita Prefectural University

For Horticulture

#483 in Asia

#1268 in the World

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

63. Tokai University

For Horticulture

#495 in Asia

#1296 in the World

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

64. Okayama University of Science

Japan | Okayama

For Horticulture

#504 in Asia

#1312 in the World

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

65. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Horticulture

#520 in Asia

#1343 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

66. Minami Kyushu University

Japan | Miyazaki

For Horticulture

#526 in Asia

#1358 in the World

Enrollment: 996
Founded: 1965

67. Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

For Horticulture

#531 in Asia

#1366 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 2003

68. University of Yamanashi

For Horticulture

#537 in Asia

#1375 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1949

69. Waseda University

For Horticulture

#546 in Asia

#1396 in the World

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

70. Ishikawa Prefectural University

Japan | Nonoichi

For Horticulture

#547 in Asia

#1399 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 2005

71. Tohoku Pharmaceutical University

For Horticulture

#548 in Asia

#1401 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1939

72. Tokushima Bunri University

Japan | Tokushima

For Horticulture

#551 in Asia

#1408 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1895

73. Graduate University for Advanced Studies

For Horticulture

#566 in Asia

#1445 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1988

74. Nagoya City University

For Horticulture

#567 in Asia

#1446 in the World

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

75. Joetsu University of Education

For Horticulture

#588 in Asia

#1494 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 1,327
Male:Female: 58:42
Founded: 1978

76. Gunma University

Japan | Maebashi

For Horticulture

#589 in Asia

#1498 in the World

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

77. Toyo University

For Horticulture

#590 in Asia

#1501 in the World

Enrollment: 29,300
Male:Female: 59:41
Founded: 1887

78. Fukui Prefectural University

Japan | Eiheiji

For Horticulture

#614 in Asia

#1554 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Enrollment: 1,869
Founded: 1992

79. Nara Women's University

For Horticulture

#616 in Asia

#1560 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 2,631
Founded: 1908

80. Hoshi University

For Horticulture

#633 in Asia

#1587 in the World

Enrollment: 1,640
Founded: 1911

81. Kobe Gakuin University

For Horticulture

#670 in Asia

#1659 in the World

Enrollment: 10,177
Male:Female: 62:38
Founded: 1966

82. Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Science

Japan | Hachioji

For Horticulture

#675 in Asia

#1669 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1880

83. Ritsumeikan University

For Horticulture

#688 in Asia

#1699 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1899

84. Fukuoka University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Horticulture

#690 in Asia

#1701 in the World

Enrollment: 20,356
Founded: 1934

85. Chubu University

Japan | Kasugai

For Horticulture

#703 in Asia

#1724 in the World

Founded: 1938

86. Osaka University of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Japan | Takatsuki

For Horticulture

#713 in Asia

#1755 in the World

Founded: 1904

87. Juntendo University

For Horticulture

#743 in Asia

#1812 in the World

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

88. Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine

For Horticulture

#744 in Asia

#1813 in the World

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

89. Kyoto Institute of Technology

For Horticulture

#763 in Asia

#1847 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1949

90. Toyama Prefectural University

For Horticulture

#764 in Asia

#1849 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1990

91. Japan Women's University

For Horticulture

#771 in Asia

#1862 in the World

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

92. Mukogawa Women's University

Japan | Nishinomiya

For Horticulture

#775 in Asia

#1877 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Founded: 1949

93. Showa University

For Horticulture

#780 in Asia

#1884 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

94. Tokyo University of the Arts

For Horticulture

#813 in Asia

#1952 in the World

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

95. Tamagawa University

Japan | Machida

For Horticulture

#815 in Asia

#1956 in the World

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 1929

96. Rakuno Gakuen University

For Horticulture

#819 in Asia

#1964 in the World

Enrollment: 3,552
Male:Female: 59:41
Founded: 1933

97. Kyushu Institute of Technology

Japan | Kitakyushu

For Horticulture

#851 in Asia

#2031 in the World

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

98. Fukuyama University

Japan | Fukuyama

For Horticulture

#853 in Asia

#2033 in the World

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 1975

99. Showa Pharmaceutical University

Japan | Machida

For Horticulture

#857 in Asia

#2038 in the World

Founded: 1949

100. Niigata University of Pharmacy and Applied Life Sciences

Japan | Niigata

For Horticulture

#871 in Asia

#2064 in the World

Founded: 1977

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