30 Best universities for Horticulture in Tokyo

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Tokyo ranked based on their research performance in Horticulture. A graph of 569K citations received by 20.3K academic papers made by 30 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.

1. University of Tokyo

For Horticulture

#1 in Japan

#6 in Asia

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

2. Tokyo University of Agriculture

For Horticulture

#13 in Japan

#113 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1891

3. Tokyo University of Science

For Horticulture

#17 in Japan

#134 in Asia

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

4. Nihon University

For Horticulture

#32 in Japan

#260 in Asia

Founded: 1889

5. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Horticulture

#39 in Japan

#318 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1881

6. Ochanomizu University

For Horticulture

#43 in Japan

#345 in Asia

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

7. Keio University

For Horticulture

#46 in Japan

#374 in Asia

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

8. Teikyo University

For Horticulture

#52 in Japan

#420 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1966

9. Kitasato University

For Horticulture

#54 in Japan

#435 in Asia

Founded: 1962

10. Meiji University

For Horticulture

#58 in Japan

#481 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1881

11. Toho University

For Horticulture

#61 in Japan

#559 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1925

12. Tokai University

For Horticulture

#62 in Japan

#561 in Asia

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

13. Tokyo Medical and Dental University

For Horticulture

#67 in Japan

#609 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1946

14. Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

For Horticulture

#68 in Japan

#612 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 2003

15. Toyo University

For Horticulture

#71 in Japan

#648 in Asia

Founded: 1887

16. Waseda University

For Horticulture

#75 in Japan

#690 in Asia

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

17. Hoshi University

For Horticulture

#82 in Japan

#754 in Asia

Founded: 1911

18. Showa University

For Horticulture

#87 in Japan

#846 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1928

19. Japan Women's University

For Horticulture

#88 in Japan

#875 in Asia

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

20. Juntendo University

For Horticulture

#92 in Japan

#915 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1836

21. Nippon Medical School

For Horticulture

#99 in Japan

#973 in Asia

Founded: 1904

22. Tokyo University of the Arts

For Horticulture

#110 in Japan

#1085 in Asia

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

23. Meiji Gakuin University

For Horticulture

#122 in Japan

#1192 in Asia

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

24. Jikei University School of Medicine

For Horticulture

#128 in Japan

#1234 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 981
Founded: 1881

25. Tokyo Medical University

For Horticulture

#132 in Japan

#1250 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1916

26. Shibaura Institute of Technology

For Horticulture

#163 in Japan

#1529 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1949

27. Rikkyo University

For Horticulture

#164 in Japan

#1531 in Asia

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

28. Sophia University

For Horticulture

#171 in Japan

#1593 in Asia

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

29. Rissho University

For Horticulture

#172 in Japan

#1603 in Asia

Founded: 1924

30. Hosei University

For Horticulture

#176 in Japan

#1618 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1880

Universities for Horticulture near Tokyo

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
19	Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology	11	Fuchu
21	Saitama University	51	Saitama
30	Tokyo Metropolitan University	40	Hachioji
37	Chiba University	9	Chiba
40	Yokohama City University	56	Yokohama
60	University of Tsukuba	8	Tsukuba
61	Graduate University for Advanced Studies	77	Miura
98	Utsunomiya University	26	Utsunomiya
101	University of Yamanashi	65	Kofu
101	Gunma University	79	Maebashi

Universities for Horticulture near Tokyo

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